It’s Official
I had a conversation with my academic adviser the other day. It is official, I am ABD! While some would think of this as mark of failure I don’t consider it that way at all. My intent is to finish not remain in this done with course work limbo common to some doctoral learners.
A plan [...]
Just a Quick Note
The final grades came back from this last class. Despite all the trouble and apathy I earned a strong B in the course moving my on, officially, to the rest and final part of my doctoral journey.
Calgon Take Me Away
Ok, a dated reference, sure but it is precisely how I feel being out of that last class. I’ve been out for 2 days and my goodness I feel good. I’ve been loading up my paperwork and plans for the coming dissertation class and reviewing my drafts. I’m not ready to get another draft going [...]
Apathy and Engagement
I was thinking about this last course throughout the night and this morning. My final postings showed my apathy for the content, curriculum, and instruction very clearly. I’m certainly not apologetic for being apathetic or showing it. It does lead me to wonder about apathy and engagement though.
I’ve always found that apathy from students can [...]
Done…Thank Goodness
My final class is done tonight. I must admit that I completed the last assignment with a sigh of relief. The class has been less than engaging as you can tell from my earlier posts and I found it to be a poor use of my time. I should hope my grade is enough to [...]
Oh hey…the Committee Plan
So, I have a Committee Chairperson or as we call them, Dissertation Mentor. This process seems to me more individual than traditionally thought of programs where candidates do the research of their chairs or committee.
In the past my mentor has indicated that she would rather have the proposal ready to go and then bring on [...]
Oh, There it is
A long day of work is done. I found my proposal draft and realized it was woefully inadequate. So, I printed it out on the few sheets of paper it required and did some searching. I searched, and found, other documents like checklists, change trackers, IRB/ARB submission guidelines and forms, and some internal research request [...]
That was your whole plan, huh…
I suppose ambition without a plan is tantamount to frantic busyness. As I drifted off to sleep last night thinking about my return to the Doc Blog and the months ahead I realized that I had no plan. Then a funny thing happened, I had a flash to Ghostbusters and the library scene:
What is missing [...]
Boo! Scared ya’
So, I’m back.
I lost my direction with this blog and despite the energy and drive to want something to write here, I failed to make it come to fruition. Worse, I exclaimed my renewed dedication to posting only to let it wain a few days later. Call it a recurring bout of blogfade. Ugh! Is [...]
Research Site Progress
A meeting last week with my boss yielded a surprising “all in favor” response to asking about doing research within our job family and using resources other than me to complete it. Not that there is anything in the research that warrants a ‘no’ but I was surprised by the enthusiasm and vision of what [...]