| spelling |
oapen-20.500.12657-485452021-05-13T00:49:10Z Shaping the Digital Dissertation Kuhn, Virginia Finger, Anke Education; academic research; digital dissertation; digital projects; interactive dissertation; paper dissertation; bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNT Teaching skills & techniques bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) bic Book Industry Communication::C Language bic Book Industry Communication::U Computing & information technology "Digital dissertations have been a part of academic research for years now, yet there are still many questions surrounding their processes. Are interactive dissertations significantly different from their paper-based counterparts? What are the effects of digital projects on doctoral education? How does one choose and defend a digital dissertation? This book explores the wider implications of digital scholarship across institutional, geographic, and disciplinary divides. The volume is arranged in two sections: the first, written by senior scholars, addresses conceptual concerns regarding the direction and assessment of digital dissertations in the broader context of doctoral education. The second section consists of case studies by PhD students whose research resulted in a natively digital dissertation that they have successfully defended. These early-career researchers have been selected to represent a range of disciplines and institutions. Despite the profound effect of incorporated digital tools on dissertations, the literature concerning them is limited. This volume aims to provide a fresh, up-to-date view on the digital dissertation, considering the newest technological advances. It is especially relevant in the European context where digital dissertations, mostly in arts-based research, are more popular. Shaping the Digital Dissertation aims to provide insights, precedents and best practices to graduate students, doctoral advisors, institutional agents, and dissertation committees. As digital dissertations have a potential impact on the state of research as a whole, this edited collection will be a useful resource for the wider academic community and anyone interested in the future of doctoral studies." 2021-05-12T07:51:31Z 2021-05-12T07:51:31Z 2021 book 9781800640986 9781800640993 9781800641013 9781800641020 9781800641037 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48545 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9781800641006.pdf https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1287 Open Book Publishers 10.11647/OBP.0239 10.11647/OBP.0239 23117811-c361-47b4-8b76-2c9b160c9a8b 9781800640986 9781800640993 9781800641013 9781800641020 9781800641037 ScholarLed 290 open access
|
| description |
"Digital dissertations have been a part of academic research for years now, yet there are still many questions surrounding their processes. Are interactive dissertations significantly different from their paper-based counterparts? What are the effects of digital projects on doctoral education? How does one choose and defend a digital dissertation? This book explores the wider implications of digital scholarship across institutional, geographic, and disciplinary divides.
The volume is arranged in two sections: the first, written by senior scholars, addresses conceptual concerns regarding the direction and assessment of digital dissertations in the broader context of doctoral education. The second section consists of case studies by PhD students whose research resulted in a natively digital dissertation that they have successfully defended. These early-career researchers have been selected to represent a range of disciplines and institutions.
Despite the profound effect of incorporated digital tools on dissertations, the literature concerning them is limited. This volume aims to provide a fresh, up-to-date view on the digital dissertation, considering the newest technological advances. It is especially relevant in the European context where digital dissertations, mostly in arts-based research, are more popular.
Shaping the Digital Dissertation aims to provide insights, precedents and best practices to graduate students, doctoral advisors, institutional agents, and dissertation committees. As digital dissertations have a potential impact on the state of research as a whole, this edited collection will be a useful resource for the wider academic community and anyone interested in the future of doctoral studies."
|
