Automated Software Engineering Research Group @NCSU

Become the owner/driver of your research projects

Students have different levels of ownership of their research projects. Sometimes some students feel that they are doing the work primiarly "for their advisor" not primiarly "for themselves". They feel that they need to catch a submission deadline simply because their advisor wants them to make the deadline. I have been trying to pay attention to this issue lately.

In last week's group meeting, I went around the table to ask students to speak out what conference deadlines they want to catch for submitting papers on their research projects rather than being told by me on what deadlines they shall make. It may be just a phycological effect because either the students or I would choose the same deadline to catch but if it is spoken out by the students, I hope the students have more ownership and more incentive in catching up the deadlines.

Students shall take ownership and driving force of their research projects rather than the advisors. We shall explore how to move towards this direction.

Posted at 10:04PM Apr 23, 2007 by XIE, TAO in Research Skills  |  Comments[0]