It is said that the fear of public speaking is the greatest fear that most people have, and it is true. Fear of public speaking is greater than even the fear of death. As a PhD student, you will...
Posts by Grace Njeri-Otieno
Guidelines for Writing and Submitting a Winning Grant Proposal
Submitting a grant proposal for funding is like gambling: you win some, you lose some. No matter how good you are at writing grant proposals, not all proposals will pass through. Nevertheless, it...
Comprehensive Guidelines for Writing a PhD Thesis Proposal (+ free checklist for PhD Students)
This article provides comprehensive guidelines for writing a PhD thesis proposal for PhD students but it can also benefit masters students as well. It is a collation of previous articles written on...
This article is the first of a series of posts that focus on quantitative research. I introduce basic statistics in this article because if your PhD thesis will use quantitative research methods,...
How to Write Minutes of Meetings (Plus Sample Minutes Template)
When you are a PhD student, you are expected to have numerous meetings in the course of your PhD programme. Most of these meetings will be with your supervisor, and some with committee members and...
The Fieldwork Process in Qualitative Research (Do’s and Don’t’s)
Qualitative research involves primary data collection hence adequate planning of the fieldwork both before and during the data collection stage is critical. This post highlights some of the...