Dissertation Resources
General
Center for Statistical Consultation and Research
CSCAR offers the following services: Proposal Presentation and Study Design, Dataset Consulting, Choice of Statistical Methods, Use of Statistical Software, Interpretation of Results, Presentation of Results, Collaborative Research, Workshops, Remote Consulting, Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Sweetland Center for Writing
The Sweetland Writing Center offers free, individual writing conferences for graduate students who are working on course papers, conference presentations,dissertations, grant proposals, resumes, and other writing for academic or employment purposes.
English Language Institute
The university-wide mission of the ELI is to provide a variety of credit courses in English for academic purposes for non-native speakers enrolled at the University of Michigan and to carry out relevant research.
Completing the Doctoral Degree Requirements
Information on Pre- and Post-Defense Meetings (formally called format checks).
Doctoral Deadlines
Deadlines and grace periods for doctoral degrees.
ProQuest
Formerly known as UMI and Bell & Howell Information & Learning. They publish virtually all dissertations in Northern America.
Intellectual Property
The ProQuest Digital Dissertations Database
Search citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses submitted by your institution and published in ProQuest’s Digital Dissertations database.
Research
Knowledge Navigation Center
Your campus gateway to the knowledge resources of the library and the world… everything from print-based collections to global technology networks. The KNC offers skilled staff to lead you through the many dimensions of information technology from exploring the WWW to creating multimedia tools for teaching and learning.
University Library Digital Dissertation Workshop Series
The Digital Dissertation Series is a series of workshops open to all graduate students at the University of Michigan. The focus is on technology and tools to improve your research and course experience.
University of Michigan Library
The gateway to the University of Michigan Library system.
U-M Research Information
This is a link to the University of Michigan’s research site. Listed here are resources for assistance with finding funding and navigating through the research portion of the dissertation process.