I don't feel very much left alone afterall. Thank you all for finding time to respond.i'm really considering taking my work elsewhere because talking to the department will start off a serious "power" tussle.

In a 3rd world setting like mine, the reality of being at the centre of a serious academic politics especially where the person involved is a heavy weight like my supervisor may not be palatable.

If it is legal and/or normal, i'll prefer to take my work elsewhere, where i can find peace of mind, good supervision and importantly motivation.

I am on my 5th year in a part time phd program. My data collection is complete, but i still have problems with data analysis. My major problem is that i am virtually unsupervised.

My supervisor is so busy that he hardly has time for me, and i just can't apply for him to be changed. That will be disaster!. He has not read my work since 5 months i submitted it to him. My work is virtually unsupervised.
What do i do. I'm thinking of quiting the program but i have put in so much already (i have received no form of financial support from anybody). Can i take the work to another university?
I am thinking of an online university or external supervision. Is this lawful.

What can i do.

Some one help me!

Clinton