The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research - Brossura

Rugg, Gordon; Petre, Marian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0335213448 ISBN 13: 9780335213443

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2004

Riassunto

"A breath of fresh air - I wish someone had told me this beforehand."PhD student, UK

"If you are contemplating a PhD, buy the book and read it straight through to get the larger picture; then re-read each section in greater detail as you tackle each stage of your work.
I did the basic research for my PhD in about twelve months, then spent two years writing up the results - and producing possibly too much. It succeeded, but I think I might have made a better job of it if I had read a book like this first. But they didn't exist in those days." Mantex

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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Gordon 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.

Contenuti:

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. Conferences
16. What next?

Useful principles and the like
Useful terms
Some further reading

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0335213448
• ISBN 13: 9780335213443
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224