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Planning and Managing your PhD
Dr. Mark Matthews
Student Learning Development
http://student-learning.tcd.ie
4pm 3rd FloorRoom 318
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Practice makes perfect…
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Your PhD
• Your first piece of significant academic work
• Contribution to new knowledge • AND a learning process for you
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Getting Started
Find out what you are expected to do by:• Attending departmental orientation and
technical programs• Course handbooks• GSO guidelines• Books and websites• Read excellent theses• Attend Conferences
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SWOT Analysis
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6 Most Common Problems
1. Poor planning2. Methodological difficulties3. Writing4. Isolation5. Personal Problems6. Supervision
Brown & Atkins, 1990
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What are your challenges?
Write down your top 3 challenges to completing your PhD in time and in one piece.
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Challenge 1: Poor Planning
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Set Goals
Goals:
- Increase motivation
- Keep you on track
- Increase Productivity
Long / Medium / Short
Write Goals then Specific Actions
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Self-Management
• Scheduling & Actions
• Free your mind
• If your system works, you trust it to remind you
• Ask for Help
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Scheduling Get a diary
• Practical
• Check daily
• Dates, meetings,
lectures, timetable
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To-do list
• Make a list of all upcoming
tasks• If it can be done in 2 mins
do it now• Otherwise add it to your
list• Order by importance
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• Questions:– When am I going to work?– Where will I work?– How will I know if I’m on the right track?– What can I do to tackle challenges?
• Avoid anxiety• Get a management system• External deadlines & Rewards
Managing yourself
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Challenge 2: Methodological
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Subject-Skills
• What skills do you need?Department specific• Course Handbook• Department Seminars• Ask Supervisor• Ask Postgrad• Contact GSUSelf-directed
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Other Needs
Information Support Services: • “Planning thesis production using MS Word” • “Using Endnote”• “SPSS”
Student Learning DevelopmentMonday, November 29 4:00pm
Thesis Writing Process for PostgraduatesThursday, December 2nd, 4pm-6pm
Thesis Writing Process (Repeat)Thursday, December 9th, 10:00am
Systematic approaches to literature review
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Challenge 3: Writing
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Managing your writing
• Focused Tasks• Structure• Academic Writing• Research Journal
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Thesis types
Find out the structure for your discipline
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Ask the person next to you:
1. How do you manage your writing?
2. Do you have a clear research question?
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Start writing
Formalities (one file)– Cover Page– Key words– Abstract– List of Tables and
Figures– Ethics statement– Statement of
original authorship– Acknowledgements– Table of contents
Chapters (one file each)– Chapter 1. Introduction
and overview– Chapter 2. Literature
review– Chapter 3. Research
question– Chapter 4. Methodology– Chapter 5. Results– Chapter 6. Discussion– Chapter 7. Summary
and conclusions– References/bibliography
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What is my thesis about?
• Research Statement (25-30 words)• Get feedback early and often• Discuss with supervisor • Reach agreement as early as
possible
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SPSE
• How would you describe the current situation?
• What is the key problem your PhD addresses?
• What did you do to address this problem? (solution)
• How did you evaluate this solution? (evaluation)
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Challenge 4: Isolation
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Get Involved
Volunteer Volunteer Fair: Edmund Burke Theatre from 6-8pm on Thursday 25th
of November.
Get involved in social events:• Get involved in a society |
http://www.trinitysocieties.ie/ • Join the gym | http://www.tcd.ie/Sport/• Join one of the 50 sports clubs |
http://www.ducac.tcdlife.ie/
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Academic Isolation
• Get your material reviewed by peers (seminars, conferences, publish)
• Make contact with people doing similar research (network)
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Challenge 5: Stress
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When stressed, try to come back to what you know.
When bored look for the novel.
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Maintain Balance
• Exercise
• Balance
• Establish a Routine
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Need more help?
I need advice on dealing with stress• Student Counselling Service | Ph:018961407 |
email: [email protected]
I need general advice on being a post-graduate• Postgraduate Advisory Service |
http://www.tcd.ie/Senior_Tutor/postgraduate/ • Graduate’s Student Union |
http://www.gsu.tcd.ie/node/ • Student Learning Development |
http://student-learning.tcd.ie |
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Challenge 6: Supervisor
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• What you want to do
• What your supervisor wants you to do
• How to contact your supervisor?
• Know supervisor’s strengths/weaknesses
• Set task targets with your supervisor
• Make maximum use of resources
Your Supervisor
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Managing the Process
Agree a plan of
supervisions
Prepare for supervision
Six monthly review of progress
Annual review of progress
Submit workfor supervisor
to read
Attend supervision
Summarisewhat youagreed
Send summary to
supervisor
Source: www.vitae.co.uk
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6 Most Common Problems
1. Poor planning2. Methodological difficulties3. Writing4. Isolation5. Personal Problems6. Supervision
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What can you do now?
• Make a plan
• Establish a routine / rhythm
• Start writing now
• Read one book on writing
• Read one thesis
• Set long-term / short-term goals
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Further help
How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisorsby Estelle Phillips & D.S. Pugh
How to Write a Thesis (Paperback) by Rowena Murray
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Student Learning Development
Thank you for your time
Visit our website at: http://student-learning.tcd.ie