PhD Tools

Source: https://users.ugent.be/~dgosseli/phd_tools.htm

For PhD students preparing a doctoral dissertation as well as for students making their master thesis, I included here links to some very interesting sites which could help you to better plan, prepare and write your research.

THE ESSENCE OF THE PhD PROCESS

	Doctoreren (PhD process description in Dutch - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
	PhD process: First thoughts to finish writing (University of Queensland)
	How to approach a PhD?
	Dissertation Approach: Academy of Management
	The ABD (All-But-Dissertation) Survival Guide
	Resources for PhD Students
	Managing Your Research Project

PhD WRITING & EDITING SUPPORT

	How to write a Doctoral Thesis
	Cambridge Language Consultants (articles on writing)
	The writing Center (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
	On Line Writing Lab (Purdue University)
	Paradigm: Online Writing Assistant
	Guideline to Academic Writing (Review guidelines)
	Leidraad voor het schrijven van een Thesis (Ghent University)
	Writing and presenting your Thesis or Dissertation
	Formatting guide for dissertations
	How to write Academic Papers
	Writing an Empirical Journal Article
	That's Interesting: Why are some theories more interesting and others not:  Murray S. Davis
	How to write a Scientific Paper: Management science:  Prof. J. Scott Armstrong
	Template for Thesis or Dissertation writing (Word 97)

RESEARCH SOFTWARE SUPPORT TOOLS

	Bibliography Support Software: EndNotes
	Thinking Support Software: Visimap
	Structural Equation Modeling: AMOS (free student version)
	Quantitative Support Software: Overview of available software with download possibilities
	SCOLARI: Research Support Software from Sage Publications
	Qualitative Research and Consulting: Computer Support for Qualitative Research
	Bibliography on Qualitative Computer Software and Data analysis

RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

	Basic Business Research Methods: by Dr. C. McNamara
	On-line course on Research Methodology: by Prof. W. Trochim (Cornell University)
	How to do Research: by Prof. Ian Kennedy
	Comte, Auguste (1896): The Positive Philosophy  Vol1, Vol2, Vol3
	Research Methods in Social Sciences
	Statistical Electronic Textbook
	Statistical Power and Sample Size Calculation (DSS Research)
	Pitfalls of data analysis

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

	The Grounded Theory Institute
	Summary and application of the Grounded Theory: Article based on the Ph.D. of  N.R. Pandit
	"Analysis Criteria for Qualitative Studies" by M. K. Ducharme, B. L. Licklider, W. A. Matthes, and R. A. Vannatta
	Some Items I look for in a Thesis Prospectus by Prof. L. Campbell
	"The Proposal in Qualitative Research" by A. W. Heath
	"Research Proposal Evaluation Form: Qualitative Methodology" by M. L. Rice-Lively
	Qualitative Research On-line Syllabi
	Assessing and Presenting Qualitative Research:  Course with excellent articles on line of Prof. Ron Chenail of Nova Southeastern University
	Triangulation to increase internal validity

BEST PRACTICE  - SUPPORT

	Key articles on marketing (methodology and general theory)
	The Dissertation Doctor
	Doctoral Chairman's Homepage
	Doctoral Research Compendium
	Association for Graduate Students
	PhD Resources & Links : Academy of Management
	Marketing Doctoral Students SIG : American Marketing Association

LIBRARY SUPPORT

	UMI-ProQuest Digital Dissertations
	Management Library
	Marketing Virtual Library
	On line Books (more than 14000 classic books on line)
	Book reviews on line
	Socrates internet cafe
	Arbalet: Comparison Shopping Engine for Books