Tag Archives: expectations

#startingthePhD? managing expectations

Posted on October 5, 2020 by pat thomson

If you are starting out on a PhD you are probably expecting it to be hard work. That’s not wrong. A doctorate isn’t easy – it’s an extended piece of work over a long period of time. It takes energy … Continue reading →

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I’m writing – but how much detail is enough?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by pat thomson

Details, details. More, or less? Doctoral researchers may get feedback from supervisors or reviewers about writing less detail – too much here, be more concise – or conversely more, unpack this or more information needed here. Both types of comment mean you haven’t … Continue reading →

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managing readers’ and reviewers’ and examiners’ expectations

Posted on July 4, 2013 by pat thomson

I started thinking about the question of managing expectations during a recent trip to France. We stayed for some time in Aix-en-Provence. We’d chosen to be there because it seemed relatively central. But we were quite interested in the city’s … Continue reading →