Posted by alexandra_k on November 13, 2004, at 17:41:56
In reply to Re: My Major Psychology Project » alexandra_k, posted by cubic_me on November 13, 2004, at 6:51:13
PSYCH ARTICLES is all full text which is useful though I don't think it is as good.
I do know what you mean about choosing something that you are really interested in and wanting to do something meaningful. The trouble with meaningful is that it tends to be unweildly (??? I am sure that typo is a shocker!). And the trouble with interesting is finding the two or three other people in the world who also find it interesting.
I have been having discussions with people all year about whether it is best to do what you most want or whether it is best to adopt a topic of a respected supervisor. Different people have different opinions on that. I think that a comprimise is best (after having resolutely ignored my supervisors interests and gone on my merry way for the last three years). It pays to remember:
* No matter how interesting your topic seems to start with, it will become sheer slog soon enough..
* This is especially true given that meaningful tends to be that word I can't spell...
* It is intended to be practice so that you can do what you want at some point or other, but at this stage it is just getting it done to a good standard that is important.
* That tends to be easier when you have a supervisor who is at least mildly interested, and it especially helped if they know a bit of what you are on about.I would email potential supervisors and say what you want to do and see what sort of response you get. I would also have a look at their homepages to see what they are into. If you can get mildly interested in something they are mildly interested in then I think it is easier to do better at it at the end of the day.
Good luck.
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