Embracing the PhD journey: From odyssey to jewels

For academicians, pursuing a PhD is something that cannot be escaped as they need to obtain the degree to teach at the tertiary level education. For me, I realised the fact that I need to do a PhD when having to work at one of the universities in the East Coast of Malaysia. I have never thought of b...

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Main Author: Zuraina, Ali
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
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Published: Penerbit UMPSA 2024
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43564/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43564/1/Intro_PhD%20The%20Amazing%20Journey%20Vol%203%20%281%29.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43564/3/PhD%20Amazing%20Journey_cover%20%26%20back%20pages.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/43564/2/Embracing%20the%20PhD%20journey%20-%20From%20odyssey%20to%20jewels.pdf
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Summary:For academicians, pursuing a PhD is something that cannot be escaped as they need to obtain the degree to teach at the tertiary level education. For me, I realised the fact that I need to do a PhD when having to work at one of the universities in the East Coast of Malaysia. I have never thought of becoming a lecturer and teaching at a university. Having worked for almost a year in the capital city of Malaysia; clocking in when the sun is rising and clocking out when the moon is ticking, I realised that I do not want to work in that condition for a long time. It seemed that my day was only for working and I went home just for sleeping. The next day I woke up again doing the same routine; I felt that this work hectic was just not worth it. I knew that it was only for a temporary period, since I just graduated with my bachelor's degree.