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Degree (required) - Select - Master's Doctoral Specialist Other What degree are you currently working on? Year in Program (required) - Select - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 or more What Year are you in your program? Gender (required) - Select - Female MaleNon-binary/ third gender Other Prefer not to say Please select the best choice for your gender Citizenship (required) Are you a US citizen? Yes No Recommend Offering Retreat Again (required) Would you recommend having a dissertation retreat again? Yes No Was it helpful to have a facilitator/coach? (required) Was it helpful to have a facilitator/coach? Yes No Reason If No to facilitator/coach If you selected "No" to the above question of "If it was helpful to have a facilitator/coach", please explain Retreat Progress Did the Dissertation Retreat experience help you to progress with your dissertation? If yes, how significant was your progress? If no, what could have been done differently? Retreat Funding Was having the Dissertation Retreat a good use of funding? If yes, please explain. If no, please provide ideas for better ways to use the money that was spent on this experience. Other Factors If you chose "Other" in the options above, please list the factors you would like to see. Factors to include in Future Retreats What factors of a Dissertation Retreat experience should be incorporated into future campus initiatives? Dissertators “in residence” (sharing house) Full-time facilitator/coach Opportunity to work together Provision of food and supplies Other Suggestions to reduce Time to Degree Suggestions for improvement that will reduce your “time to degree” Comments for Coaches Comments, suggestions and/or notes for the Dissertation Retreat Coaches Breakout Sessions Questions Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Preparing for your Defense Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Managing your Advisor Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Knowing What your limitations Are Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Goal Setting Orientation Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Unwritten Rules of Graduate School Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Presenting your work Publicly (2 min Public speaking exercise) Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Literature Review Example Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Getting Past Writer's Block Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful 1-on-1 coaching with Dr Carter-Veale Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Extremely useful Very useful Moderately useful Slightly useful Not at all useful Of the sessions you were able to attend, based on your perspective please rate how useful did you view the 2020 mini-lecture Virtual DWR sessions listed below? 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