Dissertation House for Employees

Dear Dissertation House Participants,

We look forward to seeing you for the 2nd Day of the Fall 2010 Dissertation House at UMBC, tomorrow, Friday, October 1st!

 

Below is a list of what to bring with you on a daily basis.  We will meet in Commons Room 329 on Friday, October 1st from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Breakfast will be served starting at 8:45 a.m. and lunch will be provided in the Skylight Room.  Don't forget to bring quarters if you plan to park in the Commons Drive Garage.  Please be on time and come ready to work.

I look forward to meeting each of you.  We will provide a printer, printer paper, and access to Microsoft office, along with breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack (optional).

 

If you are not able to attend, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can offer your slot to someone else.

Along with your necessary reading materials, please bring with you the following:

·         Latest hardcopy draft of whatever you will be working on for the next 4 days

·         Laptop computer

·         Earphones if you will be listening to music

·         Jump/Flash Drive

·         Electrical Power Strip

·         Bottled water

·         Writing Style Sheet for your particular academic discipline i.e. APA, IEEE, MLA, etc.

·         Journal (Notebook)

The tentative Daily Agenda is as follows:

8:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

9:00-10:00 a.m.
Welcome
Sign-in (Log in online)
Graduate School & PROMISE Welcome

9:30 a.m.

Setting up & Goal setting
Morning Session

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Working on Dissertation or one-on-one consultation (w/Dr. Carter )*

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Group Lunch at Skylight Room

All the best,
Dr. Wendy Carter