Lostinoz - i will pray tonite that i have a supervisor like yours when i start in january (up) Wow! enjoy! lucky you!! :-)

Hey!! well done x

slig

OBAMA! go go go!!!!

Hi phdbug. thank u so much for your posting. i posted a massive write up and clicked send and it just wouldnt send. closed page and lost it all :-( ok..start again. why do i need to order books? its becos i plan to stay in the academic world lecturing and researching. so want to own my own books and hopefully keep buying more when i can afford and build up my own library of books. as to journal access, no i dont have any apart from what i can access via google scholar which i dont feel would be much. yes i know all the stuff will mainly come from journals and when i did my masters, thats where they wanted to see research from. the books iv ordered are all good and relevent and will be useful both through my PhD and for teaching later. at mo research question is grey. in fact..there is a research topic and area/field but no focussed fixed research question. i do in the proposal have some what i class hazy questions. would love to have a research question. thank you for ur advice to read 3 to 5 core areas. i have an idea of one aread id love to look into though ive never researched in that particular area before. cant use library as until i register in january and pay my fees, im not a student yet so cant use the library and have no remote access. also uni is far from my home so wont be going in there until i start in jan when i plan to go in 2 or 3 times a week. thanks for ur advice on arts+humanities citation index etc. how do i find that? il try searching via google. you say identify themes?? please could u tell me more? thank you. i will read plenty of abstracts-when i get these books i will do that. i dont plan to read page after page and cover to cover. God no! lol. thanx for the tip on abstracts x yes i agree, this is a pilot study. i cant go indepth in one field as dont know where the hell to go indepth at the mo! thanx for ur advice - i will take it and read moderate depth in all fields that concern my topic. thank you.. so helpful xx thank you for 5 questions. so very helpful, i will write it out on A4 and paste it on the wall and work on that. thank you thank you xx :-)

its 1am and im gonna be up a while. very excited. OBAMA !!! (up)

hi coastman. thank you. u end ur post hitting the nail on the head. it would get my head in the field :-) i would start to have a better knowledge of the field, possibly any gaps in knowledge etc no..i dont want to contact supervisors for book advice etc. luckily i have a lot of knowledge on the field im writing on. both dissertations at bachelors and masters level were in the same field. i already have an idea of literature, books, writers etc in the field. also latest writing in books out this year which i have now ordered. so i wont need to ask sups what to get in books etc. il need more help on my methodology. iv got a new book by bryman - social research methods. but will wait till i start my meetings in jan. id feel odd asking them for help now as having not registered till january and not having paid my fees yet, id feel like i'd come across as bugging them. so no i wont contact them asking for any advice etc until i start in jan. i feel if i start covering some literature ground over december, it would help me get myself into the Phd mindframe and arrive at my first meeting well prepared (fingers crossed) x

clyme

thank you rubyw. still finding my way on the site. will have fun looking through old threads....lol. havnt done that so far so will start doing that as im sure lots to learn :-) its so helpful to learn all these tips. the recording? wow.. thats so good. i have bought a little recorder. will try to use it when i start. wont mention at meeting(?) dont feel theres any need to(?) that would be so good to go back over the meeting when recorded as one wouldnt miss anything important that could have been forgotten :-)

thats definitely reassured me too :-)

slib

hi. i start my PhD in jan but iv been on amazon and orderd tons of academic books.. 19 in total! getting my study organised. picking up a lovely desk secondhand and looking for filing cabinet when i can find a cheap used one where i live. thinking i want to start doing some research and writing now. is that a good idea? also...what should i be doing? looking at/for? should i start reviewing the literature in the field iv chosen to do my doctorate on? how do i go about it? what do u do at the beginning of ur literature review. feel it would give me a good start if i get a bit done before i start in jan. what do u advise those of u who have just started and also anyone doing their doctorate. mine is in the humanities so lots of qualitative research. thanks. advice, hints, tips etc appreciated x

hi. this teenager since visiting the RVC has fallen in love with the place and nothing else will do. yes..there are lots of other good vet schools but she's just set on that place. we did go to the leeds uni open day in september. we found we couldnt go to the talk on the vet school as places were booked well before the open day and so on the day we found we couldnt go to the talk which was a shame as we would have loved to. she is trying her best to get in to RVC only for veterinary. and she will apply to others for biology. if she doesnt get into RVC she will do biology elsewhere and apply as a graduate. wish i could change her mind to do veterinary science elsewhere but she just wont. its RVC or not she says. i thought leeds uni was well organised but we didnt like the accommodation. we want ensuite accommodation on campus and fully catered. at leeds the catered accommodation was off campus a long 15 to 20min bus ride away. it was horribly dingy dismal and dark. felt like a prison. we got chatting to a mum and her son who'd jsut arrived and were so upset as they hadnt viewd the catered rooms beforehand and the poor lad hated what he had. the rooms on campus were much better and light and airy but they were not catered. its so hard trying to find everything right and going to the RVC this summer and finding it ticks all the boxes has spoiled her for any other uni....lol. oh well, i hope it works out for the better x

hi. this teenager since visiting the RVC has fallen in love with the place and nothing else will do. yes..there are lots of other good vet schools but she's just set on that place. we did go to the leeds uni open day in september. we found we couldnt go to the talk on the vet school as places were booked well before the open day and so on the day we found we couldnt go to the talk which was a shame as we would have loved to. she is trying her best to get in to RVC only for veterinary. and she will apply to others for biology. if she doesnt get into RVC she will do biology elsewhere and apply as a graduate. wish i could change her mind to do veterinary science elsewhere but she just wont. its RVC or not she says. i thought leeds uni was well organised but we didnt like the accommodation. we want ensuite accommodation on campus and fully catered. at leeds the catered accommodation was off campus a long 15 to 20min bus ride away. it was horribly dingy dismal and dark. felt like a prison. we got chatting to a mum and her son who'd jsut arrived and were so upset as they hadnt viewd the catered rooms beforehand and the poor lad hated what he had. the rooms on campus were much better and light and airy but they were not catered. its so hard trying to find everything right and going to the RVC this summer and finding it ticks all the boxes has spoiled her for any other uni....lol. oh well, i hope it works out for the better x

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