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Ph.D. Journey Dynamics Template
By: Raafat Mahmoud ZainiWorcester Polytechnic Institute
System Dynamics & Organizational Behavior
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Ph.D. is about the Process Not just the Outcomes.. Khalid Saeed
3Keys: open to the flow & track pursuits' evolution paths -> capture a valuable idea 2016© Raafat Zaini | [email protected]
My “Search for Research” Story .. So farTEMPLATE
Starting topic
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My “Search for Research” Story .. So farSAMPLE
Innovation sustainability
in R&D organizations
Strategies for
University Growth
(HE)
Qualifier (FBS,
Professional competence
models)Empirical Case of a technical
organization
Dissent in
Organizations
AramcoOr
KAUST(HE)
KAUSTStrategy
Effectiveness?
(HE)
US organization
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R&D Org.(Projects Dynamics
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operational variables to create the
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My clean “Research” Story (TEMPLATE)
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No., No., p Example: 1,4p-> 1st deliverable, 4 times presented, p: published
My clean “Research” Story (SAMPLE)
Innovation sustainability in
R&D organizations
WPI-Project Strategies for
University Growth
Composition Dynamics & the Paths of
Change Dissent in
Organizations
Higher Education
Institutions
Modeling Manifest and Latent
structures in a University:
Understanding Resources and
Dissent Dynamics
Manifest structures
Tangible View
Latent Structures
Intangible View
MIT-Skoltech Project
Startup Research Universities Strategies
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No., No., p Example: 1,4p-> 1st deliverable, 4 times presented, p: published
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Type/Title Presentation Bibliography
1 Conference paper/TITLE
Published in Journal Title.
• colloquium • Meeting• Competition• Conference
Citation
Important Feedback:
Deliverable Documentation (TEMPLATE)
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Type/Title Presentation Bibliography
1 Conference paper/Strategies for University Growth: A System Dynamics Analysis of Organizational Change
Published in a special issue on Education as a Complex System in Systems Research and Behavioral Science journal.
• 25th Ualbany-MIT-WPI colloquium @ Ualbany, November 2012
• Benelux SD chapter meeting at Radboud University in Nijmegen, January 2013
• WPI Graduate Innovation Exchange ( 1st place award), March 2013
• Poster at 31st ISDC, Cambridge, July 2013
Zaini, R., Radzicki, M., Saeed, K., Pavlov, O., Hoffman, A., & Tichenor, K. (2013). Strategies for University Growth: A System Dynamics Analysis of Organizational Change. In R. Eberlein & I. J. Martinez-Moyano (Eds.), . Presented at the Proceedings of the 31st International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, System Dynamics Society.
Zaini, R. M., Pavlov, O. V., Saeed, K., Radzicki, M. J., Hoffman, A. H., & Tichenor, K. R. (2016). Let’s Talk Change in a University: A Simple Model for Addressing a Complex Agenda. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, n/a–n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2408
Feedback: Appropriately limited example of one way to conduct a modeling study so as to affect policy decisions ..
Deliverables Documentation (SAMPLE)
“Research” Story Pattern
Innovation sustainability in
R&D organizations
WPI-Project Strategies for
University Growth
Composition Dynamics & the Paths of
Change Dissent in
Organizations
Higher Education
Institutions
Model Based Organizational
Design:The context of
Higher Education Institutions
Manifest structures
Tangible View
Latent Structures
Intangible View
MIT-Skoltech Project
Startup Research Universities Strategies
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Reference ModeClassesProjectsBooksPapersPresentations in colloquiums, conference
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Dynamic Hypothesis of what controls the journey path
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Ph.D. Research story structure
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Few tips ..may be• Leading the process
– Committee formulation– Plan of Study– Calls for meetings– Setting milestones– One-on-one consultations
• Logging events– Meetings– Conversations– Correspondence
• Reflective journaling– What worked and what didn’t– Successes and setbacks– Feelings
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Few tips ..may be• Utilizing assignments & projects
– Making the best out of classes– Structured supervision– Can go places
• Going with the flow– Accepting change– Letting go vs. losing
• Embracing time delays– Absorbing vs. Bouncing
• Sharing – Updating – Sharing– Venting– Writing – Presenting– Building a story– Making connections
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Ph.D. Journey Journal Entries• Topics:
– Advisor meeting– Committee meeting– Important events– Important decisions taken
• Meeting date• Attendees• Discussed topics• Milestones• TO DO list• Feelings
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