Managing your doctoral program: A practical orientation

In this article we pass on advice for getting through a dissertation that we found useful in our roles as dissertation advisors and doctoral students. We have also included some other hints on starting and getting through a doctoral program, as well as beginning an academic career. We hope that readers in a position to advise Ph.D. students will convey the recommendations stated here to their students. Since the final responsibility for completing the degree rests with the student, the advice given here is, by and large, addressed directly to students and can be passed on to them in its current form.