FINISH YOUR DISSERTATION
Group Lessons & Individualised Support
The 3-month GET BACK ON TRACK programme gives you expert dissertation advice, guidance, and support.
Get Back On Track starts again in July 2024
Dr Merle Werbeloff
Holding your hand throughout your dissertation
Are you STUCK?
Overwhelmed and in need of support?
The 3-month Get Back On Track programme will accelerate your dissertation success!
Join a select group of 10 like-minded postgraduate students where we tackle common dissertation content challenges that often trip students up.
Experience 3 months of personalised and group sessions.
Benefit from both individualised and group support to navigate your quantitative or qualitative dissertation challenges.
Dr Rudolph Young
If it was not for Merle, I would never have completed my PhD in time.
Life happens, the school year passes by, perhaps an unfortunate experience with a supervisor, and before you know it, you're under pressure and you're stressed...
The Get Back On Track programme offers you a safe space for resolving common dissertation challenges.
In a small group of students, we work methodically to resolve the content of master's and doctoral dissertations that most often land students in trouble.
Testimonials from previous students of the Get Back On Track programme
The programme gave me another chance and the structure to regain strength to look forward to the red gown.
The Get Back On Track Programme has really helped me to get back and continue with my Masters in Education.
The programme really brings one on track with new energy to finish the dissertation. The weekly sessions were very informative.
Who is the Get Back On Track programme for?
The programme is for masters and doctoral students in the process of doing their quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods dissertations who wish to accelerate their progress.
Whether you’ve been studying for some time or started recently, this programme will empower you with key skills for conquering high-level dissertation challenges.
About the Get Back On Track programme
The programme is limited to 10 master’s or doctoral students at a time.
It runs online a few times a year.
It works like this:
After you’ve signed up, we ask you to send us sections of the first three chapters of your dissertation (Introduction, Literature, and Methodology), or wherever you’ve reached in your work. This enables you to receive individualised guidance in the programme.
Each week you receive weekly content on the essential dissertation issues that we’ll be working through in coming meetings. You prepare the relevant section or chapter for each meeting, applying the principles of the guidance material to your dissertation.
We meet for 1-2 hours weekly online in the group where we discuss the key principles of the section or chapter. The sessions are interactive and you may choose to showcase your work.
We work methodically through the principles of the introduction, literature, and methodology chapters. We also discuss the analysis approach and methods suited to each student’s dissertation.
You may discuss other sections of your dissertation in your one-on-one sessions.
At the end of the three months you will receive one-on-one feedback on your much-improved work.
What an incredible resource you offer to graduate students Merle Werbeloff! Successful thesis or dissertation completion is the goal, and the support and guidance you provide is exceptional! Students are very fortunate to work with you and learn from your expertise!
Professor Linda Bloomberg
Here's exactly what you'll get in the Get Back On Track programme
On registration, we ask you to send us key sections of your dissertation’s introduction, literature review, and methodology chapters, whatever state they’re in and wherever you’ve reached. We meet you one-on-one to get to know you and discuss your research.
Each week of the programme, we hold our online group meetings on dissertation topics and relate our discussions to individuals’ dissertations.
We cover the following topics:
Weeks 1-2: The introduction, problem and purpose statements, research objectives, research questions, the knowledge gap, contribution to knowledge, alignment of sections.
Weeks 3-4: A coherent argument for the theoretical/conceptual framework, structure of the introduction chapter guided by templates.
Weeks 5-6: Structure of the literature review, its recency and completeness, Google Scholar advanced searches and metrics; AI tools: ResearchRabbit AI, Elicit AI, SciSpace, Consensus AI, and Perplexity for literature searches and organisation; Bloom’s Taxonomy for elevating your writing level.
Week 7: Reserved for one-on-one meetings with all participants.
Weeks 8-9: Review of the structure and argument of the literature review chapter based on the theoretical/conceptual framework. Trinka AI and other editing tools.
Weeks 10-11: Research methodology, study design, unit of observation and unit of analysis, sampling method, instrumentation, measurement procedure, reliability and validity (quantitative)/ dependability and transferability (qualitative).
Weeks 12-13: Structure of the methodology chapter, analysis methods, dissertation alignment and consistency, correct use of tenses, writing the abstract, formatting the document, cross referencing, table of contents, list of figures, and list of tables.
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Why choose Merle Werbeloff to help you?
Merle is an experienced research methodology lecturer, registered industrial psychologist, mentor, and practising statistician.
She has assisted hundreds of postgraduate students finish their dissertations successfully.
My promise to you:
I’m known for my infinite patience 🙂
I WILL BE PATIENT WITH YOU TOO.
I have assisted hundreds of students through the process of their dissertations and theses.
I WILL ASSIST YOU TOO.
I have empowered many students with the knowledge and skills to finish their research.
I WILL EMPOWER YOU TOO.
I’ve lectured extensively on research methodology and statistics for many years.
I WILL ADVISE YOU ON YOUR STATS TOO, IF YOU NEED THIS.
I am also a registered Industrial Psychologist and understand the obstacles of postgraduate studies.
I WILL UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION TOO.
Your success is my priority.
Included in all packages!
FREE ACCESS to all Finish Your Dissertation’s additional paid group coaching sessions for the duration of the course
BONUS: Access past and current WEBINARS
MID-WINTER SPECIAL... R2,500 DISCOUNT *
* The R2,500 discount applies to once-off payments only
* A R1,000 discount applies to the total amount paid monthly over 3 months
Mid-winter special expires on 30th July, in:
MONTHLY
ONCE-OFF
LITE Support
3 monthly payments, each
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Individualised feedback in Weeks 1, 6, &12
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Weekly study materials
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Weekly group meetings
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Free access to all Finish Your Dissertation's paid group coaching sessions for the 12 weeks
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Access to past webinars and blogs
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Access to the 5-module 'Relieve Your Dissertation Paint Points' online course
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Access to exclusive community support
PRO Support
3 monthly payments, each
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Everything in LITE plus
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3 additional 45-minute individualised Zoom calls
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Email support
ELITE Support
3 monthly payments, each
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Everything in LITE & PRO plus
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3 additional 45-minute individualised Zoom calls (6 calls altogether)
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24 hour email support
CANCELLATIONS: You may cancel your subscription during the first week of the programme and receive a 75% refund. Terms and Conditions: Monthly or once-off payment plans.
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