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only a fraction of PhD graduates find jobs in universities (...) from now on, the PhD will prepare graduates to do research in other walks of life and even equip them for other careers.
Generic training will dilute the research project. There is no time for taught elements in the PhD
Minimum threshold standards have been proposed for research degree programmes. Within this framework, the skills postgraduates will now learn during their PhDs have been defined as research skills, research environment, research management, personal effectiveness, communication skills, networking and teamworking and career management
( There are academics who have already constructed a neat little argument that generic skills are already covered - ie developed - in the writing of a thesis. This argument says that students develop a high level of communication skills in all the writing and presenting they already do and that these skills are already tested in the final examination. )
you have to make yourself attractive to prospective employers. For PhD graduates, this already means explaining that your PhD involved more than narrow specialisation. In fact, the threshold standards will provide a template for teasing out all the elements of the PhD for a wide range of employers. If you have had some training, this will make your statement of qualifications more convincing.
Publicado por Antonio em dezembro 4, 2003 10:37 PM