Planning Your PhD. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kate Williams, Emily Bethell, Judith Lawton, Clare Parfitt-Brown, Mary Richardson, Victoria Rowe.
• Authors: Williams, Kate, 1949-; Bethell, Emily; Lawton, Judith; Parfitt-Brown, Clare; Richardson, Mary; Rowe, Victoria
• Contents: Cover; Contents; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; How this book happened; Who is the book for?; What is the book about?; About this guide; Part 1: Deciding to do a PhD; 1 You have an idea &#x;; 2 What kind of PhD?; 3 Full time or part time?; 4 Funding it; 5 Choosing your university; 6 Making your application; Before you take the plunge, pausea moment &#x;; Part 2: Getting started; 7 Week 1; 8 What's in your handbook?; 9 The researcher's toolkit; 10 Who am I? What's expected of me?; Part 3: Becoming a researcher; 11 Establishing a relationship with your supervisor(s) 12 The ethics of research13 Finding and managing sources; 14 What are you reading for?; 15 Being a researcher in a multi- or interdisciplinary area; 16 Writing up or writing down?; Part 4: THE WORKSHOP -- Mapping your research process; Mapping your journey; What is your question? What are you trying to find out?; Why are you researching this question?; Are you in the right place?; How will you do it?; What is your argument?; What will your contribution be?; Part 5: Writing research plans; 17 How will your research plan be read?; 18 What's in a research plan?; 19 Writing your literature review 20 Writing your introduction Part 6: Finding audiences for your research; 21 Conferences; 22 Publication; References; Useful sources; Useful websites; Index
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (136 pages)
• Subjects: 378.24; Study Skills; Study Skills; Research; Writing & editing guides; Students & student organisations; Research; Writing & editing guides; Students & student organisations; Degrees, Academic - Great Britain; Doctor of philosophy degree -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Degrees, Academic -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137259967; 1137259965; 9781137013743; 1137013745
• Related ISBNs: 9780230251939; 0230251935
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119) and index.
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