Getting a PhD
An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-415-34498-2 (ISBN)
Description
This highly practical guide provides information that will help research students avoid needless mistakes. It informs and advises you about many of the important facets of postgraduate research, including:
what it means to conduct research at doctoral level
the requirements for independence, contribution to knowledge, originality and suitability for publication
planning a research project over a period of time
responsible research practice
criteria used in the examination of a PhD.
Getting a PhD is an essential handbook for PhD students and provides plenty of useful advice for Masters students or undergraduates conducting a research project.
what it means to conduct research at doctoral level
the requirements for independence, contribution to knowledge, originality and suitability for publication
planning a research project over a period of time
responsible research practice
criteria used in the examination of a PhD.
Getting a PhD is an essential handbook for PhD students and provides plenty of useful advice for Masters students or undergraduates conducting a research project.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
303 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-34498-2 (9780415344982)
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Getting a PhD
An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project
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Getting a PhD
An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project
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John Finn
Getting a PhD
An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project
E-Book
05/2005
Routledge
€51.49
Available for download
Person
John A.Finn is Research Officer at Teagasc, Ireland,where he manages and supervises PhD students. He is also Visiting Researcher at University College Dublin.
Content
1. Introduction 2. The PhD Research Degree 3. You and Your Supervisor 4. Project Management 5. The Literature Review 6. Writing the Thesis 7. Publishing Your Research 8. Examining the PhD 9. References