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Education / How To Generate The Best Topic For Your Dissertation Or Thesis by VAPatrick: 6:50am On Aug 06, 2019
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The decision to further your education to a Ph.D. or Master's level is indeed a great one. The process of acquiring that doctorate or master's degree you so desire is all fun until the time comes to present a dissertation at the end of your course.

The first step in getting your dissertation done is coming up with a good topic. The topic you generate will in fact govern the rest of your project and even determine the outcome. Which is why it is important that you choose only a good topic.

In order to make the work less difficult for you, we have prepared this article to guide you on how to generate the best topic for your dissertation. By carefully following this guide, you should be able to come up with a great topic in no time and be off to a good start on your thesis.

1. Read Books and Top Journals

We understand how difficult generating the right dissertation topic can be as we've been there. One proven way to get a topic idea for your dissertation is by reading books and top journals in your subject area of interest. You can start by using Google Scholar subject-specific database or even your University’s library.

While reading a journal or book, you might discover an area of interest you'd like to generate a dissertation topic on. Don't fail to check the reference list or bibliography to find the original source of information. By doing so you’ll have access to more information on the topic you intend working on.

2. Consider Your Area of Interest

A good dissertation topic is such that allows you to produce a professional polished piece of work within a short space of time.

When choosing a dissertation topic, it is imperative that it’s from an area of great interest to you in your field of study. Your dissertation has to be on something you are passionate about or it's just going to be a really tedious task.

Preparing a thesis is far from a walk in the park. To stay motivated throughout the process, it's important that you choose a topic based on what you're most enthusiastic about.

Sometime back, a doctoral student of the department of Philosophy who had an interest in the works of Plato did a dissertation on such topic - Breaking free from the cave: Plato’s relevance to contemporary views of body image. Now this topic allowed the doctoral student write on something she was heavily passionate about. The process was exciting and refreshing, the outcome was also amazing.

3. Research on the Topic

After making up your mind on the subject area you'll like to focus your dissertation on, consider if there is enough resource out there to allow you expand on the topic idea. You don't want to start your dissertation on a topic only to be stuck halfway as a result of little or no resources to work with.

During a topic research, you might discover that some other academic has written a dissertation on a topic similar to the one you've generated, but that shouldn't bother you. In such a situation, what you should do is read to see what they accomplished in their work, and do well to approach the topic from a completely different perspective.

4. Determine Its Relevance

As much as a topic or subject area is of interest to you, consider if the topic is academically, socially or practically relevant.

The best dissertation topics are such that contribute to a scholarly debate in your field or fill a gap in knowledge; inform societal changes; and can be applied to improve real-life processes or solve real-life problems.

When generating a dissertation topic, make sure it is one that’s clearly connected to contemporary issues in your academic field or society at large. It has to be relevant in these areas or it has no real value.

Here's an example of a relevant dissertation topic that pertains to the academic field of Real Estate: Digging down - Changing approaches to property development within Lagos. Now this topic idea isn't just relevant academically, but societally as well.

5. Check To See If the Dissertation Topic is Manageable

Except you're not the one who's going to handle the writing of your thesis, you should make sure to choose a dissertation topic that makes you feel both comfortable and confident.

The mistake most people make is generating a difficult thesis topic with the belief that it will earn them extra marks. They start the project and get stuck halfway or totally lose interest in the research. You shouldn't make such errors

When generating a dissertation topic, ensure it is such that reflects a level of difficulty that matches your experience and skill set.

6. Other Factors To Consider When Generating a Good Topic

Before you make the final decision to work with a dissertation topic, it is important that you consider the timeframe in which you have to complete it, the length of the dissertation, and most importantly, the practicalities of carrying out the research.

In the area of timeframe, you'll have to check to see if enough time is provided you to read all the most important academic literature on the topic. If yours is a topic with too much information to tackle, you might need to consider narrowing your focus even more.

Also consider if the topic you intend working on is such that will require you to go to specific location to gather data on the topic. If that's the case, make sure you have enough funding to get the job done. If funding or practical access to a location is going to be a problem, you just might need to generate another topic.

7. Discuss Your Ideas For A Topic With Your Supervisor

After coming up with an idea for a dissertation topic and you’ve carried out some preliminary research yourself, the next important thing is to discuss with your supervisor about it.

As your supervisor, he of she will have had enough experience guiding students before you on their choice of dissertation topics, so you can be certain of the fact that their advice and guidance will put you on the right path in terms of generating the very best dissertation topic.

Source: https://vapatrick.com/2019/08/05/how-to-generate-the-best-topic-for-your-dissertation-or-thesis/
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Business / Re: Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Virtual Assistant Today by VAPatrick: 5:59am On Jul 28, 2019
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Business / Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Virtual Assistant Today by VAPatrick: 8:33pm On Jul 27, 2019
The amazing world of the internet has made working much more conducive, interesting, and productive. Since the 1990s was ushered in by a lot of technological improvements and advancements like faster internet, and the ability to share documents from anywhere in the world, the concept of working from a remote location has become a reality.

WHO IS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT?

A virtual assistant is in the simplest of terms, a self-employed person who uses these technological advancements to render professional services to clients from a remote location. These services can be in the form of technical, managerial, or creative assistance.

We are usually on demand by online entrepreneurs and small/mid-sized business owners who desire assistance from time to time, but not particularly full-time help from staff on location.

As virtual assistants at VA Patrick, we offer our services based on the terms and conditions provided by the clients and we offer an extensive range of cost-effective services.

You might wonder why you would need a virtual assistant. The truth is whether you are a small biz owner just starting out, trying to expand, or you’re facing too much workload because your business is starting to grow, there will arise a need to delegate administrative tasks to people who don’t necessarily have to be full-time employees.

We have collated a list of clear-cut reasons why you need virtual assistance;

1. It saves you money: – Outsourcing tasks to virtual assistants is a perfect way for entrepreneurs to save money. You don’t have to create an office space, nor budget maintenance costs for us. Virtual assistants don’t require health insurance, or a paid sick leave from you, so you get work done while still saving money

2. It saves you time to focus on core operations: – Time is money, literally!! A VA would take load off of you thereby providing time for you to spend on the most pressing and productive tasks. Asking your VA to manage your social media, and handle your endless emails, and every other little yet crucial task will provide you with time to focus on your core operations. You can delegate those things you can’t do at all, or things you can’t do all by yourself. You can use that extra time to explore newer business opportunities. The extra time also affords you time with friends and family. It offers you that work-life balance that LEISURE will bring. All these while, work is going on and your business is growing.

3. It gives you access to great talents: – Because of the reach of the internet, you can hire A-list talents from across the world to take care of tasks you don’t have as much skill for. Communication with your VA will give him a clearer understanding of what is required of him, and consequently make your business flourish. Different VAs are experts in various skill sets that you probably know nothing about. You could be tech savvy and need the services of a content developer for your marketing blog and you know you have no interest in writing. This is where we come in.

“None of us is as smart as all of us.” – Ken Blanchard


4. It enhances business growth by increasing productivity: – It is totally okay not to be a jack of all trades as an entrepreneur. You are probably an expert in your field but no field is one-dimensional and you can’t do it alone. Having spare hands can really drive your business to unbelievably exponential growth. Teamwork is the tool that can take your business to a whole other level. Virtual assistants can also provide new, creative, and unthought-of solutions to challenges that arise.

Helen Keller was right; “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

5. Availability whenever: – Some businesses have seasons of busier times, and seasons of slower progress. Others need help for specific projects of limited time. This is where you need virtual assistants, providing you with flexibility and the luxury of paying for only what you need, and paying according to the requirement, none of which you get with in-house employees. We will only bill you for the hours we work.

VAs also work through official holidays as they work from home and don’t have to go anywhere plus you never have to be plagued with the shortage of human resources when it comes to virtual assistants because of the availability of trained Vas who can help out where the previous ones couldn’t for reasons such as emergencies.

6. It gets more work done for you in way less time: – Juggling between tasks single-handedly can take its toll on you. You don’t have to do it alone when you have talented VAs at your service. You can manage multiple tasks within a short time by getting us to help out.

7. It reduces workload and enhances organization: – Important tasks can get inadvertently ignored due to a hectic schedule. We can help out by taking over these critical tasks such as;

- Data Entry

- Spreadsheet Creation

- Internet research

- Web design and development

- Proofreading, editing, and formatting

- Content creation

- Presentations and reports

- Online/digital marketing

- Data analysis

- And lots more.

We can help you enhance organization as we are skilled in various areas.

8. Flexible working ethics: – We can work for you on an hourly basis or project basis. Hence, our schedule which is very flexible can be tuned to accommodate your business needs. You also get to avoid the drama that comes with hiring in-house and having employees on location.

9. It can help you improve your online presence: – Some people are just not inclined to all the craze of social media but it doesn’t stop them from acknowledging the significance of social media marketing in business growth. Employ virtual assistants with the task of posting frequently on your social media page to strengthen your brand identity. You don’t have to worry about content creation, or promoting posts, and definitely not how to keep up with customer queries in order to reply promptly enough to satisfy them. Successful social media marketing requires time (time that you can’t spare) and persistence. VAs can help increase customer involvement and improve the frequency of activities on social media. To strengthen your brand identity, reach out to us, let’s help each other grow.

10. It can reinforce your weak areas: – Are you great at business administration but terrible at creative writing? Or do you need graphic designers? Whatever area may not be your turf, VA Patrick’s services are at your disposal.

CONCLUSION

Steve Jobs once said, “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”

At VA Patrick, we continually strive to supply quality services to all our clients. The best part is that you don’t have to worry about us coming late to work or not showing up at all. Just give us a deadline and we will get your tasks done within the stipulated time.

We encourage you to offload your excess workload on us.

Let’s keep your successful business successful!

Source: https://vapatrick.com/2019/03/19/top-10-reasons-to-hire-a-virtual-assistant-today/
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Business / Re: How Will You Advertise This Business (On A Low Budget) If You Were The Owner? by VAPatrick: 8:53pm On Jun 29, 2019
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Thanks a million for your input. Unfortunately, providing free services will not be possible, as human effort and time is invested in performing these tasks. If it were an SAAS, offering free trials would have been a great idea.

Once again, thanks for your contribution.

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