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Unity is strength

Unity is strength

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You must have read this story as a child. About an old man who lived with three sons - all hard workers but fought all the time. The old man tried a lot to unite them but he failed. And finally decided to teach them a lesson. He made them break single sticks from a bundle and they could do that easily. Then he gave them a full bundle and they could break them only when they worked together. I now address all those who are registered for our ELearning courses, and have not worked on them. Do you remember…
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Literature search & literature review – what is the difference?

Literature search & literature review – what is the difference?

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It is interesting to note, that too many people confuse the terms "Literature Review" and "Literature Searching". Long ago, I noticed this when if invited to deliver a lecture, then the topic against my name would be "Literature Review". I needed to tell the organizers that I do not teach this, but I teach Literature Searching. Sometimes in spite of this when I was being introduced just before my talk, this term would appear again! A literature search is the process of doing a structured, methodological search to fine the existing literature related on a topic for research, or even…
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Sharpen the Saw

Sharpen the Saw

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Sounds familiar? Yes - it is the 7th Habit - from Stephen Covey's book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People". Covey emphasizes the need to sharpen ourselves from time to time. He describes an incident of a man continuously cutting the branches of trees with a saw. When another man suggests that he stops to sharpen the saw to make things quicker, he responds - "Can't you see I am busy cutting the branch? I do not have time to sharpen the saw"! Let us stop and think. Many of us fall into this trap. We are so busy…
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