Location: University of Management and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City
Address: Road 60CL, Cat Lai Urban Area, Cat Lai Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City
Duration: December 7-8th, 2024 (2 days)
Course Description:
This year VHSSA Research Camp offers an intensive 2-day in-person synchronous program with a focus on crafting a scholarship-winning PhD proposal specifically in interdisciplinary areas of arts and humanities. This research writing program would be beneficial for graduate students (last year undergraduate students and master students or fresh graduates) who are seeking opportunities for PhD studies with full funding/scholarship abroad or within Vietnam. Participants hold research interests in multiple areas: education and pedagogy, ELT/TESOL, linguistics, cultural studies, communication and media, sociology, anthropology, arts, etc.
There are four classes within 2 days on the campus of University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Thu Duc, HCMC. Structured as a colloquium and led by 2 instructors, it is a space to explore the craft in writing of a potential PhD proposal that is grounded in theories and literature in relation to different evolving research questions. This includes a walk-through of framing ideas, comprehensive topics, potential gaps and current/existing research problems, thesis statement, strong research questions, theoretical bases and literature review, methodologies and methods, and implications, and a do-able timeline for a PhD research project. Given the expertise of instructors, this program might be drawn to those with an interest in qualitative research and mixed-methods design.
Learning Objectives & Outcomes:
Successful completion of this program will enable participants to:
- Understand the structure of a PhD proposal;
- Understand how to pitch your project to potential supervisors;
- Read, synthesize, and critique texts in arts, humanities & social sciences;
- Understand and write at the graduate/doctoral level;
- Understand and write a research introduction;
- Understand and write a literature review;
- Understand and write the methodology for qualitative or mixed-methods research;
- Learn how to develop and present a do-able timeline for a PhD study;
- Build a list of readings and references for a PhD proposal.
Activities:
- Live lecture sessions & a Zoom session with Dr. Vinh To
- Class discussions
- Group presentations [4 groups to present 4 PhD proposals in the last class]
- Assignments (optional): for your sake of self-directed learning, all writing assignments are not mandatory to be done.
About the Instructors
- Giang Nguyen Hoang Le, PhD
Assistant Professor in Graduate Programs in Education
Faculty of Education & Social Work
Thompson Rivers University, BC, Canada - Vinh To, PhD
Senior Lecturer in English Curriculum & Pedagogy
School of Education, College of Arts, Law and Education
The University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia
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What kind of funding opportunities does the camp prepare students for? Regard Akuntansi
Hi Akuntansi,
Thank you for your interest in our Research Camp.
In the previous research camps, there were a few funding opportunities as financial aid via discounts on the participation fees for undergrads and those in need.