Getting a PhD: An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project

John A. Finn

ISBN 10: 0415344972 / ISBN 13: 9780415344975

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Getting a PhD: An Action Plan to Help Manage Your Research, Your Supervisor and Your Project
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415344972
• ISBN 13: 9780415344975
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 573 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.