Synopses & Reviews
This is a practical and punchy guide to the key processes and major hurdles involved in doing a PhD, from submitting initial applications and funding to working with supervisors and getting published. It contains essential guidance to the early stages of the PhD process, offering specific, succinct guidance to core process and key hurdles. It encourages PhD students to find and value their own pathways and approaches.
Review
"I would be happy to be able to offer this as the 'first port of call guide', perhaps to be given to students during induction." —Lucinda Becker, University of Reading, UK
"I think that a strength of this book will be to help readers get away from the very rigid, daunting and old-fashioned idea that many people still have about the traditional PhD format." —Jeanne Godfrey, University of Westminster, UK
Synopsis
A compact book offering students specific, succinct guidance to the core process and major hurdles involved in undertaking a PhD. As well as offering practical advice, such as how to shape initial ideas, the book also encourages students to find and value their own pathways and approaches within academia.
Synopsis
A compact book offering students specific, succinct guidance to the core process and major hurdles involved in undertaking a PhD. As well as offering practical advice, such as how to shape initial ideas, the book also encourages students to find and value their own pathways and approaches within academia.
Synopsis
This practical guide is full of advice on how to make the most of the PhD experience. It covers the practicalities of embarking on a PhD and guides students through the process, from selecting a topic and securing finance to writing and publishing their thesis. It also includes a wealth of workshop activities to help students sharpen their focus and clarify their thoughts, and top tips for further development.
This is an essential guide for all current and soon-to-be PhD students. It also offers useful guidance for anyone considering pursuing research-based career.
About the Author
KATE WILLIAMS manages Upgrade, the Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has worked with students from Foundation to PhD and has written a range of books and materials on study skills. With experience of project management in both writing and editing, she is also the Series Editor for Pocket Study Skills.
EMILY BETHELL is a PhD Student at Roehampton University, UK.
JUDITH LAWTON is the Former Deputy Head of Hounslow Language Service, UK.
CLARE PARFITT is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Dance at the University of Chichester, UK.
MARY RICHARDSON is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Roehampton University, UK.
VICTORIA ROWE is Teaching Associate at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I: YOUR PHD IDEA - WHERE NEXT?
PART II: STARTING OUT
PART III: TOWARDS YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW
PART IV: TOWARDS YOUR PROPOSAL
PART V: WRITING YOUR PROPOSAL
PART VI: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME