This document discusses strategies for graduating on time from a Masters or PhD program. It provides tips such as choosing a suitable research topic, conducting a thorough literature review, maintaining a good relationship with supervisors, attending conferences, publishing papers, practicing good time management, writing portions of the thesis as research is conducted, and participating in seminars. The overall message is that students must be self-motivated, work consistently and smartly, and publish their findings to increase their chances of graduating on time.

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3. Outline of My Talk
• Definition of Graduation on Time (GOT)
• Choosing a topic for Masters/PhD
• Literature Review
• Self-motivation
• Attending conferences, writing in peer-reviewed journals
• Student-supervisor relationships
• Conclusions
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4. Definition
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5. …..Wishful Thinking
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6. GOT Data in a Global Survey
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Shop around for best/suitable
Supervisory Committee for
you to work with

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A General Guide as to
Number of Pages
of Your Thesis Based on
Your discipline of Knowledge

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After you got a topic
Of your research,
What next?

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Don’t forget to
create a database
of you the journals
you read in EndNote

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Writing

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Interaction with Others

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When the going gets tough, the tough gets going….

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TIME MANAGEMENT
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Don’t put off tomorrow
What you can do today

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THE 80/20 LAW

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Reach for the goals
You set

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TENACITY

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Write your thesis as you go along
You are not just “telling” knowledge,
you’re ‘developing’ it.
Write down what you learn, write 400
words a day.
Don’t leave writing to the very end.

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REGISTER in This
Academic Footprint:
Google Scholar
Research Gate
Scopus
Mendeley
LinkedIn
Twitter
Telegram
Zoom
Etc
Grow your online presence!

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Attend Brown Bag Seminar at the slightest opportunity around the campus

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While doing PhD…

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Ask yourself, Do you seriously wanna GOT?

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CONCLUDING REMARKS
• Plan you work, work your plan
• Work hard, work smart
• Publish or there will be no GOT
• Time management is crucial in getting GOT
• Group meeting and discussions is important