Step 1: Search for relevant literature Broaden your search area; Reflect RQ Review a number of texts that most closely pertain to your topic and position Wraps up with a clear thesis statement Step 2: use the right keywords Search … [Continue reading]
What is Research Problem Statement?
Transform general problem statement to a specific problem statement.Catch your reader's attention quickly to the issues that your proposed project will address and providing the reader with a concise statement of the proposed project itself.Clearly … [Continue reading]
Introduction vs Literature Review
Introduction is at the beginning of a text while literature review is located after the introduction or background. Introduction is the part that introduces the main text to the readers while literature review critically evaluates the existing … [Continue reading]
PhD Thesis – Introduction
The content structure of a thesis's introduction: Introduction to the introduction: a short version (of only a few paragraphs) of the thesis's aims, research questions, contribution, objectives and findings.State the topic and aims of the thesis … [Continue reading]
Study your PhD? Try out this Time-planning
1st Year PhD: Q1: PhD Topic should be decided and 10 pages proposal should be done Q2: 10 pages proposal reviewed and confirmed by supervisors and move to next step which is doing your chapter 1 to 3 proposal (usually around 80 pages), do … [Continue reading]
The Right Journal for Your Paper Submission
Ensure your indexation preference: SCI/SCIE/SSCI/ESCI/PubMed/Scopus etc. Make a list of available journals in your subject area and survey the type of articles published in them. Compare quality of your articles to those published in these journals … [Continue reading]
Experience as reviewer (Year 2022)
Journal of Human Centered Technology (https://humentech.utm.my) 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computing 2022 (ICOCO 2022) (https://ieeecomputer.my/icoco2022/) 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Cybernetics Technology & … [Continue reading]
Record and Transcribe Interviews (Pros and Cons)
Pros it helps to correct the natural limitation of our memories and of the intuitive glosses that we might place on what people say in interviews it allows more thorough examination of what people say it permits repeated examinations of the … [Continue reading]
Problem Statement (Common Mistakes)
-No Compelling Reason. Lack compelling reason for the research. Many students lack a compelling reason for the investigation of the problem. -Lack of Persuasion. Not persuasive enough for identify problem as a basis for the study. They can't sell … [Continue reading]
A Good Interviewer
Knowledgeable: is thoroughly familiar with the focus of the interview; pilot interview of the kind used in survey interviewing can be useful here.Structuring: gives purpose of interview; rounds it off; asks whether interviewee has questions.Clear: … [Continue reading]