Sue Said:

Is it a good idea to write a dissertation about: "How managers should lead in times of crisis." ?

We Answered:

Of course! In fact, I have taken a course named Communication in times of crisis. Think about managers in mine bussiness. Here in Peru, communication managers in mine bussiness are well payed.

Nathaniel Said:

How difficult is it to write a dissertation?

We Answered:

As usual, Taranto's answer is very good. My story is a little different. I had a MS and several years work experience when I started my PhD at a respected state university. I took about 8 regular graduate courses and then spent two years doing my research -- that is, 24 months every day in the lab all day working on experiments and trying to figure a new way to deal with a tough problem. I eventually did figure out a way to do things that no one had figured out before.

While I was working on the problem, I had to read basically every article that had ever (and I mean, ever) been written about my subject in the history of the world. That was maybe 2000 technical articles. In my dissertation, I explained what these other guys had done, and why their ideas didnt work, and why my solution did work.

I had to do a presentation before a committee of the faculty and repeat it before the public, lots of profs and other grad students came to the presentation and asked technical questions -- those questions would have been impossible to answer if I hadnt just spent two years learning every single detail of this topic so that I knew as much or more about it than anyone else alive.

My dissertation was about 200 pages long (not counting the bibliography), which was a bit longer than most of the dissertations in my area.

I suggest you go to the library of the university you are considering attending. They have all the PhD dissertations that have been written in that school You can sit down and read through a few of them and see whether you think you would enjoy doing that sort of thing the rest of your life.

Gloria Said:

I need to write a dissertation about risk management 15000 words long. How many words for each chapter is good

We Answered:

The following formula works well for most.

15% of words for introduction
15% of words for conclusion

divide the 70% of words into your chapters.

Keep in mind that you are allowed to be 10% over or under the official word count.

Chester Said:

How long does it take a person to write a dissertation?

We Answered:

Sure, as long as you worked really hard. I have a friend trying to finish his up in a hurry because he found a job. And he's not as far along as you (although he's finished the research for the most part).

Armando Said:

How long does it take to write a dissertation in case I already have my topic?

We Answered:

If your desertation is for thesis requirement for Master's Degree, two (2) years.That is research for 2 years and another 2 years preparation of the thesis. In other cases, it might be shorter.