关于读博很好的建议-How to finish a Ph.D.docx

[交流]关于读博很好的建议-How to finish a Ph.D. (转自UW教授Matthias Schonlau)?已有33人参与?这篇文章转自U Waterloo教授 Matthias Schonlau 的网站：?/finishphd.html/finishphd.html?。 作为RAND corporation 的HEAD，他对读博士的建议尤其深入～ 推荐A few years ago I was asked by several Ph.D. students what advice I could give to finish a Ph.D. While I dont think there is only one answer I do have some principles that worked well for me- if you are a current PhD student hopefully you will find this useful also. If you have any comments or suggestions, Id love to hear from you.Over the years I have received many positive comments from Ph.D. students from the U.S., Canada, and as far as China and Korea. Several students have linked this site form their sites. Thank you so much for your feedback. It means a lot to me that some of my thoughts made a difference to you.Begin with the end in mind??I found it always helpful to know I what my overall goal was. During my PH.D. I aimed to finish in my Ph.D. in 3 years. I didnt make that in the end - it took 4 years - but that isnt important. The important thing is that I knew in order to make 3 years I had to do a certain course load in the first and second term , I had to take the comprehensive exam the first time it was offered, I had a rough idea of how much time I had to write the dissertation. There are road blocks along the way and things turn out different than you expect. But if you know your overall goal obstacles wont through you off the course, you are just taking a detour.?You have no obligation to write an important or even useful thesis?Sometimes students set out to write this all-encompassing break-through thesis and then fail because they try to accomplish too much at once. Very few researchers achieve fame because of their dissertation work. Try to write a good dissertation, not a great dissertation. Further, dont insist on writing a useful thesis. Your primary goal is to get a Ph.D. , not to change the world. There is enough time for changing the world after your disserta