The student's research companion the purpose-driven journey of scientific entrepreneurs Omid Aschari, Benjamin Berghaus

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aschari, Omid, author.

Berghaus, Benjamin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Project management--Research.

Project management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Oxford Oxford University Press 2023

Summary:

"Many students (and also supervisors) struggle with their final academic projects (and their supervisions). This struggle has taken away from the great potential of a learning experience the thesis, dissertation, or capstone project has to offer. We invite our readers to learn and reflect our thoughts on how a final academic project can turn into a purposeful journey of scientific entrepreneurs – and not just the final examination to be crossed off before finally being allowed into “the real world”. This book contains reflections on and suggestions how to tackle 50 common challenges that students tend to struggle with when working on the final academic projects of their bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral programmes. The presented mindsets are reflections by the co-founder and managing director and core faculty members of the twelve-year number-1-ranked (Financial Times Global Master’s of Management Ranking) Master in Strategy and International Management at University of St. Gallen. The mindsets are contextualized by the thoughts of 10 academic mentors from around the world and across disciplines. Our thoughts captured in this book do not deal with specific methodology, theory, and ways to cut corners, complete faster and easier. Instead, we focus on academic culture and a purposeful attitude for young, talented, and motivated human beings who seek to apply their academic skills to help solve problems. We instruct our readers to experience the process of their final academic project as a self-directed, productive, and healthy challenge and not a grinding overload"-- From Oxford Academic

Contents:

Skills and the will to grow

Relevance follows audience

Rigour suggests approach

Deduce the research design

Purposeful scientific entrepreneur

Renewable research energy

Why even bother?

Preparation determines motivation

A peer called supervisor

Countless shades of supervision

Conduct a project

Follow one trajectory

Try not to build roof-down

Build well-dimensioned bridges

Impression management

Maturing your mind

Comparing with others

A researcher's humility

Theory is there to help

Castle under siege

Growing into an expert

Help others understand you

Strange birds

Writing as modern architecture

A magnetic introduction

A contextualising theory chapter

An instructive methodology chapter

A resolving findings chapter

A progressive discussion

A consolidating conclusion

Revise frequently

Core motivator, key critic

Frustration is a fuzzy teacher

Relaxation as a research methodology

Fear of writing

Mitigating mental overload

Write like a journey

Be kind to yourself

Necessity of ownership

Throwing off a weight

Take in your accomplishment

Feedback eats grades for breakfast

Your degree is a trusted symbol

Do good for yourself and others

Keep in touch

Career serendipity

Never consider yourself unfree

Fortify your academic skills

Grow forward

Share the fire

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed July 17, 2023)

Other Format:

Print version Aschari, Omid Student's research companion

ISBN:

9780191945441

0192667602

9780192667601

0191945447

OCLC:

1373987016

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.