The unwritten rules of PhD research

Select an Action

Title:

Author:

Rugg, Gordon.

ISBN:

9780335213443

9780335213450

Personal Author:

Rugg, Gordon.

Publication Information:

Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

xiii, 224 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Preface -- A challenge! -- About this book Acknowledgements -- So you want to do a PhD? -- Procedures and milestones -- The System Supervision Networks Reading -- Paper types Writing -- Writing structure -- Writing style -- The process of writing Presentations -- Research design -- The viva Conferences -- What next? -- Useful principles and the like -- Some useful terms -- Some further reading.

Subject Term:

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Dissertations, Academic.

Research -- Methodology.

Promotieonderzoek.

Doctorat -- Grande-Bretagne.

âEtude -- Mâethodes.

Added Author:

Petre, Marian, 1959-

Copies:

Available:*

Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168023680917	370.1 R929U 2004	1	Searching... Unknown
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168025448727	370.1 R929U 2004	2	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

""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.