Ms. Feelingdown is a research scholar with a reputed institution. Her typical day ends like this: What was to do be done today? – Plenty. What did I actually do? – Nothing. How do I feel? – Full of guilt. Does this strike a chord with you? If your answer […]
Procrastination’s negative effect The procrastination trap is not just restricted to students, says Ferrari in his Still Procrastinating: The No Regret Guide to Getting It Done. It affects nearly 20% of working adults, too. Such procrastinators do not procrastinate occasionally, it’s a lifestyle issue. They default on their bills, start […]
It’s Monday morning, and the clock ticks away steadily. Satya is working furiously towards the completion of an assignment to be submitted by the deadline of three o’clock, all the while looking at the clock and vociferously cursing himself for delaying the work. How did this take place? Where did […]
Writing is an important part of researchers’ life as they spend a great deal of time in their academic careers writing essays, research papers, assignments or thesis. People who set foot in the field of academic research, or for that matter, anyone who attempts to articulate ideas through the written […]
Chances are if you have been pursuing any form of higher education, someone has advised you to consider completing your doctorate. After all, the thought of having the title ‘Dr’ attached to your name and the lucrative prospects after your course finishes are definitely appealing. But as any PhD student […]
When you submit academic content for evaluation or publishing, it needs to be an original representation of your thoughts and efforts. This does not mean that you cannot be inspired by other’s research, it means that you need to provide credit where it is due. When you present someone else’s […]
A literature review can be regarded as the soul of any academic research, as it provides a definite direction to the study, marks the boundaries within which the researcher will function and filters out factors that could divert the scope and focus of an otherwise well-conceived research work. Although the […]
What is a literature review? A literature review, to put it simply, refers to analyzing the past to prepare for the future. For a research study to be meaningful and useful, it must be cumulative and must build on and learn from prior research on the topic. Hence, it is […]
The submission of your research proposal marks an important step in any researcher’s career, acting as the foundation for approval into a research program. Some higher education courses require a well-crafted and convincing proposal as part of the application process. With such a large amount of importance attached to this […]
If you have ever wanted to bang your head against a table while struggling to find a topic for your project, don’t worry: you have company. Sometimes it feels like winning the lottery is simpler than finding the right topic. But although difficult, it’s not impossible and we have some […]