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UNDERSTANDING
THE JOURNEY
PPL, UPM
29 July 2010
Prof Dato’ Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman FASc
Director of Corporate Planning
Universiti Putra Malaysia
sheikhomar@putra.upm.edu.my
Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman
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Putra Sarjana Programme
EXCELLENCE
Professionalism Professionalism
& Caring & Caring
Success
Professionalism Success
& Caring
Professionalism
& Caring
Success
Professionalism &
Success
Caring Professionalism
& Caring
Success
Putra Sarjana Programme 2
THE RESEARCH PROCESS

Infrastructure &
Environment
other resources
SUPERVISOR
Plan
RESEARCHER Learn & Do

Improve
QUALITY
OUTPUTS
Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman Evaluate 3
The Research Process

• Effective supervision/mentoring
• Research Skill Development program
• Availability of resources
– Expertise
– Facilities
• Research & Publication Culture
• Support system – monitoring, assistance, etc.
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DREAMS AND GOALS

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RESEARCH JOURNEY
$$$ Love Satisfaction
RESULTS
(Adding & Giving Value) (SUCCESS)
Relationship Hope Joy

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DESIRE
RESEARCH SUCCESS
WORK
CAPACITY
(KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS)

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SUCCESS
ATTITUDE (80%)
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QUALITY EQUATION
• KEY VARIABLE IS PEOPLE
• QUALITY BEGINS AND ENDS WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL
– SELF MOTIVATED
– SELF ESTEEM
– SELF EMPOWERMENT
– INTEGRITY
– PASSIONATE
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ALL RIGHT
 DO THE RIGHT THING
 THE RIGHT WAY
 AT THE RIGHT TIME
 THE RIGHT PLACE
 WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE
 FOR THE RIGHT REASON
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ALL RIGHT
HAVE THE RIGHT MIND
(A CRITICAL MIND)
HAVE THE RIGHT EMOTION

(PASSIONATE)
ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

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LEADERSHIP FORUM,
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THINKING 2009 (ICOT),
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 23 APRIL, 2009

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A researcher needs to be
a person who…..
• has vision (who can see the wood for the trees so to speak);
• is creative in the process;
• has the ability to acquire the necessary resources;
• is self-motivate;
• Can work with the technical staff;
• can check on and coordinate the various activities that need to be
undertaken in the research journey;
• monitors the progress;
• can nurture, create capabilities; and
• is able to foster growth of other individuals.
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Omar Abdul Rahman
The Journey (ESQ)

Emphasizes the need for integration of:
• rational intelligence (IQ),
• emotional intelligence (EQ), and
• spiritual intelligence (SQ)

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The Journey
• requires a “transformation”
• It is not easy for it demands diligence,
focus, hard work and determination.

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Purpose and Meaning of Life

Life of Serving, Giving/Adding Value as:
• A Good servant of God
• A Good citizen of the world
• A Good husband/wife, father/mother,
son/daughter, neighbour, worker (research
scientist etc)

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Nor shall they discover anything of His knowledge,

except as He wills

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Personal Conscience
• Meaning
• Beliefs
• Morals
• Ethical Behaviour
• Values
• Principles
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Sources of Motivation
1. From notion of self-fulfillment, upward
mobility, uplift of the material standards
of living or service to the nation, and
2. From the belief as a holder of amanah on
earth

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Sources of Motivation
3. Views his work as a form of virtuous deed (amal salih), the
key to the attainment of (falah) true success in this world
and well-being in the Hereafter;
4. Views his as a form of (ibadah) servitude to God in the
broader sense of the word,
5. Views that the reward for his good deeds is not confined to
this world, but extends to the Hereafter, and
6. Views that the punishment for bad deeds is not restricted
to worldly life, but also takes place after death.
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Expectations of a Researcher
• Hard work
• Enthusiasm
• Confidence
• Innovative
• Creative problem solver
• Resource-oriented
• Work-focused
• Decisive
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Scenarios
• Motivated but lack of effort
• Motivated, hard working but incompetent
• Hard working but lack of research ability
• Competent but not motivated
• Competent but lack of management skill

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Success model for Research Excellence

• Researcher inputs
– Competence + personality + motivation +
good management + effort 
improved research ability  SUCCESS
• Research Output
– completed project
– Publications
– Products
– patents
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Qualities of a Good Researcher

• Independence & confidence
• Theoretical knowledge –broad & specialize
• Competence in research method or specific
research skills
• Ability to construct logical argument
• Ability to write clearly
• Life & management skill
• Social skills – network
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• Have strong fundamentals
• Willing to self-study and self-learn
• Able to identify opportunities to make a contribution
to knowledge and strong desire to do so
• Able to take up ownership of the “Research
Enterprise”
• Capable of critical thinking
• Creative, able to innovate
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• Has desire to stay up-to-date
• Has desire to be a team member and lead teams
when required
• Logical, ethical, amicable, resourceful,
• helpful to others, willing to share knowledge,
• good in oral communication skills
• analytical and good in experimental techniques
• Interested in life long learning
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Critical thinking
• is the practice of processing information in the
most skillful, accurate, and rigorous manner
possible,
• leads to the most reliable, logical, and
trustworthy conclusions

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Critical Thinking
Novelty:
The newness or unusualness of an idea
Appropriateness:
The degree to which the idea fits or meets the
needs of the problematic situation
Synthesis:
The degree to which the idea combines with unlike
elements
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Critical Thinking
A person who thinks critically
• asks novel questions,
• ask appropriate questions,
• gather relevant information

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A Critical Thinker
is characterized in terms of his
• knowledge,
• abilities,
• attitudes, and
• habitual ways of behaving.

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A Critical Thinker
• investigates problems,
• asks questions,
• challenges the status quo
• discovers new information that can be used for
good or ill,
• questions authorities and traditional beliefs,
• challenges received dogmas and doctrines
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A Critical Thinker asks:

• What is the evidence?
• What can one reasonably deduce from that
evidence?
• Could there be a simpler explanation?
• Could this have happened by chance?
• Can we do an experiment to test this?
• Whose story can we trust?
• Is this a hoax?
• What are the facts?

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A Critical Thinker:
• loves tough questions
• maintains that there is only one way to find
trustworthy answers i.e. to use reason and
experiment.

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Teamwork
• Foster collaboration
• Involve other experts
• Integrate well into research group
• Enhance professional development through
joint paper writing
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Omar Abdul Rahman
5P’s of Research Journey

1. Propose
2. Plan
3. Play
4. Present
5. Publish

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Propose
• To propose a suitable project that is relevant,
of current and potential interest and ,in many
instances, fundable
• Proposer must be up-to-date with current
state-of-the-art
• No short-cut to uncovering, accessing and
studying critically relevant research
• Literature - must cover broader range of
subjects
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More on Defining Project

• Define objectives and scope - these are dynamic
especially over 3-4 year span of PhD work
• Work elsewhere can impact research
scope/objectives/methodology
• Develop continuous network involving research
groups around the world

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More on Defining project

• Share research results when feasible to avoid
duplication and get feedback from experts
• Think globally but act locally
• What is relevant or important in one part of the
world may not be so in another part
• Think about producing an excellent research

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More about proposal…

• Be realistic – match resources (quality and
quantity) with objectives and scope!
• Evaluate human resources carefully
• Be ambitious but goal posts should be
reachable!
• Steer clear of ROM (run-of-the-mill) or “Me-
Too” research!

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More about proposal…

• Collaborate if necessary expertise is brought
in by collaborator - or else work may simply
be slowed down
• Have real cooperation.
• No point in having collaborator with same or

less skill level in same area - will dilute
publications and delay work!
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Planning
• Assign resources correctly.
• Develop a schedule,
• Be flexible- timeline cannot be cast in concrete in true
research marked by significant uncertainty.
• Update timeline frequently.
• Report/present results within group/ network
regularly- not sporadically!
• Get all team members involved- they should assume
ownership of their research

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Play: Project Execution

• Allow mistakes but not the same repeatedly!
• Learn from experience of team members- critical for
multi-disciplinary projects
• Hold formal/informal group meetings
• Encourage critical discussion- not at personal level

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• Researchers must keep abreast of literature continuously-
not just in initial phases
• Evaluate literature critically- do not read it like a novel or
newspaper!
• Prepare summaries of relevant papers –to be cited in your
work
• Benchmark against high quality work in same area.
• Attempt to achieve similar or higher level of
Accomplishment
• Do not repeat earlier work except to compare/validate your
work
• inject element of innovation and creativity in your research
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• No substitute to hard work!
• Researchers must be able to multi-task i.e. carry out
several tasks in parallel and in Series
• Often delays can occur over which one has no control -
use this time productively
• Analyze data critically (and statistically!).
• Take ownership of results.
• Researchers must take their project as their business
enterprise
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• Be productive thinker- coupling creativity with
productivity
• Research value is time-dependent typically decays with
time.
• Half-life of research results depends on area-
some may be short ( 1 yr) while others may be 10 years!
• Basic work lasts longer than applied work,in general
• Rapid publication is essential for short half-life areas.
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Presentations
• Research in progress may be presented at Conferences
• Presentation of work to proper audiences at right time is
key to success.
• High quality presentation is key to attract and maintain
audience interest
• Do not make false claims- worse , do not claim someone
else’s work as yours!
• Always cite and credit earlier work- not just in passing but
with a high quality citation.
• Follow ethical and professional guidelines rigorously.
• Choose conferences carefully
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Publish
• Thesis is a public document of limited visibility hence
important to publish in journals
• Do not focus on number of papers- it may measure extent

of research but not its quality and impact
• Remember the adage: Publish or perish!

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Publish
• Critical in academic life
• Only results of archival value (not transient value) should
be published
• Study “good” papers carefully- identify why you think
they are really “good” so that you can use them as models
• Be original but benefit from past experience of others
• Papers must be clear, concise and correct (3C’s!)

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Publish
• Choose journal based on its acceptance in audience you
wish to address.
• Some work maybe more appropriate to large-circulation
professional journals
• Engineering papers in physics journals will be largely
ignored- although ISI may gave it high impact factor!

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Publish
• Reviewers comments can help improve quality of the
paper and also research itself.
• Third party comments are useful
• Negative comments must be accepted professionally and
should not be taken as personal attack!
• Ensure that appropriate credit is given to earlier work-
• Do not just list reference but actually refer to it in text
• Quality of citedness is important.

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THANK YOU
Prof Dato’ Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman FASc

Director of Corporate Planning
University Putra Malaysia
sheikhomar@putra.upm.edu.my
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• Technology Oriented • Business Driven • Sustainable Development • Environmental Friendly

Enhancing Postgraduate Student Experience Workshop

THE RESEARCH PROCESS

RESEARCHER Learn & Do

The Research Process

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh4Omar Abdul Rahman

DREAMS AND GOALS

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

$$$ Love Satisfaction

Relationship Hope Joy

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

HAVE THE RIGHT EMOTION

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

The Journey (ESQ)

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Purpose and Meaning of Life

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Nor shall they discover anything of His knowledge,

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Success model for Research Excellence

Qualities of a Good Researcher

Qualities of a Good Researcher

Qualities of a Good Researcher

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

A Critical Thinker asks:

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5P’s of Research Journey

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

More on Defining Project

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

More on Defining project

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

More about proposal…

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

More about proposal…

• Have real cooperation.

• No point in having collaborator with same or

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Play: Project Execution

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Play: Project Execution

Play: Project Execution

Play: Project Execution

• Do not focus on number of papers- it may measure extent

• Remember the adage: Publish or perish!

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato' Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman

Prof Dato’ Dr Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman FASc

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