Discussion

So, I met with Dr. Matyas on Thursday. She and I discussed a number of options for research questions. The Graduate Skills Workshop data is certainly looking to be the most promising one, but I have a few other options. When I went through the committee reports that Dr. Matyas gave me, I found a symposium titled "Should I Get Another Degree?" which discussed, as the name would suggest, whether obtaining a business degree or a law degree in addition to your science degree was a good idea. This was a very interesting subject and I think it might make another good research question. This, unlike the GSW data, allows me to look into something that has implications beyond the APS, which I think is highly valuable. There also might be some prior research on the subject, which will give me a bibliography, something which the GSW data lacks. But, the GSW data would allow me to do more original research, and maybe publish a paper. They both have their merits, and I'm going to have to think about which one I'll pick. 

So in the meeting, we narrowed down my options to these two questions. But, Dr. Matyas wants me to meet with the Science Policy department next week in order to see if anything strikes my fancy there. If not, I will make the final determination by the end of next week and start researching straightaway. That will give me some real content to fill up this blog with.

Until next time,

Thomas