…and I can’t believe it! Although I still have to get some things organised in my life like getting the total health/study/work/life balance right. Having allocated two days to work a week it has been a little hard to get started. But my supervisor has given my some tasks for the month including plenty of book reading and note-taking. Currently I’m reading “Doctorates Downunder” (see reference below) which is a book designed for doctoral students in Australia and New Zealand. However, my Endnote databases are working (and growing), I’ve caught myself thinking odd questions about community bands and learning, and my head is operating in a new direction – in a totally literal sense of course!
I mentioned my Endnote databases (and what a wonderful piece of software it is). I’ve now separated my primary and secondary sources and established a database for each. On this website I’ve made a significant upgrade to my Research Page to reflect the separating of sources. While I still have lots of references to plow through, the separating of the database will make things easier to manage. Last week I also bought myself some new software called “Notebook” for the Macintosh which should prove, in time to be a useful research tool.
Anyway, I will endeavor to keep myself updated and use this blog to highlight bit more of what I’m up to.
Reference:
Denholm, C. J., & Evans, T. D. (2006). Doctorates downunder : keys to successful doctoral study in Australia and New Zealand. Camberwell, Vic.: ACER Press.
