1 / 8

Getting Going then….

Getting Going then…. Tips from last year’s students. Getting Going now…. What did you do before October 2006? In 30 seconds … what is your topic area Why are you doing a PhD or Masters? What will you do with it? Consider these questions in groups of 3 - 4. Essential Supporting.

stanislaw
Download Presentation

Getting Going then….

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Getting Going then…. • Tips from last year’s students

  2. Getting Going now… • What did you do before October 2006? • In 30 seconds … what is your topic area • Why are you doing a PhD or Masters? • What will you do with it? Consider these questions in groups of 3 - 4

  3. EssentialSupporting How would you classify your own reasons for doing a research degree??? Don’t forget all this!!! Essential and Supporting Reasons

  4. What is a Research Degree? A training demonstrated by a written work that shows: • Good style and presentation • Proficiency in Research Methods • Initiative and independence of thought (Masters) • Significant (distinct) contribution to knowledge • Material worthy of publication (PhD) • Able to pursue further research without supervision (PhD)

  5. A new product (but need to show research process that led to it) New data (again need to show research process) New Theory Applying existing theory to a new field A new model or perspective A new research tool or method An original critique Developing new generalisable conclusions from existing data Original work within a larger predetermined programme What is Originality?

  6. My Originality • In what way do you expect your research to be original?

  7. Getting Going • List what tasks you plan to do in the next 3 months • How will you set about these? • How will you know you have succeeded? • Sketch out a workprogramme for the next 3 months • Do you need any training to do these tasks?

  8. Research Journal • Links to your research training portfolio • Important to keep a record of how your research develops • Key resource in writing up to explain rationale for research and your learning processes

More Related