The Trefry Library is full of resources to help you with your original research study - from help choosing a methodology to writing up your final thesis or capstone paper, or your dissertation. Explore the links below!
The APUS Graduate Studies team has compiled helpful resources to guide you through your Master's or Doctoral program. You'll find links to the End of Program Assessment and Dissertation Manuals, live and recorded webinars on a variety of topics, information about IRB applications and more.
Find both of these pages in the library's RESEARCH menu:
Find guidance on specialized writing tasks like research proposals, literature reviews, theoretical framework and more in the Graduate Writing section of Writing@APUS. You'll also find links to Graduate Studies writing modules and webinars, style guides and writing tutors (who can proofread your papers)!
Writing@APUS is located in the library's RESOURCES menu:
SAGE Research Methods is full of books, videos, practice datasets and more - all intended to help you learn how to design and carry out your original research study. We particularly recommend the Project Planner...it will walk you through each stage of the research process.
You'll find SAGE Research Methods in the library's RESEARCH menu:
These videos were created by the APUS Graduate Studies team to guide you through the process of writing your thesis, capstone or dissertation. You'll find them linked on the Master's and Doctoral Studies pages (above) and the Graduate Writing section of Writing@APUS, but they are also linked below:
As you review the literature on your research topic, advanced search skills will save you loads of time and ensure that you find the most important sources. Research@APUS is a comprehensive library research tutorial. If you're new to our library, or haven't done library research in awhile, consider starting with Library Research Essentials, but be sure that you don't miss the Advanced Research Skills (linked below).
Research@APUS is found in the library's RESEARCH menu:
For help with research design, methods and theory, your instructors are your best advisors. Librarians are experts at literature research, so when you're ready to start working on research for your literature review, reach out to us! The Graduate Studies team can advise you on issues related to your thesis, capstone, or dissertation. And, for statistics and writing/citing or proofreading help, reach out to the tutors!