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The Final Few Months of the PhD

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'The final few months of the PhD: priorities and tasks to focus on'

#phdchat tweet log - 30th May 2012

Topic for #phdchat tonight (7.30pm-8.30pm BST) is 'the final few months of the PhD: priorities and tasks to focus on.' http://t.co/zmWvvDEw - Topic for #phdchat tonight (7.30pm-8.30pm BST) is 'the final few months of the PhD: priorities and tasks to focus on.' http://t.co/zmWvvDEw

Back home time. Had a great day at #SPARC12 with lots to think about! #PhDchat http://t.co/Dm60lSNX - Back home time. Had a great day at #SPARC12 with lots to think about! #PhDchat http://t.co/Dm60lSNX

Key Strategies For Getting Deep And Rich Research Insights http://t.co/RnFTQHOR #phdchat #mrx - Key Strategies For Getting Deep And Rich Research Insights http://t.co/RnFTQHOR #phdchat #mrx

RT @NSRiazat: Topic for #phdchat tonight (7.30pm-8.30pm BST) is 'the final few months of the PhD: priorities and tasks to focus on.' http://t.co/zmWvvDEw - RT @NSRiazat: Topic for #phdchat tonight (7.30pm-8.30pm BST) is 'the final few months of the PhD: priorities and tasks to focus on.' http://t.co/zmWvvDEw

@NSRiazat Write, write, write? #phdchat - @NSRiazat Write, write, write? #phdchat

Bad news: #Prezi won't revolutionize your presentations (but giving a **** will) http://t.co/nlpys7Vq #phdadvice #phdchat - Bad news: #Prezi won't revolutionize your presentations (but giving a **** will) http://t.co/nlpys7Vq #phdadvice #phdchat

When Should I Use Qualitative Vs. Quantitative Research? http://t.co/fi9TscGf #phdchat #mrx - When Should I Use Qualitative Vs. Quantitative Research? http://t.co/fi9TscGf #phdchat #mrx

No book of theory can do everything. Don't be so quick to criticize an author's omissions. #gradschoollessons #phdchat #phdadvice - No book of theory can do everything. Don't be so quick to criticize an author's omissions. #gradschoollessons #phdchat #phdadvice

My Transcription Tips Part 1: Leveraging Technology. http://t.co/N4DX7TLD #phdchat - My Transcription Tips Part 1: Leveraging Technology. http://t.co/N4DX7TLD #phdchat

@SteveCooke @ai1sa yes, build TOC in word first and then add headings with the styles option... Will make diff levels for TOC #phdchat - @SteveCooke @ai1sa yes, build TOC in word first and then add headings with the styles option... Will make diff levels for TOC #phdchat

@ai1sa when referencing pages in my document I used field codes so that the numbers remained correct however I altered my document. #phdchat - @ai1sa when referencing pages in my document I used field codes so that the numbers remained correct however I altered my document. #phdchat

@SteveCooke and yes, have declined to upgrade to OSX for fear anything might screw up at this late stage #phdchat - @SteveCooke and yes, have declined to upgrade to OSX for fear anything might screw up at this late stage #phdchat

Hello all, I have my final interview for entrance to my chosen PhD tomorrow, any advice? #phdchat - Hello all, I have my final interview for entrance to my chosen PhD tomorrow, any advice? #phdchat

Brilliant point. Noted! "@HallyMk1: As an examiner i'd say take a breath, be brave in yr argument/recommendations, and back your o #phdchat" - Brilliant point. Noted! "@HallyMk1: As an examiner i'd say take a breath, be brave in yr argument/recommendations, and back your o #phdchat"

@lizith ~ meeting with both my Supervisors next week to get things into perspective again. :-) #phdchat - @lizith ~ meeting with both my Supervisors next week to get things into perspective again. :-) #phdchat

@lizith @NSRiazat I have blocks of time when just can't write, but when I can it's always much clearer/efficient for thinking time #phdchat - @lizith @NSRiazat I have blocks of time when just can't write, but when I can it's always much clearer/efficient for thinking time #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat Agree! Somehow I get so distracted by dog, dishes, wash, etc. Coffee shop, just me and thesis. #phdchat - @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat Agree! Somehow I get so distracted by dog, dishes, wash, etc. Coffee shop, just me and thesis. #phdchat

@lizith ~ am currently snowed under with too many concepts and not enough word count to expand on them in depth. #phdchat - @lizith ~ am currently snowed under with too many concepts and not enough word count to expand on them in depth. #phdchat

And check the detail. Consistency in referencing/styles enables you to create a context where you demonstrate mastery #phdchat - And check the detail. Consistency in referencing/styles enables you to create a context where you demonstrate mastery #phdchat

I am also addressing comments on earlier drafts at the moment - also taking ages as left all the difficult ones till last :) #phdchat - I am also addressing comments on earlier drafts at the moment - also taking ages as left all the difficult ones till last :) #phdchat

@debbiefuco i cheated and came to my parents' for two months so i don't have to worry about food, washing, etc... #phdchat - @debbiefuco i cheated and came to my parents' for two months so i don't have to worry about food, washing, etc... #phdchat

@SteveCooke @ai1sa field codes in Word? Which version? And is it difficult to teach yourself #phdchat - @SteveCooke @ai1sa field codes in Word? Which version? And is it difficult to teach yourself #phdchat

@NSRiazat I am struggling with cutting down wordcount - currenly 18k over :( Hard to know what to cut... #phdchat - @NSRiazat I am struggling with cutting down wordcount - currenly 18k over :( Hard to know what to cut... #phdchat

@davewyatt oh, good luck! Just be clear about your overall concept but acknowledge you don't have all the answers at this stage :) #phdchat - @davewyatt oh, good luck! Just be clear about your overall concept but acknowledge you don't have all the answers at this stage :) #phdchat

@lizith ~ good idea will have a look through the old polls for a list of '2nd' topics for next poll. #phdchat - @lizith ~ good idea will have a look through the old polls for a list of '2nd' topics for next poll. #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx will be there! Teaching load reduced at this time as of next week :-) #phdchat - @EmmaBurnettx will be there! Teaching load reduced at this time as of next week :-) #phdchat

@martin_eve must try that...will i still have friends afterwards? #phdchat - @martin_eve must try that...will i still have friends afterwards? #phdchat

@NSRiazat you could also see if there are others that have attracted interest, but never made it for future polls #phdchat - @NSRiazat you could also see if there are others that have attracted interest, but never made it for future polls #phdchat

@martin_eve excellent! Hope all goes smoothly. #phdchat - @martin_eve excellent! Hope all goes smoothly. #phdchat

@ai1sa @martin_eve offer to return the favour - that should keep them :) #phdchat - @ai1sa @martin_eve offer to return the favour - that should keep them :) #phdchat

@xarahc I started bath crayons about 6 months ago... best thing ever. #phdchat - @xarahc I started bath crayons about 6 months ago... best thing ever. #phdchat

@XarahC the @ advice, yes i learned this off #phdchat also :) - @XarahC the @ advice, yes i learned this off #phdchat also :)

Missed #phdchat due to cavity fillings at dentist. Who's up for an impromptu one? =P - Missed #phdchat due to cavity fillings at dentist. Who's up for an impromptu one? =P

RT @lizith: Time to find a sofa to curl up on ready for the Apprentice :) #phdchat < snap! - RT @lizith: Time to find a sofa to curl up on ready for the Apprentice :) #phdchat < snap!

@srossmktg anytime. Hows it going for u at the moment? #phdchat - @srossmktg anytime. Hows it going for u at the moment? #phdchat

@ai1sa Stressful, but acceptable, "normal", stressful. Working on proposal presentation now. #phdchat - @ai1sa Stressful, but acceptable, "normal", stressful. Working on proposal presentation now. #phdchat

@lizith @ai1sa yes, trade skills so you keep friends & keep money out of it. I setup website for @SarahR_H and she proofread for me #phdchat - @lizith @ai1sa yes, trade skills so you keep friends & keep money out of it. I setup website for @SarahR_H and she proofread for me #phdchat

@ai1sa @srossmktg likewise! Fillings :( Hope your head isn't hurting too much. Will you be phd-contemplating tonight #phdchat - @ai1sa @srossmktg likewise! Fillings :( Hope your head isn't hurting too much. Will you be phd-contemplating tonight #phdchat

@martin_eve @lizith @ai1sa @SarahR_H I have asked diff friends to proofread diff aspects according 2 expertise, so not enormous job #phdchat - @martin_eve @lizith @ai1sa @SarahR_H I have asked diff friends to proofread diff aspects according 2 expertise, so not enormous job #phdchat

Really glad to have discovered #phdchat today! - Really glad to have discovered #phdchat today!

RT @XarahC: #phdchat format and ref early on, and unlike me, don't be obsessed with lit review, save plenty of time for analysis and telling your story - RT @XarahC: #phdchat format and ref early on, and unlike me, don't be obsessed with lit review, save plenty of time for analysis and telling your story

RT @thesiswhisperer: New post: how (not) to promote your conference or event http://t.co/d9ASFF1L #phdchat #highered - RT @thesiswhisperer: New post: how (not) to promote your conference or event http://t.co/d9ASFF1L #phdchat #highered

@XarahC @londonaesthetik good one I learnt again in #phdchat - @XarahC @londonaesthetik good one I learnt again in #phdchat

RT @academiPad: Bad news: #Prezi won't revolutionize your presentations (but giving a **** will) http://t.co/nlpys7Vq #phdadvice #phdchat - RT @academiPad: Bad news: #Prezi won't revolutionize your presentations (but giving a **** will) http://t.co/nlpys7Vq #phdadvice #phdchat

@debbiefuco ouch. That's good because it'll all be done. #phdchat - @debbiefuco ouch. That's good because it'll all be done. #phdchat

10 ways to find hidden jobs. http://t.co/kep5HBBd #phdcareers #phdchat #jobsearch via @WetFeet_Career - 10 ways to find hidden jobs. http://t.co/kep5HBBd #phdcareers #phdchat #jobsearch via @WetFeet_Career

@londonaesthetik here's mine http://t.co/9qo4ebez pieces of colourful pie = chart of the thesis #phdchat - @londonaesthetik here's mine http://t.co/9qo4ebez pieces of colourful pie = chart of the thesis #phdchat

@vickybeeching welcome Vicky, its a great resource and support space #phdchat - @vickybeeching welcome Vicky, its a great resource and support space #phdchat

@ai1sa @londonaesthetik I just like writing it in a list&adding it up but may have to make a pie chart now :D #procrastination #phdchat - @ai1sa @londonaesthetik I just like writing it in a list&adding it up but may have to make a pie chart now :D #procrastination #phdchat

Week in the Life: Sean Carson, PhD - Fri | Program Manager, BAM/PFA http://t.co/JBX8TYZz #AltAc #PhDCareers #PhDChat #HigherEd - Week in the Life: Sean Carson, PhD - Fri | Program Manager, BAM/PFA http://t.co/JBX8TYZz #AltAc #PhDCareers #PhDChat #HigherEd

#phd #phdchat #Degree #Thesis #help Register now for One month #free membership @ http://t.co/iplPzwlU - #phd #phdchat #Degree #Thesis #help Register now for One month #free membership @ http://t.co/iplPzwlU

RT @HallyMk1: And enjoy writing your acknowledgements #phdchat << gets you going, for sure! - RT @HallyMk1: And enjoy writing your acknowledgements #phdchat << gets you going, for sure!

@vickybeeching oh no, then I feel I have failed if you did not already know. Bad social media me. #phdchat rocks. - @vickybeeching oh no, then I feel I have failed if you did not already know. Bad social media me. #phdchat rocks.

...and actually forgot for the duration of the trip that my viva is NEXT WEEK!!! #zenexperience #PhDchat - ...and actually forgot for the duration of the trip that my viva is NEXT WEEK!!! #zenexperience #PhDchat

@SueFolley @martin_eve #phdchat I had my son proof read. he didn't understand a thing so he didn't get hung up on ideas, only mechanics - @SueFolley @martin_eve #phdchat I had my son proof read. he didn't understand a thing so he didn't get hung up on ideas, only mechanics

@NSRiazat You are very optimistic. At the end I'm not sure I'd call it "enjoyable" although I do have a sense of accomplishment #phdchat - @NSRiazat You are very optimistic. At the end I'm not sure I'd call it "enjoyable" although I do have a sense of accomplishment #phdchat

@Comprof1 great idea :)) #phdchat - @Comprof1 great idea :)) #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat One of my biggest frustrations is the constantly changing submission requirements #phdchat - @EmmaBurnettx @NSRiazat One of my biggest frustrations is the constantly changing submission requirements #phdchat

@EmmaBurnettx @londonaesthetik @ai1sa @SueFolley I was just revising some sections and have no idea what I was trying to say! #phdchat - @EmmaBurnettx @londonaesthetik @ai1sa @SueFolley I was just revising some sections and have no idea what I was trying to say! #phdchat

staff just came to ask us whether reactors are committee members & how they are listed on paperwork. WHY DON'T YOU KNOW??? #phdchat - staff just came to ask us whether reactors are committee members & how they are listed on paperwork. WHY DON'T YOU KNOW??? #phdchat

@NSRiazat @londonaesthetik @ai1sa @SueFolley @XarahC Concise yet academic. My background is bus. comm. Very different style. #phdchat - @NSRiazat @londonaesthetik @ai1sa @SueFolley @XarahC Concise yet academic. My background is bus. comm. Very different style. #phdchat

Editing the dissertation! http://t.co/CV4LP4wJ #phdchat - Editing the dissertation! http://t.co/CV4LP4wJ #phdchat

@Lemness @NSRiazat That's where I am now. Need 2 complete it by end of June to graduate in August. 45 day process 4 grad review. #phdchat - @Lemness @NSRiazat That's where I am now. Need 2 complete it by end of June to graduate in August. 45 day process 4 grad review. #phdchat

@Comprof1 @nsriazat thats amazing. You're almost done. You can have a life again in August. #phdchat. - @Comprof1 @nsriazat thats amazing. You're almost done. You can have a life again in August. #phdchat.

Some good feedback from my first conference presentation, despite a few nerves! #phdchat #sparc2012 - Some good feedback from my first conference presentation, despite a few nerves! #phdchat #sparc2012

More joy of text in phd writing. A playful approach to the thesis http://t.co/PAIRV99m #phdchat - More joy of text in phd writing. A playful approach to the thesis http://t.co/PAIRV99m #phdchat

RT @ai1sa More joy of text in phd writing. A playful approach to the thesis http://t.co/VZaQhWXV #phdchat - RT @ai1sa More joy of text in phd writing. A playful approach to the thesis http://t.co/VZaQhWXV #phdchat

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