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Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #7 Progress Measurement. Being a doctor or not being a doctor comes typically down to passing the Viva Voce that is, however, taking place at the end of the journey only.   But how do you measure your progress in the meantime? And how reliable and robust are such measures?   Knowing how to measure progress is really helpful to seeing what you’ve achieved and what still needs to be done.   In selecting a doctoral programme, a crucial question therefore is: What are the regular control points I’ll encounter and how will I be assisted to take corrective action? That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow on: #8 The Element of Time: What happens if I can’t keep up the pace? And how to stay connected to your peers? 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

#7 Progress Measurement is essential for any type of project one is working on. It is however a very tricky thing once it comes to doctoral studies as this post highlights.

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #4 Supportive Network: The research topic and the role of the supervisor and who else is supporting the development. You have an excellent supervisor who’s well published in organisational culture and intelligence.   However, your research increasingly suggests the actual research problem concerns financial resource management. Or in other words, the area of research excellence of your supervisor turned out not to be the area of excellence that your research is going to cover.   The question then is, how to resolve this apparent dilemma?   Moreover, for many doctoral research projects the understanding of what the research problem actual is, is the final outcome of the research. And if the topic is not clear until the very end, what type of support would you then be needing?   It is for exactly those reasons that doctoral programmes need to be prepared to support the student through the entire journey and step by step into developing their research project further and having access to just the right subject expertise, and whatever that expertise might be. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow on: #5 Research Methods: Why the research method will lend itself to you, and how related studies are your greatest friend. 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #6 Benchmarking Opportunities: Learning together and learning from how others do. Benchmarking is a great way to learn from and with others and to orientate and compare oneself.   Learning from others is important. Hence, scientific conferences and other methods of meeting other researchers working in your discipline is an essential element of academia. Continual benchmarking throughout your doctorate is highly recommended.   However, knowing where to go and who to meet may be daunting.   Therefore, well designed doctoral programmes provide structured means for benchmarking with those at the same development stages, and with those already further ahead. So do not forget to check out what your prospective programme is offering to you in this regard. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow on: #7 Progress Measurement: Availability of regular control points and tracking progress. 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

**FINAL PhD WEBINAR FOR 2024** 'YOUR PhD PROGRESS - A REFLECTION ON 2024 & PLANNING FOR 2025  Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 8:00pm (GMT +8) Dr Craig J Selby Join The Third Degree this Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 8:00pm (GMT +8) for our final webinar of 2024; and let us reflect on the #Challenges and #Successes that we have all had during our #2024 #PhDJourney! For some, it's been a fantastic and productive year; for others, more challenging. Regardless, we get to learn from our experiences and channel those learnings into our future planning, and use them to help us strengthen our next steps as we progress towards the #Dr title. Hear from Dr Craig J Selby as he shares insights, observations, and questions on 'Your PhD Progress - A Reflection on 2024 & Planning for 2025'. This webinar will employ a visual tool for evaluating your PhD progress. We will explore questions to determine your progress, pivots, and key directions. It will help you take stock of your progress, the changes experienced along the journey, and areas where you still need to go deeper. It will also explore milestone planning for the coming year to help retain your focus. A valuable #Reflection session for all postgraduate research candidates, as well as an opportunity to celebrate the transition between 2024 and 2025 with online friends. Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gWevi8-G We hope to see you there! #TheThirdDegree #EmpoweringPostGraduateResearch #EmpoweringPostGraduateResearchers #ResearchMethods #QualitativeResearch #AcademicResearch #PhD #PhDJourney #PhDReflection #PhDPlanning

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #9 Viva Preparation: Why it all boils down to the Viva – and how to prepare for that day well ahead of time. You are either a doctor or you are not. It is all about the passing of the Viva.   However, well prepared students are actually those that don’t need that much time for Viva preparation. The reason for such is that they’ve learnt what it takes to survive the doctoral journey and understand what’s ahead in order to reach the end point.   Well prepared students will have discussed, presented, defended, and adjusted their research continuously through their research journey.   Well prepared students will have a clear understanding about what worked well and what did not, and how things have progressed and changed over time.   Therefore, it is important that doctoral programmes provide both: structured means that allow students to get prepared through their research journey, as well as a supportive learning environment that keeps a record of the personal developments. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow our last topic: #10. The Aftermath of the Doctorate: What to expect from a reconfigured version of you (and how to handle yourself). 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

A DBA thesis is intended to provide actionable knowledge that can be applied by businesses. However, a DBA is still a research degree, and questions must be framed around problems rather than solutions. Join us on our webinar and learn how DBA programmes can support mastering the trio. 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

Very likely you never heard about this one. But my doctoral students suffered on that point in the hundreds. It even led to some quite obvious behaviours of self denial. Let me provide you with a typical example: There is a consultant working for one of the big five consultancies who is tasked to advise governments on digital transformation matters. The research objective is thus: to understand how to support governments in their digital transformation plans. And, consequently, the research question to this is: What are good/suitable/the_best/appropriate/put_in_any_filling_word digital transformation plans? So far so good. But now we come to the core: what is the fitting research problem that would justify for such a research question? Can you tell? Or to be more blunt, what is it that is broken (implies: a problem) that would ask for such a research question? And the likely answer is: there is none. Or, at least, there is none if the research question and the research problem are not matched and aligned with the expected outcome expectations.

Very relevant point indeed. Once I took my doctorate I was provided with ample of benchmarking opportunities, which was providing me indeed with guidance and allowed me to understand how the various things relate and belong to each other. Thus you might want to give this topic some well deserved consideration.

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #3 Mastering the Trio: Understanding and navigating the research-problem / research question / outcome expectation trio. If the outcome expectation of the research is “our organisation must be more innovative”, then students often put forward research questions, such as “how could our organisation be more innovative?”   Unfortunately, this question is however not framed in a way that it explores any research problem, but just asks for a solution.   And while we do want a solution, it is the problem end over which the scientific research process is working.   So how do you then assure, that there is a match in between the desired outcome expectation that is motivating you, and the underlying, and often still unknown, research problem? And how can you derive a question from a problem that is still not known to you?   Fortunately, navigating this trio is something that can be learnt and trained. And, therefore, you might want to assure that your programme of choice is getting you covered on that end. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow on: #4 Supportive Network: The research topic and the role of the supervisor and who else is supporting the development. 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!