LOL, Deri.  The way some of my fellow student colleagues described  
the defense would have made it seem like it was done at gunpoint, but  
I didn't really find it at all stressful or nerve wracking.  But, I  
knew I was confident in my work and what I have learned and I think  
demeanor is half the battle...Ya know?

Linda
On Mar 6, 2008, at 5:06 PM, Deri James wrote:

> On Wednesday 05 March 2008 20:06:55 Linda Macaulay wrote:
>> I thought I would pass along the good news that I successfully
>> defended my comprehensive exams and am now officially ABD (all but
>> dissertation).  Yippee!  My study proposal is getting pretty near
>> complete too, so hopefully in the next month or so I will have the go
>> ahead to begin the actual study.  Here's hoping that within a year
>> from now I will be done and able to call myself "Dr." Macaulay.
>>
>> Since I know we have a few folks with advanced degrees on the list,
>> any advice to share??  And if anyone can point me to good resources
>> that better explain theoretical paradigms I would much appreciate
>> it.  I think I am more of an "interpretist", but my study will be
>> survey-based and quantitative so that seems not to fit the
>> interpretism paradigm quite as well.  I don't know why such a basic
>> piece as research paradigm is giving me such trouble, but...
>>
>> Linda
>
> Well done Linda.
>
> What does "defended my comprehensive exams" mean? Was a Magnum handgun
> involved!!?
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
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