in my previous work place, a guy was doing PhD, part time, and I recall for part time PhD, he was on EP.Sergei82 wrote:Just trying to think about the future.
Does anybody have experience or knowledge about taking part-time PhD in computer science (or any technical field, not business administration or accounting) in Singapore?
Will it not take around a decade to complete? (one guy said 8 years)
Is it worth taking in any local university or there is a better choice in here (some foreign uni branch which can provide better recognizable PhD)?
Do local universities provide any part-time PhD studies at all? (Google show "yes", but there may be issues I may not know about)
Please, refrain from discussing usefulness of having PhD for the career or "better" (?) alternatives for life like MBA or similar clutter.
Or to try to get him as cheaply as possible, so that he can be the company's PhD mascot for bragging rights.ecureilx wrote:in my previous work place, a guy was doing PhD, part time, and I recall for part time PhD, he was on EP.Sergei82 wrote:Just trying to think about the future.
Does anybody have experience or knowledge about taking part-time PhD in computer science (or any technical field, not business administration or accounting) in Singapore?
Will it not take around a decade to complete? (one guy said 8 years)
Is it worth taking in any local university or there is a better choice in here (some foreign uni branch which can provide better recognizable PhD)?
Do local universities provide any part-time PhD studies at all? (Google show "yes", but there may be issues I may not know about)
Please, refrain from discussing usefulness of having PhD for the career or "better" (?) alternatives for life like MBA or similar clutter.
He took 4 years to finish, not 8 years, and he was holding MSc in Electronics or something.
Though a bit of career advice, I know another guy who is a PhD, did it in Malaysia, and is struggling to change jobs here as when most employers see PhD, they seem to pee in their pants ...
Can you give more details? What was the institution? What was the major? Maybe approximate cost as well? Does part time PhD here conflict with full time work significantly?ecureilx wrote:in my previous work place, a guy was doing PhD, part time, and I recall for part time PhD, he was on EP.
He took 4 years to finish, not 8 years, and he was holding MSc in Electronics or something.
yes, and that is the main reasonthe lynx wrote:Does your day job involve the subject matter you're interested to pursue that PhD for?
Is personal e-mails the only way to do that? Or these guys advertise themselves somehow? (I am sure taking on a student will put additional workload on them, so they should be taking limited number of people to supervise)the lynx wrote:It is better if you identify a potential supervisor and do your part-time PhD under him/her
For example, I have a friend doing a part-time PhD in biology. He works as lab associate/assistant in one of National Environment Agency (NEA)'s research arms. His supervisor is a professor in Duke-NUS medical school who is also researching similar topics to his day job. He approached him to be considered as his supervisor, he accepted and I guess he is effectively a Duke-NUS student, but working for NEA. Not sure if there is special arrangement between two entities due to his day job.Sergei82 wrote:Can you give more details? What was the institution? What was the major? Maybe approximate cost as well? Does part time PhD here conflict with full time work significantly?ecureilx wrote:in my previous work place, a guy was doing PhD, part time, and I recall for part time PhD, he was on EP.
He took 4 years to finish, not 8 years, and he was holding MSc in Electronics or something.
Sorry, I don't know anyone myself who was doing PhD part time...
It was in NUS, and NUS isn't cheap, plus you need to have good scores to be admitted.Sergei82 wrote:Can you give more details? What was the institution? What was the major? Maybe approximate cost as well? Does part time PhD here conflict with full time work significantly?ecureilx wrote:in my previous work place, a guy was doing PhD, part time, and I recall for part time PhD, he was on EP.
He took 4 years to finish, not 8 years, and he was holding MSc in Electronics or something.
Sorry, I don't know anyone myself who was doing PhD part time...
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