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Academic Research Thread, MPhil/PhD candidate/holder welcome!
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UniquelyMe
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 Dec 12 2013, 11:27 AM
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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,
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UniquelyMe
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Dec 13 2013, 05:08 PM
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QUOTE(Critical_Fallacy @ Dec 12 2013, 08:30 PM) 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. |
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UniquelyMe
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Dec 16 2013, 11:41 AM
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QUOTE(Critical_Fallacy @ Dec 13 2013, 08:41 PM) 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. 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......  |
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