Getting a PhD : an action plan to help manage your research, your supervisor and your project / John A. Finn.

By: Finn, John A, 1972- [author].

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BookSeries: Routledge study guides: Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006Copyright date: ©2005Description: xii, 191 pages. : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415344980 (paperback); 9780415344982 (paperback).Subject(s): Doctor of philosophy degree

DDC classification: 378.24

Contents:

Introduction -- The PhD research degree -- You and your supervisor -- Project management -- The literature review -- Writing the thesis -- Publishing your research -- The PhD examination process.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This highly practical guide provides information that will help research students avoid needless mistakes. It informs and advises you about many of the important facets of postgraduate research, including:

what it means to conduct research at doctoral level the requirements for independence, contribution to knowledge, originality and suitability for publication planning a research project over a period of time responsible research practice criteria used in the examination of a PhD.

Getting a PhD is an essential handbook for PhD students and provides plenty of useful advice for Masters students or undergraduates conducting a research project.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-187) and index.

Introduction -- The PhD research degree -- You and your supervisor -- Project management -- The literature review -- Writing the thesis -- Publishing your research -- The PhD examination process.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of illustrations (p. ix)
Acknowledgements (p. xi)
Introduction (p. 1)
1 The PhD research degree (p. 7)
2 You and your supervisor (p. 32)
3 Project management (p. 53)
4 The literature review (p. 89)
5 Writing the thesis (p. 105)
6 Publishing your research (p. 137)
7 The PhD examination process (p. 157)
Appendix 1 Originality (p. 180)
Appendix 2 Answers to exercises (p. 182)
References (p. 184)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

John A.Finn is Research Officer at Teagasc, Ireland,where he manages and supervises PhD students. He is also Visiting Researcher at University College Dublin.