ABSTRACT
Despite several significant events that happened in my life, I was able to complete my dissertation in one year because of the progress I had made on it during the coursework phase of my study. I was hired ABD [all-but-dissertation] to develop two new courses. My wife was pregnant and delivered our first child in December of that first year teaching. Had it not been for the fact that many of my chapters were at least drafted during coursework projects, I would never have made the deadline my institution set for me.
