Dissertation Coach field library
Work through a specific dissertation problem with concrete questions, examples, and checklists. Each guide is designed to strengthen your process—not replace your judgment or authorship.
The library
Momentum guide · 9 minute read
Feeling stuck is rarely one problem. It may be an unclear decision, a draft that is too large to hold in your head, unresolved feedback, or depleted attention. Name the block first; then make the next action smaller and more concrete.
Alignment guide · 10 minute read
Alignment means that the problem, purpose, research questions, evidence, and analysis all ask and answer the same intellectual problem. This guide shows how to test those links without forcing every sentence to use identical wording.
Integrity guide · 11 minute read
The central question is not whether an AI tool is convenient. It is whether your use complies with the rules governing your dissertation and leaves the scholarly decisions, reasoning, and final expression demonstrably yours.
Chapter 1 guide · 11 minute read
The problem statement is the foundation everything else rests on. A weak problem leads to misaligned research questions, a drifting purpose statement, and a committee that keeps sending you back. Get this right first.
Chapter 3 guide · 13 minute read
Chapter 3 is where most doctoral students stall. Every design decision must trace back to your research questions — and committees probe for the gaps between what you claim and what your design can actually answer.
Academic integrity · 9 minute read
Short answer: it depends on what you ask it to do. Using AI to ghostwrite chapters, fabricate citations, or evade detection is dishonest. Using AI for reflection, alignment checks, and structured feedback is a different question — and one worth examining carefully.
Guided practice
Use advisory coaching to inspect alignment, choose a next action, and keep your scholarly decisions in your hands.