How to Research & Write a Successful PhD. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: McMillan, Kathleen
• Contents: Cover; Contents; About the authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; How to Use this Book; INTRODUCTION; 1 Taking on postgraduate studies; 2 Principles of postgraduateness; GETTING STARTED; 3 Identifying and framing research questions; 4 Writing a proposal or research plan; KEY PhD RESEARCH SKILLS; 5 Developing as a researcher; 6 Planning and time management; 7 Information literacy for PhD study; 8 Accessing content from the literature; 9 Organising research materials; INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS DURING A RESEARCH PROGRAMME; 10 Successful postgraduateâ#x80;#x93;supervisor relationships 11 Dealing with the highs and lows of being a postgraduate12 Working in a research team; 13 Teaching as a postgraduate; 14 Giving a research seminar or paper; 15 Preparing and presenting a poster; 16 Being appraised; RESEARCH METHODS; 17 Critical thinking; 18 Arriving at a position and supporting it; 19 Research ethics and safety; 20 Citing, referencing and avoiding plagiarism; 21 Interpreting and presenting data; 22 Aspects of qualitative research; 23 Aspects of quantitative research; 24 Experiments and field studies; WRITING UP YOUR RESEARCH; 25 Links between research, writing and speaking 26 The nature of scholarly writing27 Scholarly writing style; 28 Elements of a thesis; 29 Becoming an autonomous writer; 30 Thesis presentation; EXAMINATION AND BEYOND; 31 The PhD viva; 32 Publishing your research; 33 After your doctorate
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 808.066378; Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Écriture savante -- Guides, manuels, etc; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric; REFERENCE -- Writing Skills; Academic writing; Dissertations, Academic -- Authorship; Dissertation; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299987427; 9781299987425; 9780273774075; 0273774077
• Related ISBNs: 9780273773917; 0273773917
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