proflomo:
Any PhD (Physics) student here?

sirRiddy:
Hello guys, please I have been trying to get these
two journals for a while now without success. Can
someone help me access them?
1.Test driven development: the state of the practice
http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2184550&dl=ACM&coll=DL&CFID=502441920&CFTOKEN=95340215
Authors: Susan Hammond Auburn University, AL
David Umphress Auburn University, AL

2.A flexible model for simulation of software development process
https://dl.acm.org/purchase.cfm?id=1900064&CFID=502441920&CFTOKEN=95340215
Ravikant Agarwal, David Umphress

ahamdiheme:
Here you go:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e1ney9uq9013gmz/a40-agarwal.pdf?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lwa4qiibfjdn57x/p158-hammond.pdf?dl=0

Sunavico:
Good morning all, Can a CGPA of 3.79(Unilag MA English) be accepted for a PhD anywhere? Or will I have to, first of all,apply for Mphil? Or betterstill apply for another MA programme? I will really appreciate your kind advice.

jeebz:
Good morning all, on a lighter note. Has anyone watched PhD the movie?.

Wip7, and the rest of the crew. Where una dey?.Is there any aspiring particle physicist here? I need a brief rundown of the Highs Boson stuff.

slydog:
I just got admission for a doctorate in economics, Uniport

samtol4:
congrats bros it would have been better you do your PhD outside Nigeria and you finish within 2 to 3years.

slydog:


I'd love to, but circumstances, let's work hard so our children would places we never did

samtol4:
congrats bros it would have been better you do your PhD outside Nigeria and you finish within 2 to 3years.

ahamdiheme:
PhD in 2 years is for geniuses; in three years might be possible but to finish without a single journal publication is a waste of time.
The average time spent in earning a good PhD is 3.5 years anywhere in the world. Sir i have seen guys in social sciences finishing within 2years with publications in South Africa.

ahamdiheme:
PhD in 2 years is for geniuses; in three years might be possible but to finish without a single journal publication is a waste of time.
The average time spent in earning a good PhD is 3.5 years anywhere in the world.good PhD ?IS there bad PhD?OR you mean PhD from any country?

ahamdiheme:
Yes there is the thing called a poor PhD where the candidate learns almost nothing about research, teaching or mentoring younger researchers. Such a PhD can be viewed as a glorified MSc just with a different title. Lots of schools award such degrees because it makes their records look good.

To throw more light on the issue of publication, having an internationally peer reviewed journal article (not conference) published is not a piece of cake. In the US and some other parts of the world where course work and qualification exam among others, are part of the requirements for graduation; it would be extremely tough to obtain a PhD within two years. PhD + MSc combined programmes exist but even those take 4-6 years to complete.

Again, only an exceptional genius can obtain a good PhD within two years.

samtol4:
Publication in international journal is only difficult when you are in Nigeria but if you are in Overseas your supervisor will be a link to publish in reputable journals Infact many reputable journals are available for PhD students to showcase their research.Is it necessary for PhD student to write coursework again after completing coursework in Msc ?or is that a parameter to say a PhD is good?"A lot of schools award such"Please can you mention some of the schools so that members of this forum can avoid them

ahamdiheme:
Don't be deceived, peer reviewed journal articles are not a piece of cake, even renowned scholars get rejections sometimes; there is no guarantee that your research work will be published on first attempt. I am speaking authoritatively. In the US and other places like Turkey it is mandatory to:
1. Complete 21 units of course work (7 courses)
2. Pass a qualifying exam
3. Publish a quality article with journal indexed in ISI
4. Write and defend PhD thesis
Those are the requirements for graduation. After completing all those steps it is difficult to say one has not done quality research and learnt extensively.

samtol4:
No one is been deceived here .I am not a novice in the subject matter .Peer reviewed journals are not for Ghost or spirit it is human being research that is been accepted .You can't have all research accepted every time .There is time for rejection and acceptance .So indirectly schools that don't do coursework are not producing good PhD?

samtol4:
No one is been deceived here .I am not a novice in the subject matter .Peer reviewed journals are not for Ghost or spirit it is human being research that is been accepted .You can't have all research accepted every time .There is time for rejection and acceptance .So indirectly schools that don't do coursework are not producing good PhD?

Richie77:
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TonySpike:
Each country adopts a specific approach to their Doctorate programmes based on their long term vision for research and development. I don't think any approach is absolute or tested as the best. Yes, peer-reviewed journals are very important in acquiring a PhD degree. I wrote three journals towards completing my PhD anyway.