16. Example 1 PhD thesis
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Scope
Ph.D 辰 単坦丹単鱈丹 単坦辰谷歎竪辿鱈 狸箪辰谷箪達, 辰辰谷達嘆辿 叩樽谷樽探
丹辰狸竪辿鱈 巽箪丹箪達 達樽丹竪谷単鱈樽樽丹樽樽 鱈箪達 淡嘆鱈短 叩樽谷樽但単丹樽谷 箪巽箪狸淡竪探
樽辰竪嘆 単坦辰谷達 探竪辿探 多丹 辰多鱈達 探箪但谷多多谷箪探
Ph.D- 探狸達谷探
Time
Externally imposed constraints
Total time = 3 ( or 4 years)
Course work for 1 year in first year
Research time ~ 18months can depend on several factors
Others providing /叩箪谷嘆達箪探/ equipment, data .
Having the required knowledge /淡丹辰谷達嘆辿 狸箪辰谷箪達 / and expertise etc
Cost
鱈箪 脱竪淡箪箪鱈竪辿 探坦但端辰
3 脱竪谷竪辿鱈 嘆坦丹淡竪辰 探多谷箪箪鱈 巽尊但淡尊尊丹尊達辰単尊鱈 巽丹辰谷
坦丹谷旦探辰 淡丹辰達辰探 単坦辰谷達鱈短 嘆樽鱈樽達 嘆尊探尊尊丹尊狸脱 (computing, lab space, travel)
Risks
Having an inadequate supervisor or an inappropriate project
坦辰谷達達 探竪辿探箪辰 探箪辰歎竪鱈箪箪鱈 探箪狸脱箪箪鱈竪辿 脱竪谷 淡丹辰達辰探
Personal issues illness
22. PhD example - Gantt
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Gantt A tool to list tasks, show dependencies & make
resources explicit
Tool = Microsoft Project
ID Task Name Duration Start Predecessors
1 PhD start 0 mons Mon 02/10/06
2 Lectures 9 mons Mon 02/10/06 1
3 Technical project 12 mons Mon 19/03/07 2FS-3 mons
4 1rst year exam/review 0 mons Fri 31/08/07 1FS+12 mons
5 Physics analysis 18 mons Mon 03/09/07 4
6 Write-up 21 mons Mon 26/11/07
7 Introduction 1 mon Mon 26/11/07 3SS+3 mons,5SS+3 mons
8 Technical project 3 mons Mon 18/02/08 3
9 Analysis 4 mons Mon 19/01/09 5
10 Final corrections 2 mons Mon 11/05/09 9
11 "Float" 3 mons Mon 06/07/09 6
12 PhD complete 0 mons Fri 25/09/09 11
23. PhD example Gantt/Critical path
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ID Task Name
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
1 PhD start 02/10
2 Lectures Me
3 Technical project Me
4 1rst year exam/review 31/08
5 Physics analysis Me
6 Write-up
7 Introduction Me
8 Technical project Me
9 Analysis Me
10 Final corrections Me
11 "Float" Me
12 PhD complete 25/09
Critical path analysis shows in red the tasks which determine the end date
28. 亳仆 勵亠亳亶仆 唏仍亳亶仆 仄亠仆亠亢仄亠仆亳亶仆
唏亞亢仍亳亶仆 勵亠 舒
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I 勵亠 舒: 1958 仂仆仂仂 唏仄仆唏 勵亠
A. 1950 仂仆亟 仂仄仂仆 亟舒仍舒亶仆 唏仄唏 亰舒仄 弍舒亳 唏唏仍
B. 勵勵亳亶仆 亟舒仍舒仆 弍舒亶亞仍舒 唏唏仍
C. 舒仆舒亶舒仆 唏唏仍
II 勵亠 舒: 1958-1979 仂仆 仂仂仂仆亟
A. 1960 仂仆亟 Apollo 唏唏仍
B. E.I du Pont de Nemours 亳仄亳亶仆 亞舒仄仍仆 唏唏仍
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III 勵亠 舒: 1980-1994 仂仆 仂仂仂仆亟
A. 1989-1991 仂仆 仂仂仂仆亟 仆亞仍亳, 个舒仆仆 仂仂仍仂亶仆 唏唏仍
B. 1983-1986 仂仆 仂仂仂仆亟 Space Shuttle Challenger 唏唏仍
C. 1988 仂仆 Calgary 唏于仍亳亶仆 仂仍亳仄仗亳亶仆 唏唏仍
IV 勵亠 舒: 1995-舒舒 仂亟仂仂亞 勵仍
A. IV 勵亠 舒舒仆亟 亳仆亠仆亠亳亶仆 唏亞亢亳仍 仆 亰仂仆亳仍仂 弍仂仍仆仂.
丐舒亶仍弍舒仍 亳仆亠仆亠 仆 亟舒仆, 舒亳仍舒舒亟 磿弍舒, 勵仆
弍勵 仂亳仂仆 弍舒亶 仍 仆 仆 勵仄勵勵 舒仍亳于舒舒 亰勵亶仍亳亶亞
亟舒仍亟舒仆 舒于舒亟舒舒 磿弍舒 亢 舒亶, 亟舒仍亟舒仆 舒于舒
仂仆仍舒亶仆舒舒 亟舒仆 勵亶仍亳仍亞 亳亶 弍仂仍仂仄亢亳亶亞 仂仍亞仂亟仂亞.