How to Get a PhD

down to it the thesis itself Alternative thesis styles To publish or not to publish prior to submission? Action summary Chapter 7 - The PhD process Psychological aspects enthusiasm isolation increasing interest in work transfer of dependence from the supervisor to the work boredom frustration a job to be finished euphoria Others getting in first Practical aspects time management the duration of the process the stages of the process Redefining long-term and short-term goals The importance of deadlines Self-help and peer support groups Internet groups Teaching whilst studying for a PhD casual teaching teaching assistantships Action summary Chapter 8 - How to manage your supervisors The supervisory team The supervisory teams limitations What supervisors expect of their doctoral students Supervisors expect their students to be independent Supervisors expect their students to produce written work that is not just a first draft Supervisors expect to have regular meetings with their research students Supervisors expect their research students to be honest when reporting on their progress Supervisors expect their students to follow the advice that they give, when it has been given at the request of the postgraduate Supervisors expect their students to be excited about their work, able to surprise them and fun to be with! The need to educate your supervisors How to reduce the communication barrier Improving tutorials Changing supervisors Inappropriate personal relationships in supervision Action summary Chapter 9 - How to survive in a predominantly British, white, male, full-time, heterosexual academic environment Part-time students Overseas students Settling in to Britain Expressing yourself in English The culture of British doctoral education Ethnic minorities Racial harassment Women students Difficulties concerning legitimacy of topics and methodology Problems of communication, debate and feedback Scarcity of academic role models Sexual harassment and exploitation Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender students Heterosexist harassment Mature students Students with disabilities disability legislation Harassment of people with a disability Action summary Chapter 10 - the examination system Upgrading to doctoral student status Giving notice of submission<b and specify the limits on their generalizations Hypothetico-deductive method Basic types of research Exploratory research Testing-out research Problem-solving research Which type of research for the PhD? The craft of doing research Action summary Chapter 6 - The form of a PhD thesis Understanding the PhD form Background theory Focal theory Data theory Contribution Detailed structure and choice of chapter headings The concept of originality Writing the thesis writing as a process of re-writing different types of writers getting down to it the thesis itself Alternative thesis styles To publish or not to publish prior to submission? Action summary Chapter 7 - The PhD process Psychological aspects enthusiasm isolation increasing interest in work transfer of dependence from the supervisor to the work boredom frustration a job to be finished euphoria Others getting in first Practical aspects time management the duration of the process the stages of the process Redefining long-term and short-term goals The importance of deadlines Self-help and peer support groups Internet groups Teaching whilst studying for a PhD casual teaching teaching assistantships Action summary Chapter 8 - How to manage your supervisors The supervisory team The supervisory teams limitations What supervisors expect of their doctoral students Supervisors expect their students to be independent Supervisors expect their students to produce written work that is not just a first draft Supervisors expect to have regular meetings with their research students Supervisors expect their research students to be honest when reporting on their progress Supervisors expect their students to follow the advice that they give, when it has been given at the request of the postgraduate Supervisors expect their students to be excited about their work, able to surprise them and fun to be with! The need to educate your supervisors How to reduce the communication barrier Improving tutorials Changing supervisors Inappropriate personal relationships in supervision Action summary Chapter 9 - How to survive in a predominantly British, white, male, full-time, heterosexual academic environment Part-time students Overseas students Settling in to Britain Expressing yourself in English The culture of British doctoral education Ethnic minorities Racial harassment Women students Difficulties concerning legitimacy of topics and methodology Problems of communication, debate and feedback Scarcity of academic role models Sexual harassment and exploitation Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-gender students Heterosexist harassment Mature students Students with disabilities disability legislation Harassment of people with a disability Action summary Chapter 10 - the examination system Upgrading to doctoral student status Giving notice of submission<b