PHD PROCESS AND ITS CHALLENGES Dr. Alaa Garad CEO | Investors in People UAE Chair | Advisory Board | University of Salford UAE alaagarad.com 1 Agenda 1. What is PhD 2. Why do you want to do a PhD? 3. PhD Process from A to Z 1. Research Approach and Strategy 2. Data Collection 3. Thesis writing 4. Key Challenges 5. Selecting the appropriate research methodology 6. Summary of Learnt Lessons. 2 Dr. Alaa Garad د .عالء جراد Chair | Advisory Board University of Salford Abu-Dhabi • CEO | Investors in People UAE • Assessor and Juror | Excellence Awards UAE and KSA. • Columnist | Emarat Al Youm • • رئيس المجلس االستشاري | جامعة سالفورد اإلمارات • الرئيس التنفيذي | مؤسسة المستثمرين في الموارد البشرية • مقيم ومحكم في جوائز الجودة باإلمارات والسعودية • كاتب عمود | جريدة اإلمارات اليوم 3 www.alaagarad.com alaagarad.com 4 alaagarad.com 5 alaagarad.com 6 What Keeps You Busy? Money People Work You Results Process Problems Family Ambition (Goals) www.alaagarad.com 7 What is the one thing we all equally possess? www.alaagarad.com 8 Value your Time www.alaagarad.com 9 A man who dares to waste one hour of time, has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin The more you value your time, The more value it will bring! www.alaagarad.com 10 A Must Read http://www.emaratalyoum.com/opinion/2014-04-21-1.668958 www.alaagarad.com 11 So let’s start … • You want to do PhD .. • First step is … • Research topic alaagarad.com 12 How to choose the topic? 1. Relevant to your work/experience. 2. Something you like and can live with for 3-5 years. 3. Consider your employability after getting the PhD. 4. Something adds value 5. Balance complexity with simplicity (Not 10 PhD and not a consultancy project). alaagarad.com 13 Research Proposal 1. Title page: - your research proposal title and your name etc. 2. Abstract: - 300 words summarising What? Why? and How? you are proposing to undertake this research. 3. Research Context: - setting out the “research problem” area and what others have done about it thus far. 4. Research problem statement 5. Research questions. 6. Research aim and SMART objectives: 7. Research Method 8. Research Plan 9. References http://www.salford.ac.uk/business-school/business-services/centre-for-digital-business/study-at-ourcentre/how-to-write-a-research-proposal#structure alaagarad.com 14 The Two-minutes Test alaagarad.com 15 Dealing with your supervisory team Main Supervisor You CoSupervisor Local Advisor alaagarad.com 16 How to irritate your supervisor: 1. Start the first meeting with taking about data collection methods. 2. Ask how many references you should put in your thesis. 3. Expect him to take decision on your behalf or answer all your questions. 4. Send him a piece of work and ask him after two days if had a chance to go through it. 5. Call him and if he does not answer keep calling. alaagarad.com 17 alaagarad.com Developed by © Alaa Garad 18 Lessons Learnt 1-2 1. Have a dream – a grand vision of your future and work towards your vision. 2. PhD is a massive undertaking and it can often be painful; in order to overcome these challenges and enjoy the journey, be a ‘reflective practitioner’ open to learning and let go of your ego and bias. 3. When you choose a topic for your PhD, select one that adds to your knowledge and practice. 4. Think of your PhD thesis this way: will you be proud of it and keen to show your work to everyone or would you rather hide it and avoid discussions related to your research? 5. Be brave and a trailblazer – explore areas that no one has explored before. Extracted from http://blogs.salford.ac.uk/business-school/how-to-get-a-phd/ alaagarad.com 19 Lessons Learnt 2-2 6. You cannot love your research journey if you do not have passion for research and learning. 7. The research journey is the ‘process’ and the ‘product’ at the same time; so enjoy every station in this journey. 8. Consider it a driver for change in your life, adopt the principles of scientific approach in your actions and embrace systems thinking. 9. Remember that the only sustainable competitive advantage an organization or individual can have is learning. So, be calm and continue to learn. 10. Always be positive and never lose faith. Extracted from http://blogs.salford.ac.uk/business-school/how-to-get-a-phd/ alaagarad.com 20 A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of the history. alaagarad.com 21 Conclusion 1. learn how to learn! 2. separate noise from signals 3. Have your own learning log. 4. Learning can make the “good” …. great! 5. Learning is the only sustainable competitive advantage an organisation or an individual can have! 22 alaagarad.com 23 Thank You! [email protected] لقراءة مقاالتي في جريدة اإلمارات اليوم http://www.emaratalyoum.com/1.664619 @Alaa_Garad www.alaagarad.com 24
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