Thanks for your reply. No offence taken. I found your comments very useful. I have a clearer understanding on how are the phd topics are chosen created and that best to do something that interests me. I know now that it is best to suggest my own research; that is in relation to RelationalDatabase and testing of migrated DB - from ORACLE TO SQL SERVER (Perhaps developing a tool that does the testing of the migrated DB). I think this would be a useful topic as it combines my proffessional experience with my interests in DB.

Where do I go from here? Should I check whether there are similar dissertation out there before suggesting it as a research topic for a phd?

Thanks

Dear All,

I am currently working full time as a Software Tester. Most of my work involve querying "SQL Server 2005 relational database".

I have a Masters in Computing (with core subject JAVA and Database Management Systems (DBMS)), my dissertation was on "Reverse engineering of Object-Relational Database". Which I designed and implemented.

I have always been interested in working with Database (DB) and also been interested to expand my klnowledge in DB area. As I have been outside the accademic world for over 3 years, I am struggling to find a PHD with subjects that relate to relational DB or Object-relational DB. I would really appreciate it if you could guide me on how to choose the right topic or point out the university that does a phd in a DB related topic.

Also, as I have been in the software testing proffession for over 3 years, I would consider a PHD in software quality assurance/software testing. Is there PHD in software quality assurance/Software testing?


I would really appreciate your help/advise.

Thanks
Joe :-)