Use of a PERT Chart to Improve Efficiency of the Dissertation

Efficiencies are needed to speed the dissertation process and graduation of prospective new faculty. We used a workflow process, the PERT chart, to organize and manage the many time-delimited tasks necessary for a complex dissertation. This article presents a case example that describes our experien...

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Published in:Nursing education perspectives 2015-07, Vol.36 (4), p.257-258
Main Authors: Hudson, Shannon M, Laken, Marilyn A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Advising
Academic Dissertations as Topic
Barriers
Charts
Colleges & universities
Committees
Content Area Writing
Course Content
Data collection
Data Display
Defense
Doctoral Dissertations
Doctoral Programs
Education, Nursing, Graduate - methods
Educational evaluation
Efficiency
Electronic Learning
Focus Groups
Graduation
Humans
Methods
Nursing
Nursing Education
Nursing Research - methods
Operations Research
PERT
Program Evaluation
Research and Development
Research Design
Software
Students
Teaching Methods
Time Management
Writing
Writing Instruction
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Summary:Efficiencies are needed to speed the dissertation process and graduation of prospective new faculty. We used a workflow process, the PERT chart, to organize and manage the many time-delimited tasks necessary for a complex dissertation. This article presents a case example that describes our experience and timely completion of the dissertation. PERT charts are useful tools to improve efficiency in nursing education.
ISSN:1536-5026
1943-4685
DOI:10.5480/13-1236