^ i agree that it is better to build some research capacity before jumping to PhD.

I added a link for forumer's reference in case anyone is interested to read more about conducting a research. Any prospective link you wish to be shared via this thread may be sent to my pm =)

Good day.

envied those who have started their PhD. Somehow I'm still lagging behind on this though I've been telling myself I will look for supervisor soon enough for ages. Either I'm lack of motivation, determination or I'm just plain coward.

Give me some kick in the ass guys!

Good. At least you start the procrastination game early.

maybe coz you are busy with working life?

for academics, the nature of job will motivate them for a PhD. But I will reserve such opinion if one works outside of academia while pursuing a PhD.

There are books about motivation of conducting a research. I hope to find it out, I read it before I enroll a research degree.

I know myself. I am procrastinating. I know I am holding back. But then still, I am not moving forward. Hope to join you guys in discussion in the future when I'm truly a PhD candidate.

you are right. I am working, and work is hectic like hell. I find it hard to focus on two main important matters. And I can't let go of my job just to pursue my PhD.

I feel you bro, its not easy to return to studies once you've start to work

Think of this: when you grow older the chances of you getting a PhD decreases significantly because of the changes in your life.

Are you willing to go back to student life living on minimal expenses? Remember, you stipends may well be half or even a third of what you are already earning with your current job (depending on how long you have entered the workforce).

As you grow older, you will be burdened with more responsibilities. You may get married, you may purchase a house and have to pay the mortgage, you will have a family to take care of, and you will desperately need money to get on with life. Can you revert your lifestyle to that of a student once again?

I know many people who have "planned" to do a PhD after gaining some work experience, but most never made it back to the academia precisely for the reasons I have mentioned above.

Remember: this may well be your last chance of doing a PhD!

Do it while you are still young, when you still have the freedom to do whatever you want! Give it a couple more years, things change in life and you may never be able to achieve your goal of doing a PhD anymore.

That's the main problem that you have to face when you've entered the workforce. But if really want it, do it part time. Your main focus is your work and at the free time, you can give some time to your study. Might take more than 5 years to complete but I'm sure it's worth something. Whether it helps in your career or increase your personal satisfaction.

Hello guys, just want to update that so far my research is doing swell
Morphometric measurements are up, but stomach content and gonadal development are still ongoing. So anyone here doing stomach content analysis?

good progress. I'm in pilot test stage.

thank you good sir for your kind words
idk I do think I am progressing quite slowly
by what do you mean of pilot test stage?

it's like running something but at a smaller scale.

Let's say if coca cola wants to launch a new product, the company will conduct a pilot test, to test if the market is ready to receive this product.

In survey research, pilot test is administered to a smaller scale of respondents. It allows modification before the mistake is extended to the larger sample group.

p/s: i will unfollow this group from now on. Alternatively, I invite you to join

http://www.postgraduateforum.com/

as well as

http://www.vitae.ac.uk/researchers/1218/Po...esearchers.html

All the best in your research. God bless you.

my manuscript already rejected by 3 journals. 1. straight reject by editor, 2. straight reject by one of the reviewer, and 3. reject with major amendment which I decided not to pursue.

cant deny, the payroll is awesomesauce.

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Added on June 12, 2012, 5:37 pmHi all, I haven't read the entire thread but I think I’d have a glimpse of what this thread is all about. To keep story short, I’ve published my FYP paper in Polymer-Plastic Tech. & Engr. journal under my supervisor name as first author and I'm the co-author. No doubt, it is 100% my work but my supervisor suggests to put his name as a first author as he is more veteran in this field. It is just my FYP paper so I have no confidence that it will ended up in Q1 or Q2 journals. My guess is it published in some non-ISI journal (I’ve no idea how to differentiate).

But what I’m really furious about is he misspelled my name - no idea whether it is on purpose or accidental. Anyhow, I just want to know is there any way to amend my name again? According to my supervisor, it can’t be change once published.

To add, the FYP is uploaded by my supervisor after I graduated. Before that, he did ask my permission for publication and promise that he will put my name in it.


By the way TS, I'm doing PhD in Organic Solar Cell.

This post has been edited by ShrugsLova: Jun 12 2012, 08:38 PM

did you write the journal paper? or he write the paper based on your research?

contact the editor to correct your name

I wrote the whole paper, he just amend a few thing from my draft. He then submitted the whole friggin thing after i graduated. But he did guide me throughout my research..

The name is just misspelled, all in all, it's still reassemble my name.

he is very unethical.

you sure it was his fault or the journal misspelled your name?