Already 15 months into my part time MPhil/PhD. Trying hard to cope both side for being a full time engineer and a part time student.

Research field in engineering.
Topic: Energy harvester for thermoacoustic engine.

Take phD if you're looking at working in the academic line in the near future. Else i suggest u take prof eng route.

hey sorry to bother u guys here, had anyone approach qualitative research before? (or specifically field research)? I need HELP here. Should you have knowledge in this matter and able to help me, please inbox me. thank you.. or may email me sachiew @ hot mail.com

interested FYP topic : Social Entrepreneurship in M'sia

I beg to differ.

Taking PhD =/= academic line is the only way out. PhD is not just a cert, but an intense 3 years training that is much gruesome than working experience itself. It teaches you the quality of a real engineer. Project management, design for experiment, analytical technique, critical thinking, problem solving skills, paperworks, social skills etc.
Once you graduated and enter industry, you can get into senior engineer or senior researcher/analysts in big companies. Most of my seniors that graduated worked in technical field in GGS, Abbott, Dyson, GE and Lockheed. So, your statement is not true already in these days.

Hello all. I am currently undertaking Master of Science and doing research on Stomatopoda

hi, glad that everyone is doing fine for research. The early year I was occupied with student's coursework and my master class.

I've submitted one journal in Feb 2012 to "Accounting Education: an International Journal", hoping to get their feedback before I prepare my proposal defense which is due in July.

Any prospective student who like 'academic research' as their career advancement may post over here and we'll try to assist you.

Hi, I'm from an accounting background but now doing a PhD in Management (Organisational Behaviour).

Just registered last month.

(1) Congratulations! Which academic institution did you enroll in? While you go to the PhD level, perhaps you begin to notice that Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of what people think, feel, and do in and around organizations. Very likely you'll become a OB researcher who systematically study individual, team, and organizational-level characteristics that influence behavior within work settings.

(2) It may be that you're already aware of OB seems to get more respect from people who have been in the workforce a while than from students who are just beginning their careers. At first, many specialize in accounting, marketing, information systems, and other fields with corresponding job titles, so it’s understandable that students focus on these career paths. But later, who ever heard of a career path leading to a “COBO (Chief OB Officer)”? Although OB doesn’t have its own job title, most students eventually come to appreciate that this field is a potential gold mine of valuable knowledge. This is made apparent when the leaders in the workforce need to understand, predict, and influence behavior in organizational settings.

(3) And the more you study psychology, the more you understand each of us has an inherent need to understand and predict the world in which we live. Since much of our time is spent working in or around organizations, the growing realization of OB theories are particularly helpful in satisfying this innate drive to make sense of the workplace. Maybe you'll enjoy noticing OB theories give you the opportunity to question and rebuild your personal cognitive and psychological models which have developed through observation and experience.

(4) Understanding and predicting are important, but most of us also need to influence the organization in various ways. Whether you are trying to introduce a new marketing strategy, encourage staff to adopt new information technology, or negotiate more flexible work arrangements with your boss, you’ll find that OB concepts play an important role in performing your job and working more effectively within organizations. And while you wonder that, I want you to discover that the practical side of OB is a critical feature of the best OB theories.



You might be fascinated to discover that Google has leveraged the power of organizational behavior to attract talented employees who want to make a difference in the Internet world.

@Critical_Fallacy

I agree with what you says. I am too from accounting background, and now my master research involves a combination of communication and psychology and education.

I can't imagine how a PhD in accounting looks like =)

I'm doing PhD at USM.

Thank you for the thoughtful reply and I agree with everything you said. I got interested in OB only after I started working and I find that researching on OB literature gives me more satisfaction compared to accounting. I aim to be an OB researcher/lecturer.

Dunno if I belong here. M.Eng in EEIT, majoring Communication, although now working in the Automation sector.

Completed my undergrad studies in an university of applied science (UAS) in Germany right in the middle of an economy recession. Since the same university also offers Master of Engineering (M.Eng) through coursework (UAS in Germany is more geared towards practical, Universities are more theoretical), I took that chance.

I have 0 publications, I did my master thesis at Bosch HQ, where I programmed a Two-Port NWA using their HWs (I don't design the hardware).

Right now, I am thinking about going into the academic world and do my Ph.D and teach, but I like the job I am in. So maybe, if I get the chance, I like to do Industrial Ph.D.

PS: To those looking to do a doctorate in Germany, I would suggest doing Industrial Ph.D (doing it at the company, attached to a local university). Fraunhofer Institute is the most widespread research institute throughout Germany.

You can also do it the traditional way and be a RO at a university while doing research on a topic. I am not sure if you have to teach at this stage.

Is it true that a PhD is more appreciated in Germany that other countries? It seems like those in managerial level hold a phd cert

Not so sure, to be honest. When I was doing my master thesis though, almost all of the guys in the dept have the "Dr." title, and two are actually working towards their doctorate degree.

I look some german companies and noticed most of the employees have post grad degree, especially those in the managerial post. And my cousin who are working in a german firm was sponsored by the firm to study masters abroad as well.

I also heard the masters/phd experience is counted as a working experience in germany. not sure that is a fact or not.

Depending on some fields, doing the PhD itself is considered a "working experience".

For example, a psychologist doing a PhD research, that itself is a working experience for the psychologist. Or those in the pure science field, doing their PhD research is already an experience by itself.

I know that many tend to think that PhD is all about theory which is not true at all. PhD involves intense research, including both primary (field) research (this is where you have to go out and meet people or the object of your research) and secondary (library) research.

it's new to me to hear that a PhD is a working experience. Upon completion a candidate is expected to be real good in project management, since he/she handles all chapter 1 to 5 alone.

The German prefers CV instead of Resume, and even your practical internship can count towards "working experience" (since most internship involves you do something)

Industrial Ph.D (Ph.D at a company) naturally counts as working experience as well. If you are doing it at a university, normally you'll be actually working as a research officer/assistant, and it's a contract-based employment, complete with it's own wage table.

Please discuss in proper context. We are in malaysia not Germany, US, Venus, Mars or watever. No point saying how good others places are when 80% of the students will look for job in Malaysia.

READ: 80% and dont come flame say you can look for job overseas and shit like that. It aint that easy unless u already have some connection

Btw wats different between cv and resume?

No harm to discuss about post grad degree from different context. It just for our knowledge

CV is more detailed and longer than resume. sort like your lecturer CV

curriculum vitae. I always have problem pronouncing that.

Yes PhD is an intense programme. Those who are interested may also google MyMaster and MyPhd for possible scholarship scheme offered by Malaysian government.