Launching a Dissertation, Beginning a Career
Co-Sponsored by the Graduate School and University Libraries
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
John C. Hodges Library Auditorium
Agenda | Invitation Letter | Registration
Agenda
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-9:30 | Welcome and Overview of the Workshop Schedule Rita H. Smith, Associate Dean, University Libraries The Dissertation and Scholarly Inquiry What is the significance of a dissertation in the academy? How does the dissertation help to launch one’s career? What choices can a dissertation author make? Carolyn R. Hodges, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Your Dissertation, Your Job Suggested speaker: Dan Magilow, Modern Foreign Languages (German) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 - 11:15 | Publishing Your Dissertation: UT Requirements Kris Bronstad, UT Thesis/Dissertation Consultant Linda Phillips, University Libraries |
| 11:30 - 12:45 | Box Lunch Black Cultural Center Your Dissertation and Career Advancement Suggested speakers: Joy DeSensi, Associate Dean, Graduate School Terry Esper, College of Business |
| 1:00 - 1:45 | Writing Your Dissertation Suggested speaker: Michael Keene, English |
| 1:45 - 2:15 | Studio Services for Creating an Electronic Dissertation Michelle Brannen, Sr. IT Technologist II, University Libraries, The Studio |
| 2:15 - 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 - 3:30 | Tools for Dissertation Research Research Services Librarians Break Out Groups Led By Research Services Librarians - Specialized electronic resources for comprehensive research - Strategies for searching the library’s most powerful databases - Library resources for collecting and analyzing data - Managing research materials with EndNote Door prize drawings for $25 gift certificates to the UT Bookstore will be held in the group meetings. Participants will be invited to complete evaluation forms of the entire program. |