Research and taught masters
TRIED looking up the Web for research and taught masters in our unive r s ities; it seems there are none. What are research and taught master degrees?
- graduate “taught” courses in the UK, I chanced upon several academics (two from Africa and one from Indonesia) assigned in research units of their respective universities and on sabbatical leave. From them I learned they need not sit for lectures, unlike me, following a regular schedule of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a working lunch once or twice a week when my class had to work with our respective teams. This was when we were engaged with an aspect of institutional management adopting features from one another’s home practices. Our taught class of 14 fellows (several of us British Council grantees) had lectures, seminars, workshops and presentation of case studies, sometimes as individual assignments. Our capstones were projects related to any aspect of institutional management that we could introduce in our home universities. We also had to write about our capstone project which, after undergoing a double blind peer are available. Once admitted, a fellow is assigned a tutor who will assist in all aspects of the research process. Together with the tutor, the fellow draws up a reading list. Where to stay in these crucial weeks? Besides one’s dormitory room, the next best is in the library to which dormitories have online connections. In some universities, there is a facility called The Quiet Room used for meditation or reading. Its walls are adorned with mantras and soothing, refreshing, calm images of meadows, clouds, etc. that induce a restful mood. The next weeks are spent on literature review, firming up
- nalizing research instruments, collecting and treating data, analyzing, interpreting and drawing conclusions and recommendations. The Internet not available at that time in the Philippines makes me conclude why it could have been rare that we would have or know of a research masters. Once the research report or thesis is in proper shape, the candidate prepares for a public presentation and an oral defense after