Set Your Dissertation Target Date
This chapter focuses on two important actions for your dissertation: planning your dissertation and negotiating it with your supervisor. The planning includes the right time to start your dissertation and setting up milestones. While negotiating includes
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Cracking a Ph.D. Revelation of 5 Stages in Doctoral Journey
Cracking a Ph.D.
Lindawati
Cracking a Ph.D. Revelation of 5 Stages in Doctoral Journey
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Lindawati The Logistics Institute–Asia Pacific National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore
ISBN 978-981-10-2151-0 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2152-7
ISBN 978-981-10-2152-7
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I dedicate this book to my loving husband, Woelly William, and my loving mother, Sim Tiaw Nio. They always believe in me more than I believe in myself.
Preface
When I am looking back to my Ph.D. journey, I realize how far I have grown not only technically, but also personally. When I first started, I did not even know what I should do. I only knew that I wanted to have a Ph.D. degree. I went to many bumpy rides, depressed moment, rejections, and many other unhappy moments. At one time, I even think to just forget everything and quit my Ph.D. Fortunately, I had a second thought. I kept striving on and finally finished my Ph.D. program and got a good job after. My Ph.D. journey had provided me with good journey, good experiences, good friends, good mentors, good jobs, and many more. That is what I also want for you when you decide to take this Ph.D. journey. This book is loaded with my personal experiences as well as many other people around me that went through similar experience, surviving a Ph.D. I have arranged this book to cover five stages that a Ph.D. student would gone through: joining Ph.D., starting Ph.D., conducting research, writing dissertation, and finally, looking for an ideal job. This book serves as cheat sheet that explains the options, tips, and guidance in each stage of Ph.D. journey. With a bonus chapter in each stage that
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