Category: PhD
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Theoretical Framework
I have been trying desperately to wrap my head around Social Cognitive Theory this last little bit. I just did NOT see how it applied to my project because I am not interested in student behaviors, their choices (agency) and I’m only interested in their environment in that I want to improve enabling programs. I…
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10 days later
It has been 10 days since my confirmation of candidature. I feel more positive overall about it now. That is mostly because of the meeting I had with my supervisors where we were both able to acknowledge that time management leading up to confirmation wasn’t the best. They also presented me some very logical arguments…
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Got the email!
I am very happy I didn’t have to wait a whole week, they sent the confirmation report today! It is still hard to read in parts and feels negative but I just keep telling myself not to take it personally. One thing really positive they said was that my project was timely and really significant…
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Confirmation…and now waiting again!
It is REALLY difficult to outline a PhD sized project in 10,000 words. It is even harder to discuss it in 20 minutes, which is what I attempted to do today in my confirmation presentation. Everyone commented that my project was valuable, well chosen and worthy of researching. That was very positive. They also said…
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Another review back!
I have not got a lot to share today. In fact I’d say the last week or so has just been a blur of preparing for my confirmation presentation, keeping up with emails and student enquiries and marking assessments. However! The team I’m on with Tim Fish and others from Monash and Deakin University did…
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and… marking hits
I have ALMOST finished the slides for my confirmation of candidature presentation but I haven’t yet done a proper run through, have really only THOUGHT about what I’m going to say for each slide. I have some time tomorrow so I’m feeling A-OK about that. At the moment I’m most worried about marking. I have…
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Back on the road again
I am indeed back on the road again, back to normal, feeling great! At the same time, I feel like the picture above best represents that road! It’s not a peaceful journey through calm countryside, it is a blur! I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s almost 10am on a Saturday and so far…
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2 days to go!
Today seems to be such a mixed day! Trixie James and I received notification that our article has been published which was fantastic. It is those “winning” moments that keep me going. I have emailed the pdf to as many people as I could think of… and received some wonderfully encouraging replies too. Plus there…
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Getting close now!
My confirmation report is due next Wednesday and that is a bit surreal. At the same time I know that I should not overthink it. They just need to know that I wasn’t born yesterday, that I HAVE in fact done some reading, I do in fact know some stuff and that my project is…
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Deadline approaching!
My confirmation of candidature report is currently 2800 words over the limit. It’s going to go up before it comes back down again! I will be able to cut a reasonable amount from the method section but I also have to add more in around how I’m going to analyse my data. It might end…
