Once I negotiated with the embarrassment, I experienced during the PhD research proposal presentation stage, discussed in my early blog- Writing a theoretical framework for a PhD thesis: How important it is?, I started afresh,…
The 05 important tips to the successful completion of PhD quickly?
Based on my personal experienced and what I have learnt from academics, research scholars and scientists over the years, I believe that the path to obtaining a doctoral degree is paved with mistakes, failures and…
The 10 important lessons novice researchers must learn before initiating their research work
Postgraduate students, research scholars, fellows and colleagues usually seek help for a ready made topic for their research work. Believing that some of them were doing it out of their passion, others were pursuing it…
The four key secrets to the successful completion of Ph.D.
Doing a Ph.D. is not difficult, it is rather, time-consuming. One need not to be really a genius to get through. An ordinary, mediocre person, like me, can easily make it. A little smart work,…
Understanding the difference between theoretical and conceptual frameworks
Theoretical underpinning, strong underlying support and sound justification are regarded as critically important for any research venture whether it is qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods study. Similarly, all PhD dissertations and research papers need to have…
Writing a theoretical framework for a PhD thesis: How important it is?
While presenting my PhD research proposal to the doctoral committee, one of the members asked, “gentleman everything is fine about your proposal but what is the theoretical or conceptual framework of your study”. I stood…