Katherine Firth, Liam Connell, Peta Freestone

Your PhD Survival Guide (eBook, ePUB)

Planning, Writing, and Succeeding in Your Final Year

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written for students in all disciplines, and relevant to university systems around the world, this unique book expertly guides students through the final 6-12 months of the thesis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000286564
• Artikelnr.: 60575636

Autorenporträt

Katherine Firth manages the academic programs of a residential college at the University of Melbourne, Australia and founded the Research Insiders Blog which has been running since 2013.

Liam Connell has worked in research training and education since the late 2000s. He works in research development at La Trobe University, Australia.

Peta Freestone has worked in higher education for over 15 years, creating award-winning initiatives including Thesis Boot Camp, founded in 2012. She designs and delivers writing and productivity programmes for universities and other organisations around the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Focusing on the project 1. Defining the project: What is my thesis for? 2. Getting through the crunch 3. Practical project management 4. Working with your strengths and weaknesses Part 2: Focusing on the person 5. 'No pain, no gain' and other unhelpful myths 6. Getting unstuck 7. Your harshest critic 8. Working with your supervisor Part 3: Focusing on the text 9. Getting words down 10. Making the thesis into a coherent work 11. Making the words good Part 4: Finishing the PhD 12. Reflecting on what it means to be a researcher 13. Do you actually want to finish the PhD? 14. Relief and Grief of finishing a PhD