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A PhD is meant to give you the discipline you need to read literature properly, write your own proposal to expand the knowledge in your niche, devise and follow
by DrNuke 8y ago
A PhD is meant to give you the discipline you need to read literature properly, write your own proposal to expand the knowledge in your niche, devise and follow a sound protocol to test your hypotheses, execute experiments and simulations keeping sensitivity at bay, discuss your results against your own hypothesis and the accepted wisdom in your field. You do not need a PhD to do research, many advancements are even originated from non-PhD researchers, but you probably need a PhD to function properly in a rigid research environment.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoThis is a good answer. I say this because most applied research is not done in a manner that would meed any kind of academic standards. When you look at this history of the Valley, it has more to do with dropouts than PhDs - rather, it has more to do with 'those doing' than 'getting credentials'. I almost feel that for the most part PhDs belong in Academia, and that whatever high-end work we do in industry should be called something else.