Queen's Learning Commons
Queen's University- Understanding Expectations
- Identifying Your Research Questions
- Developing a Methodology or Methodological Framework
- Reviewing the literature in your field
- Establishing a dissertation committee
- Writing a dissertation proposal
- Creating a Work Plan
- Creating a Disseration Support Network
- Conducting Research
- Conducting a comprehensive literature review
- Outlining and drafting chapters
- Taking care of visual details
- Reviewing, revising & submitting your text
- Creating defense draft & defending dissertation
- Writing the Abstract
- Finalizing Revisions
- Submitting Dissertation
- Getting Closure
Online Thesis Manager: Getting Started
![[Pen and paper]](Thesis/diss_calc.jpg "Pen and paper")
This tool is designed to give you a general direction in the Thesis or Dissertation process. Some stages may be completed simultaneously, or in a slightly different order. It is up to you to determine the best course of action.
Visit Learning Strategies in the Learning Commons for more tips on Time and Project Management.
This Thesis Manager is based on the original Dissertation Calculator
from the University of Minnesota Libraries.