Hi Bloggers,
I choose today to blog about “Research”. I went on Janice’s blogspot and she has placed some timely advice for us researchers. I commented on this blog but I am not sure how many of us are seriously taking heed of the advice to start our research early. Let us, I employ you fellow colleagues, take some hint from Dr. James’ urgent, desperate concern about the research process. Dr. James realizes the importance of an early start, and as such, he imported a Canadian lecturer to give us a heads-up on our research project. Putting aside the facts that his decision was done without consultation and it would greatly affect our vacation time, I think the onus is now on us to heed the advice/warning – start early.
It is also important, as Shelly-Ann mentioned in her comment to Janice’s blog entry, “we must also remember to prepare ourselves for the seminars (which are really our Oral Examination). Shelly-Ann quoted Mathias and Gale (1991) in stating, “Postgraduate research can be seen as a period of uncertainity, ambiguity and lack of structure. (However,) the task is not really complete until the Oral Examination is over.”
