| The relationship you have with your
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| | relationships. This may occur for several
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| dissertation advisor is important, both
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| | reasons. The first most common reason is
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| in terms of your professional
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| | that the graduate student selects the
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| development, and in terms of how easy (or
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| | advisor due to the advisor's status,
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| difficult) the dissertation process is
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| | rather than his or her capacity to
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| for you.
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| | effectively advise. The second most
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| A good advisor will support you to grow
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| | common reason is that the graduate
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| as a scholar, while helping you navigate
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| | student does not take ownership or
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| the dissertation process so you can
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| | direction of the dissertation process,
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| complete easily. This doesn't mean a good
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| | and loses a lot of time trying to gauge
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| advisor accepts low quality work or
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| | what would please the advisor rather than
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| bypasses the process. Instead, a good
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| | focusing on getting through the
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| advisor helps you find solutions to your
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| | dissertation process quickly.
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| problems, while keeping in mind that the
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| | If you are in the process of selecting
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| whole point of the process is to help you
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| | your dissertation advisor, be sure to ask
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| get your degree.
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| | yourself questions like, "Do I like this
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| While there may be not truly "bad"
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| | person?" "Do I respect him or her?"
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| advisors (though I'm sure some of you
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| | "Would I want to be like him or her as a
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| would disagree), poor advisory
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| | person?" Be sure to avoid focusing solely
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| relationships are created when there is a
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| | on your advisor's accomplishments or
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| difference in level of emotional match
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| | achievements, because remember: those
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| between advisor and advisee. In my
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| | achievements belong to your advisor. None
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| experience, lack of emotional match is
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| | of that glory will reflect onto you if
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| the biggest reason dissertation advisory
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| | you can't complete your dissertation and
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| relationships fail.
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| | get your Ph.D.
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| Lack of emotional match shows up when you
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| | If you already have an advisor, take care
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| need reassurance from your advisor, and s
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| | to treat this relationship respectfully,
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| he doesn't return your phone calls. Lack
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| | and to be clear about your requests and
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| of emotional match shows up when your
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| | questions. Most advisors will try to meet
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| advisor expects to meet with you, and you
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| | your advisory needs, if they just know
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| cancel at the last minute. Lack of
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| | what they are.
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| emotional match shows up when you feel
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| | Working well with your dissertation
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| stressed and worried about what your
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| | advisor is an important aspect of a
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| advisor thinks of you, and this fear and
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| | successful dissertation process. The more
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| tension impacts your capacity to actually
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| | you and your advisor respect each other
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| get your work done.
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| | and work well together, the better and
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| Unfortunately, lack of emotional match
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| | easier your dissertation process will be.
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| happens quite often in advisory
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