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A presentation of the Georgian translation of Miles Bryant’s book “The Portable Dissertation Advisor” was held at Tbilisi State University.
“This book is a guide for master’s and doctoral students who have decided to continue their academic studies, who are working on their dissertations, and who, unlike students on university campuses, do not have full access to the necessary information and materials to prepare their doctoral dissertations,” explains Nino Sharvashidze, the translator of the book.
“The Georgian translation of Miles Bryant’s book “The Portable Dissertation Advisor” reads as effortlessly as the original itself,” noted the book’s reviewer, Izabela Petriashvili, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at TSU.
The book’s seven chapters sequentially describe all stages of working on a dissertation. The first chapter of the book – “First Steps Toward Your Dissertation” - discusses the issue of finding a topic, a theory, and a research method, as well as forming the framework within which you will work during the research process. The second chapter is devoted to forming a dissertation support group and includes an appendix listing activities for a support group. The third chapter includes a literature review and information on using a research library from off campus. The fourth chapter addresses general issues related to research methods and outlines the problems that doctoral students face when developing methods to answer research questions. Chapters five and six discuss issues related to describing collected data and presenting a report on the results obtained. The final chapter addresses issues related to the oral defense of the dissertation, writing a dissertation abstract, dissertation committees, and graduation.
The appendices include a) assessment instrument for evaluating your study and b) a list of activities for a dissertation support group.
The book was translated and published with co-financing from TSU and the U.S. Embassy in Georgia.
