Yep, back to the grind again and I had feedback from the University Ethics committee with a raft of recommendations. Grits teeth and smiles sweetly....
Anyway, they are a necessary evil and I can understand the need for a process. Being a student studying an NHS related course I cannot however see the need to go through not one, but 2 ethics processes. Let's learn to share perhaps, chaps? The supporting forms are almost identical for a start. Trust me, I'm now an unwitting expert. There must be some mileage in an online one-size-fits-all-for-NHS-and-University-applications; a collaborative effort for certain (I'm thinking information focused here) courses. I know a couple of fellas who could knock up a web form in no time!
Forgive the frustration but please let's not forget that on non taught Masters we all have day jobs too, so time is VERY precious and we'd *much* rather spend it on actual research rather than form filling.
So after spending the best part of 5 months following bureaucratic processes (I kid you not) I am now looking forward to the completion of chapter one, and on to chapter 2. Ah the literature review, I know I should be good at this given that I've spent the best part of my working life working alongside librarians, but I can;t say that the prospect fills me with the joys of spring.
Speaking of which, NUFC continue the habit of a lifetime and continue to spectacularly underwhelm. When will it end? The 12th of Never by the look of things. Actually what is the 12th of Never where did that come from, apart from that awful song?
Will we even score a goal? Something has to break surely, but at least Baye and Faye are on their way back from the African Cup of Nations which is an almighty relief.
Onwards and upwards as they say....
Oh this week's resource gem for all you NHS types out there and people who just like gory photos... is the wonderful David Rothman's list of medical wikis. There's some good collaborative developments and sharing going on out there and the list gets longer by the week.
Thursday 31 January 2008
Saturday 19 January 2008
Discovery of great library resources for referencing AND Kevin Keegan!
Well, I had my first draft of Chapter 1 of my dissertation returned from my supervisor, in super quick time (thank you so much for that!) with some really useful comments and suggestions on it, so I am now digressing from implementing the changes as I type!
One thing that I am pretty rubbish at doing is referencing (I know, shocking for someone who works with librarians, but hey) so I had a look on Sheffield University's Library web pages and came across some great resources for anyone who has started to type up parts of their dissertation.
Have a look at: http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/libdocs/lit.html. The 'Harvard referencing guide' is great to just print off and refer too as you type, and the 'Citing electronic sources of information' guide contains guidance on referencing mailing lists, emails, and bulletin boards which are not contained in the dissertation module guide. I hope you find that useful.
Aside from that, Kevin Keegan has returned to Newcastle United and today is his first game in charge. I think few saw this coming to be honest but I think it's a great appointment. I do have a couple of reservations as I would with any manager, but for his sheer understanding of NUFC well, what can I say other than 'welcome back to your spiritual home, Kevin'! I am sure that the style of football will change for the better from the insipid offerings that we endured (in person!) at Derby and Stoke away, so for that alone, the Toon Army will breathe a sign of relief!
HOWAY THE LADS!
One thing that I am pretty rubbish at doing is referencing (I know, shocking for someone who works with librarians, but hey) so I had a look on Sheffield University's Library web pages and came across some great resources for anyone who has started to type up parts of their dissertation.
Have a look at: http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/libdocs/lit.html. The 'Harvard referencing guide' is great to just print off and refer too as you type, and the 'Citing electronic sources of information' guide contains guidance on referencing mailing lists, emails, and bulletin boards which are not contained in the dissertation module guide. I hope you find that useful.
Aside from that, Kevin Keegan has returned to Newcastle United and today is his first game in charge. I think few saw this coming to be honest but I think it's a great appointment. I do have a couple of reservations as I would with any manager, but for his sheer understanding of NUFC well, what can I say other than 'welcome back to your spiritual home, Kevin'! I am sure that the style of football will change for the better from the insipid offerings that we endured (in person!) at Derby and Stoke away, so for that alone, the Toon Army will breathe a sign of relief!
HOWAY THE LADS!
Sunday 6 January 2008
Post Xmas, back to MSc and supporting NUFC
Happy New Year to one and all.
It's been back to the grind for me and I have started to write up chapter one of my dissertation which encompasses the overview, what I'm setting out to achieve, the organisational context etc. As always, I find that writing these summaries helps me to focus on the aims of my dissertation.
I also started Ch 1 of the dissertation as the University still haven't made a decision as to whether my dissertation needs their ethics approval. Of course everything shuts down for Xmas within academia so no-one is about to make any decisions. Note to self and and anyone else interested; this will also happen again at Easter!
Today I am off to Stoke City v NUFC in the hope of a decent win for us. This of course is by no means guaranteed but we retain our blind faith, at least for the moment!
It's been back to the grind for me and I have started to write up chapter one of my dissertation which encompasses the overview, what I'm setting out to achieve, the organisational context etc. As always, I find that writing these summaries helps me to focus on the aims of my dissertation.
I also started Ch 1 of the dissertation as the University still haven't made a decision as to whether my dissertation needs their ethics approval. Of course everything shuts down for Xmas within academia so no-one is about to make any decisions. Note to self and and anyone else interested; this will also happen again at Easter!
Today I am off to Stoke City v NUFC in the hope of a decent win for us. This of course is by no means guaranteed but we retain our blind faith, at least for the moment!
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