Problems Faced At The Time of Problem Detection

In detecting the problem for research papers, the obstacles encountered by PhD Assistance are follows:

a) Confusions in Research Area:

• As a unique problem, specifying an extensive subject could be more complex.

• Especially in selecting a specialized area which has scientific as well as real-time importance, confusions are the major concern here.

• b) Inadequate knowledge on Context:

  • Considering the advanced literature in the domain, lack of knowledge results in severe impacts.

  • Because of restricted access to important and latest works, it can be difficult to detect research gaps.

• c) Redundant or Repeated Concerns:

  • Selecting the issue which is being worked upon or might be addressed in previous studies.

  • As a result of inadequate literature review, it could be complex to justify the originality.

• d) Practicality Issues:

  • Choosing the problem which is technically impossible or highly challenging.

  • Unavailability of basic frameworks, tools or datasets.

• e) Compliance with the Mentor’s Focus:

  • Mismatches among the approaches of mentor’s preferences or skills and scholar’s specific area of interest is not regarded as the best work.

  • Instead of preferred areas of focus, the students can be stressed about selecting the project which is suitable with funding priorities.

• f) Problem Very Extensive or Very Specific:

  • For a PhD work, a broad scope can’t be provided by a focused problem.

  • Whereas, an extensive problem is complicated to solve within the provided timeline and it distracts from the original focus.

• g) Complexities in Detecting Research Gaps:

  • Struggle to interpret the area where it requires further exploration or missing important details.

  • Due to logical or real-world limitations, some areas remain uninvestigated till now.

• h) Unclear about Multidisciplinary Areas:

  • In integrating methodologies and terms from diverse domains, cross-disciplinary research often faces challenges.

Problems Faced At The Time of Writing Problem

During writing a problem in PhD, difficulties that could be experienced are:

a) Insufficiency of Academic Writing Expertises:

• Conveying the issue in a professional, brief and obvious way might be complicated.

• The excellence of the work can be decreased by implementing a plain, common and unclear language.

• b) Weak Structure and Flow:

  • Lack of clarity in problem statements which is not presented in a proper flow is the key concern. (Context – Gap – Requirement – Issue)

  • Among the detected gap and our planned study, the problem fails to communicate effectively.

• c) Lack of Validation:

  • Missing details on the significance of addressing the chosen problem.

  • Selected problem is not validated due to the missing proofs from academic literature.

• d) Unclear Problem with Goals or Hypotheses:

  • Instead of providing the original problem statement, writing the goals, hypotheses or research questions affects the quality of the work.

• e) Makes No Attempt to Highlight Implications:

  • Worthwhile impacts of addressing the conceptual, societal or real-time problems with our work are not addressed in an obvious way.

• f) Excessive Use of Jargons:

  • Extensive audiences and board members who from other fields find difficulties in interpreting the main problem because of using more technical words.

• g) Grammatical and Language Faults:

  • Clarity and proficiency of the work could be impacted by inconsistency, weak grammar and sentence structure.