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Benefits of Doing
an Doctorate/ Phd Course
Any university
degree is worth having, even more so are the advanced degrees such as the Doctorate's
because these sort of degrees certify you as an authority in any field which you
decide to specialize in. These fields may vary in nature but if you have a Doctorate
you tend to set yourself apart from the rest in your field and increase your capacity
for potential and future earnings. Few people can boast of having a Doctorate degree
with no employment or career prospects as an advanced degree almost always guarantees
some better form of career placement. This career placement better positions you
in any career or occupation where you decide to place yourself.
Doctorates aren't
all about career advancement and earning a bigger paycheck. In any field which you
choose to get your Doctorate, there will be specialists imbued with such knowledge
who can help you by telling you more about what you need to know in your field of
learning. The level of knowledge that you get will also help you in deciding how
best to proceed with any future career prospects. Sometimes in different work scenarios
we need some differentiation between others who have more or less the same skills
and capabilities that we possess. By getting and additional degree you give yourself
an edge over other people.
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Step 1 - Proposal/Synopsis Stage
Proposal/Synopsis Development
Writing a research proposal is normally the first step in starting your doctoral
research. This is the formal way of thought clearing and jotting down ideas of research.
Further, it also helps in getting approval from your committee/supervisor on the
research you are undertaking.
Research proposal/Synopsis of a PhD research is a document to be prepared strictly
in accordance to University guidelines. In United States and Canada, normally the
proposal runs for 100 pages and takes about 6 months to complete. In India and United
Kingdom, it is normally shorter and comprises of about 20 -30 pages.
Many a times, research proposal is the key to get admission in PhD programmes. Even
if it is not, it is a formal document outlining the research scope. Once approved,
it serves as the boundary of scope within which the researcher has to work. Some
of the key elements of a research proposal are:
1. Introdcution
2. Review of literature
3. Research Methodology
4. Expected outcome
5. Limitations of research
Typically, before attempting to develop a proposal, you must read 50 academic studies
related to your topic to find out the scope, draw limitations and list down the
theories to be discussed. Also, before crystallising synopsis, a pilot study and
respondents of research should be identified.
Step 2 - Preparing Literature Review
Steps in writing Literature Review for your Thesis/Dissertation/Research paper:
1. Selecting a topic: Normally the first step is to select a topic.
In most cases, this is an interactive process in which the initial search of the
literature reveals the quantity and relevance of literature already existing. Basis
this information, the topic may require adjustment in terms of narorrowing down,
modifying etc.
2. Locating and reading Literature Review: This forms the second
step and involves generic reading to get an overview of which topics/issues have
been covered, which may require more investigation and related theories and frameworks/models
which will require in depth reading or more detailed research.
3. Establishing specific purposes: It is important to identify
the purpose of writing literature review which may be tracing the historical developments,
summarising legal, political or ethical issues, estimating the effectiveness of
treatment or identifying future areas of research(developing research gap).
4. Interpreting the Literature: Literature needs to be evaluated
and interpreted. As a reader, you will need to give more importance to relevant
and crucial findings of a study than a more generic study. Also, literature that
builds on theories related the topic of research should be discussed in detail.
5. Synthesize the Literature: You will need to group the literature
basis the research model, development of framework, their similarities and differences.
Synthesis will often lead to developing cracks and thereby exploring gaps/deficiencies
in research.
6. Write the first draft: Write in headings and subheading the
first draft of your literature review. Writing would involve following a consistent
citation style (Usually APA or Harvard are most preferred) and developing upon theories
which relate to the topic.
7. Peer Review and Revise: Getting the literature review peer reviewed
is important to rectify any inherent errors and to remove plagiarism if any. Literature
review should be revised on the basis of peer review report to make it more thorough
and polished.
Step 3 - Writing formatting Chapters
Writing and further formatting a dissertation/thesis in a professional manner is
a tedious job. Special care needs to be taken in order to ensure academic rigour
of the document. While writing a 100 or 200 page thesis, formatting tends to get
neglected. The importance of formatting increases when the universities ask
the students to submit initially the chapters and later the thesis in a specified
format.
We, at PhD Guidance, provide our customers with impeccable writing and formatting
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Our writing team will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that your paper is being
written according to the guidelines prescribed by the concerned university. At PhD
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Step 4 - Research Methodology selection
Research Methodology for PhD Thesis/Dissertation
Research methodology writing requires knowledge of various aspects of research.
Since this part, forms the backbone of research, it must be carefully written and
executed.
Most researchers begin thinking about their research by considering whether they
should administer a questionnaire or conduct interviews. However, answers to such
question lie in the center of research onion as developed by Saunders. Questions
to be asked are choice of research philosophy, research paradigm and research approach
to be adopted. Few noteworthy points include:
* Research philosophy contains assumptions about the way you view the world.
* There are three major ways of thinking about research philosophy: Epistemology,
ontology and axiology. Each contains important differences which will influence
the way in which you think about the research process.
* Positivism relates to the philosophical stance of a natural scientist. This entails
working with an observable social reality.
* Deductive research approach is about testing a theory. It includes deducing a
hypothesis from the theory, expressing the hypothesis in operational terms, testing
this operational hypothesis.
* Inductive research approach is about building a theory. it includes gaining an
understanding of the meanings humans attach to events.
Quantitative or qualitative research, primary or secondary data depends more on
the intrinsic characteristics of the research topic. A mixed research methodology
is often adopted to dig out answers to specific research questions in specific contexts.
If all of this sounds too much technical or something that you have not been trained
on, we can help. Our experts have been guiding PhD candidates on selecting the right
methodology for conducting research for over a decade.
Step 5 - Questionnaire Design
The key objective of a questionnaire is provide standardised interview across all
subjects. This is so that all respondents are asked the questions that are appropiate
to them, and so that, when those questions are asked, they are always asked in exactly
the same way.
The role of the questionnaire is to elicit the information that is required to enable
the researcher to answer the objectives of the survey. To achieve this, the questionnaire
should not only collect the data required, but also collect the data in most accurate
way possible.
Points to ponder when designing a questionnaire:
* Data Collection media
* Types of question and data
* Rating scales
* Application of scales in mesaurement
* Writing and laying the format of questionnaire
* Ethical issues involved
* Security and privacy of the information collected
* Results of previous surveys
* Objectively answering the research questions.
Questionnaire design is one of the most crucial aspects of your academic research.
It is never similar to writing a chapter or conducting analysis. You must have sound
knowledge of statistics and should bear in mind the hypothesis to develop questions
which can be directly attributed to them.
Choice of scales like Likert five point or seven point scale is also important and
should be backed by rationale for using the same.
Our team can assist you in developing questionnaire for research and pilot study.
Our experienced team members have already helped numerous doctoral candidates in
the same.
Step 6 - Qualitative Research
Qualitative research is concerned with studying issues and answering questions through
methods like observation and content analysis. When doing a qualitative study, you
will have to study the behavior of people who form the participant group and gauge
the reasons for the observed actions and events. Unlike quantitative studies, this
approach takes into account the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the issues being studied.
A qualitative study can lead you to understand the context within which participants
act, identify the unknown phenomenon and develop causal explanations. There is considerable
use of existing research in these studies. Qualitative approach is applied in a
large number of social science studies, like ethnographic research and grounded
theory studies. The methodologies adopted for gathering data for qualitative research
include observation, focus interviews, field notes and study of journals. The data
is stated in a narrative manner and content analysis is done to understand the context.
We take into account the research goals and help you formulate research questions
and objectives. We use both interpretative and mechanical techniques to do qualitative
data analysis.
Statistical Help
Statistical analysis forms the cornerstone of every research, as it is the section
that will lead to the results of research. The risk of making a mistake is highest
in this section, as you have to choose the correct tools and tests, apply them with
precision and interpret the results accurately. Going through all these steps without
making any error is tough. This is why most scholars prefer to consult specialists,
who would help them to complete the chapter of data analysis.
We have a team of 25 PhD statisticians, and offer statistical support for both quantitative
and qualitative research. While the former rests heavily on statistical analysis,
even qualitative studies need data analysis to reach the result. The nature of analysis,
however, differs for both approaches.
For qualitative studies, we provide assistance for grounded theory method, thematic
content analysis and data analysis using Nvivo. We help you prepare a perfect research
design and choose the methods you must use for analysis.
In case of quantitative analysis, we offer help with a number of tools like SPSS,
SAS, Stata, Eviews and Amos. There are a number of tests that can be applied for
statistical analysis. To know about these tools and ask our statisticians for advice,
write to us.
Proof reading Service
With dissertation being one of the most important documents in the life of an academician,
it becomes quite important to ensure a flawless dissertation. Editing and proofreading
a dissertation needs to be the first priority of every doctoral student.
No doctoral student wants to have his/her dissertation fall short of the required
standards and for this it is necessary to choose the finest dissertation proofreading
services offered by experts. When a student is heavily involved in the production
of text, there might be situations where he/she may skip some errors related to
grammar usage, punctuation marks, sentence structure, spellings, etc. Opting for
expert dissertation proofreading support is a life-saver under such circumstances.
Our team of expert dissertation proofreaders has significant experience in proofreading
academic papers across a broad range of topics. Our dissertation proofreading service
package includes an in-depth check of the following:
- Ø Spellings and format
- Ø overall structural consistency
- Ø typographical errors
- Ø references/citations
- Ø punctuation and grammar
Once submitted, your dissertation will be allocated to a dedicated proof reader
who will review your document, bearing in mind your instructions and required deadlines.
Addressing Comments from Committee
Your work does not finish after you submit the completed thesis to the review committee.
The committee will provide its feedback on the work, which will include their views,
as well as suggestions for improvement of the report. We help you to address the
comments of the committee through our service for feedback incorporation.
You will need to provide us the complete feedback that you have received, after
discussing the same with your supervisor. We will review your final research report,
in context of the comments and formulate the best strategy to incorporate the required
changes. We revise all dissertation chapters, after assessing the need for the same
and the impact of such changes. The comments given by the review committee can relate
to the following issues:
- Lack of academic language and proper format
- Problems in validity or reliability of data analysis
- Presence of plagiarized content in the report
- Improper citation style or inconsistency in citation
- Lack of relevant references, or less than required number of references in the bibliography
- Wrong data analysis tools or modules
Whatever be the problem, we will assign the best person for making changes and enhance
the value of the document.
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