Kolokium Pascasiswazah

Prof Emeritus Dato Dr Abu Azam Md Yassin 8 Februari 2014 Shah Alam, Selangor.

Bukan tambahan masa di universiti!

(tetapi transisi yg besar)

Pengajian Siswazah:

Undergraduate
Student

Graduate
From apprentice to expert Depth over breadth Analyzer and creator of knowledge Self-directed

Breadth over depth

Recipient of knowledge Externally directed

Kenapa nak buat Master/ PhD?

Tujuan utama pengajian tahap MS secara penyelidikan:
To understand thoroughly and think critically about what is known in a particular academic field To learn how to conduct research in that field (and perhaps prepare for PhD study) To begin affiliating with the academic community of the field Improve employability prospects Follow the crowd Pressured into doing it Respond to the call of Islam to be the expert in the field Simply no particular reasons

Kenapa nak buat PhD?

Tujuan utama pengajian tahap PhD: To master the knowledge of a specific academic field and become prepared to teach that knowledge at the university level To make an original contribution, through research, to the knowledge within a specific field (i.e. create new knowledge)

To establish oneself as an expert and leader within the academic community of the field as called by Islam

Kelebihan org berilmu

Allah akan mengangkat (derajat) orangorang yang beriman di antaramu dan orangorang yang diberi ilmu beberapa derajat
(Al-Mujaadalah: 11)

Surah Az-Zumar: 9 dan Al-Hasyr: 20, Allah membandingkan antara orang yang mengetahui dengan orang yang tidak mengetahui dan ahli surga dengan ahli neraka dengan redaksi yang mirip.

Kelebihan org berilmu

Keutamaan Orang Alim atas ahli ibadah adalah seperti keutamaanku atas orang yang paling rendah dari sahabatku. (HR. Ad Dailami). Sesungguhnya para Nabi tidak mewariskan dinar dan dirham, sesungguhnya mereka hanyalah mewariskan ilmu, maka barangsiapa yang telah mengambilnya, maka ia telah mengambil bagian yang banyak. (HR. Abu
Dawud dan At-Tirmidzi).

Mencari ilmu pengetahuan adalah kewajiban bagi setiap Muslim, lelaki & perempuan. Barangsiapa berjalan untuk menuntut ilmu maka Allah akan memudahkan baginya jalan ke syurga (HR. Muslim).

Kenapa Pengajian Siswazah?

Education Level No High School Diploma High School Graduate Some College but No Degree 2-Year Diploma or Degree 4-Year Degree Master's Level Degree Doctoral / Professional Degree
Source:

Lifetime Earnings $ 993,466 1,298,316 1,462,379 1,527,582 2,173,417 2,312,426 2,907,904

Incremental Accumulated

Payoff

Payoff

0 $ 304,850 164,063 65,203 645,835 139,009 139,009 595,478 595,478 $

0 304,850 468,913 534,116 1,179,951 1,179,951 1,318,960 1,914,438

US Employment Policy Foundation's analysis of March 2003 Current Population Survey data

Kunci Kejayaan di Pengajian Siswazah

Cabaran yang bakal dihadapi oleh pelajar pascasiswazah? Different expectations for a grad student Lack of direction (e.g., the never-ending thesis) Feeling isolated or unsupported Difficulties with supervisor, other students, etc. Anxiety about getting through successfully Funding constraints or financial difficulties Unexpected personal problems or conflicting life commitments

7 KUNCI KEJAYAAN di Pengajian Siswazah

1.
2.

Be proactive take responsibility for your own grad school experience Establish a positive relationship with your advisor/supervisor and the members of your supervisory committee

3.
4. 5. 6. 7.

Embrace your academic community

Know your program requirements and timelines Create and follow an annual plan Bring a professional approach to your work and interactions Seek balance and support in your life

7 Keys to Success in Graduate School

1. Be proactive take responsibility for your own grad school experience Think about what you really want from graduate school, and identify opportunities to attain those goals Continue the mental transition from being told what to do, to deciding what to do

Dont wait for faculty members to come to find you take the initiative to build relationships

7 Keys to Success in Graduate School

5. Create and follow an annual plan
Track your specific program requirements (e.g., courses taken, comprehensives, research, thesis, etc.)

Schedule meetings with your supervisor and committee

Publish articles and produce patents, copyrights, artistic works, performances, designs, etc.

Attend conferences and make presentations

Apply for fellowships, scholarships, and research grants Take professional development courses

SUMMARY

Imagine a circle that contains all of human knowledge:

By the time you finish elementary school, you know a little:

By the time you finish high school, you know a bit more:

With a bachelor's degree, you gain a specialty:

A master's degree deepens that specialty:

Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge:

Once you're at the boundary, you focus:

You push at the boundary for a few years:

Until one day, the boundary gives way:

And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D.:

Of course, the world looks different to you now:

So, don't forget the bigger picture:

Akhir kata!
Sudah buat keputusan utk pengajian siswazah. Mari kita sharing pengalaman dgn mereka yg telah berjaya melalui pengajian siswazah nampak macam senang aje! Jgn lupa think of the end before u start (visualised outcome yg anda hendak) Banyak doa agar Allah permudahkan & betulkan niat: kita lakukan utk sahut printah Allah SWT terhadap org berilmu.