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Podcast: Happy Doc Student Podcast
Episode: The Dissertation Shift with Dr. Todd Fiore
Description: Send us a text - your number will not show, so if you want a response include an emailEstimates are that 50% of those who start a doctoral program do not finish and most of those who “stop out” do so at the dissertation writing stage. Dr. Todd Fiore, Director of Quality for Graduate Studies discusses the “shift” from course work to ABD (all but dissertation). Why is independent research so hard? Why aren’t students prepared?There is an expectation that students know what to do, but they don’t. Self-doubt is...