How to Survive your Doctorate - Brossura

Matthiesen, Jane; Binder, Mario

Brossura

ISBN 10: 033523996X ISBN 13: 9780335239962

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2009

Riassunto

If you are doing, thinking about doing, or know someone who is doing a doctorate, then this is the survival kit you need! Rather than focusing on the technical side of the doctorate, this book looks at all the other crucial skills that are part of everyday doctoral life. This candid book provides real insight into what it's like to do a doctorate and offers practical advice on:

• The application process
• Sources of financial support
• Motivational issues
• Student-supervisor relationships
• Departmental and university politics
• Publishing, conferences and networking
• Career strategies

Written by recent doctoral graduates, the book also includes real examples and case studies from current doctoral students and recent graduates across a range of disciplines and universities. By demystifying the doctoral process How to Survive Your Doctorate prepares you for life as a doctoral student like no other book. See for yourself and be a survivor!

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jane Matthiesen is Lecturer in Strategic Management at Aston Business School in Birmingham, UK. She received her doctorate from Aston University in October 2005.

Mario Binder is a Project Manager at an international management consultancy in Berlin, Germany. He also holds a Visiting Research Fellowship at Aston Business School, where he received his PhD in March 2007.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 033523996X
• ISBN 13: 9780335239962
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 218