The Unwritten Rules Of Phd ResearchThis 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. |
Contents
1 So you want to do a PhD? | 1 |
2 The many shapes of the PhD | 17 |
3 The route to research independence | 30 |
4 Supervision | 43 |
5 Networks | 58 |
6 Reading | 67 |
7 Paper types | 86 |
8 Research design | 95 |
13 Presentations | 170 |
14 Conferences | 183 |
15 The viva | 192 |
16 Sabotage and salvation | 214 |
17 What next? | 227 |
18 Closing thoughts | 249 |
Some useful terms | 251 |
Some further reading | 257 |
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