quzzing mind

Haven’t had time to type a blog entry for update since last week. I’ve been pretty busy – utilizing my time well on study, work and of course, learning new things.

I’ve been focusing more on studies and tuition, finding time to revise stats (which I am very weak in) and preparing tuition materials. No more job hunts for me at the moment as I have somehow devoting my time into getting my studies done well. I do still pop into jobstreet every now and then..but that’s just to see if lady luck knocks on my door, for a desired position in a esteemed company.

In pursuit to get my studies done in the stipulated 1.5years I have set, having complete the ethics module yesterday (acca sent me the cd-rom and I went through it), I am now determining if I should allocate some time into research and get the degree as well.

first and foremost, I do have to find a mentor. I took the initiative to email mr thong, though not the best stats lecturer, is a knowledgeable phd holder who devotes much of his time in research. Hearing him mention about corporate social responsibility struck a chord in me as one of the topics in the research paper is on corporate social responsibility. Subsequent to hitting the dead end on my first research, I do think I am slightly wiser in choosing my research topic.

Challenge of the research is that it must be focused on one organization, which to me is deciding factor that makes or breaks the research. First, as it’s targeted on 1 organisation, the information gathered must be of research value, things that we can’t already gather from a click on google and everyday magazines.

Constraint 1. unless I’m with the company, else getting access to more information would be tough. No way am I going to do the research on my company as there isn’t much I can see my company do about corporate social responsibility. moreover, our management does not pro-actively participate in the development of employees. i won't be getting a lot of help from them should i even embark on a research of my company.

What company should I be focusing my research on? how can I gain access to more information? Journals? Internally circulated memos?

Constraint 2. if mr thong isn’t keen to be my mentor, whom should I then approach? Sign up with the school and pay about $500-750 for 3 meetings and guidance from a school lecturer? Is it worth doing so?

Consideration 3. Is it worth my time, effort and money to do this bachelor then? On surface, 50pounds is a small amount to pay for the marking of the research..but if consider time=money..then I am asking myself if spending the time on it is worth it. am I trying to put too much on my plate too fast? Or is it just riding on whatever I am studying on now? since I have set aside this 1.5years to study, can I cope with this other research paper? I have 9months to do it.

I am beginning to read a bit on this topic and I will probably be able to better assess it and decide before end of the year if I am going to do this research.