Slides I used in a Research Methodology seminar I gave in 2010 for the Interactive Art PhD at School of Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University, Porto, Portugal (http://artes.ucp.pt)
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This stack of slides describes my view on how to work as a PhD student. The presentation was targeted a Ubiquitous Computing audience, but is fairly generic in nature.
Dr Peter Meacock gave a talk in the 2007 Careers After Biological Science seminar series on "Doing a PhD". These are his slides (slightly revised in June 2009).
How to write and publish good quality research paperPallawiBulakh1
This document provides information on how to write and publish a good quality research article. It discusses what constitutes a research paper, including that it presents original work and analysis. The document outlines the structure of a research paper, including sections like the introduction, methods, results, and discussion. It also discusses the writing process, from choosing a topic to drafting and revising. Advanced searching tools and referencing tools are mentioned to help researchers locate and cite information.
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This document provides advice and information for completing a PhD degree. It discusses starting a PhD project, making progress, managing supervisors through weekly meetings, and dos and don'ts. It also covers writing a thesis, including managing language barriers and timelines. Finally, it outlines the viva voce exam process, including the purpose and roles of examiners and using one's thesis to defend their work. The overall document aims to guide and support PhD candidates through their degree.
Doing a PhD after your first degree will take you several years, however, the extra education and qualification could make a huge difference to your career. Find out how and why here ...
The document provides information about pursuing a PhD degree, including what a PhD is, why people pursue one, requirements, considerations, and whether it is the right path. It begins by defining a PhD as the highest academic degree involving 3+ years of original research and a thesis. It notes that while many are interested in a PhD, not all who start will succeed due to challenges. Reasons for pursuing a PhD include personal motivation, career goals, and institutional factors. Requirements generally involve admission to a program, developing a research proposal, conducting a literature review, research, writing a dissertation, and defending it. Considerations for success include personal attributes like commitment and skills as well as support and resources. The document encourages self-assessment
This stack of slides describes my view on how to work as a PhD student. The presentation was targeted a Ubiquitous Computing audience, but is fairly generic in nature.
Dr Peter Meacock gave a talk in the 2007 Careers After Biological Science seminar series on "Doing a PhD". These are his slides (slightly revised in June 2009).
How to write and publish good quality research paperPallawiBulakh1
This document provides information on how to write and publish a good quality research article. It discusses what constitutes a research paper, including that it presents original work and analysis. The document outlines the structure of a research paper, including sections like the introduction, methods, results, and discussion. It also discusses the writing process, from choosing a topic to drafting and revising. Advanced searching tools and referencing tools are mentioned to help researchers locate and cite information.
As a researcher, you are expected to start publishing early in your career. But original research could take years to complete! This does not mean you that you cannot publish a paper until you complete your research. You can disseminate your research in many other ways. These slides will help you learn more about the different types of scholarly literature so that you are able to choose the most suitable format for publishing your study.
The document provides advice on various aspects of completing a PhD, including selecting a topic, writing a thesis, being a good PhD student and supervisor, and completing the viva. It recommends selecting a topic that addresses gaps in existing research and adds to the knowledge base. A good thesis introduces the problem well, demonstrates expertise, and shows how the problem was solved. Being a good PhD student requires intelligence, creativity, hard work, and endurance. A good supervisor provides guidance, timely feedback, and inspiration. Writing up takes longer than expected, so chapters should be reviewed early. Meeting deadlines is important to avoid graduation delays. The viva involves a presentation and questioning from examiners.
This document provides advice and information for completing a PhD degree. It discusses starting a PhD project, making progress, managing supervisors through weekly meetings, and dos and don'ts. It also covers writing a thesis, including managing language barriers and timelines. Finally, it outlines the viva voce exam process, including the purpose and roles of examiners and using one's thesis to defend their work. The overall document aims to guide and support PhD candidates through their degree.
Doing a PhD after your first degree will take you several years, however, the extra education and qualification could make a huge difference to your career. Find out how and why here ...
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This document provides guidance on writing a scientific paper. It discusses constructing an introduction that puts work in context, clearly describing materials and methods, presenting results in an easily understood way with graphs and figures, and discussing findings and their implications. It also covers choosing an appropriate journal, authorship guidelines, organizing a draft, and responding to reviewer comments. Overall, the document offers a recipe and reliable structure for writing a scientific paper, from getting started to finishing up.
This document discusses research ethics and plagiarism. It presents four cases involving ethical issues in research: 1) Authorship disputes between a professor and PhD student on a grant-funded study. 2) A doctor considering manipulating data from an interim analysis of a clinical trial. 3) A doctor unsure about participating in an international drug trial. 4) Issues with the informed consent process for a drug safety study. It also provides background on regulations put in place after tragic human experiments and discusses principles of ethical research from the Nuremberg Code.
Academic writing is the backbone of scholarly communication and is vital in knowledge dissemination. However, it can often be challenging and time-consuming, requiring meticulous attention to detail and adherence to established conventions. This is where AI comes into play, offering innovative solutions to streamline and enhance the writing process.
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The document provides advice for PhD students on key aspects of success in their research. It emphasizes finding a unique research problem, thoroughly reviewing related work to distinguish your idea, setting clear boundaries and structure for your research through a framework. It also stresses the importance of experiments to validate your model, systematizing your findings in a paper, and keeping an open mind while receiving feedback to continually improve your research. The overall message is that PhD students should focus on organizing their research efforts by properly scoping, planning and communicating their work.
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This document provides guidance for PhD research, including keeping records, preparing a research proposal that outlines the general structure, expected outcomes and funding sources of a thesis, as well as preparation for monitoring and reviews of the research progress.
This document provides an overview of the objectives and structure of a thesis on evaluating the quality of supervised research reports related to postgraduate medical qualifications in Bangladesh. The document outlines the objectives of describing the purposes of writing an academic thesis, components of a thesis, steps of thesis work, and how to write and defend a thesis. It also discusses the difference between a thesis and dissertation, as well as the benefits of conducting academic research through a thesis. Finally, it provides guidance on the typical structure and sections of a thesis, including front matters, body, and back matters.
Advanced literature search strategies for scientific and medical writing- improving your effectivity in finding the information you need in PubMed. https://bit.ly/2IzYdxB
This document discusses the structure and process of writing a research paper. It covers the typical sections of a research paper - introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should provide context and an overview, while the body contains the main arguments or analysis. The conclusion restates the thesis and discusses implications. Choosing a good research topic is also addressed, noting it should be verifiable, interesting, and manageable in scope. Brainstorming different topic ideas from categories like people, events, trends and controversies can help identify a focus. Asking questions like who, what, when, where, why and how further narrows the topic.
This document provides guidance on writing research papers and theses. It discusses the typical structures and contents of papers and theses, as well as how referees evaluate papers. Papers should communicate important new ideas or information to advance knowledge in a field. They have standard sections like an abstract, introduction, body, and conclusion. Theses allow for more in-depth arguments and are evaluated based on the use of literature, organization, logic, argumentation, and contribution to the discipline. Figures and tables should assist the reader in understanding concepts discussed in the text.
This document provides guidance on writing a research proposal. It discusses what research is, the purpose of research, and qualities of good research. It explains that a research proposal should include an introduction, background and significance, literature review, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research design and methods. Each section is described in detail to outline what they should contain. The document emphasizes that the proposal should have a clear problem statement, measurable objectives, and methodological approach. Overall, the document serves as a guide for developing the structure and content of a research proposal.
The document provides guidance on conducting and writing a literature review. It defines a literature review as a critical evaluation and synthesis of selected documents on a research topic. The purpose of a literature review is to place research in the context of prior work, identify areas of contribution and gaps, and help guide further research questions. Effective literature reviews involve clarifying the topic, finding examples to emulate, narrowing the scope, considering source recency and focus, and developing a thesis statement.
This document provides an overview of an orientation day for a PhD program in Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. The presentation includes introductions to what a PhD is, tips for PhD students, the ABC department and PhD program's vision and research fields. It emphasizes training students to independently and innovatively solve complex problems. It also discusses making the program more competitive by strengthening industry partnerships, international collaborations, and opportunities for students to engage with stakeholders outside of academia.
The document discusses life after completing a dissertation. It begins by noting the upcoming dissertation defense date and encourages thinking about future plans. It then provides statistics on doctorate degrees awarded in Finland, noting competition is high with many doctors on the market. Employment prospects for doctors are discussed, with industry being a common path that may lead to responsibilities over the long term. Academia is also an option but is very competitive with little funding. Other options include working for polytechnics or government research institutes. The document stresses the importance of carefully considering long-term career plans and options after completing a dissertation.
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These slides provide some guidance to the prospective PhD students. The content reflects my personal experiences together with useful feedbacks I received from my colleagues/friends.
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This document discusses research ethics and plagiarism. It presents four cases involving ethical issues in research: 1) Authorship disputes between a professor and PhD student on a grant-funded study. 2) A doctor considering manipulating data from an interim analysis of a clinical trial. 3) A doctor unsure about participating in an international drug trial. 4) Issues with the informed consent process for a drug safety study. It also provides background on regulations put in place after tragic human experiments and discusses principles of ethical research from the Nuremberg Code.
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The document provides advice for PhD students on key aspects of success in their research. It emphasizes finding a unique research problem, thoroughly reviewing related work to distinguish your idea, setting clear boundaries and structure for your research through a framework. It also stresses the importance of experiments to validate your model, systematizing your findings in a paper, and keeping an open mind while receiving feedback to continually improve your research. The overall message is that PhD students should focus on organizing their research efforts by properly scoping, planning and communicating their work.
Philosophy of ethics and Publication ethics paleeri
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This document provides guidance for PhD research, including keeping records, preparing a research proposal that outlines the general structure, expected outcomes and funding sources of a thesis, as well as preparation for monitoring and reviews of the research progress.
This document provides an overview of the objectives and structure of a thesis on evaluating the quality of supervised research reports related to postgraduate medical qualifications in Bangladesh. The document outlines the objectives of describing the purposes of writing an academic thesis, components of a thesis, steps of thesis work, and how to write and defend a thesis. It also discusses the difference between a thesis and dissertation, as well as the benefits of conducting academic research through a thesis. Finally, it provides guidance on the typical structure and sections of a thesis, including front matters, body, and back matters.
Advanced literature search strategies for scientific and medical writing- improving your effectivity in finding the information you need in PubMed. https://bit.ly/2IzYdxB
This document discusses the structure and process of writing a research paper. It covers the typical sections of a research paper - introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should provide context and an overview, while the body contains the main arguments or analysis. The conclusion restates the thesis and discusses implications. Choosing a good research topic is also addressed, noting it should be verifiable, interesting, and manageable in scope. Brainstorming different topic ideas from categories like people, events, trends and controversies can help identify a focus. Asking questions like who, what, when, where, why and how further narrows the topic.
This document provides guidance on writing research papers and theses. It discusses the typical structures and contents of papers and theses, as well as how referees evaluate papers. Papers should communicate important new ideas or information to advance knowledge in a field. They have standard sections like an abstract, introduction, body, and conclusion. Theses allow for more in-depth arguments and are evaluated based on the use of literature, organization, logic, argumentation, and contribution to the discipline. Figures and tables should assist the reader in understanding concepts discussed in the text.
This document provides guidance on writing a research proposal. It discusses what research is, the purpose of research, and qualities of good research. It explains that a research proposal should include an introduction, background and significance, literature review, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research design and methods. Each section is described in detail to outline what they should contain. The document emphasizes that the proposal should have a clear problem statement, measurable objectives, and methodological approach. Overall, the document serves as a guide for developing the structure and content of a research proposal.
The document provides guidance on conducting and writing a literature review. It defines a literature review as a critical evaluation and synthesis of selected documents on a research topic. The purpose of a literature review is to place research in the context of prior work, identify areas of contribution and gaps, and help guide further research questions. Effective literature reviews involve clarifying the topic, finding examples to emulate, narrowing the scope, considering source recency and focus, and developing a thesis statement.
This document provides an overview of an orientation day for a PhD program in Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. The presentation includes introductions to what a PhD is, tips for PhD students, the ABC department and PhD program's vision and research fields. It emphasizes training students to independently and innovatively solve complex problems. It also discusses making the program more competitive by strengthening industry partnerships, international collaborations, and opportunities for students to engage with stakeholders outside of academia.
The document discusses life after completing a dissertation. It begins by noting the upcoming dissertation defense date and encourages thinking about future plans. It then provides statistics on doctorate degrees awarded in Finland, noting competition is high with many doctors on the market. Employment prospects for doctors are discussed, with industry being a common path that may lead to responsibilities over the long term. Academia is also an option but is very competitive with little funding. Other options include working for polytechnics or government research institutes. The document stresses the importance of carefully considering long-term career plans and options after completing a dissertation.
The document discusses what earning a PhD entails. It describes getting elementary education, then high school education, which provides a base level of knowledge. Undergraduate and graduate degrees allow specialization and deepening of knowledge in a subject. Reading research pushes the boundaries of existing knowledge. A PhD candidate then focuses intently on pushing further at the boundaries for years through sustained research, until making an original contribution in the form of a dent in those boundaries, which is considered a PhD.
This document provides an overview and outline of a course on research techniques and methodology. It discusses the following key points in 3 sentences:
The course is 32 hours split between lectures and workgroups, with the objectives of training students in research methodology, written and verbal communication skills, and familiarizing them with the computer science research ecosystem. The outline covers topics like types of computer science research, research methodology, communication tools, and sample research areas. The document emphasizes pursuing research problems of importance, where the researcher has unique competence, and developing insights that cut across solutions rather than focusing on single point solutions.
This is a presentation made at the "Advancing Research Communication and Scholarship" http://arcscon.tumblr.com/
Many of us nowadays invest significant amounts of time in sharing our activities and opinions with friends and family via social networking tools. However, despite the availability of many platforms for scientists to connect and share with their peers in the scientific community the majority do not make use of these tools, despite their promise and potential impact and influence on our future careers. We are being indexed and exposed on the internet via our publications, presentations and data. We also have many more ways to contribute to science, to annotate and curate data, to “publish” in new ways, and many of these activities are as part of a growing crowdsourcing network. This presentation will provide an overview of the various types of networking and collaborative sites available to scientists and ways to expose your scientific activities online. Many of these can ultimately contribute to the developing measures of you as a scientist as identified in the new world of alternative metrics. Participating offers a great opportunity to develop a scientific profile within the community and may ultimately be very beneficial, especially to scientists early in their career.
Being a Postdoc (Sometimes): My Career Under The MicroscopeChris Willmott
Jonathan Howe has had a career in biological research, beginning with a BSc in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. He then completed a PhD there on cell migration and fibronectin fibrillogenesis. After working as a senior research associate at the University of East Anglia, he became a Career Development Fellow at the prestigious MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. As a postdoc there, his responsibilities included conducting research, supervising students, publishing papers, teaching, and maintaining the light microscopy facility. He notes that becoming an independent researcher is highly competitive and requires a strong publication record, while remaining a postdoc long-term offers less job security. Alternative career paths for postdocs include specializing in a technique
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Communication Skills in science: the Research in 4 minutes competition. PhD s...Aurelio Ruiz Garcia
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Maximise Your Research Potential with Relevant IndustryDr. Mazlan Abbas
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2) Key lessons highlighted include the long timelines and costs to move from research to products, importance of collaboration, and challenges of managing research vs development approaches.
3) The document provides advice on choosing good research problems, different types of research methods, and managing researchers, noting the need to appreciate work on unknown problems and exploring new depths of knowledge.
PGR open day Faculty of Humanities The University of Manchester November 2016Anusarin Lowe
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Research Challenges – Am I Doing “Real” Research?Dr. Mazlan Abbas
The document discusses several aspects of research including:
1) Research requires an environment that allows people to brainstorm ideas that may fail without punishment in order to discover breakthroughs, as exemplified by Thomas Edison's many experiments.
2) True research involves interpretation and forming an opinion to establish the nature of an experiment, with basic research driven by curiosity to expand knowledge and applied research aimed at solving practical problems.
3) Characteristics of great researchers include curiosity, integrity, organization, and strong communication skills.
The document discusses alternative ways for researchers to promote their work, such as through blogging and podcasting. It outlines the benefits of blogging and podcasting research, including increasing knowledge transfer and reaching wider audiences. Advice is provided on how to get started with blogging and creating an academic podcast, including choosing a platform, format, and developing scripts.
This document provides information about various aspects of a career as a biomedical scientist. It discusses the types of programs available for an MSc in biotechnology, including coursework and research requirements. It also addresses what daily life is like working in a research lab, including activities like lab meetings, organizing conferences, and supervising students. The document then discusses PhD programs and considerations for careers after completing a PhD, such as positions in science policy, scientific writing, or industry. Overall, the document provides an overview of the educational pathways and career options for someone pursuing a career as a biomedical scientist.
This document discusses using blogging and microblogging (Twitter) for scientists to share information. It introduces the speaker and their background in science communication. Benefits of blogging include staying engaged with the latest research, networking, and practicing science writing skills. Examples are given of scientist blogs in different fields. Twitter is described as a way to quickly share thoughts and follow topics. Exercises are provided for attendees to think about how they could start blogging or using Twitter to discuss their work.
To earn a PhD, one must master a specific subject completely and extend the body of knowledge in that field. Getting a PhD requires intelligence, time, creativity, curiosity, adaptability, self-motivation, competitiveness and maturity. One should consider why they want a PhD, their career goals, and what doctoral study and the target field are really like. A PhD does not guarantee prestige, respect, or a job, and should not be pursued just for money or to impress others. However, working with brilliant peers and solving unknown problems can bring the joy of discovery.
Communication Skills in Science: Research in 4 minutes (Rin4)Aurelio Ruiz Garcia
DTIC Seminar February 2016. Communication Skills in Science - Research in 4 minutes (Rin4) competition at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.
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A Visual Guide to 1 Samuel | A Tale of Two HeartsSteve Thomason
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5. What is a PhD?
The Lord of the Rings Allegory...
http://danny.oz.au/danny/humour/phd_lotr.html
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6. What is a PhD?
“Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated to PhD, or Ph.D. in
English-speaking countries, for the Latin philosophiae doctor,
meaning "teacher in the love of wisdom", is an advanced
academic degree awarded by universities. In most English-
speaking countries, the PhD is the highest degree one can
earn (although in some countries like the UK, Ireland, and
the Commonwealth nations higher doctorates are awarded).
The PhD or equivalent has become a requirement for a
career as a university professor or researcher in most fields.
The academic level of degrees known as doctorates of
philosophy varies according to the country and time period.”
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhD
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7. What is a PhD?
• Imagine a circle that contains all human
knowledge...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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8. What is a PhD?
• By the time you finish elementary school
you know a little...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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9. What is a PhD?
• By the time you finish high-school you
know a bit more...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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10. What is a PhD?
• With a bachelor's degree, you gain a
specialty...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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11. What is a PhD?
• A master's degree deepens that specialty...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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12. What is a PhD?
• Reading research papers takes you to the
edge of human knowledge...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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13. What is a PhD?
• Once you're at the boundary, you focus...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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14. What is a PhD?
• You push at the boundary for a few years...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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15. What is a PhD?
• Until one day, the boundary gives way...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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16. What is a PhD?
• And, that dent you've made is called a
Ph.D.!
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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17. What is a PhD?
• Of course, the world looks different to you
now...
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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18. What is a PhD?
• So, don't forget the bigger picture!!
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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19. What is a PhD?
• We (YOU!) must keep pushing!!
Matt Might, http://matt.might.net/, http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
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20. What is a PhD?
• PhD Milestones:
• qualifying exams / program acceptance
• thesis proposal
• thesis defense
• Thesis proposal is the trickiest!
• (if you apply for a FCT grant, you’ll know what I mean)
http://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-phd-thesis-proposals/
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21. What is a PhD?
• A thesis proposal is a contract!
• It must include:
• A clearly defined thesis
• A specific plan for demonstrating that thesis
• Everything else in the proposal (related work, prior work, challenges)
exists to support the plausibility of the thesis and the plan.
• You will be judged by this contract later on
in your defense!
http://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-phd-thesis-proposals/
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23. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• So, where do good ideas (and so, good
thesis) come from?
• They may start as a “hunch” (aka educated guess)...
• They need time to incubate...
• They need to “colide with other hunches”...
• Collaboration!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugRZGDbPFU
http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_come_from.html
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24. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• A research topic can be chosen based on:
• how relevant the topic is nowadays
• the available literature
• the current state-of-the-art on the topic
• your personal interests
• your R&D/University research interests
• funding...
• ...
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25. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• A thesis statement is a single sentence!
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26. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• A thesis statement is a single sentence!
• active, declarative, defensible
• make it as short as possible
• ... but avoid turning it too general!
• The thesis statement answers the question:
"What did humanity learn as a consequence of this
dissertation?"
Remember, in a PhD, a novel contribution is
MANDATORY!
http://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-phd-thesis-proposals/
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27. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• An example: my thesis
• “A Computational Framework for Sound
Segregation in Music Signals”
The main problem this work tries to address is the
identification and segregation of sound events in
monaural (i.e. single-channel) real-world” polyphonic
music signals [using a computer]
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28. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• An example: my thesis
• “A Computational Framework for Sound Segregation in Music
Signals”
• This thesis segmented my dissertation into four
parts: related work, theory, experimentation and
application.
• Related work defends novelty.
• Theory and experimentation defend
feasibility.
• Application defends usefulness.
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29. How to define your
PhD thesis?
• An example: my thesis
• “A Computational Framework for Sound
Segregation in Music Signals”
• doesn't say anything about what technical
mechanisms I used to prove sound
segregation using a computer is possible
• I developed a software framework to
support my thesis. But, those were just the
means. Sound segregation was the end.
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30. How to define your
PhD thesis?
How interesting is my thesis?!
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31. How to define your
Molecular Cell
Forum
PhD thesis?
Alon, U. (2009). How to choose a good scientific problem. Molecular cell, 35(6):726–728.
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Figure 1. The Feasibility-Interest Diagram for Choosing a Project
Two axes for choosing scientific problems: feasibility and interest.
32. How to define your
PhD thesis?
Alon, U. (2009). How to choose a good scientific problem. Molecular cell, 35(6):726–728.
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ty and interest.
33. How to define your
PhD plan?
• A thesis proposal is a contract!
• The plan details the conditions of that
contract.
• If a student words the plan right and gets
it approved, her defense will go smoothly.
• If she leaves the plan vague or inspecific,
she leaves herself vulnerable to the
committee's interpretation of her plan.
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34. How to define your
PhD plan?
• A good plan contains:
• a fictional schedule
• a list of remaining milestones and anticipated dates of
completion.
• If the plan contains a claim to be validated, it needs to
explain how the student will conduct validation of that
claim.
• A good plan also contains contingencies.
• A good plan is not a sequence, but a tree.
• The leaves of the tree form a spectrum from "best possible outcome, give me a Ph.D. and a
professorship" at one end to "back to the drawing board" at the other.
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35. How to define your
PhD plan?
• A good plan contains:
• The possibility of failure
• Real research is inherently unpredictable, and failure is
always a possibility. If failure is not possible, it must not be
research.
• The proposal needs to create the impression that failure
is unlikely.
• A good plan also provides the criteria for recognizing the
completion of a milestone
• e.g., submitted for publication, accepted for publication, survey
completed, chapter written.
http://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-phd-thesis-proposals/ 35
36. How to define your
PhD plan?
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gifts in conversations and
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at point A, which is the question, and and nothing makes sense. The researcher
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37. How to define your
PhD proposal?
• The remainder of a proposal exists to support the
thesis and the plan
• A survey of related work supports the
novelty of the thesis.
• a summary of prior work by the student
supports plausibility of both the thesis and the plan
• A review of the research challenges and
proposed circumvention strategies supports the
intellectual merit of the thesis.
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38. How to define your
PhD proposal?
• Good proposals give the impression that between
1/3 and 2/3 of the work remains to be completed.
• Thesis proposals claiming that all of the work is already
completed will be interpreted (rightly or wrongly) as
arrogant, and trigger intense scrutiny.
• It's important to propose before all of the work is
finished.
• If it's truly all done, a student should pretend the last
third of it isn't.
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39. How to define your
PhD proposal?
• A PhD proposal should be presented in
written form!
• allows you to mature your ideas and iteratively
improve the proposal
• allows you to use it as a “map” you can always
refer
• try keeping a map in memory and it’s easy to
see how quickly you can get totally lost...
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40. How to define your
PhD proposal?
• A good thesis proposal document can be
structured like a proposal for FCT funding
http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/projectos/concursos/docs/guiaoEN
http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/projectos/concursos/2008/docs/FCT-GuiaoProjectos-22Jan09-v2_EN.pdf
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41. How to define a
chronogram
• Used to list deadlines, due dates, critical paths, schedule dates for
maximum work impact...
• allows to propose a final date for work conclusion!
• Start with the big tasks ID Task Name Duration Dec '03 Jan '04 Feb '04 Mar '04 Apr '04 May '04 Jun '04 Jul '04 Aug '04 Sep '04 Oct '04 Nov '04 Dec '04
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24 01 08 15 22 29 05 12 19 26 02 09 16 23 01 08 15 22 29 05 12 19 26 03 10 17 24 31 07 14 21 28 05 12 19 26 02 09 16 23 30 06 13 20 27 04 11 18 25 01 08 15 22 29 06 13 20
1 Phd Preliminary Activities 53 days?
problem definition
2 PhD Web Page 25.88 days?
3 Phd WebPage implementation 1 mon?
4 Upload of 1st online version 0 days 05-01
5 Marsyas / CLAM Tests and evaluation 21.88 days?
6 CLAM study and evaluation 1 mon?
7 Choice of Analysis Framework 0 days
•
16-01
8 DataBase Preliminray Tests and Evaluation 10 days?
choice of methodology
9 MySQL / Oracle Test and Evaluation 10 days?
10 Study and Evaluation of other technologies 40 days?
11 SDIF peliminar study 5 days?
12 XML preliminar study 5 days?
13 cppUnit preliminary study 5 days?
•
14 FLTK evaluation and test 5 days?
15 Doxygen study 5 days?
experiments, data gathering, observations
16 qwt study 10 days?
17 Software Development 170 days?
18 Audio Analysis Framework 120 days?
19 Beta 1 Development 2.5 mons?
20 Beta 2 Development 3.5 mons?
•
21 PITCH2MIDI 50 days?
22 Beta 1 Development 2.5 mons?
data analysis and interpretation
23 Speaker Identification / Recognition 3 mons?
24 Audio Segmentation and Classification 3 mons?
25 Audio FingerPrinting 3 mons?
26 VISNET activities 141 days?
27 Writting of D29 10 days?
•
28 D29 - Audio and Speech Analysis System Overview 0 days 01-04
29 Writting of D40 10 days?
report (papers, thesis, ...)
30 D40 - Review of the Work Done in Audio-Video Fusion 0 days 01-04
31 Writing of D24 10 days?
32 D24 - Functional Specification of the Query-by-Humming S 0 days 01-10
33 Publications 7 days?
34 ISMIR 2004 paper writing 7 days?
•
35 ISMIR 2004 paper submission 0 days 01-05
define the smaller tasks later on
36 AES117 paper writing 7 days?
37 AES117 paper submission 0 days 01-05
38 DAFX 2004 paper writing 7 days?
39 DAFX 2004 paper submission 0 days 01-05
40 Reports 7 days?
41 FCT/FEUP Report writting 7 days?
•
42 FCT/FEUP Report delivery 0 days 30-11
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add sub-tasks as the work progresses and as needed
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42. Literature Review
• If you are still looking for a research topic, the
first literature review efforts will naturally be
somewhat broad and erratic...
• this is normal, but should only last for a short
period of time
• after this initial research and review of
literature, the researcher should start to
narrow her research interests and focus in a
more specific topic
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43. Literature Review
• TIP: look for books, papers and articles
that provide a review of the state-of-the-art
in a field of your interest
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44. Literature Review
• Allows you to:
• get acquainted with the state-of-the-art in a specific topic
• learn the main proposals from other authors working in the field
• discover who are the most influential/active researchers in the field, as
well as the most cited works
• learn about the most accepted and established approaches in the field
• learn the terminology and concepts used in the field
• find out what are the most important journals and conferences in the
field
• keep updated about the latest contributions to the field
• propose novel contributions to the field of research!
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46. Literature Review
• Types of literature
• scientific
• peer-reviewed
• targeted to the expert reader
• divulgation
• targeted to a more broad audience
• usually establish connections between different fields
• technical
• technical reports and manuals focused on a specific topic
• news, interviews, opinion articles
• published in magazines, news papers
• mainly targeted to the general layman public
• (e.g. Wikipedia, Super Interessante, Exame Informática)
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52. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
1. Learn too much (fail to define a scope of research)
• requires focused learning directed toward an eventual thesis
• By the end of the third year, a typical Ph.D. student needs to have read
about 50 to 150 papers to defend the novelty of a proposed thesis.
• some students go too far with the related work search, reading so much
about their intended area of research that they never start that research.
• Advisors will lose patience with "eternal" students that aren't focused on
the goal--making a small but significant contribution to human knowledge.
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53. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
2. Get obsessed with Perfection
• Perfection cannot be attained. It is approached in
the limit.
• "Good enough" is better than "perfect."
• Follow an incremental and iterative approach
• start simple, and add layers of complexity
at each iteration
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54. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
3. Procrastinate
• ...
http://matt.might.net/articles/ways-to-fail-a-phd/ 54
55. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
4. Go autonomous too soon/too late
• The advisor-advisee dynamic needs to shift over the course of a
degree.
• Going autonomous before the student knows how to choose
good topics and write well will end in wasted paper submissions
and a grumpy advisor.
• On the other hand, continuing to act only when ordered to act
past a certain point will strain an advisor that expects to start
seeing a "return" on an investment of time and hard-won grant
money.
• Advisors expect near-terminal Ph.D. students to be proto-
professors with intimate knowledge of the challenges in their field.
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56. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
5. Treat Ph.D. school like school or work
• Ph.D. school is neither school nor work.
• Ph.D. school is a monastic experience. And, a jealous hobby.
• Solving problems and writing up papers well enough to pass peer review demands
contemplative labor on days, nights and weekends.
• Reading through all of the related work takes biblical levels of devotion.
• Students that treat Ph.D. school like a 9-5 endeavor are the ones that take 7+ years to
finish, or end up ABD.
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57. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
6. Ignore the committee
• Some Ph.D. students forget that a committee has to sign
off on their Ph.D.
• It's important for students to maintain contact with
committee members in the latter years of a Ph.D. They
need to know what a student is doing.
• It's also easy to forget advice from a committee member
since they're not an everyday presence like an advisor.
• Committee members, however, rarely forget the advice
they give.
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58. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
7. Aim too low
• A PhD is supposed to be a challenge!
• Aiming low does not pursuits “perfection”...
• ...and leaves no room for uncertainty.
• And, research is always uncertain.
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59. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
8. Aim too high
• A PhD is not the final undertaking. It's the start of a
scientific career.
• A Ph.D. is a small but significant contribution to
human knowledge.
• Impact is something students should aim for over a
lifetime of research.
• A PhD is mostly about the journey, not so much
about the final destination...
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60. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
9. Miss the real milestones
• In practice, the real milestones are three good
publications connected by a (perhaps loosely)
unified theme.
• Once a student has two good publications, if she convinces her
committee that she can extrapolate a third, she has a thesis proposal.
• Once a student has three publications, she has defended, with
reasonable confidence, that she can repeatedly conduct research of
sufficient quality to meet the standards of peer review. If she draws a
unifying theme, she has a thesis, and if she staples her publications
together, she has a dissertation.
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61. 10 reasons to fail a PhD
10. Assume a PhD as an Artistic Project
• Being an artist (even if a well recognized one) does
not necessarily make you a researcher
• Artistic creation by itself will not get you a PhD!
• It will only confirm you as an artist, not as a
researcher...
• ...you still need a thesis, a plan and a
proposal, and methodically work towards
a novel contribution in your field!
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62. Productivity
• Get to know the tools of your trade.
• Optimize transaction costs.
• Don't work from home.
• Eliminate temptation to waste time.
• Salvage dead time with technology.
• Get rid of your TV.
• Consolidate email accounts.
• Work from a laptop.
• Use a calendar system.
• Power-use a smartphone.
• Turn off instant messaging.
• Minimize collaboration costs.
• Use a citation/paper-management system.
• Procrastinate productively.
• Iterate toward perfection.
http://matt.might.net/articles/productivity-tips-hints-hacks-tricks-for-grad-students-academics/
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63. Productivity
• Extra Curricular Activities
• Not a bad thing, but get a grip...
• ...otherwise they may quickly turn into a source of procrastination!
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64. Productivity
• Always remember to backup!
• your thesis dissertation, data, code, etc.
• get a system (any system that suits you)
• and live by it!!!
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66. Writing a Thesis
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/guideelements.php
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67. Writing a Thesis
• Mandatory Sections in a Thesis
1. Title Page 8. Middle Chapters
2. Copyright Waiver (1) Materials and Methods
3. Abstract (2) Theory
4. Acknowledgments (3) Results and Discussion
5. Table of Contents, List of 9. Final Chapter
Tables, List of Figures,
Glossary (1) Conclusions and Future
Work
6. Introduction
10. List of references
7. Literature Review
11. Appendices
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/guideelements.php
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68. Writing a Thesis
• Stylistic Elements
• I. Professional Writing
• First person and sex-stereotyped forms are avoided. Material is presented in an unbiased
and unemotional (e.g., no "feelings" about things), but not necessarily uninteresting,
fashion.
• II. Parallel Construction
• Tense is kept parallel within and between sentences (as appropriate).
• III. Sentence Structure
• Sentence structure and punctuation are correct. Incomplete and run-on sentences are
avoided.
• IV. Spelling and Word Usage
• Spelling and use of words are appropriate. Words are capitalized and abbreviated
correctly.
• V. General Style.
• The document is neatly produced and reads well. The format for the document has been
correctly followed.
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/guideelements.php
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69. Writing a Thesis
• How to cite?
• Different citation system exist:
• APA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE, footnotes,
endnotes
• http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/
res_strategy/citing/apa.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Wikipedia:Harvard_referencing
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70. Writing a Thesis
• Writing Tools
• LaTeX (http://www.latex-project.org/)
• commonly used in Sciences
• separates content from form (just like HTML and CSS)
• efficient, reliable, produces excellent typographic results
• uses bibtex for reference management
• steep learning curve
• free! (as in beer and as in speech)
• Lyx (http://www.lyx.org/)
• based on LaTeX, but substantially easier to use
• WYSIWYM (What You See Is What You Mean)
• free
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71. Writing a Thesis
• Writing Tools
• MS Word
• Advanced (though somewhat slugish) user interface (WYSIWYG - What You See Is
What You Get)
• Basic citation and bibliography features...
• Comercial, not free
• Apple Pages
• Does not support citation and References
• Does not support automatic Table and Figure numbering
• Commercial, free
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72. Publishing a Paper
• Allows you to present you work to the
community / world
• get exposed to the critique
• get suggestions / corrections
• build a research reputation
• excellent way to exercise you for your
thesis writing and defense!
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73. Publishing a Paper
• Where to publish?
• From the Literature review you should already have
identified the most important journals / conferences /
workshops /festivals / events in your field
• Aim your submissions wisely
• exploratory / preliminary work should be aimed at
workshops, national conferences
• More mature and validated work should be
reserved for Journals or important conferences /
events
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74. Publishing a Paper
• Paper Structure:
• Paper Title
• The Abstract
• The Introduction
• Related Work
• The Body
• Performance Experiments
• The Conclusions
• Future Work
• The Acknowledgements
• Citations / References
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75. Publishing a Paper
• Addressing Reviews
• always try to address them as positive and constructive comments
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76. How to present?
• PhD Presentation Guidelines
• Get prepared
• Identify your audience
• Rehearse your presentation out loud
• Control the time!
• At your PhD defense you’ll only have 20~30 minutes!
• Estimate no more than 1 slide/minute
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2006_10_20/
mastering_your_ph_d_giving_a_great_presentation/
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77. How to present?
• PhD Presentation Guidelines
• Start by clearly and quickly presenting your “thesis”
• Cite the state-of-the-art and contextualize your work
• State your hypothesis and assumptions
• State your (expected) novel contribution(s)
• Present the challenges
• Present your approach / methodology
• Present your experiments / projects
• Analyze your results
• Present your conclusions and future work
• All in less than 30 minutes!
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/fabian_hemmert_the_shape_shifting_future_of_the_mobile_phone.html
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79. How long should a PhD
take?
“No less than required, no more than necessary”
• 3 years minimum
• 4 years “maximum” (definitely, if you are a FCT grant holder)
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81. PhD Advisors
• You’ll develop a bipolar love-hate with her
• tip: she’s supposed to be your “best friend”, so she will be harsh and
obnoxious
• always assume her comments as constructive!
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86. PhD Advisors
• Your advisor is supposed to be your
harshest critic and may lack a sense of
opportunity ;-)
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87. PhD Advisors
• Expect your Advisor to regularly ask you
“Mission Impossible”s
• She’s just “pushing your envelope”
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88. PhD Advisors
• Your advisor will make sure you iterate till
“perfection” (although she nows that’s
unattainable ;-))
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89. PhD Advisors
• Final Note:
• remember, your PhD advisor is in the
same boat as you...
• but she’ll not get drown because she
already has a PhD to use as a floating
device in case you sink the boat ;-)
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90. So, are you ready? ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XViCOAu6UC0
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91. References
• Alon, U. (2009). How to choose a good scientific problem. Molecular cell,
35(6):726–728.
• http://matt.might.net
• http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/
• http://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-phd-thesis-proposals/
• http://matt.might.net/articles/ways-to-fail-a-phd/
• http://matt.might.net/articles/productivity-tips-hints-hacks-tricks-for-grad-
students-academics/
• http://www.academicproductivity.com/
• http://matt.might.net/articles/books-papers-materials-for-graduate-students/
• http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/index.php
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