Business Research SeminarSHARING EXPERIENCE AMONG US

PhD StudentHiram Ting Huong Yiew

Faculty of Economics & Business, UNIMAS13 June 2013

About Myself…

Personal Details: Hiram Ting (heading towards 40) Married to Rebecca Sii (in 2008) Father to Carlyne and Henna

Employment Background: Youth and social worker in Christian

organization (2000-2008, now voluntarily) Part-time lecturer at Swinburne University

Sarawak (2008-2011) Research tutor at UNIMAS under full

Zamalah Scholarship (2011-ongoing)

My Wife and Kids

About Myself… (cont.)

My Family

About Myself… (cont.)

Past Education: SMK Kuching High (1990-1994) Bachelor of Commerce at Canterbury

University, NZ (1996-1999) CMBA at UNIMAS (2008-2010)

Present Education: PhD in Business at FEB, UNIMAS

(2010 Aug-Ongoing): Supervisor : Prof Dr Ernest Cyril de RunDiscipline : MarketingProgress : Data analysis and writing

My supervisor boss & friend

About My PhD…

Research Area:Generational Effect on Consumer Behavior

Research Experience: 1 published international journal paper 3 journal papers under review, 2 to be

submitted this month (all indexed) 4 conference proceedings (1 Best Paper

Award at IBBC2012) 2 conference manuscripts accepted to

present, 2 to be submitted duly Research tutor to undergrad & CMBA

students, and RA of 1 consultancy service R&D Expo (Posters Silver & Bronze Award)

Why Studying PhD…

Interest and ambition Doing research is fun Finding joy in sharing knowledge and

helping others improve Getting the title of a ‘Dr’ Affording better chance to work elsewhere

My PhD Journey…

Excitement (Honeymoon) Period: Got my ‘passport’ (CMBA) to PhD – ‘My destiny’ Accepted by faculty and supervisor – ‘I must be good’ Given full Zamalah scholarship – ‘I deserve it’

Ignorance Period: Thought it’d be smooth-sailing

– ‘No sweat’ Procrastinating attitude

– ‘Long time to go, no worries’ Inconsistent reading/writing

– ‘Just choose what I want’

My PhD Journey… (cont.)

Struggling Period: Confused, uncertain – ‘I am lost in a jungle’ Internal & external doubt – ‘What am I getting myself into’ Exhausted during qualitative process – ‘OMGssss’

Self-lifting Period: Re-planned, moved forward step by step – ‘Go to sleep,

tomorrow will be alright’ Attended workshops – ‘pay the

price to go and learn; invest’ Talked to other postgraduate

students – ‘You’re not alone’

My PhD Journey… (cont.)

Assuring Period: Co-authoring papers – ‘I should be on the right track’ Understanding what I did not – ‘Only now I see…’ Balancing between learning new things and maintaining

the main study – ‘I admit I don’t know, so I wanna learn’

Seeing-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel Period: Analyzing and writing – ‘No easy but will do it’ To be continued … – ‘I am savoring the learning process’

Learning Experience…

Set priorities and obey them Always plan, set deadline & take corrective action Have consistent discussion with supervisor Talk to others & learn from them Invest in study – time, effort and money Be positive, open-minded & take the challenge Keep feet on the ground Don’t be afraid to make mistakes or look silly

Dos and Don’ts…

Dos: Be accountable to study; invest in it. ‘Add’ supervisor as good friend. Learn from others; share with others. Backup all files & keep record regularly. Be happy, content & thankful at UNIMAS.

Don’ts Languish, procrastinate. Assume supervisor & staffs are ‘slaves’. Get over things quickly. Take offence easily. Forget the ones who guide & help you.

Dos and Don’ts… (cont.)

Dos and Don’ts… (cont.)

Some Inspiring Quotes…

Some Inspiring Quotes… (cont.)

Some Inspiring Quotes… (cont.)

Some Inspiring Quotes… (cont.)

Success is not about winning others, its about helping others

Concluding Notes…

Gift from students for guiding them.

To me guiding students is sth spontaneous if I can be of help; no reward is needed nor expected. Besides, I am fully aware that I am indebted to those who guide me in academia, and one of the best ways to repay them is to pass on what I have learnt from them to students.

Nevertheless, thank you.

Concluding Notes… (cont.)

FINALLY

Thank You for Listening