I'm Still Here...and Time is Ticking!

I see that the last post I made was over a month ago!  A lot has been going on, not only with the dissertation, but from a professional and personal standpoint, too. A girl has to celebrate her birthday, after all.

My thesis adviser told me that the methodology is the most important - all else is secondary.  So, I'm completing three of the five chapters - Chapters 3 (methodology), 4 (results), and 5 (conclusions and implications) - before completing Chapter 1 (which is about 90% done already - the proposal helped to make that happen) and the infamous literature review (Chapter 2).

My friend Kathy H. is finishing her last semester in a post-graduate law program.  She has a paper due on November 13th that is worth 70% of her grade this semester and is scheduled to take her final in mid-December and graduating on December 18th.  I've decided to mirror her schedule, so here is the new:

• November 13th - Chapters 3, 4 and 5
• December 18th - Chapters 1 and 2

I actually wrote the Dedication and Acknowledgement sections tonight after work.  During a customer meeting, I had a bit of clarity around those little details.

More this weekend when I get off the road...