How to Survive Your Doctorate What Others Don't Tell You - Open UP Study Skills

Hardback (16 Sep 2009)

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Publisher's Synopsis

If you are doing, thinking about doing, or know someone who is doing a doctorate, then this is the survival kit you need! Rather than focusing on the technical side of the doctorate, this book looks at all the other crucial skills that are part of everyday doctoral life. This candid book provides real insight into what it's like to do a doctorate and offers practical advice on:

The application process
Sources of financial support
Motivational issues
Student-supervisor relationships
Departmental and university politics
Publishing, conferences and networking
Career strategies

Written by recent doctoral graduates, the book also includes real examples and case studies from current doctoral students and recent graduates across a range of disciplines and universities. By demystifying the doctoral process How to Survive Your Doctorate prepares you for life as a doctoral student like no other book. See for yourself and be a survivor!

Book information

ISBN:	9780335234431
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:	McGraw-Hill
Pub date:	16 Sep 2009
DEWEY:	378.155
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	202
Weight:	462g
Height:	159mm
Width:	229mm
Spine width:	17mm