Tuesday, February 24, 2004
This could officially be the first day of my Ph.D. program, after a long and extensive meeting with my supervisor.
First thing we did was to, each of us, conduct a supervision role perception workshop and then compare our results. Our thoughts were similar interms of the topic/course of study but we hold different perceptions interms of staff-student relationships and frequency of meetings. In terms of the thesis, the only concern is the amount of contribution the supervisor should have on the thesis. I was worried about the quality of work and the clarity of explanation whereas Roy thought that he should be wary of contributing too much to the thesis. An encouraging thing is that he thinks that my control of the English language was adequate for a Ph.D thesis.
The positive outcomes of this exercise is that we have reached a certain level of understanding and internal agreement about our supervisor-student relationship. We agreed that from the start of the program until the submission of the thesis, I should publish a number of scientific papers for journals and conferences, with his help or it would be a joint publication. These would give me enough practices because these papers will be reviewed and assessed by experts in the field before they are accepted, which is sort of like Ph.D. mid-term reviews or assessments.
Shape Memory Alloys.... that's gonna be the thing that will govern the next three years of my life. Good news is that I may likely be one of the few candidates to finish within three years because I've already have extensive knowledge and experience with the topic. Bad news is that I will not have a relaxing life for this period.
First thing we did was to, each of us, conduct a supervision role perception workshop and then compare our results. Our thoughts were similar interms of the topic/course of study but we hold different perceptions interms of staff-student relationships and frequency of meetings. In terms of the thesis, the only concern is the amount of contribution the supervisor should have on the thesis. I was worried about the quality of work and the clarity of explanation whereas Roy thought that he should be wary of contributing too much to the thesis. An encouraging thing is that he thinks that my control of the English language was adequate for a Ph.D thesis.
The positive outcomes of this exercise is that we have reached a certain level of understanding and internal agreement about our supervisor-student relationship. We agreed that from the start of the program until the submission of the thesis, I should publish a number of scientific papers for journals and conferences, with his help or it would be a joint publication. These would give me enough practices because these papers will be reviewed and assessed by experts in the field before they are accepted, which is sort of like Ph.D. mid-term reviews or assessments.
Shape Memory Alloys.... that's gonna be the thing that will govern the next three years of my life. Good news is that I may likely be one of the few candidates to finish within three years because I've already have extensive knowledge and experience with the topic. Bad news is that I will not have a relaxing life for this period.
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