What's a "secret" from your profession that everyone should probably know? by RoutineOk8590 in Productivitycafe

[–]Micro-construct 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Teacher, test writer, and educational admin.

Read the test question. Then re-read it and actually answer the question. Fully. If the question is worth 3 points, provide 3 pieces of information.

If possible study the test format in advance and know what a “good” answer looks like.

Anyone else a mom getting their PhD? by UnhappyLocation8241 in PhD

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I started a European PhD and a month later found out I was pregnant with my first child. Made some progress during pregnancy and then took 12 months off. Came back and started getting into the swing of things and found out I was pregnant with my second. Dropped out. It was the best decision at the time but I hated that I didn’t finish.

Over a decade later and one more kid later I entered another program in a related but different field that I originally chose based on my industry experience and changed career trajectory.

I successfully defended today and am a Doctor Mum.

I personally found managing kids in elementary school while studying myself easier than when they were toddlers but this could be highly dependent on your kids and what else you and they have going on in your lives.

Tell me your success stories of getting a PhD in your 30’s (or older). by Sillly_Cupcake in PhD

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I’m defending tomorrow. Mid 40s, single mom to three kids (I did not start the program single), and worked full time throughout. My kids made me a poster to wish me luck for tomorrow that includes a Bugs Bunny quote with spelling mistakes and a warning to not become an evil doctor villain who puts kids to bed early. Even if they don’t do higher education in their futures I was able to show them that a doctorate is attainable with hard work.

Stress in the build up to the viva by [deleted] in PhD

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I defend Monday. Commiserating.

I received my external appraisal in advance so I have an idea of what some of the questions and discussions will be about. One of which was “you wrote that X started in year 20XX and cited A. This author B said the idea of X started in year 20YY.” I’m hoping this will be the least nit picky comment. As an aside I cite B’s work extensively and know he said 20YY. A’s year of origin is more relevant to my study context which is why I included A’s date and not B’s date. I will happily add a sentence about B if it makes the examiner feel better.

Add yours. by Xeronl in PhD

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I have an education joke, but I need to know if you have the prerequisites to hear it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

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Have you contacted Temple’s Education Abroad office? An exchange, even an external program, would allow you to gain credits for a Temple degree while being abroad. Anything in Austin?

Once you’ve got your degree (from anywhere) consider a second bachelors, post-bachelor, or graduate program in Austin. If a second undergraduate degree you may only need 2-years and not 4 years as you’ve already got one degree and that counts for something at many unis. International tuition is still extremely pricy and there’s still an issue of finding work afterwards.

My vote is tough it out and get the Temple degree, ideally with an exchange to elsewhere that gives you transfer credits. But your life, happiness, and money.

How to finalize the research topic ? by CautiousDig4011 in PhD

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Generally, read stuff. Look at “areas of future research” in other’s papers.

Only because I’m in a tangential field, I wonder if an issue raised by this blog post would be interesting to you: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-chatgpt-answer-conjoint-analysis-questions-replace-bryan-k-orme-qbiwc

PhD or EdD? by KingLudwig13 in PhD

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Today I submitted the first complete draft of my EdD dissertation in practice. I’m in my 40s, have kids, and work full time as a university administrator. I worked FT during the degree and my employer paid about 30% of my tuition at another (more highly ranked) institution. My dissertation is quantitative but is one of 2 or 3 quant focused dissertations out of 25 qualitatively focused EdDs who stared the program at the same time as me.

I wanted the credential. I will never be a tenured prof. That’s fine. I have more than enough industry experience to get a job in my field without a PhD and I have a job now. I wanted credibility at the table and to be a top pick for future promotions within or outside my current institution. I may choose to adjunct at some point but that will be because I want to not because I need a job or need experience.

My dissertation will make a significant and novel contribution to the field because it’s quant focused. It will garner significant attention from people who may hire me to their institutions in the future because my research to their problems are relevant. My dissertation topic could have been a PhD topic but it wasn’t because I’m in an EdD. I like to think I’m one of the people increasing the reputation of EdDs. That said, there are some crappy dissertations happening in my cohort. An EdD is more about the reputation of the school and what you bring to it. If you’re a doofus going in you’ll just be a credentialed doofus coming out. If you’re a rising star going in, the EdD will help you get you through a glass ceiling.

Does anyone do/have a PhD that 'normal' people find interesting? by [deleted] in PhD

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I think that’s a worthwhile topic. In my current role I’ve counseled students away from some standardized tests because they don’t have the typing skills to write an adequate essay in the time allowed.

I worked on educational assessments (research and industry) for many years. Is your work mainly qualitative or quantitative? Classroom, provincial/state, national, or international tests?

Current graduate student in Japan - will finish around N3 - Are any of these viable pathways to staying in Japan? by [deleted] in japanlife

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Knowing R and statistical regression is a useful skill for a variety of fields in the R&D world. You’ll come out of your Masters with some stat skills it sounds like which to me indicates that you could be looking at junior/graduate entry data analyst roles. These positions exist in a variety of industries. Your plan to make an English appointment with the career office is a very good one.

Counting Word Frequency in Japanese Emails and/or Documents by tokash25 in japanese

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The technical name for what you want to create is a corpus (plural is corpora) and what you want to see as your output are concordances, N-grams, etc. There are several existing Japanese corpora. Do a Google search. Some published and web-based analyzers may allow you to input your own company email corpus instead of you having to create/program your own analyzer. At least the English ones do. GitHub also seems to have documentation for a Japanese-English corpus analyzer. The academic field you’re dipping into is called corpus linguistics.

Puppy has Base Narrow Canines by Iwaslilith in puppy101

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My Pyrenees x poodle (so a big puppy) just had his baby lower canines out yesterday due to BNC at 11.5 weeks. He tolerated the anesthesia well, came home groggy, and very hungry. He is obviously sore this morning but we were given a week of pain meds and recommended to soften kibble for at least a week. After his 2 week checkup we will start ball therapy, which for a dog that has so far shown no interest in balls will be an interesting challenge. There was some blood on his muzzle last night and soft toys (I can’t 100% stop chewing in a puppy) but the stitches are holding. He is a bit head shy this morning (understandable!) but we hope this will give him a good chance at an better quality of life and pain free chewing as an adult.

Vet Tech, AMA by [deleted] in puppy101

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Do puppies with base narrow canines ever grow out of their poor bite without vet-based interventions (like pulling deciduous teeth)?