MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE CROSS-EYED PhD – and a Happy New Year 2020! (For the uninitiated – Santa’s HO – HO -HO has been equated with the null hypothesis traditionally written as H0 in the academic circles – … Continued
The Significance of DATA in research… In your research, you will be presenting empirical evidence substantiating your analysis. To do that, you need to get (valid, reliable) data. Do note that if it cannot be expressed in figures, … Continued
With a national objective for the rooftop solar at 40GW and an installation base of 4.4 GW on March 31’19- it is obvious that there will be a serious push by the Government to grow the nascent rooftop solar … Continued
The challenge of the research topic… Quite a few of us will be buffeted by different interests in our process of defining the research topic. Actually, the trick to getting the right answers is to ask … Continued
“Piled Higher and Deeper” by Jorge Cham, www.phdcomics.com Tip 3: The Literature Review The literature review starts early in the research phase and permeates through it – even beyond the literature review chapter phase. It is a critical part of … Continued
It was a pleasure addressing the next generation of managers at the prestigious NTPC School of Business, NOIDA. I consciously chose a topic which straddled technology and management – the issue of design for rooftop solar. I built up … Continued
Tip 2: The Research Concept, Synopsis & the Literature Review AMU conducted a short-3 day preparatory session for the semester 2 of the AIMA PhD aspirants. Ontology & Epistemology ..two esoteric terms were introduced in an afternoon session … Continued
“Piled Higher and Deeper” by Jorge Cham Tip 1. The PhD Calendar (Version n, n-> infinity)… It happened finally. I completed my PhD last month with a successful viva and several peer-reviewed papers in the subject of my specialization – … Continued
19th September 2019! I faced the academic board and examiners at the Faculty of Management & Research, Aligarh Muslim University. There were researchers, faculty and my guides and the external examiners from Dubai and Delhi University. The Dean, FMSR … Continued