Research Higher Degree Candidates

 “I have a passion for assisting doctoral  and masters students as I recall the trials and ‘lost’ time during my own candidature.” 

Email: enquiries@researchassist.com.au

If  you are just starting out on a research degree and have a supervisor well versed in qual methods then you are indeed very lucky. If you have a great supervisor but s/he has limited experience with qual (or even worse is anti-qual) then you will need someone to ask you some hard questions about where your project is going and how you will get there.  Getting some input at this point will typically save many unproductive hours and angst. 

The second point at which you may need help is at the “what now?” stage:  I’ve done a lot of coding and some analysis but I’m not sure where to from here.  In this case you need to be asked strategic questions that will help you to orient and reshape or refine the evolved project, in order to stay aligned with your key research questions and accommodate worthwhile new ones. 

Project Days 

These days are designed to provide inexpensive access to research advice and mentoring and exposure to peers at different stages of their projects.  The Project days are run as small group events in comfortable and relaxed  surroundings.  The aim of the day is to stimulate your thinking about your project and move you through to the next phase and closer to completion.  These days can be run on or off campus; with an optimum group size of 5 or 6 people. 

1 on 1

Use some one on one time to refine your project design and keep you on track.  Access ideas about how to structure your data in NVivo for best results and how to generate results that answer the questions you have about your project.  One on one time is invaluable when it comes to clarifying your research goals and saving you time achieving them.  If there are several people in your university or organisation wanting to learn NVivo it may be advantageous to conduct a training session on-site. Please contact Robyn to discuss arrangements for an on-site training course.