Answer by ansa for How can a PhD student defend their correct ideas or claims...
Is this guy approachable? If so, shout him a beer, hit a tennis ball at him or chew your cheeks off. But you have to be comfortable chilling out and getting in tune... it takes a few outings.Then do...
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My research supervisor has told me that I need to defend my ideas and claims. There have been many times where he asked me to change something about the idea; I did it; and then he asked me why I...
View ArticleAnswer by John Coleman for How can a PhD student defend their correct ideas...
Don't worry primarily about convincing your advisor -- worry first and foremost about convincing yourself. If you make yourself your own harshest critic, your advisor will be easy by comparison.A...
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If you are working in theory, then you are presumably writing proofs. If you write them in Coq, they will be unassailable.
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I wonder whether your problem lies in having trouble coming up with justifications on the fly.If so, I have a few suggestions you might want to try:Let's say your advisor suggests a significant change...
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Bibliography. Newton once said he stood "on the shoulders of giants", and this applies perfectly here. Besides the "approach" thing @xLeitix said on his response, having scientific evidence produced by...
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How to defend your correct ideas or claims in front of supervisor?If your advisor is anything like me, they care much less about right or wrong in these meetings, but they want to hear what your...
View ArticleAnswer by Dawn for How can a PhD student defend their correct ideas or claims...
Ultimately, the supervisor is saying that your idea is not clear. Since we are assuming your idea is correct (premise of the question), then the problem boils down to how to be a good teacher. It...
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I am a PhD student who works in theory. Too many times, I have to defend my ideas or claims in front of my supervisor. I have failed to do so in the past and it worries me.Please note that I am only...
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