I mean I prefer weekend time as I stay at JB

ohh I overlooked that.

My supervisor has done both before.

One to one and one to all.

When my supervisor needs to see everyone, then everyone will be called together.

Technically untrue!

There are PhD programs offered by International Business School, UTM. Your research interest can be Accounting & Finance. But do not expect the research-based doctoral program to be fixated on Accounting ONLY.

http://www.ibs.utm.my/programmes/doctoral-...ograms/phd.html

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Do you have any research project ideas in mind?

Me not doing PhD/MPhil/DPhil or any of its variances can join?

But I enjoys philosophy. (Kant, Nietzsche, Freud) and literature.

1. If you take coursework mode then you don't need to do research.

2. If you take research mode, then:
a. find your area of interest, and propose a topic to your future supervisor, or
b. find a supervisor, preferably one with a research grant, and apply to be his/her research student

hi..i hope i come in to the right forum. I have a few questions to ask, namely;-

1) What is the minimum duration to finish a Ph D course? Does it depends on the topic that i research on?
2) Which type of thesis is easier to approach, qualitative or quatitative, if i am doing a business topic?
3) Since i will be doing this course on a part-time basis, how many face to face interactions i need with my supervisor?
4) Which university is highly recommended?
5) Since i have lose touch on studies after completing my MBA, what books and links will you recommend me to read to generate a research proposal.?
6) Will any university provides a scholarship without any commtments from students? What is the minimum CGPA requirements for obtaining a scholarship?

Thanks

1. Minimum duration is always 2 years but it also depends on you yourself.

2. In my opinion, quantitative would be easier. Many of my peers said so as well.

3. Up to your supervisor

4. Up to your preference and the place you stay, since you said you want to do it on a part-time basis.

5. Google Scholar and past PhD thesis at any local university library.

6. Scholarships surely require commitment from students, don't you think so.

Thank you very much for your kind response. Quantitative research needs lots of statistical computations to support hypotheses, while qualitative depends less on that which is easier right? I want to write something relating to property investment but still haven't come up with a title yet

Dear forum members,

I'm keenly following this thread as I would like to pursue my Phd too. A little bit of background, I got my Engineering degree in 1997 and my MBA in 2011. Have been searching for a suitable institution to start my Phd journey ever since. So far, I have approached Monash, Taylor's and Swinburne but gaining acceptance into their Phd program is not as straight forwards as it seems. Perhaps its just me as I would like to pursue it in under the part time mode. The closest I've gotten to is with Swinburne, where they told me with their recent change in policy, they are mostly only keen to take in full time candidates. Bummer.....

I'm looking forward to engage constructively with respected members in this thread. I also do appreciate your kind advice and comments.

Uniquely Me,

At early 40's, we can understand that you probably cannot afford to quit your job, especially when you are the breadwinner of the family. So you intend to pursue a PhD in Engineering. What options do you have other than Monash, Taylor's and Swinburne?

Hello Critical_Fallacy,

Thank you for your reply. I missed out some critical information in my first posting. I'm intending to pursue my Phd in the field of Business/Marketing. More specifically, the area of consumer behavior interest me greatly. Topics like human perception, persuasion, and effectiveness are what i'm currently reading up on. Infact, I'm trying to write an exploratory journal on areas as above. I was made to understand that by building up my research profile, it will increase my chances to pursue Phd in part time mode. I think what they are saying is they are looking for qualities like commitment and competency before agreeing to the part time mode. As I'm based in KL, the distance is also a factor with Swinburne, Kuching.

As mentioned, I've only explored with these 3 institutions and I thought I've nailed it until the time come for me to submit my application. Then they dropped the bombshell and calls it "a recent change in policy". I'm not too keen on local universities tho.

I would appreciate your views.

I am a 29 years old buddy that quit my job and jumped in postgraduate studies... Basically if we got a good supervisor, the journey will be relaxing...frankly speaking, I did submit my final draft in nine months... But what sucks me is later I waited for my viva for eight months....

It's time to test your persuasion skills. Meet the Dean of the Business School.

(1) Identify a targeted situation.

(2) Help the Dean sees that continuing with this situation without addressing it will ultimately cost her and the School in many painful ways. There is powerful psychology behind this tactic. Trigger the pain button first, before even beginning to talk about possible solutions or how your research can help.

(3) Have the Dean identifies a preferred outcome (your way). Ensure that the preferred outcome has nothing to do with the Full-time or Part-time enrollment status.

(4) Have the Dean identifies the consequences of this new outcome.

(5) Confirm that this new chosen outcome is what the Dean really wants.

(6) You need to be certain the new outcome is truly going to be good for the Dean and her School.

That's right. Quantitative research involves statistical analysis to assess your hypotheses. Which is easier depends on you. If you prefer to follow something systematically, then a quantitative research would be easier.

Hello Critical_Fallacy,

You might be onto something here. I'll give it a chew and see what come out.

Sounded like you've done this before......

for PhD, candidate must be able to demonstrate original contribution to literature.

For social science research, today's trend to demonstrate such contribution can be done via:

1) mixed method research (quite popular nowadays, it can be either quanti and quali sequential or concurrent research method).

I recommend this book

How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors. By Estelle M. Phillips and Derek S. Pugh.

It is beneficial to prospective research students as well as those who are on-going.

My status: pre work-completion seminar. Hope can finish in 2014. Post a photo of my graduation if it happens ya =)

Do you find it hard to meet your self-imposed deadlines and work on your thesis?

waa never thought that there is Phd thread in lowyat forum...good luck for the permanent head damage syndrome..

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