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Overview"""I feel grateful to have found this book only a year into my PhD. It has opened my eyes to the world of academia. There is more to a PhD than just research in the sense of working on a problem, getting some results and publishing your findings. This book has allowed me to open my eyes and see all the other things I should be doing to fully succeed at my endeavour of becoming a researcher myself."" Dominic Hosler, University of SheffieldThis bestselling book on the process of PhD research provides readers with engaging discussion and comprehensive guidance on aspects that other books don't usually mention. Covering all the key topics of the previous edition, including what a PhD is really about, how to do one well, how to decipher what your supervisor actually means by terms like 'good referencing' and 'clean research question', and how to design, report and defend your research,the authors continue to offer an accessible, down-to-earth, and insightful account of the whole PhD process. Their advice addresses how to avoid some of the pitfalls en route to a successful submission. Updated throughout, the new edition includes new material on: Critical thinking Research skills The route to research independence Different models of study The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research is essential reading for anyone considering a PhD or embarking on one. It will tell you the things many students wish someone had told them before they started." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marian Petre , Gordon RuggPublisher: Open University Press Imprint: Open University Press Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.469kg ISBN: 9780335237029ISBN 10: 0335237029 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 16 March 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 0335262120 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPreface to the first edition Preface to the second edition About this book Acknowledgements So you want to do a PhD? The many shapes of the PhD The route to research independence Supervision Networks Reading Paper types Research design Critical thinking Writing Writing structure and style The process of writing Presentations Conferences The viva Sabotage and salvation What next? Closing thoughts Some useful terms Some further reading IndexReviewsAuthor InformationGordon Rugg is a former timberyard worker and field archaeologist who is now a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at Keele University, where he is head of the Knowledge Modelling Group. He is also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Open University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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