Part of our technology Fridays series aimed at helping graduate students use technology to progress.

1. Exploiting Rapid
Change in Technology
Enhanced Learning
… for Post Graduate Education
USING TECHNOLOGY For
Topic Problem and Problem Statement

2. The purpose of
technology…
It lets people be
productive.
It lets people learn things
they didn't think they could
learn before, and so in a
sense
It is all about potential.

3. GOALS & Agenda
Let’s talk about the progression of finding your topic and
cementing your problem/problem statement
1. You catch ideas that are interesting to you
2. You begin to search for your problem/what you will
study or measure
3. You look for lit on what others have done
4. You test your problem/topic ideas
5. You look up/write and test your problem statement
6. You present your ideas to others

5. Start by knowing where you are/are going…
Know your milestones

6. Step Two:
Follow the Map

7. Step 1: You capture ideas
1. Start small a few provocative articles & their references
2. Make notes in bibliographic software (screen share)
3. Make notes on spreadsheets (screen share)
4. Skill building – write/think/critically stretch (DoctoralNet)

8. TECHNOLOGY:
Helping you build skills
• Academic Writing
• Reading Academic Literature
• Critical Thinking/Analysis
• Organization
• Planning and Time Management
• Motivation
WHEN YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE DOING WHAT
IS NEEDED

9. You begin to search for your
problem/what you will study or
measure
As you read…
1. Begin to fill in this framework
2. Capture what you read –
(spreadsheet screen share).
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING AND YOU
WILL GET THERE FASTER

10. You look for lit on what others have done
You test your problem/topic
ideas
When you want to test yourself prior to
showing your work to others,
OR you need to understand academic
parameters,
OR you want to boost your self
confidence – be on sure ground before
you move forward.

11. PROBLEM STATEMENTS ARE TRICKY
You look up/write and test your problem
statement
1. Login
2. Search (under your account in top right) on problem statement
3. Or.. Go to 1.4.2 Problem statement written
4. Then go back to automations© and assess your problem statement
NOTE: Not to worry if this gets drafted over and over throughout your study.
As these are two key paragraphs when you make any change they will
change too.

12. Opt-ins There
When You Need
Them or Are
Looking for
Something A
Little Different

13. What’s Up at DoctoralNet?
1. Webinars through December – Phase 1, 2, and 3, covered each month
2. Fridays – quick technology examples per topic:
Oct 21st 4. organize your literature review
Oct 28th 5. Increase your academic writing skills
Nov 4th 6. develop your writing plan
Nov 11th 7. what goes where tools
Nov 18th 8. keep your motivation up
Nov 25th 9. design and implementation of your data collection
3. Special pricing for year’s membership month of Oct. 50% off full year of
technology. IN YOUR CURRENCY