As we go ahead I’ll try to provide a weekly update at the learn@INL blog on how we progress. To keep all DoctorateHub regulars posted I am going to re-blog the content at our DoctorateHub blog. Cheers, Andreas One week to go until the start of the first edition of our course on how to Tackle Wicked Problems! By Andreas Meissner | February 8, 2019 0 Comment We are one week away from the start of the first edition of our course on how to Tackle Wicked Problems– or how to nail jelly to the wall!, which is the first course in […]

Tackling Wicked Problems is a tough challenge Tackling wicked problems is perhaps one of the toughest challenges any of us can face. The reason for this is that wicked problems have no ultimate solution. Working with linear cause and effect logic won’t be sufficient to tackle wicked problems as the different cause and effects might have no direct observable relationship. Wicked Problems are sneaky – they like to hide To make things even worse, wicked problems are not only those huge issues, like global warming, but they often hide out in apparent straight forward tiny problems. Wicked Problems constitute a […]

On Saturday, 26th January 2018, the DoctorateHub delivering an interactive webinar to introduce us to the principles and application of using quantitative research. With most DBA students undertaking quantitative studies using a mixed methods approach, the DoctorateHub focused on how the principles of quantitative research applies to a mixed methods study. Areas covered included the design of the research instrument, and the integration of data collection instruments in mixed methods research. A selection of the slides from the presentation are here for reference. Designing and Implementing your Quantitative Research webinar- sample Further slides and an interactive area can be found at […]

I am a pragmatist, both as a researcher and as an individual. I start this note with this declaration to make clear to the readers that what follows is the product of a specific paradigmatic belief. A month prior to my DBA viva I learnt of the Mock Viva service offered by the “DoctorateHub”. I decided then to request the service because I was not sure of my ability to defend my thesis verbally. I was looking for weaknesses in my defence style. That said, I was very sure that my written thesis quality was beyond doubt. The DoctorateHub team […]

The DoctorateHub are delivering the next live interactive webinar to introduce doctoral students to the principles and application of using quantitative research. As most DBA students undertaking any quantitative studies will invariably be doing this as a Mixed Methods, our focus will be on how the principles will apply more in a Mixed Methods study. As such, areas covered will include: the design of the research instrument, and the integration of such data collection instruments in Mixed Methods Research. Join us in the live, interactive, webinar on Designing and Implementing your Quantitative Research on Saturday, 26th January 2019, at 12 […]

Tackling Wicked Problems – or how to nail jelly to the wall! Science Meets Business –Advanced Training Series Course Duration: 8 Weeks | Start date: 15 February 2019 | Available places: 16 Learning Outcomes | Participants in this eight-weeks course will realize significant advancements on tackling workplace-based problems / issues that they are currently experiencing, or that they are working on as part of their research. It will allow them to understand the systems dimension to the problem / issue, to uncover direct and indirect cause-effect relationships, and how these relate to each other, to get an insight into the […]

In this post we share a summarized version of our webinar on Qualitative Data Analysis. The full version of the webinar is available at the Peer4Progress board of the DoctorateHub learning space. The webinar was well attended with a good level of discussion and great reflections. Rather than go into the detail of any particular qualitative method, we instead explored the analysis process and how it integrates within the wider research process. We look at examples of coding and the alternative means of analyzing qualitative data. We discussed that for any approach to analyzing qualitative data there should be sufficient evidence that such an […]

The Doctorate Hub team will hold a live, interactive webinar on the Qualitative Data Analysis, on Saturday, the 5th January 2019, at 12noon UK/GMT time. This webinar will look into Qualitative Data Analysis and what needs to be considered to assure your research meets the standard required. While qualitative research is highly dependent on the context and situation, it is also well-established with clear craftsmanship. Seasoned researcher from vastly different backgrounds and research experiences agree on what constitutes poorly crafted or bad qualitative analysis. This interactive webinar will look at the characteristics of good qualitative research, such as clear and […]

On Saturday, the 8th December 2018, the DoctorateHub held the latest interactive webinar on Staying Motivated for the Thesis Duration. The large cohort of participants were taken through lived first-person perspectives on remaining focused and motivated from Jacqueline Hiddlestone-Mumford, a DBA candidate from University of Liverpool (UoL), and Donna Dark, a DBA candidate from University of Wollongong (UoW). This interactive webinar included open discussions around pain points raised by participants and strategies to address these. Staying motivated for the entire duration of the thesis is some feat. Other priorities challenge our focus such as: work, life, family, illness, travel and […]