Short - What is Synthesis? How to Synthesize?

A short video about how to write a dissertation paragraph.
Links mentioned in this episode:
“How to Write a Literature Review”
• How to Write a Literat...
“How to Write a Literature Review Part 2”
• How To Write a Literat...
“Office Hours with Dr. Guy”
• Office Hours with Dr. ...
Bio:
Guy E. White, Ed.D. is the founder of The Dissertation Mentor® and has helped doctoral candidates from around the globe to finish their dissertations. His step-by-step, break-it-down style has made him greatly sought after for guidance on the web and beyond.
“Office Hours with Dr. Guy” teaches doctoral candidates how to write a dissertation (and finish) so they can graduate. Leave a question in the comments section to get it answered.
Dr. Guy speaks publicly on many topics including dissertation writing, creativity, ideation, and building vibrant educational communities.
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Website for Dissertation stuff: www.thedissertationmentor.com
Website for everything else: www.guyewhite.com
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[@andrearadospetrlik7544]

Thank you for putting yourself out there and sharing such a well-structured video. You have just explained to me in full what synthesis means and how am I supposed to do it. The example you made about how synthesis should look like was an eyeopener. So I could not thank you enough and express enough what that means to me at this point. I am forever grateful. Please continue to publish these great videos, because they are lifesavers. Thank you and peace out.

[@ahmedshahat4619]

Thank you so much Dr. Guy for this simple and friendly illustration of an important topic for academic researchers.

[@maggienoodl3s]

Thank you for your elaborate and thoughtful video! This was such a great explanation

[@jameswarren7598]

Thank you, this video was very helpful in highlighting the clear distinctions between good versus poor synthesis formatting.

[@beaconbus]

Thanks Dr. Guy! You are helping me so much with chapter 2! I just wanted to say how much I appreciate you taking the time to share this!

[@guyewhite]

***** Your words mean so much to me. Thank you. You are very welcome! Send me a question any time.

[@blessedfaithfully]

As I being my dissertation journey, this is very helpful! Thank you!

[@thembandabandaba108]

Thank you Dr White these tips are just great for me as a novice in research field. It makes things easier as one get lost in a pile of information. Thanks

[@sherylfoo8783]

thanks so much!! very helpful. hope you're still doing the great work you do, didnt see any new updates!

[@treasurengcoya6080]

Thank you Dr Guy.

[@giovannasanders8971]

Dr. Guy, THANK YOU for taking the time to put this video together! You were recommended by a fellow cohort in my doctoral class and I must say, this video was a blessing! I am looking forward to watching additional videos and being able to share your page with others as it was done for me!

[@guyewhite]

HI Giovanna! I'd like to bless you and your cohort. If you'd like me to send your cohort a care package, private message me your mailing address and I'll send some free goodies your way.

[@jayzler-piga7600]

My goodness gracious, Dr. Guy!! Thank you so much. I appreciate you making murky waters clearer.

[@guyewhite]

It's my calling in life to make the complex simple. I LOVE making things more clear. Let me know how I can further assist you :)

[@jayzler-piga7600]

I bought the book. I love it!

[@jelena851]

Dr. Guy you are a star!:) thank you so much!!!

[@guyewhite]

Jelena, thank you so much for your kind words. Here to help. Reach out any time! If you've not already checked it out, you might want to go to my website. On the "start here" page, I have a free training program that you might find interesting. Peace.

[@janetflohr9923]

Blessings to you! Thank you!

[@markanthonymuya6258]

Thank you! Great suggestions!

[@Journeybacktoself]

Wow! Thank you so much!!!

[@pamfairley5818]

Wow! This tutorial was very helpful. I just started my doctoral journey and we had our first assignment which was a synthesis essay based on articles that were given to us. My professor commented saying that she's knows I put a lot of work in my paper however it's more of a summary than a synthesis. Your tutorial helped. I wish you could have given more examples or elaborated a bit more. This doctoral degree is really hard. Although I just started, I'm ready to quit!

[@guyewhite]

Pam, I hope you have not quit the process. I don't often make a direct recommendation like this, but I recommend you read my new book "The Dissertation Warrior." I have a feeling the first three chapters will make a huge impact. Cheers and blessings.

[@astridcoxon9431]

Hilarious "the coffee's kicking in" - totally feel that! But that's part of the reason I'm grateful for your strategies in organising material. Still on phase one (gathering my material) but good to have this in the forefront of my mind

[@guyewhite]

Astrid Coxon Sticking to the steps is so difficult when all you want to do is write write write and finish. Congrats for sticking with it, even though this is one of the most difficult projects you will ever do. Send me a question any time, Astrid!

[@2002Sheer]

Your videos have been very helpful! Thank you :-)

[@guyewhite]

BeautiFlo You are so welcome! Thank you for your kind words :) Send me a question any time!

[@raffy3d]

First video I watched from your channel and I immediately subscribed. It's so clear. I hope the panel will appreciate it and follow your pointers. Nevertheless, thank you sir! Cheers from the 🇵🇭

[@michelleagatston3909]

Thank you Dr Guy. I have been struggling with the synthesis piece. You made it very clear, Peace to you.

[@maramezina1094]

Thank you so much, I have TWO questions: when we find different theories related to our topic which ones do we select? Second, when a key concept in our topic has multiple definitions, processes, how can we focus on only one despite that most of the processes are related, e.g : Reading comprehension that means: extracting meaning, deep reading, synthesis, anlysis, evaluation, ...so on , please I am waiting for you an answer as soon as possible. THANK YOU AGAIN

[@jamesfirst73]

THANK YOU!!!

[@maramezina1094]

Thank you , you save us 😊

[@samsonlovesyou]

Dr Guy, your videos are extremely helpful. From here in Scotland, thank you so much for taking the time to make them. I'm an undergrad and trying to incorporate your synthesis tips, but my health course has set a new honours project this year. They want us to conduct a literature review for a target journal, written in the style of that journal. Unfortunately, the journals we can choose from have a maximum of 25 references (excluding papers reviewed, mercifully, but it will still affect the introduction and discussion sections) in a 5000 word paper. The lecturers seemed unaware of this detail until I brought it up so I'm a little concerned that it might not be taken into consideration when marking. Either way, it's a little difficult to use multiple references to substantiate a claim and it's antithesis as you do in this video with reference restrictions. Do you have any tips which could help make this easier?

[@preethibaligar6766]

Hello Dr. Guy, These resources are life savers. In your set of resources, do you have something on who to create an outline for the literature review? Also, what exactly are you referring to as quotes? They give me a general sense, but I don't wish to assume that I know what you're saying. Thanks for your response.

[@mavilasan]

Thank you for sharing!!I am an online student and writing the literature review has been a tremendous difficult an exhausting journey.

[@guyewhite]

magdalena santisteban You are not alone! Check out my best video about the lit review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4jCqWmlpaipprM

[@mavilasan]

Many thanks. In fact, I have started following your advice and in a couple of days I have made much more progress than in the last months.

[@deliadee7009]

Dr. Guy, the major, major, major problem [PROBLEM], and I emphasize that problem in caps because for me my dissertation experience has been a nightmare of guessing games and painful frustration. As a PhD student I never received the proper instruction on how to write a dissertation. Although, I acknowledge that I received about 40 courses (estimated) of different topics. I ACED those topics. But dissertation writing was never part of the instruction process. I have searched for answers outside of the PhD curriculum to find the unlimited number of ways that I am expected to present my dissertation as a scholarly written document. I truly believe that PhD programs fall short, very, very short of properly training students and preparing them for this final stage of the doctoral program they are completing. Excuse me for partly venting my anger, disappointment, and disillusionment of the PhD process here. But it is an open forum. :) ... and thank you Dr. Guy for all you do to help PhD students make sense of this insane process. :)

[@guyewhite]

Hi Delia! Thanks for watching this old video of me in my "hoodie phase!" I have MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH to say on this topic that you bring up. To summarize, though -- this is why I created my Accelerator Program. You should check it out: www.thedissertationmentor.com/store/oeL9WYdw Know that I am here to serve you! Let's keep this dialogue going. I want to help in any way I can.

[@revocatikimario5637]

THANKS,AKSANTE SANA

[@ahmala17]

Thank you Dr. Guy AhMalah (Vanessa)

[@guyewhite]

So happy we are working together! OH -- and I love the screen name!

[@truthspeaksgroup1569]

Thank you

[@guyewhite]

You are very welcome! What is "Truth Speaks" all about?

[@truthspeaksgroup1569]

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[@SR-oo2jw]

I have to do a lit. Synthesis. However, I am confused. Do I use my own words? It seems that it is a bunch of quotes. I am confused.

[@bennettbombshell]

what wrong with the videos?It keeps saying error...oh nooo

[@guyewhite]

+N. Adwinna Davis, Ed.D It works for everyone else :) Does it work now?

[@bennettbombshell]

Dr. Guy I got it to work I think it was a net work problem