Online discussion forums which are often looked down play a crucial role during dissertation writings. An online forum is a platform to meet educators or subject matter experts and share their valuable inputs and suggestions. Also these platforms have a unique potential to save time and money. Not just sharing ideas and inputs, these online forums can also be a platform to conduct peer reviews. Students can post their drafts on the forums and get it reviewed by other students and faculty is present on the forum. Students can save time by getting their dissertation reviewed by much number of students at the same time. May be some time in future these online forums or discussion boards could replace face to face reviewing or writing groups. Not just reviewing, students can also share their questionnaires and get some data from the various sections of the people present on the forum or discussion board. Also online discussion forums bring people from across the globe so that students can get more inputs and ideas. These online discussion forums and board can become a source of knowledge base, learning, discussions and contribution spot. It is also found that more number of students recently tend to online discussion forums to learn and gather more...

Most of the students fail to recognize the importance of time management during dissertation writing. Although ground work is the most important aspect of dissertation writing most of the students spend much time in collecting data and end up with less time for analysis and presentation. Although there are numerous tips to manage time, the student himself would be the right judge to manage time. Draw a Plan: Students have good amount of time before starting the dissertation. So figure out a game plan and start collecting data and writing as soon as possible. Set a deadline to finish the draft copy to the guide and get the feedback. Set some separate time for editing, proof reading and formatting. Plan daily and weekly schedules: Create a check sheet or a worksheet and make sure you spend at least sometime everyday on the dissertation. Set daily and weekly deadlines and make sure you stick to the targets. Prioritize the work: As you have many tasks at hand you have to prioritize both your personal tasks and also tasks in dissertation writing itself. Spend less time on areas which require less concentration and spend more time on data collection and analysis. Create a check list to manage your tasks and make sure you strike the right balance. Writing effectively: Take advice from the guide, do lot of research and stick to the main concept on which the dissertation is being written. Dissertation written with a good plan will surely strike the right cord and fetch you good...