Category Archives: Time Management

DBA Year 1 Challenges and Successes

It has been a wonderful Christmas.  Lots of fun and frolic with my family.   Plan to have a few “do nothing days” until I return to work on Wednesday -yippee!!  Finally completed my “Challenges and Successes Year 1 Recap”, I … Continue reading

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Getting Close –Woohoo!

I think I am over the hump.  Just spent a full day at the library and have a very solid draft of my quantitative assignment.  Reran a good deal of the analysis, reread many of the handouts from the November workshop and … Continue reading

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Always Estimate and Then Double Your Estimate!!

I have had three full days focused on my quantitative assignment, and finally have a complete rough draft.  I am amazed by how much time it has taken!  I thought taking two vacation days from work would have put me ahead … Continue reading

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SPSS for Dummies…My New BFF!

I just finished 5.5 hours focused on my Quantitative Techniques Assignment and am thrilled with the outcome because I was able to complete all of the analysis.  With the exception of two areas I feel fairly confident that the analysis is … Continue reading

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Triangulation to the Rescue

Tomorrow is the “big day”.  I start my 6 day workshop on Quantitative Methods which will culminate in an assignment due in mid-December.  Generally I adhered to this week’s plan and have focused on text book reading and reviewing papers … Continue reading

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Gaining Momentum and Leveraging Mind Mapping

I am still not where I want to be, with respect to milestones, but I am feeling better about my progress for a few reasons.  First, I had a very good meeting with my mentor which helped address some of … Continue reading

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On becoming a DBA

During the first week of the DBA program a professor spoke to us about how to think about our research.  I don’t remember exactly how she expressed it but the sentiment was not to think of our research as “it”, an object … Continue reading

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