Skripsi
Just a reminder to myself that I have exactly 30 weeks to finish my final year research project, aka thesis/skripsi, and 31 weeks until the presentation for that research project, aka Sidang/Seminar.
So I have plenty of time. About 8 months, give or take a couple of weeks.
Here is the current situation:
I am rather convinced that my research topic is absolutely brilliant (It really isn't, it's really just smokes and mirrors.. mostly a lot of smoke). This is because I came up with the idea myself during vac work last summer. But coming up with the idea myself doesn't mean that the idea itself is brilliant. It doesn't guarantee that everyone else will think that it's a brilliant idea. I am still convinced that it's a pretty damn good idea for a research project, though not that brilliant. I guess why I think that way is because I strongly believe that if my idea is implemented correctly, it could save oil and gas companies shitloads of money, resources and valuable time.. etc etc etc, basically the stuff those company bigwigs doesn't want an undergrad like me to think too much about.. they'd like it if I stick with looking at rocks and making maps on AutoCad or some shit.
Without going into details, here is what just happened: I spoke to a group of industry reps from (large, really large) oil and oilfield service companies, and I pitched my idea to them. Most were rather impressed that I have the initiative (and the guts) to be willing to pitch an original idea this huge to those guys. But one guy, I wouldn't mention the company name, wasn't entirely convinced of my ideas. Then it got me thinking, does my project even make sense? So I spent the whole tram ride home just thinking about it, and I realised that some things are still missing from my plan, and that some things are just implausible in business terms. Sure, it makes a lot of sense from an academic point of view, because hey, this is science at work. But those big companies are after the big bucks. Always. So it got me thinking whether my idea could actually be applicable or not. And being an engineer, that's what we always have to aim for: applicability. To actually make things better.
A friend said this to me earlier tonight: "From what you're saying, I think what they're trying to say to you is: 'We like your idea, mate, but we wish we come up with it first'. That's the thing about them, companies, especially big ones like *************, fucking hates academicians and university people, simply because we come up with the best ideas all the time".
So I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm pretty sure my idea is quite decent, but there are several flaws that I will need to fix. And once I do that, hopefully it's going to be smooth sailing from thereon. Even if everyone else thinks it's a massive pile of crap, in the end I'll still be glad if I put enough effort in it. After all, there's no point finishing a five-year double degree without pulling off one last massive bang.
So I have plenty of time. About 8 months, give or take a couple of weeks.
Here is the current situation:
I am rather convinced that my research topic is absolutely brilliant (It really isn't, it's really just smokes and mirrors.. mostly a lot of smoke). This is because I came up with the idea myself during vac work last summer. But coming up with the idea myself doesn't mean that the idea itself is brilliant. It doesn't guarantee that everyone else will think that it's a brilliant idea. I am still convinced that it's a pretty damn good idea for a research project, though not that brilliant. I guess why I think that way is because I strongly believe that if my idea is implemented correctly, it could save oil and gas companies shitloads of money, resources and valuable time.. etc etc etc, basically the stuff those company bigwigs doesn't want an undergrad like me to think too much about.. they'd like it if I stick with looking at rocks and making maps on AutoCad or some shit.
Without going into details, here is what just happened: I spoke to a group of industry reps from (large, really large) oil and oilfield service companies, and I pitched my idea to them. Most were rather impressed that I have the initiative (and the guts) to be willing to pitch an original idea this huge to those guys. But one guy, I wouldn't mention the company name, wasn't entirely convinced of my ideas. Then it got me thinking, does my project even make sense? So I spent the whole tram ride home just thinking about it, and I realised that some things are still missing from my plan, and that some things are just implausible in business terms. Sure, it makes a lot of sense from an academic point of view, because hey, this is science at work. But those big companies are after the big bucks. Always. So it got me thinking whether my idea could actually be applicable or not. And being an engineer, that's what we always have to aim for: applicability. To actually make things better.
A friend said this to me earlier tonight: "From what you're saying, I think what they're trying to say to you is: 'We like your idea, mate, but we wish we come up with it first'. That's the thing about them, companies, especially big ones like *************, fucking hates academicians and university people, simply because we come up with the best ideas all the time".
So I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm pretty sure my idea is quite decent, but there are several flaws that I will need to fix. And once I do that, hopefully it's going to be smooth sailing from thereon. Even if everyone else thinks it's a massive pile of crap, in the end I'll still be glad if I put enough effort in it. After all, there's no point finishing a five-year double degree without pulling off one last massive bang.
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