Motivation Quotation......

Aku meminta kepada Tuhan setangkai bunga, segar, Ia beri kaktus berduri. Aku minta kupu-kupu diberinya-Nya ulat berbulu. Aku sedih dan kecewa. Namun kemudian, kaktus itu berbunga indah sekali dan ulat itupun menjadi kupu-kupu yang sangat cantik. Itulah jalan Tuhan, indah pada masaNYA! Tuhan tidak memberi apa yang kita harapkan. Tapi Dia memberi apa yang kita perlukan. Kadang kala kita sedih, kecewa dan terluka. Tapi jauh di atas segalanya Dia sedang mengatur yang terbaik dalam kehidupan kita.............................................

Tuesday, March 08, 2011

The priceless journey

'A good Phd is the DONENESS'

What does it take?(ref:various sources)
-DETERMINATION
-MOTIVATION
-STRATEGY
-FOCUS
-ACTION
-DOA & TAWAKAL

THE THESIS
#The starting point of the questions(Murray,2009)
#You set of answers
#The thinking-writing process
#Originality,novelty,clarity,cohernecy and consistency
#Selling your idea and your work?

THE VIVA
#The moment of truth?
#Great experience
#Advice from supervisor~Be yourself!!!!!!!!!!!
#Questions(we can prepare and rehearse.Very certain what will eb asked?NO........)
#ock viva with supervisor,conference and publication-really useful
#Be confident BUT not arrogant
#Take your time to answer.Don't rush.This is not a race!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SOME ISSUES ALONG THE JOURNEY
#Relationship with the supervisor
[It takes two to tango / Always look at the positive side]
#Roles and responsinilities
[As a person,each of usplays more than one role in life e.g myself as wife,mom,student and also as academician....]
#Managing stress and conflict
#Be organised on our own(not that easy task)
#Working under pressure
#Motivation(up and down;just do it and keep going)
#Proof reading

INTERESTING READING

@'How to get PhD' by Estelle Philips and D.S Pugh
@'Surviving your PhD' by Rudestam andNewton
@' Authoring your PhD' by P.Dunleavy
@'How to survive our viva' by Rowena Murray
@'How to write a thesis' by Rowena Murray
@'PhD:Kecil tapi signifikan' by Prof MuhdKAmil Ibrahim
@ Previous thesis in your field of study(be selecyive)
Tehsis,books and journal publications of your supervisors and examiners


Dr Siti Zaleha Sahak 16 Dec 2010{ with permission}

Additional by me:

3 IMPORTANT THINGS WITHIN THIS JOURNEY:
FAMILY as strentgh
SUPERVISOR as guidance and supporter
SELF MANAGEMENT must know our strenth and wekaness and the MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!!don't compare with others

VIVA EXPERIENCE
* BE CALM
* DEFEND AS BEST AS YOU CAN
* PATIENT
* DON'T PANIC


Knowledge Sharing on PhD journey talk from us last 15th Jan 2011.........

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