The proposal might be the toughest part.

If you’re in the midst of developing your dissertation proposal and are finding it difficult- know that you’re not alone- the proposal process seems to be the toughest part. As you know, I believe that most dissertations can be completed in a year or less- with a majority of that year taken up by developing the proposal and another significant segment of time given over to data collection. On average, most of my clients have taken between 2-3 months to develop the proposal question and to write some portion of it. Generally, the time from idea to three chapters (a ’standard’ proposal length) takes about 4-6 months. After this, data collection takes another 2-3 months, and the rest of the time is given over to writing. So if you’re in the midst of working on your proposal, know that it is the toughest part, and the process will get easier from here. Stay tuned for more ideas on how to develop your dissertation topic and methodology in upcoming entries.

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