Knowledge

Duration


The diagram represents your knowledge against your supervisor as time passes by throughout the Phd. The Red line representing your supervisor, and the blue line the student.

According to Ron, there will a point in time down the line that you will have a better overview of your topic than your supervisor. This is where it gets tricky to handle your supervisor(s) & their 'ego'. So you'll have to be prepared for that time and handle your supervisor 'delicately'. There's a whole lot of PR control in PhD actually, but you must be honest too, but not that 'honest' so as to declare you did nothing much toward your Phd last few days, weeks or months. That would be rather suicidal..he..he..he.

The next was a discussion on 'Writing at the Doctoral Level' at the Law Department by Dr Robyn Thomas. Again one of the points Robyn highlighted & I kept hearing over & over again, even by Prof Ron, was you have to start writing, NOW!

Robyn also simplified a Phd thesis as a 'point of view', put in a persuasive argument. So if I keep track of what is my overall point of view, I'll get this Phd done in time for my fourth child...he..he..he.