Read at least 400 papers

yes people...that is what being told by my supervisor...for this first semester...well the number can be quite frightening but its a relief for me to be told as such...which means it is not yet time for me to start doing any empirical work...phew. Its important really as it is a major part in a thesis which Phillips and Pugh (2000) called the background theory. A phD candidate must know well within the area he/she is working up to professional standard. Background theory majorly contributes in the literature review in the dissertation. LR has to be done in organized manner, interesting and useful to the readers, reveals trends in research activity, defines areas of theoretical and empirical weakness and must be justified with criticsm.

The other major parts are focal theory, data theory and last but not least contribution. However, i have to stop here to do what mommies hhave to do. Later folk.