I have 12 minutes to write this post before the library closes!! It was a reasonably productive work week and an irregular Saturday so far. This morning I played doubles tennis at 8am which was a great deal of fun until it started to rain. The upside to this was it enabled me to watch a bit of the French Open before I departed for the library. This is when things became irregular!! It was raining, in fact storming, so I spent 2 hours at a coffee shop. I accomplished some good reading and thinking there. I then decided to reward myself with a short shopping trip before the library. This turned into a two hour “break” and resulted in serious damage to my VISA card. That said, it was a great deal of fun!
Suffice it to say, I was very focused when I arrived at the library at 3pm. I finished reading Dag’s dissertation and summarized some high level take-aways. I also pulled together a high level plan for the week which will include sending Dag a thank-you email. His dissertation has deepened my understanding of the scope of the DBA Stage and provoked useful thinking about my research question and methodology.
Next week I will also complete some industry research that should enable an expansion of my research sample, as well as several Khan Academy tutorials. What are Khan Academy tutorials? They are my new BFF! I found out about the website in the context of my interest in children’s education. Khan has created an extensive library of tutorials to help children understand math. I was thrilled to discover that he also has created an extensive library on Statistics. Last week I completed 3 modules and found them very easy to understand and a very digestible activity for during the work week. I plan to work through the entire library this summer.
Another highlight for the week was meeting with another researcher who is exploring gender and leadership. She is completing a PhD and we hit it off right away. It was really enjoyable to discuss concepts, theories, and researchers who we both knew and also to exchange ideas. I am looking forward to staying connected to her as we both travel the path to doctorate. Have to sign off now, the library is now closed!