PUBLISH or PERISH...

by R.Charan

Publications is one of the main barometer used to measure the work done on research. Whats your research worth like?. This outputs will answer the question.

The questions surrounding your work done in this matter:

1. Is my data enough for publication?

2. If i submit will they even review it?

3. I am shy, i feel the results arent good enough.

4. Mine is Social Science not Engineering or Science, hard to find sources to publish?

5. Should i publish for indexed Conferences or Journals?

6. What kind of work level suits conferences?

7. Is this data suffcient for Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4 journal?

8. Bottomline i am confused dont know where and what to submit?

In the research world currently its 'PUBLISH or PERISH' (just because i am saying this, doesnt mean i agree to it or disagree). This is the current certification for research workers, avoiding it would be dterimental.

The questions list can keep on going, there are more to it than the above.............

PROPOSAL

by R.Charan

Proposal preparation is always the first hurdle any researcher will face, and it’s the basis of your research EVENTHOUGH there are chances direction might change in later stages.

            Here guide will be given in the assumption topic and area of research is known. There will be no extra dwelling in areas where variables thrive, thus questionscan be posted or mailed (if confidentiality is required).

            Proposal just like any structured writings as its main bodies, it may vary between institutions but the it always (to the best of the author’s knowledge) will revolve aroun

I.    Introduction/Background

II.   Problem Statement

III.  Objective

IV.  Scope

V.   Proposed Methodology (Not Always)

Writing guide and tips: post your questions....

Confused??..Whats in the Title?..Choosing it?

by R.Charan

This particular situation arises mostly for Final Year Project (FYP) and Master's students. Its an air dropped situation, time is critical, choice looks so limited and confused. A simple analogy, if i would drop anyone of this confused souls into a buffet line, confusion doesn't arise at all. Combined past experiences and seasoned taste buds will navigate your way to the favorite dish or to any of your preferred starters.

  Treat this note as a prequel for your choices of titles minus your choice of supervisors. All research projects can be classified into TWO (2) categories which will be OPEN and CLOSED environment.

  The OPEN category kind of research defines whereby the core research work is conducted in a non-closed situation. Lets discuss about this, feed-back defined research needs, it requires the research owner to interact with the civil society depending on which (whereby some can be contacted via emails) to obtain the feed-back. The particular environment is fluid, variables keeps changing, thus for this controllers need to be in place to avoid topic deviation. The other open category will be technology based work whereby research needs to be conducted in the open, such as sun-light intensity study, lighting strikes, animal species tagging, botany, archeology based and many more. This research is very dynamic and challenging, the core work is a fluid variable and to contain it, need major peseverance and innovation to capture and analyse.

  The CLOSE category obviously is done under a roof, laboratory, work space, room, home and whatever other closed enviroments available. The CLOSE category can be further divided into computer base and non-computer base, the non-computer base will be surely a laboratory environment where testing and characterization work will be done.

The above are just some fillers for a prospective student to understand into what they are getting into, and also gives them a heads-up to choose accordingly. Choose the project where you are at your most comfortable, happy and good at, thus half of your battle towards a succesfull research completion is done.

Research Project (FYP, MSc, PhD, DBA, MEng..etc)...Dilemmas

by R.Charan

Every undergraduate/postgraduate from all niche of studies, irrelevant Science, Management, Marketing, Technology, Engineering, Political Science, Archeology, History, Geography and more, can never escape the FYP hurdle. Its their pinnacle of all their years of studies, all the knowledge gained through the years will be pitted into the ring of FYP and may the best project be awarded 'A'. FYP is the stepping stone for anyone in a Project Management scenario, alright i could keep on going and going on its importance and values, lets get tweaked into our real life posers.

Every student or mostly would be better, would never even think about it till they plan to register the semester for FYP. 'I will cross the bridge when i see one', satrical piece my quote here. I guess its true in way to cross the bridge when you see one, but the bridges of FYP ain't no simple bridge, suspension, step-stone, log, arc, truss are some of the bridges, to cross certain set of skills are required. 

The dilemmas most undergraduate/postgraduate have in the moment they have been given the timeline to choose, would be:

1. To choose my favorite lecturer or the topic of interest?

2. None of the topics are to my interest.sighh

3. I cant even understand any of the topics.

4. I hate laboratory work.

5. I hate fieldworks.

6. Feed-back projects..nooo its a bore.

7. My favorite topic with the lecturer i most detest:(

8. Can i suggest my own project?

9. I hate programming and the working with computers.

10. I want a project where i could use it for my job interview.

11. A project where i could win awards like my seniors.

12. Could i get an 'A' in this project?

13. Can i cope with my extra subjects with this FYP topic?

14. Bottomline i just want to get over this project.

This are the posers majority would have and maybe more. Yeah and all want to complete them succesfully. How to help you all in this stage?.post your questions.

To Work or To Do Master's

by R.Charan

A typical question all undergraduates will be asking themselves approaching the end of their studies. The other question would, can i work and do my Master's? Firstly the frequency of these questions will increase in accordance to the economic situation, which would be an undeniabale fact.

My advise or better still my question to the posers?

1. Why do you want to Master's

2. Is it because you love continuing your studies, meaning passion in research?

3. To upgrade your marketability value?

4. Parents or close ones cajoling?

5. Don't want to jump into the working world yet, want to have a pristine and cool time first.

6. The lecturer i am close with made me the offer, i feel indebted

7. Better grab the oppurtunity now, and later not regretting about it

8 Can i work and do Master's in the same time?