Hello Kristina and Fil,
My program did (does) have a research methods courses. When I was in
coursework, one focused on empirical methods, one on protocols such as
think aloud and cued recall, and another on discourse analysis. (My own
method concerned sampling to find critical differences in my self built
corpus.)
The course work was valuable when I took it, and even more so as I find
ways to mold it for my own purposes.
Best,
Susan
--On Monday, May 2, 2005 3:46 PM -0400 "Filippo A. Salustri"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Kristina et al,
>
> Of course this bring up the peculiar notion of researchers helping
> others to learn to do research without having necessarily learned about
> researching formally.
>
> ...wouldn't it make sense to have PhD students take courses on the
> matter of research as a subject? Rather like expecting PhD holders
> destined for the lecture hall to have had some training in teaching?
>
> Dunno about elsewhere, but neither is provided here in Canada. Rather
> sad, actually.
>
> Cheers.
> Fil
>
> kristina niedderer wrote:
>> Dear Fil, Susan, et al,
>>
>> just a brief additional thought an Fil's
>> characterisation of a good supervisor. I agree that
>>
>>
>>> the ability to guide researchers as needed without
>>> necessarily being a "domain expert".
>>
>>
>> is extremely important for successful supervision.
>> What I want to point out is the key issue that is
>> hidden under this characterisation. It seems to me
>> that the fact that a researcher/supervisor is able to
>> provide this kind of guidance shows that the
>> researcher/supervisor really has understood what
>> research is about, i.e. its structures and logic, and
>> therefore is able to offer advice beyond his/her own
>> subject.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kristina
>>
>> Dr Kristina Niedderer, UK
>> email: [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> --- Filippo Salustri <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Susan et al,
>>>
>>> I think Susan has found a key characteristic of good
>>> 'supervisors': the
>>> ability to guide researchers as needed without
>>> necessarily being a
>>> "domain expert". My own advisor was the same way.
>>> The way he said it
>>> was: "By the time you finish, your expertise in the
>>> area of your
>>> dissertation should exceed mine."
>>>
>>> This admission of being left behind by one's own
>>> students is not
>>> something that just any academic can do.
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>> Fil
>>
>>
>> Send instant messages to your online friends
>> http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
>
>
> --
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> Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
> Ryerson University Tel: 416/979-5000 x7749
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