I have heard a number of students
say that have posted information about their dissertation on their personal
website or on social media. I caution you to reconsider doing this before the
study is complete. The reason is that there are people who may
"borrow" your ideas and publish a study on the same topic before you
can get your study done. This could mean having to rework your study (remember
you are required to make a new contribution to the field). While I do not recommend
being paranoid about this (e.g., fearing that your committee will steal your
ideas), do be cautious in sharing. General topics are fine, but don’t be
specific about it.
Next time we will celebrate small milestones. Do you have an
issue or a question that you would like me to discuss in a future post? Send me
an email with your ideas. leann.stadtlander@waldenu.edu
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