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The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research
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Enter the competition! A breath of fresh air - I wish someone had told me this beforehand. PhD student, UK This book looks at things the other books don’t tell you about doing a PhD - what it’s really like and how to come through it with a happy ending! It covers all the things you wish someone had told you before you started: - What a PhD is really about, and how to do one well - The "unwritten rules" of research and of academic writing - What your supervisor actually means by terms like "good referencing" and "clean research question" - How to write like a skilled researcher - How academ...
Enter the competition! A breath of fresh air - I wish someone had told me this beforehand. PhD student, UK This book looks at things the other books don’t tell you about doing a PhD - what it’s really like and how to come through it with a happy ending! It covers all the things you wish someone had told you before you started: - What a PhD is really about, and how to do one well - The "unwritten rules" of research and of academic writing - What your supervisor actually means by terms like "good referencing" and "clean research question" - How to write like a skilled researcher - How academic careers really work An ideal resource if someone you care about (including yourself!) is undergoing or considering a PhD. This book turns lost, clueless students back into people who know what they are doing, and who can enjoy life again.
Table of contents:
Preface A challenge About this book Acknowledgements 1. So you want to do a PhD 2. Procedures and milestones 3. The System 4. Supervision 5. Networks 6. Reading 7. Paper types 8. Writing 9. Writing structure 10. Writing style 11. The process of writing 12. Presentations 13. Research design 14. The viva 15. Conferences16. What next? Useful principles and the likeUseful terms Some further reading
Table of contents:
Preface A challenge About this book Acknowledgements 1. So you want to do a PhD 2. Procedures and milestones 3. The System 4. Supervision 5. Networks 6. Reading 7. Paper types 8. Writing 9. Writing structure 10. Writing style 11. The process of writing 12. Presentations 13. Research design 14. The viva 15. Conferences16. What next? Useful principles and the likeUseful terms Some further reading