Mastering Your PhD Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond /

• Main Authors: Gosling, Patricia (Author), Noordam, Bart (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Popular works.; Science.; Astronomy.; Medicine.; Health.; Nature.; Environment.; Popular Science.; Popular Science, general.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Science, general.

"Mastering your PhD" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student days. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit...

Table of Contents:

• Getting Started
• Setting Goals and Objectives
• How to Think Like a Scientist
• Designing Good Experiments
• Charting your Progress Month by Month
• Dealing with Setbacks
• The Art of Good Communication or How to get along with your lab mates et al.
• The Art of Good Communication
• Searching the Scientific Literature
• Your First International Conference
• From Data to Manuscript
• Celebrate Your Success
• How to Cope with Your Annual Evaluation
• The Final Year
• Putting it all Together
• Writing Your Doctoral Thesis with Style
• The Final Act
• Lessons Learned.