From Postgraduate to Social Scientist: A Guide to Key Skills (SAGE Study Skills Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761944605 ISBN 13: 9780761944607

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

From Postgraduate to Social Scientist is essential reading for any postgraduate or new researcher who is interested in a career in the social sciences. The book describes the skills needed for success in moving from being a student to becoming an academic or professional social scientist. Written by experts in the field, Gilbert et al., this book offers a unique insider′s view of how to make the transition.

By adopting a clear and accessible approach, this book encourages students embarking on the journey towards becoming a social scientist to engage with every aspect of the process:

• Reviewing and writing skills
• Using the Internet
• Research ethics
• Intellectual property rights
• Writing research proposals
• Project management
• Writing a thesis and reports
• Creating presentations, press releases and popular articles
• Teaching skills
• Careers in social science

From Postgraduate to Social Scientist is designed for postgraduate students and researchers across the social sciences. It will be invaluable for courses that aim to satisfy the Economic and Social Research Council′s ′Training Guidelines′ requirements for doctoral programs.

About this title

About the Author

Nigel Gilbert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He is the author or editor of 34 books and many academic papers and was the founding editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His current research focuses on the application of agent-based models to understanding social and economic phenomena, especially the emergence of norms, culture, and innovation. He obtained a doctorate in the sociology of scientific knowledge in 1974 from the University of Cambridge and has subsequently taught at the universities of York and Surrey in England. He is one of the pioneers in the field of social simulation and is past president of the European Social Simulation Association. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761944605
• ISBN 13: 9780761944607
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Gilbert Nigel