VIA DOCTOROSA CONSIDERATIONS PRATIQUES通过doctorosa考

D.GileViaD[e-mail]:-Analyses,literaturereviews,didactictexts…-AndtextscorrespondingtoresearchprojectsTheses/dissertationsareresearchprojectsRequirements:-Complywithgeneralnorms(writing,presentation…)-Inempiricalresearch,complywiththenormsofrelevantresearchtypeandofthelocalacademicenvironment-InnovateD.GileViaDoctorosa3TYPESOFINNOVATION-Facts-Ideas(Analyses,theories…)-ResearchMethodsBeforeyoustart:MakesureitislikelythatyoucaninnovatesomehowandthatthispotentialinnovationisdeemedsufficientforaPhDbyyoursupervisorD.GileViaDoctorosa4BEAWARETHAT-Ahighpercentageoftheses/dissertationsstartedarenevercompleted-Notbecausestudentsarenot‘good’enoughasthinkers-Notbecausetheydonotworkhardenough-Butbecauseofinadequateselection/definitionoftheirtopic/researchquestions:-Tooambitious-Toovague-Notfeasiblemethodologically-NotfeasibleintermsofrequiredresourcesD.GileViaDoctorosa5MAINPARAMETERSTOCONSIDER-Researchquestions,specificobjectivesofthestudy-Documentaryand/orhumanresources-Projectsupervisor(andworkwithhim/her)-Existingknowledgeandknow-howofstudent(Language,thematicknowledge,methodologicalknow-how)-TimemanagementD.GileViaDoctorosa6TYPICALPROBLEMS-Cannotstartbecausenospecifictopicorresearchquestionhasbeendefinedyet-Cannotstartbecausecannotfindwayto‘operationalize’theinvestigation(howtostartinvestigatingitconcretely)-Stuckinthemiddlebecauseofunexpectedproblem-Stuckinthemiddlebecausenoplanningforfurthersteps-RanoutoftimeD.GileViaDoctorosa7PREVENTION-Defineatopicandconcreteresearchquestions/objectives-Planyourinvestigationfrombeginningtoend(allowingforalternativesifnecessary)-Whenplanning,thinkof:-Availableresources,-Availableknowledge,-Availableknow-how-Time-GoodmanagementofworkwithsupervisorD.GileViaDoctorosa8THETOPIC:GENERAL‘PHILOSOPHY’-Generally,athesis,andevenaPhDdissertation,isalarge-scaleinvestigation,nottheworkofone’slife!-Onlyrarelydoesonecontributeamajorinnovationinathesis,oreveninaPhDFurtherinnovationcancomeafterthePhD-Plantodevotejustafewyearstoyourthesis/PhD,andthentomoveon-TrytothinkofatopicinterestingenoughforyoutoendureoverseveralyearsD.GileViaDoctorosa9CHOOSINGYOURTOPIC-ThinkofatopicforwhichyouthinkyouwillbeabletocontributeAfterhavingexploredtheliterature!(Facts,Ideas,Method)-Trytogetaclearideaofwhatyouthinkyoumaybeabletocontributeandhow-Thinkofhowyouaregoingtogoaboutit,alwayskeepingfeasibilityinmind-Thinkofpotentialescaperoutes(alternativestotheoriginalplan)incaseofmajorproblemsD.GileViaDoctorosa10FEASIBILITY-ExploringisoftenlesscomplexthantestingatheoryWhentesting,clearresultsarenotmandatoryUnclearresultscanbejustasuseful-PrescriptiveobjectivesaredifficulttoachieveTheycallformultiplecomparisonsandimpeccablyrigorouslogic-Accesstoacorpus/tohumanparticipants/tohardware/software?-Doyouhavetherequiredlinguisticknowledge,knowledgeoflinguistics,psychologyetc.?AcquiringmissingknowledgetakestimeD.GileViaDoctorosa11MANAGINGTIME-CountseveralmonthsfordraftingaloneWithseveralshuttlemovementsbetweenyouandthesupervisorCountdownshouldtakethisintoaccount-Countatleastseveralmonthstoselecttopicanddetermineobjectives-Calculatetimerequiredtoaccessliterature,toreadit-Allowsometimeforideastomature-Workregularly,notin‘spurts’D.GileViaDoctorosa12WORKINGWITHASUPERVISOR-Generally,s/heisexperiencedinresearch,butmaynothaveexpertiseinyourtopic-Isnotdevotingallofhis/hertimetoyouonlyWillnotnecessarilyrememberwhatyouaredoing,whereyoustandetc.eachtimeyouputaquestiontohim/her–Remindhim/her-His/herworkwithyoutakesconsiderabletimeandefforts,generallywithoutadditionalpay-Theintensityandqualityofhis/herworkwithyouDependpartlyonhim/herButpartlyonyouD.GileViaDoctorosa13SELECTINGASUPERVISORIdeally:-Experiencedintheareyouareworkingon-Available-Conscientious-HasapersonalitywithagoodfitwithyoursYouwillnotnecessarilyfindsuchasupervisorinyourinstitutionSo:-Doaswellasyoucanwithavailablesupervisors-Co-supervisor-Informalco-supervisorD.GileViaDoctorosa14WORKINGWITHONE’SSUPERVISORTaketheinitiative:-Reporttohim/herregularly-Turntohim/herwhenencounteringproblemsMakethetaskeasierforhim/her:-Sendregularreportsonstateofadvancement(electronicifshort,electronicandhardcopyiflong)-Alwaysremindhim/herofcontext-Clearandconcisequestions-Givehim/hertimetoanswer,butremindhim/herifnoanswerafterseveralweeksD.GileViaDoctorosa15SUMMARY-CONCLUSIONChoosingatopicisacomplexandlengthyendeavorThinkofexistingresourcesSelectpreciseobjectiveswhichwillleadtoinnovationPlanyourprogressioncarefullyWorkregularlyEnlistthehelpofyourresearchsupervisor……withintelligence