2nd PhD Colloquium - OUM

2nd PhD Colloquium
Centre for Graduate Studies, Open University Malaysia
18 – 19 July 2009

The Centre for Graduate Studies, Open University Malaysia, extends a warm welcome to all Doctor of Philosophy students, supervisors, course facilitators and programme coordinators to the 2nd PhD Colloquium. The purpose of the event is to consolidate the research efforts of facilitators, students, research supervisors and administrators as well as to provide a forum for discussion and sharing of ideas and information in relation to doctoral-level research at OUM.

Over the past six years, the Centre for Graduate Studies (CGS) has successfully conducted doctoral level courses for students of all backgrounds. It was in July 2008 that CGS held its first PhD colloquium. That event witnessed the presence of 70 students from all over Malaysia as well as a number of doctoral research supervisors and facilitators.

We hope all doctoral students registered with OUM will make a special effort to attend the colloquium on 18-19 July 2009. A number of talks and workshops will be conducted during this much-anticipated event. Experts in the field will share ideas on topics such as how to effectively conduct a literature review, how to use statistical procedures when analysing data gathered for doctoral research. There will also be a workshop on writing dissertations with clarity and focus as well as discussion on research topics within specific disciplines. Additionally, a number of students will present their proposals and preliminary findings during the qualifying examinations scheduled over the two days.

We hope all of you will attend the colloquium and be a part of the valuable knowledge sharing session with other doctoral students and experts in various field.