Completion Resources
Adviser/Advisee Communication
- Advice on Advisers, by Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
- Managing Your Advisor, by Katie Shives
- “How to Write an E-mail to a Potential PhD Advisor/Professor”, by Karen Kelsky (This post is also appropriate for MA students seeking an advisor.)
- “Why Aren't You Talking?” (.docx, .odt), by Karen Head
Writing Your Thesis
- They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing (Recommended book; Taipei Tech library: 808.042 G736 2014, Amazon)
- Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day (Recommended book—This book also has advice for dealing with your adviser.; Taipei Tech library: 808.066378 B689 1998, Amazon)
- How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Recommended book; Taipei Tech library: 808.042 S587 2007, Amazon)
- 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly, by Michael C. Munger
- Myths and Truths About Publishable Journal Articles [Also Applicable to Writing Strong Theses and Conference Papers], by Wendy Laura Belcher.
- Piles, Stacks, Folders, by Peg Boyle Single (On turning your notes into drafts)
- Too Much to Say [On limiting your subject and staying on point], by Peg Boyle Single
- The Hardest Part of Writing is Restarting, by Rebecca Schuman
Library Resources
- Finding Library Resources for Your MA Thesis (.docx, .odt)
- Using Online Resources (Google Slides)
- Library Classification System (Dewey Decimal/Library of Congress) (Google Slides)
Book Websites
- Blackwell's (offers free shipping to Taiwan)
- Book Finder (Useful for finding rare, out-of-print books)
Productivity
- Why Aren't You Writing?, by Trisha Gyurke
- Stuck in a Writing Rut, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- Dear Mentors: Summer Sucked. Now What?, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Anthony Ocampo
- How to Finish Your Dissertation, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- Why Won't My Students Complete Their Dissertations?, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- Jump-Start Your Productivity (including “12 Steps to Establish a Daily Writing Practice”), by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- The Sunday Meeting, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- How to Develop a Productive Student Writing Group, by Thomas Seweid-DeAngelis
- Shut Up and Write [Why that doesn’t Work], by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
- Freedom (an internet and phone-blocking app)
- Other Productivity Apps
Conferences
- How-To(sday): How to Write a Paper or Conference Proposal Abstract, by Karen Kelsky
- Tackling Your First Academic Conference Paper: A Practical Guide, by Dimitra Fimi
- How to Give a Conference Paper (.doc, .odt), by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
- Professionalization Tips: Conferences (How to Find Conferences in Taiwan and Abroad, Presenting Tips, and Conference Etiquette)
Preparing for the Job Market
- Using Graduate School Strategically, by Margaret Newhouse
- Using Graduate School Strategically, Part II, by Margaret Newhouse
- Every PhD Needs a Plan B, by Alexandra M. Lord
- So, What Skills Do I have? by Jessica Quillin
- 13 Recommendations for Successful Job Interviews, by Saudra Loffredo