This is not really an interpersonal conflict. Maybe I would just like to get some of the thoughts from you, my dear readers. Sometimes, you may face the same problem when you have to make a decision like this.
I am a final year student. I am facing a problem to choose my FYP topic. There are two supervisors for me to choose. One is Prof Tan; the other is Prof Chen (the names are not real).
The good thing about Prof Tan is that his topics are relatively easier and his knowledge is not solid. The bad thing about him is that he is not a nice person as I have been taken some modules which conducted by him and I did not give a good impression to him as well. He likes to make simple things complicated and intend to make lots of troubles to his students. Although the topics were relatively easy, I was sure it will not be an enjoyable process. And the results may not be good also.
For Prof Chen, I only get to know him this year. He has a clear mind about his work so that his topics are really specific about something and it is very deep. To get a good result, I need to really work hard and get the work done properly which means a lot of time has to be spent on this project. He is strict to his student. The outcome of the work is everything, no matter how you get it done.
If you are the one who faces this situation, who are you going to choose? What strategies are you going to use to work with each one of them (i.e. how to improve the relationship with them?)? Also, you need to find a balance point for your FYP work and other work.
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Hey Liu Ning, I have faced this problem many times before. It all depends on what kind of person the student is and how he wants to achieve his final results before deciding the supervisor.
If i am the kind of student who needs help with the finally year project and not confident of doing a project without any guidance, I would rather go with Prof Chen to be my supervisor. Prof Chen would be able to guide me properly and i know that hard work would not go to waste and it would get me a good grade for my final year project.
If i am the kind who is confident enough to the final year project on my own and have the maturity to shrug off any misunderstanding with anybody, I would choose Prof Tan to be my supervisor. I need not seek help from my supervisor regarding my final year project as i am confident to do the project on my own.
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