What questions to ask during first meeting of researcher and supervisor?
Many of you who are new to research like me, might wonder what you should be asking your researcher during your first meeting. This article is helpful to only those who selected their supervisor and are going to meet formally for the first time to discuss the start of the research work. Here is the list of questions compiled to ask your supervisor/advisor on your first meeting: 1. Are you allowed to choose the research area/sub-area/problem? Or would you be working on the area/sub-area/problem suggested by the supervisor? 2. What kind of resources are available for researchers in the lab? 3. What kind of projects/research problems currently the supervisor is working on / interested in? 4. Are there are any collaboration opportunities in the lab? Or would you be working individually? 5. What are the broad...