The Viva is a make it or break it point. It is the ultimate hurdle between you and the finishing of your doctorate. Consequently, it is a recurrent theme at the DoctorateHub with the Mock Viva Service gaining in popularity over recent months. What are examiners looking for?, How do I understand the motivations around their questions?, and What could be a ‘Plan B’ in case that things don’t go as expected? These are the types of questions all viva candidates have. And while a Viva fail happens on occasion, it is more likely the type of feedback is a […]

On Saturday, 16th February, the DoctorateHub presented Tackling Wicked Problems, creating a lively discussion on participants’ experiences and current wicked problems being faced, how to identify and deal with such wicked problems. Indeed, whether the wicked problem in question can even be tamed. Participants were able to draw on their recent or current thesis, and problems being posed in the ‘Tackling Wicked Problems – how to nail jelly to the wall!’ in their Science meets Business Advanced Training Course. Discussions moved from understanding what is happening, the relationships within the problem and onto how to engage with stakeholders more effectively […]

  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 a forthcoming Science Meets Business – Advanced Training Series. The course will apply science-driven and research-based methods, or to be less abstract, it will be framed by action research and action learning, and participants will be expected to identify and apply further methods as they approach and examine their work-place based problem. Therefore, admission to the Advanced Training Series is subject to holding a […]

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. Further slides and an interactive area can be found at Peers4Progress. Peers4Progress was set up for us by […]

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 […]