Supervision
Supervision of student research
Experience
I began supervising MSc student dissertations in 09/2017 in the second year of my doctoral studies in WMG, University of Warwick. Given that I had completed my own MSc in the same department with a high distinction, I was familiar with the general process and expectations, but was formally trained and mentored by two senior members of the department. Since then, I have supervised multiple students each year on a variety of projects, with some supervisions resulting in conference publications and PhD applications.
My supervision style
I adjust how I supervise to the goal of the student. While I am especially happy to work with students who have ambitions of progressing to doctoral studies and support them in publishing the outputs of their dissertation, any supervision can be satisfying and rewarding. Therefore, I try to find out what the student wants to gain from the project itself, as well as expects of me as a supervisor. If there is a significant gap here, I recommend the student to apply to a different supervisor to avoid issues in the future. Afterwards, I support the student however I can within the constraints of the supervisory and pastoral care role. Most students require more fundamental input in the beginning, especially on identifying relevant literature and justifying a suitable research methodology. A major obstacle for student research is access to valid and ethically collected data, and this is where I spend considerable care to advise the student on suitable data sources. Later, I focus on giving detailed feedback on written drafts to motivate the student to write - another challenge that any researcher faces.
Dissertation topics
Past projects
In the past, I have supervised and second-examined projects on operations management, marketing, project management, and e-business management topics for a variety of different MSc degrees. Because each student and project I supervise is unique, there is a huge diversity in terms of the topics and research methodologies in the projects I have supervised. The following is an indicative and incomplete list:
Future projects
While I am open to suggestions, many students find it easier to work on a topic that is already defined to a greater or lesser degree. I therefore prepare several topics each year that meet the subject criteria of different degree programmes and have a solid data collection strategy in place. When advertising these projects to students, I structure them into a) background of the topic, b) goal of the research, c) benefits to the student, d) recommended methodology, and e) required skills (if any). Should you be interested in having me as your supervisor, please contact me for a current list of topics that I can recommend, or let me know your career goals, interests, and skills.