Robert V. Smith, Llewellyn D. Densmore, Edward F. Lener

Graduate Research (eBook, ePUB)

A Guide for Students in the Sciences

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Graduate Research is an all-in-one resource for prospective and matriculated graduate students in the sciences. The newly revised edition includes updates to every chapter. Graduate Research covers a range of topics including writing and preparation of research proposals, developing and refining teaching skills, and ethics and compliance areas such as research involving human subjects and animals.

Graduate Research helps readers navigate the multidimensional and interdisciplinary world of scientific research and it is an invaluable resource for graduate researchers as well as those in advising or mentoring roles.

• Discusses a broad range of topics including time management, library and literature work, and grant support
• Includes a new chapter on career planning and development with advice on careers in academia, government, and the private sector
• Contains chapters that promote the development of a varied set of communication skills
• Greatly expanded treatment of graduate study and research in international settings

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780128037911
• Artikelnr.: 44815296

Autorenporträt

Collaborative Brain Trust University Consulting (CBT UC), Sacramento, CA, USADepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USAUniversity Libraries, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Getting StartedChapter 2. Attitudes, Commitments, and CreativityChapter 3. Making ChoicesChapter 4. Time ManagementChapter 5. Principles of Scientific ResearchChapter 6. Ethics and the ScientistChapter 7. Library and Literature WorkChapter 8. Writing and Speaking SkillsChapter 9. Preparing Theses and DissertationsChapter 10. Presentation and Publication of PapersChapter 11. Research Involving Human Subjects and Animals, and Biohazards and Laboratory SafetyChapter 12. Getting Grant SupportChapter 13. The Graduate Researcher and Teaching Chapter 14. Getting a JobChapter 15. Shaping a Career