GRD 699: Dissertation Writing Seminar
10:00 am to 11:30 am Fridays (Zoom)
1 credit in Spring 21. This course will also provide support for dissertation writers. This course is designed to support dissertation writers in the process of completing their dissertations and provide a context for them to explore their developing identities as writers in their disciplines. Students can take the course at any stage of the process which requires active writing, research and production, including the prospectus process, and given unique departmental requirements. The course model is based on current research into writing productivity which emphasizes regular meetings to check progress, solve problems and structure goal setting as key to productivity. The course will introduce students to a variety of approaches to productivity, planning and generating drafts, goal setting and academic style. The course will also provide a framework for rhetorical inquiry that is intended to help them clarify genre demands of dissertations in their disciplines. Strategies for editing and proofreading will be addressed as well, and while the course is not geared towards the needs of nonnative speakers in particular, those students’ issues will be addressed. To register for this course, please send your name and B number to Ms. Ellen Tilden (etilden@binghamton.edu) for registration. Course registration will be limited to 25 students. If you have questions about the courses below, contact Robert Danberg, (rdanberg@binghamton.edu)