Doctoral Consortium

Professional Development Workshop

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Details:

Date: Wednesday 15 October
Time: 9:00-16:15
Cost: $25 ILA Student Member; $65 all others.
Location: Hilton Prague, Room TBD

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Please Note:
Ticket prices do not include any food or beverage. To keep registration costs accessible, no refreshments, snacks, or meals will be provided during the event. We encourage attendees to eat beforehand and take advantage of the scheduled 90-minute lunch break to explore nearby dining options and stretch your legs!

The Scholarship Member Community is happy to offer and present the Doctoral Consortium again this year at the 2025 ILA Global Conference. This program has been offered for 5+ years at the global conference, and occasionally online mid-year.

Final Schedule Subject to Change:

9 – 9:30 Welcome, Introductions, & Overview of consortium

9:30 – 10:15 Tips for Success as a doctoral student and working with your chair

10:20 – 11:05 Mind Mapping: Tools for the Dissertation Student

11:10 – 12:00 Theoretical Concept and Conceptual Framework

12:00 – 13:30 Lunch – On your own

13:30 – 14:15 Which comes first the Research Question or the method

14:20 – 15:05 Goal setting how to get from Doc Student to Doctor

15:10 – 15:55 Science of Writing: Strategies and Formulas for Managing Your Writing

15:55 – 16:15 Wrap Up and conclusions

Past facilitators include: Nathan Eva, Kathy L. Guthrie, Priscilla Hammond, MD Haque, Jeffery D. Houghton, Kimberly LaComba, Sherry A. Maykrantz, L.J. McElravy, Isabel Orejel, Darren Eric Pierre, Ronald E. Riggio, Corey Seemiller, Yulia Tolstikov-Mast, and Rich Whitney, among others.

This year’s facilitators will be announced soon!

Organizer:

Rich Whitney, Professor & Assistant Dean, Faculty Affairs and Research, University of La Verne