PHD TIPS- FINDINGS

Salam to all.

Writting process
As I am in the writing process, I found some tips in Glatthorn and Loyner (2005). The book entitled " Writing the winning thesis or dissertation". It was recommended during the research methodology class way back in 2006.

How to present the results?. The writers recommended that the results may be written according to the option the researcher choose for the format. These include; "

1.By hypotheses..H 1 , 2..
2. By research question, RQ1, 2..
3. By research method; interviews, survey,..
4. By cronological pattern..and
5. By variables...gender, concepts etc

For me I followed option 2, by research questions. I have two main research questions with 5 sub-research questions..
Other tips, not to interpret the data in the result section, otherwise not much to say in the discussion chapter. The narrative style of writing can be adopted in this section.

My comments
At first I seemed to be in a maze with all the statiscal figure. I think by structuring the thoughts and format, things were getting clearer though not crystal clear. So just follow the recommendation by the writer, that would save the troubles later..

My opinion
PUZIAH AHMAD

Research and headache

Sulaim, Abrar and Ammar - The fun loving children

Ammar

Abrar

Sulaim and Ammar

Salam,

PHD tantrums

What do you do when as soon as you opened the door of your house, supposedly to find some peace of mind from PHD tantrums (eg not able to understand the theory, spinning head as the result of statistical methods and analysis..da..da goes on) you saw strewn clothes, the children were yelling at each other, crying as the result of quarelling on petty things, splashing water for fun. Yeh, it sounds like a 'zoo' or what..having fun because mum was coming back a little late. Being a superwomen the mum had to manage daily chores without paid helper..means asking volunteers from the members of the household to aid basic house management like picking up one's clothes and placing them in the correct clothing basket, throwing litter to the right place, washing your own dishes, and using toilet properly.

I guess I cannot complain with these little things, to some people, or rather the standard of housekeeping for some is o.k to be as in the above situation..

God not for me... basic cleaniness and housekeeping must be fulfilled before I can proceed with other work. So what was my reaction?.

Sleep theraphy

If I followed my gut feeling, smacking them was the best solution..but no..it would aggravate my spinning head..So I just ignored all..straight to the dining table, ate some light dinner and drank rosselle juice...pushed aside all strewn clothes and asked(not really but yelling) the elder brother of these smaller kids to get out of my side of the supposedly laundry thing and put to the right place..and a smack to the leader of the commotion... All the three fun-loving children were quickly running upstairs.. a little later taking my shower, drank a cup of milo then make myself to be comfortable and slept.

I woke up feeling better..why..?

"Sleep Deprivation...Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells." some quotes in my email.

Sleeping is a theraphy for brain stimulation..I think so. This episode happened to me two weeks ago...Anyone wants a try..!

PUZIAH AHMAD

Someone who wants the best for her academic sprint and offsprings

PHD Tips

Salam everyone,
On the 30th of October I was asked to attend the Phd progress report presentation. I was there to observe and digest all comments given by the panels.

The Tips

1. Writting up (very much relevant to me) - The writer must tie up all the chapters.

2.Literature review should relate to the topic

3. The title of the thesis should reflect with what we are doing especially the keywords or concept.

4.Theoretical element must be strong.

5. If the research questions are clear, there is no need for "hypothesis statement"

6. There are differences of approaches or school of thoughts for theoretical parts...some prefer 'Conceptual framework', some put the theory under 'research methodology'.

7. The written title must be clear and embody what we want to do.

Actions
Well I have to check all above ..in my own piece of research..


Wassalam

PUZIAH AHAMD