The ‘why’ I want to compete a PhD is the motivating factor that drives me to conclude this doctoral journey. And what is the ‘why’? Our research will look at ways in which technologies will promote the wellbeing of our whānau. It is these pictures that encourage me to work our research every day.
I chose to return to Waikato University to complete a PhD as it was on this campus I started my teaching and academic career, Hamilton Teachers College, 1977.
T702 – Return to HTC 
Waikato offers a number of Higher Research Degrees award at Waikato: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), Doctor of Laws (LLD), Doctor of Philosophy (Law); and these PhD’s can be present as a PhD by Thesis, a PhD with Publication or a PhD with a Creative Practice Component
The process and procedures you are required to follow before you even start the writing are vigorous and at time impossible to find. I don’t profess to know the official way, however, I do share the series of steps I took to get to officially start my research.
Above is a pictorial diagram highlighting the process journey I took to get where I am now. There are 4 stages and within these stages are 12 phases, and again these steps need to be completed before you’re considered a PhD candidate.
This link: https://calendar.waikato.ac.nz/regulations/higher/phd has a lot of information, however, other url’s have been added to hopefully may help your processes journey.
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