SUPERVISOR AND SUPERVISEE RESPONSIBILITY

A few days ago i did recieved an email from the v.dean, a lecturer and my beloved supervisor regarding the article : attached here:-

How to be a Terrible Graduate Student gh@cs.toronto.edu (Graeme Hirst)21 May 94 19:26:43 GMT------------------------------ - Come to graduate school only because it allows you to postpone yourentry to the real world.
- Assume that your advisor acts solely in their own best interests, andnever in yours.- Assume that your advisor (being more than 34 years old) doesn'tunderstand current research, and is not (and never was) as smart as youare.
- Never come to a meeting with your advisor prepared with an agenda ofthings you want to talk about, and never take notes during the discussion.(After all, little that your advisor says matters, and anyway, if it wereimportant you'd remember it.)
- Never take notes when you read a paper or book, or record any of yourideas in a research diary. (After all, if it were important, you'drememberit.) Corollary: It is not necessary to keep complete bibliographiccitationsfor anything that you read.
- Expect your advisor to give you a thesis topic and tell you exactly howto carry out the work, step by step. Corollary: If your thesis is notgoingwell, it's your advisor's fault, not yours.
- Regard any ideas that your advisor gives you for your thesis as yourown exclusive property, and present them to the world as if you alonethought of them.
- Frequently cancel meetings with your advisor, giving little notice (ornone at all), whenever there is the slightest excuse to do so.
- Assume that you can write up the final thesis in a month or two.
- Don't bother checking any of your results or proofreading anything youwrite; that's your advisor's job.
- Regard your graduate education as a 9-to-5 Monday-to-Friday job.
- Give the draft of your thesis to your advisor on a Friday, so that theycan read it over the weekend and give you feedback on Monday.

what's the motive of sending this article? to motivate student, to condemn student or to???????

for me yes i agree with this article but the supervisor also have the responsibility too towards the supervisee...... why

- supervisor should more alert to their supervisee, be fair and care about the supervisee
- try to spend a little time to entertained a student especially those who've already make an appointment
- be friendly and helpfull
- look interest on supervisee research and looking forward to finished it
- supportive
- reply an email sending by supervisee
- be a good listener
- be a good friends
- be a good educator (sure educate........)
- be a good facilitator

as you know we're still the student no matter how "old" we are and how "terrible" we are the responsibility to modeled us the be the "best and good student". That's why we are here......looking for knowledge and guide.............

examiner

Today i go to meet my examiner Dr. Shahrul during my proposal defence...because he's make a few question and problem that's i've to solve.....after a few discussion he said that my research is accepted and ask my to strictly focuss on my evaluation. So now i'm still developing my prototyping......Hope ALLAH will give me an idea to solve any problem arise duing my phd. research..and of course my health too......

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Happy father's day to all phd male student......... as a student father hope that all of you managed to handle all your life.........

to my beloved husband MOHD. NASRI ABU SAMAH happy father's day to you..you are the best father ever for our 6 kids........ we've celebrate it together with his birthday on 20th Jun as well as my youngest son Mohd. Firdaus who turns 3 this year. and thank you for being MR. MAMA throught out my studies years.......WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH...

This year father's day also remind me of my late father ARWAH MOKHTAR IBRAHIM....... on 3rd June my family and i including my mother and sister visited his grave and we cited yassin and pray for him. May ALLAH bless him........ After 10 years.....we visited his grave not because we forget about him but..he's been buried in Damansara while we are in Kuantan...the distance..... makes us difficult to visit him oftenly.....but our pray will always be with him...

Talking about my late father..He's the biggest influent in my life....I really closed to him...when he died in 1990 (during my first year ni ITM recently known as Uitm) it's takes me about a week to accept the truth that he's died...a week i didn't consume food..my click Kak Tim, Kak Bib and others who's really concern about me pursue me to eat.....Angah, always advise me to accept the facts.....

His spirits always with me....because of him i'm continue my study until phd....I remembered during my childhood he always tell me that nothing else, a treasurer or legacy he can left me except give me a chance of good education.. so i'm trying to make him give me the priceless treasure that may be he's never thingking of.....the highest level of education Phd. When i've been accepted to ITM he's the happiest father and i thank god that i've proof it to my father when he's still alive..I know that he's proud of me And I'm sure that if he know i'm taking Phd. he's already fullfill his duty..Thanks ALLAH for giving his and my dreams comes true.......

As a policeman my father is very strict person..he always said that do the right thing "Berani kerana Benar" that's is the motto that i've follow until now...... that's why when i'm working... i'm very concentrate and strict about my work....because the work is 'Amanah' from ALLAH.

He always express his frusteration towards people who not work hard for what they're doing... My late father is a bit strict but sometimes a jovial person....may be because of his carriers. He's an orphan. his mother died a few hour after delivering him..May be because of it makes him a though person......I really respect him and he's inspire me a lot........................

AL -FATIHAH to my late father...thanks for raising me and give me a priceless treasure ever....

Coming Back....after.....

Happy mother's day!!! during that time i'm having a fever....as usuall if i'm sick i'm just keep quiet and do my own things..... so that day begins with no meaning eventhough a day before we brought things at groceries and my daughters intend to prepare a meals for mother's day........... after consume a medicine i feel a bit o.k and my daughter asked me to taste the meals they've prepared for me....my condition makes me tasteless...... i'm very thankful for my children who cooked for me during that day and that night they give me a bouquet of flower and musical cards... i don't know when they bought it and its nice the words is touching....... thanks i also loves you very much.... and mother's love is borderless.................................................................................

After recovered i came back to continue my research work..discussing with others and they said that my illness because of my worrieness towards my research..may be yess...after what i've facing during my defence....i felt really down...... but.....ALLAH gives me strenght to be strong through this tough ways...Yes... i admit that phd is Perjalanan Harungi Dugaan as my cliks CTA said about what is phd ? may be because phd student is normally married, have lots of responsibility and towards the ends of education.....any tiny miny itsy bitsy things will put in consideration and can be a big burden and problems to ....may be.....sometimes we struggle with our own mind thingking about our research and i realize that sometimes i felt like i just thingking about my self not other..like my children sometimes i've to let them be by them self, don't have a time to talk about their problems at school and sometimes i forget to ask them about their homework..because my head is spinning thinking about my phd research..... and for this i thanks my husband and children for understand me....i'ts so touching when my 5 yrs old daughter ask me are u going to work today? (for her i'm working not studying) and sometimes i have to take a break and entertain them... and looks at my daughter grinn when i'm not going to faculty makes me feel soo..touching...Sometimes i just wondered my self am i take a right decision? But it's my dreams and and comes only once.....so that's why i'm here.

Pray to ALLAH is the key words of phd successfullness.....hope that ALLAH will make the esiest way for me to achieve my success.........

DEFENCE PROPOSAL PRESENTATION

Last Thursday, on 30th April...the moments that i've been waiting is finally arrived. My Defence Proposal Presentation..... i defence it to my internal examiner Dr. Shahrul Azman...well it's goes well and a few question is asked regarding my research...the critical comment made by my examiner is the techniques that i'm going to used and to specify my reseach because he saw may research is too broad....and my evaluation.....how am i going to test my prototype? This two issue was arised by my examiner....well! the frusteration is from my own supervisor..She said that my proposal is loose and need tu strength it...i'm a bit shock because before i present it i've already show it to her and as usual she's no comment..how come she said it during my defence not before i defence it.....a few days after my defence i felt a bit frusterated with my supervisor...i don't know..what is the duty of a supervisor???? supervise or ...................

Even i still feel down but i will take it as a challenge....i want to meet her and set the things straight.... ALLAH please give me strength and do bless me towards my phd.......and not forget my hubby thanks for the morale supports............................

PHD PROGRESS PRESENTATION

Last Monday 13th April, i've presented my progress to my supervisor group.....as usual i've just present what's i'm doing and it's not surprisingly no comment...may be my supervisor just want to see my progrees after all i'm in her research group grantt...Well Alhamdulillah may be she's satisfy with my progress on schedule...but my problem is my computer is not compatible and i've to do it at home with no internet access.......

The fever,cough and flu is attacking all of my family.....from the first daughert until my last son....so everybody have to be in bed during this few days...and i'm busing taking care of them....my proposal presentation is coming soon..when i've to wait for the date meanwhile i've to stop my research and give my fully attention for my defence proposal day.....

a bit busy with my research and my personal life...

MORE COMPLICATED

As days goes by my research and my knowledge of this research become more specific...and lots of thingking is spinning in me head...can i do this can this be implemented......its look easy but complicated to implement......PLEASE ALLAH give me idea to solve the problem....tomorrow i will attending the tutorial organized by knotis group and discuss a bit about my research... I' ve send 2 email to Peter Brusilovsky and Staffi Graff who's the famous name in adaptive web based educational system. AWBES=my topic.....I've get the quick reply from dr brusilovsky but dr Graff didn't reply my 2nd email (may be she busy..i really hope that she will reply my email) don't know..At this point my truly respect to dr peter brusilovsky because he's willing to help the amatur reseacher like me.....

THANK YOU DR..BRUSILOVSKY....your reply give me strenght to finished my research and be part of your discussion group regarding the matter...