Boot camp schedule: NOTE: ALL Mini-workshops are optional. You may choose to use the time to work on your
thesis/dissertation rather than participate in the workshops.
SESSION I May 16 -17, 2014
Friday Evening 5:30 – 10:00pm
Time
5:30-6:00pm
6:00-6:30pm
6:30-8:00pm
8:00-9:00pm
9:00-10:00pm
Activity
Sign-in
Details
Meet and greet; go over
content; schedule
Option to practice prospectus Celia McIntosh, Dean, School of
or thesis/dissertation
Graduate Studies;
defense
Emily Redd, ETD Manager, School
of Graduate Studies
D2L site
Site content. Also: include
resources at the library
Electronic files storage
Milestones and Speed Bumps
Getting Started
Marie Jones, Graduate Outreach
Librarian
Joanna Anderson
Marie Jones
Celia McIntosh
Details
Style Guides and Format; an
overview of the most
common mistakes found
during Graduate School
reviews
Leader/monitor
Emily Redd, ETD Manager, School
of Graduate Studies
Organizing Literature for
Review
Marie Jones
Set up timeline; 10 pages
writing; submit both to D2L
by May 29th
Marie Jones or Joanna Anderson
Drop Box
Mini workshop
Write OR
Mini workshop
Write
Leader/monitor
Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Time
9:00-10:00am
Activity
Mini workshop
10:00-noon
Noon
1:30-2:30pm
Write
Lunch
Mini workshop
2:30-5:30pm
5:30-6:00pm
Write
Assignment of
“homework”
6:00-9:00pm
Optional writing
Library staff
SESSION II May 30 - 31, 2014
Friday Evening 5:30 – 10:00pm
Time
5:30-6:00pm
6:00-7:00pm
Activity
Report on progress
Mini-workshop
7:00-10:00pm
Write
Details
Review of Writing Mechanics
Leader/monitor
Marie J, Celia
Rob Russell, Director of Learning
Services
Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Time
9:00-11:30am
Activity
Write
11:30-noon
Noon-1:00pm
1:00-1:30pm
Peer Review
Working lunch
Report on review;
Turnitin account help
2:00-5:30pm
5:30-6:00pm
6:00-9:00pm
Write
Q&A
Assignment of
“homework”
Optional writing
Details
By appointment
Leader/monitor
Emily Redd
Virginia Foley
Virginia Foley
Virginia Foley
Karin Bartoszuk, Associate Dean,
School of Graduate Studies
Submit 10 pages + references
via D2L by June 5th for review
by Dr. John Taylor
Celia McIntosh or Marie Jones
Details
Leader/monitor
TBA
TBA
SESSION III June 13 - 14, 2014
Friday Evening 5:30 – 10:00pm
Time
5:30-6:00pm
6:00-7:30pm
7:30-10:00pm
Activity
Progress report
Mini workshop
Write
Editing and Review Process
Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Time
9:00-11:30am
11:30-noon
Noon-1:00pm
1:00-5:30pm
5:30-6:00pm
6:00-9:00pm
Activity
Write OR
Individual Discussions
on Writing Feedback
Peer Review
Working lunch
Write
Assignment of
“homework”
Optional writing
Details
Leader/monitor
John Taylor, Professor Emeritus
and ETD Reader/Reviewer
Virginia Foley
Virginia Foley
Submit new timeline for
completion AND 10 new pages
of writing via D2L June 26th
Joanna Anderson
SESSION IV June 27 - 28, 2014
Friday Evening 5:30 – 10:00pm
Time
5:30-6:00pm
6:00-6:30pm
6:30-10:00pm
Activity
Progress report and
Q&A
Mini workshop
Write
Details
IRB process
Leader/monitor
Celia McIntosh
Marie Jones
Chris Ayres, Chair ETSU IRB
Details
Leader/monitor
Brainstorm on next steps;
discuss revised timeline
Celia McIntosh
ETD submission process
Emily Redd
D2L
Emily Redd
Boot Camp Team
Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Time
9:00- noon
Noon-1:00pm
Activity
Write
Working lunch
1:00-3:45pm
3:45-4:30pm
4:30-4:45pm
4:45-5:00pm
5:00-6:00pm
Write
Mini workshop
Break, clean up
Survey
Reception/party with
thesis/dissertation
committee chairs, Boot
campers, and Boot
Camp Team