Prof. Dr. Varun Grover's article "10 Mistakes Doctoral Students Make in Managing their Program" is being presented to Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students by Dr. Ozgur ZAN.

1. “10 Mistakes Doctoral Students Make in Managing their Program” (Article of Prof. Varun Grover, University of South Carolina) except Ph.D. Students of Yeditepe University Prepared by : Dr. Ozgur ZAN 16 May 2010 – Vector Study Group

2. Which characteristic better differentiates successful from unsuccessful students? Prof. Grover’s answer: “a minimum threshold of both is needed.”

3. Doctoral Students Do Not Create Synergy

4. “creating a synergy between course projects that require a research paper can facilitate the creation of better products” Doctoral Students Do Not Create Synergy

5. Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students Do Create Synergy

6. Sensitivity Training Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students Do Create Synergy

7. YUVAM Workshops Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students Do Create Synergy

8. After Qualifier Exam Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students Do Create Synergy

9. Natural Consequence of Synergy Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students Do Create Synergy

10. Continous Synergy Yeditepe University Ph.D. Students Do Create Synergy

11. Doctoral Students Are Too Reactive

13. Students who go through the program in reactive mode by merely reacting to program requirements tend to get less out of their doctoral education than students who are proactiveDoctoral Students Are Too Reactive

14. Doctoral Students Do Not Carefully Evaluate Opporunity Costs

16. Does this (new) project contribute to my doctoral education?Doctoral Students Do Not Carefully Evaluate Opporunity Costs

17. Doctoral Students Fall into a Lull Period

19. Tremendous start-up costs in every interactionDoctoral Students Fall into a Lull Period

20. Doctoral Students Do Not Manage Their Advisor

22. Insead, go in prepared with the issues, their possible solutions and solitic advisor’s advice...

23. Never hide from your advisor. (It is a pathological behaviour that students indulge in, particularly if they cannot deliver on a project). Doctoral Students Do Not Manage Their Advisor

24. Doctoral Students Do Not Seek Help

26. Even an e-mail to someone whose article uses the same technique can compress the frustration cycle.Doctoral Students Do Not Seek Help

28. If I work on a project, what do I bring to the table?

29. Can I cultivate those skills while in the program?

30. Students who do not build an asset base tend to be “followers”Doctoral Students Do Not Build an Asset Base

31. Doctoral Students Are Too Ambitious

33. Narrow down topics into a project that is not only interesting and relevant, but also defensible and feasible.Doctoral Students Are Too Ambitious

34. Doctoral Students Are Not Politically Astute

36. Be friendly, receptive and responsive to faculty.Doctoral Students Are Not Politically Astute