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<node TEXT="Identifying the Academic Gap &#xa;&amp; Positing a New Perspective" ID="Freemind_Link_268649890" CREATED="1208228662789" MODIFIED="1208228755440"><hook NAME="MapStyle">

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<node TEXT="What is original content for PhD" POSITION="right" ID="_" CREATED="1208228772937" MODIFIED="1208228781407">
<node TEXT="&apos;substantial contribution to knowledge&apos;" ID="Freemind_Link_1623418785" CREATED="1208228800876" MODIFIED="1208228816128"/>
<node TEXT="each researcher develops own way of working to identify gap" ID="Freemind_Link_57915743" CREATED="1208228828669" MODIFIED="1208228855569"/>
<node TEXT="no scholarship exists in vaccuum" ID="Freemind_Link_1783232555" CREATED="1208228864500" MODIFIED="1208228869579">
<node TEXT="cross-discipline" ID="Freemind_Link_435479713" CREATED="1208228874523" MODIFIED="1208228895503"/>
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<node TEXT="remember what got you excited in the first place" ID="Freemind_Link_1849340611" CREATED="1208228959115" MODIFIED="1208228965890"/>
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<node TEXT="Questions to ask" POSITION="left" ID="Freemind_Link_482702018" CREATED="1208228993083" MODIFIED="1208229000983">
<node TEXT="Who is writing on the particuar topic &#xa;(gender; nationalities; ethnicities; &#xa;religious backgrounds; disciplinary &#xa;backgrounds)" ID="Freemind_Link_1243422325" CREATED="1208229006396" MODIFIED="1208229042083"/>
<node TEXT="Think of the &apos;perspective&apos; on the topic on which a person is writing" ID="Freemind_Link_1874290138" CREATED="1208229058363" MODIFIED="1208229073111"/>
<node TEXT="What is missing in the existing literature?" ID="Freemind_Link_691564" CREATED="1208229083723" MODIFIED="1208229095111">
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<node TEXT="What do YOU want to read about on the topic?" ID="Freemind_Link_1018846473" CREATED="1208229105156" MODIFIED="1208229116271">
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<node TEXT="write the PhD you want to *read* " ID="Freemind_Link_771918886" CREATED="1208229122847" MODIFIED="1208229137983"/>
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<node TEXT="Think of your literature view as &#xa;like a television advert" POSITION="right" ID="Freemind_Link_1325843409" CREATED="1208229186551" MODIFIED="1208229221801">
<node TEXT="there is a problem" ID="Freemind_Link_1683797685" CREATED="1208229229935" MODIFIED="1208229238807"/>
<node TEXT="tell a little bit about the scope of the problem" ID="Freemind_Link_1344489413" CREATED="1208229239003" MODIFIED="1208229246447"/>
<node TEXT="you are not the first person to address the problem" ID="Freemind_Link_1578901574" CREATED="1208229246659" MODIFIED="1208229255015"/>
<node TEXT="what have other people done?" ID="Freemind_Link_439657496" CREATED="1208229255211" MODIFIED="1208229258015"/>
<node TEXT="what have they achieved?" ID="Freemind_Link_794674711" CREATED="1208229258243" MODIFIED="1208229262302"/>
<node TEXT="what is still left?" ID="Freemind_Link_417535849" CREATED="1208229262507" MODIFIED="1208229265103"/>
<node TEXT="based on what is still left unresolved, &#xa;what do you propose as a potential &#xa;solution?" ID="Freemind_Link_1965558008" CREATED="1208229265299" MODIFIED="1208229287504"/>
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<node TEXT="Originality in the &#xa;Research Degree" POSITION="left" ID="Freemind_Link_698530433" CREATED="1208229342895" MODIFIED="1208229360418">
<node TEXT="re-interpreting existing sources in a new way" ID="Freemind_Link_273193028" CREATED="1208229370087" MODIFIED="1208229376614"/>
<node TEXT="new case studies and data sets" ID="Freemind_Link_122723727" CREATED="1208229376851" MODIFIED="1208229382230"/>
<node TEXT="incomrporation of interview materials" ID="Freemind_Link_1476233077" CREATED="1208229382451" MODIFIED="1208229388318"/>
<node TEXT="applications of existing frameworks to new cases" ID="Freemind_Link_17160221" CREATED="1208229388517" MODIFIED="1208229395790"/>
<node TEXT="interpreting recent events and &#xa;developments within a field of knowledge" ID="Freemind_Link_716636754" CREATED="1208229395995" MODIFIED="1208229446913"/>
<node TEXT="introducing foreign language materials never&#xa; used before (primary &amp; secondary) into &#xa;English language scholarship" ID="Freemind_Link_1530364266" CREATED="1208229406571" MODIFIED="1208229436065"/>
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<node TEXT="Points to remember" POSITION="right" ID="Freemind_Link_1428250628" CREATED="1208229460558" MODIFIED="1208229469406">
<node TEXT="read widely - that&apos;s where the ideas come" ID="Freemind_Link_725711374" CREATED="1208229469595" MODIFIED="1208229497924"/>
<node TEXT="consult with supervisors" ID="Freemind_Link_1018507408" CREATED="1208229478638" MODIFIED="1208229491798"/>
<node TEXT="talking with other academics can help stimulate ideas" ID="Freemind_Link_1181570365" CREATED="1208229561990" MODIFIED="1208229570766"/>
<node TEXT="reporting on something new is not &#xa;a PhD - has to be contextualised" ID="Freemind_Link_986182122" CREATED="1208229645958" MODIFIED="1208229679417"/>
<node TEXT="applying frameworks/models - doesn&apos;t have to fit exactly, &#xa;can show where fit isn&apos;t." ID="Freemind_Link_453249727" CREATED="1208229941541" MODIFIED="1208229972536"/>
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<node TEXT="Ways to test originality" POSITION="right" ID="Freemind_Link_129628257" CREATED="1208229985573" MODIFIED="1208229989517">
<node TEXT="seminars" ID="Freemind_Link_1363701135" CREATED="1208229989809" MODIFIED="1208229991517"/>
<node TEXT="refereed review articles" ID="Freemind_Link_1551565468" CREATED="1208230003013" MODIFIED="1208230008605"/>
<node TEXT="conference presentations" ID="Freemind_Link_678598503" CREATED="1208230008841" MODIFIED="1208230012429"/>
<node TEXT="send to journals" ID="Freemind_Link_1440027570" CREATED="1208230012777" MODIFIED="1208230017445">
<node TEXT="when your supervisor thinks it&apos;s ready" ID="Freemind_Link_1560826522" CREATED="1208230019685" MODIFIED="1208230025341"/>
<node TEXT="helps establish originality" ID="Freemind_Link_1519407089" CREATED="1208230032545" MODIFIED="1208230042661"/>
<node TEXT="necessary for career development" ID="Freemind_Link_1345610450" CREATED="1208230046385" MODIFIED="1208230050341"/>
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<node TEXT="Why Identifying Gap is &#xa;Important beyond PhD" POSITION="right" ID="Freemind_Link_1347996017" CREATED="1208230079061" MODIFIED="1208230105912">
<node TEXT="postdoctoral fellowships" ID="Freemind_Link_128048245" CREATED="1208230088869" MODIFIED="1208230092805">
<node TEXT="very good to go for" ID="Freemind_Link_694884037" CREATED="1208230120445" MODIFIED="1208230125205">
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<node TEXT="research grants" ID="Freemind_Link_631939727" CREATED="1208230093025" MODIFIED="1208230094573"/>
<node TEXT="When do you start looking at applying for &#xa;postdoctoral fellowships / research grants?" ID="Freemind_Link_1920678477" CREATED="1208230133581" MODIFIED="1208230189682">
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