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Subject area: Social Sciences

Department: Psychology

Pursuing degree: Doctoral

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  Looking for internship opportunities for psychometrics/educational assessment. I have the lists from NCME/AERA and have done the google search, but I wanted to see what else is out there. Any help is appreciated, though I would especially like one that would allow me to do the work at my home university.

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  What is the best way to start writing a research proposal with at least 50 references. After reading couple of articles or papers, I tend to forget the previous ones, even though I take notes every time I finish reading a paper. Kindly advise the best strategy to adopt. My area of investigation is Human Factors.

  I just finished reading "Demystifying Your Dissertation" by Peg Boyle.  I found it to be really helpful in laying out a structured way to take notes, outline, write, and revise.  I am just starting my dissertation, and I am actually feeling more confident about doing it after reading this book.  I think it would help you organize your thoughts on individual sources and then be able to access them easily when you need to write.  Good luck,

  What program do you recommend for organizing papers/ references? Which is easiest to organize and insert into papers?? EndNote? Reference Manager, ProCite, RefWorks?

  I've tried a bunch and lately I'm liking Mendelay.  Very similar to Zotero, but you get 1GB for free instead of just 100MB.  There's desktop, mobile, and web access.

  Anyone aware of a qualitative method that could be used to analyze undergraduate student papers written about themselves and their own lived experiences?

  I don't do qualitative work, but a professor in my program does a lot of analysis of diary information from middle school students.  You might want to do a search along those lines.

  How does everyone feel about adding your degree letters behind your name? (IE: John Smith, MBA.) When is it appropriate and when it is not? Also, what do you call yourself before you advance to candidacy in a doctoral program?

  I use my letters for anything formal, but it can get a little crazy if you're listing everything (e.g. I have B.S., MA, MA), so I think you generally only go with highest earned.

   

  Where I am we are listed as "Doctoral Student" until we pass our comprehensive exams, after which we become "Candidate".