The postgraduate's companion. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gerard Hall, Jo Longman.
• Other Names: Hall, Gerard; Longman, Jo
• Contents: Introduction and How to Use this Book - Dr Ged Hall and Dr Jo Longman; What is a Postgraduate Research Degree? - Professor Stuart Powell and Professor Howard Green (Postgraduate Directions); Section I: Considering Becoming a Postgraduate Research Student in the UK and Securing an Offer; Why Do a Postgraduate Research Degree? - Simon P Felton; How Much will it cost? - Dr Ged Hall and Dr Jo Longman; Where can I get Funding? - Professor Mary Bownes and Robert Lawrie; Sources of Information About Where to Do a Postgraduate Research Degree and How to Choose the Best Institution; Writing a Research Proposal, Securing an Offer and Applying for Funding - Professor Sharon Monteith and Helen Foster; Section II: Getting Your Research Degree; The Supervision Process and the Nature of the Research Degree - Dr Lucinda Becker and Professor Pam Denicolo; Managing the research process and the supervisory relationship - Dr Lucinda Becker and Professor Pam Denicolo; Searching and Reviewing the Literature and Information Skills - Dr Chris Hart; Research Ethics - Dr John R Gibbins; Getting Started with Writing - Dr Rowena Murray; Plagiarism, Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright - Jude Carroll, Chris Luton and Laurence Bebbington; Transferable Skills Training and Assessing Your Training Needs - Ellen Pearce; Presentation Skills - Dr Helen Lawrence; Academic Conference - Dr Martyn Kingsbury and Dr Roberto Di Napoli; Teaching as Part of Your Professional Development - Dr Kate Exley; Beating the Research Blues - Dr Steve Hutchinson; Writing Your Thesis - Dr Joanna Channell; Submission and Completion - Dr Fiona Denny; The Viva - Dr Penny Tinkler and Dr Carolyn Jackson; Section III: Moving on from Your Research Degree; What Can Research Students do? - Dr Sara Shinton; Identifying and valuing your transferable skills - Clare Jones; Staying in academia - Professor Wyn Grant; Research Outside Academia - Dr Seema Sharma; Leaving academia and research - Sarah Musson; Entrepreneurship - Dr Richard Lilley;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 500 pages)
• Subjects: 378.1/982; Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Graduate work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Graduate students -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; EDUCATION -- Higher; Graduate students; Universities and colleges -- Graduate work; Great Britain; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857023094; 0857023098
• Related ISBNs: 9781412930253; 9781412930260
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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