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PhD-Days: Conference Paper, Technical Reports and Journals
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Conference Paper, Technical Reports and Journals. If you are just starting your PhD, please read on carefully and get this into your head once and for all. You are expected to write - successfully - for conferences and journals. Also, there is this thing called 'Technical Report'. The million dollar question is - "In which sequence should i go? A) Technical Report (b) Conference (c) Journal. Not to mention about finis...
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PhD-Days: PhD or an MBA
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Friday, April 01, 2005. PhD or an MBA. Let me start by saying that both are excellent choices that will enhance your self-esteem, career prospects, analytical skills, and, last but not the least, your salary. Are you at a crossroad, thinking whether you ought to get a PhD or an MBA? More later . (paper deadline approaching.). Posted by Javed at 3:48 AM. Books I am reading. Publishing, publishing and publishing. My hobby is insight!
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PhD-Days: February 2005
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Friday, February 25, 2005. Books I am reading. How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci Seven Steps to Genius Everyday, by Michael J. Gelb. Mr Gelb is an off-shoot of Tony-Buzan, who contends that an average person uses only 1% of his brain-power and that the remaining 99% remains waiting to be un-locked. Gelb believes that Da-Vinci unlocked that 99% of the hidden brain-power, or some good percentage of it. Well, how are we to know? No matter what...
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PhD-Days: So much for Scholarly Pursuits
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Tuesday, May 17, 2005. So much for Scholarly Pursuits. Over the weekend, I watched this lovely movie WIT. It is based on the Pulitzer-Prize. Winning play by Margaret-Edson. It is the story of Prof. Dr. Vivian Bearing (Emma Thompson. Of the highest order. She is accomplished, poised and extremely intelligent (read as witty). You could say something we could all aspire to be. She even recites John Donne. When going through the CAT-Scan. My hobb...
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PhD-Days: Journalizing - contd.
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Tuesday, June 14, 2005. Last time I didn't explain what is MWS Syndrome. It's simply an acronym for 'My Work Sucks'! Posted by Javed at 4:30 AM. Journalizing - MWS Syndrome. Where have all the PhDs gone? Principles of Effective Research. So much for Scholarly Pursuits. Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith. Conference Paper, Technical Reports and Journals. PhD or an MBA. My hobby is insight! View my complete profile.
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PhD-Days: Where have all the PhDs gone?
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Thursday, May 19, 2005. Where have all the PhDs gone? This is very strange, but true. I find few PhD students' blogs. Why? Are they too busy with their research? No time to communicate? Or, nothing to say? Just type 'PhD blog'. In google and you get only a few relevant hits. Now, type 'MBA blogs' and you will be flooded. Truly, bewildering. Posted by Javed at 2:45 AM. Principles of Effective Research. So much for Scholarly Pursuits.
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PhD-Days: Books I am reading...
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Friday, February 25, 2005. Books I am reading. How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci Seven Steps to Genius Everyday, by Michael J. Gelb. Mr Gelb is an off-shoot of Tony-Buzan, who contends that an average person uses only 1% of his brain-power and that the remaining 99% remains waiting to be un-locked. Gelb believes that Da-Vinci unlocked that 99% of the hidden brain-power, or some good percentage of it. Well, how are we to know?
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PhD-Days: Some Reviewers
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Thursday, June 16, 2005. Sometimes reviewers are simply impossible. My recent submission (on a really path-breaking concept that I developed) came back 'rejected'! I am done with the Journalising. I managed to metamorphosize the Sonnet (6-page conference paper) to an Epic Poem (30 page Journal). End of sermon. Will add more later, right now I have to get back to this 'quick paper' that I am writing. A 'quick' paper is to an 'easier co...Dont ...
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PhD-Days: Top 10 Reasons for Doing a PhD
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Friday, April 07, 2006. Top 10 Reasons for Doing a PhD. So, you think getting a PhD is going to be good for you? But are you sure you are not kidding yourself - i.e. are you suffering from Myths about a PhD? Check your ideas against our list to make sure if instead you should try something else in life -. 5 You LOVE the sound of 'Dr' - if this is all you want, please, please dont waste your time (about 4 years). 6 You LOVE to Make More Money ...
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PhD-Days: Reviewing Paper
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How to Make a Great PhD (also, visit me at www.javedabsar.com. Tuesday, May 10, 2005. Currently, I am reviewing two papers for a conference, can't tell you which one - reviewer confidentiality :-), which has an acceptance rate of only 20%. This means, statistically speaking, I should reject both the papers. Now, if all reviewers (each given two papers) thought and did exactly like me, the conference would have to be cancelled. Ya, right! What a homage to previous art. Posted by Javed at 8:16 AM.