How to Survive your Doctorate

Author:   Jane Matthiesen ,  Mario Binder
Publisher:   Open University Press
ISBN:  

9780335234448


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   16 September 2009
Format:   Paperback
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If you are doing, thinking about doing, or know someone who is doing a doctorate, then this is the survival kit you need! Rather than focusing on the technical side of the doctorate, this book looks at all the other crucial skills that are part of everyday doctoral life. This candid book provides real insight into what it's like to do a doctorate and offers practical advice on: The application process Sources of financial support Motivational issues Student-supervisor relationships Departmental and university politics Publishing, conferences and networking Career strategies Written by recent doctoral graduates, the book also includes real examples and case studies from current doctoral students and recent graduates across a range of disciplines and universities. By demystifying the doctoral process How to Survive Your Doctorate prepares you for life as a doctoral student like no other book. See for yourself and be a survivor!

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Author:   Jane Matthiesen ,  Mario Binder
Publisher:   Open University Press
Imprint:   Open University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.355kg
ISBN:  

9780335234448


ISBN 10:   0335234445
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   16 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements Introduction Getting started Managing the self Dealing with your supervisor Sidelines of a doctorate Finances Politics Alternative routes to a doctorate Career paths and strategies Getting out: the viva and beyond References Index

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Jane Matthiesen is Lecturer in Strategic Management at Aston Business School in Birmingham, UK. She received her doctorate from Aston University in October 2005. Mario Binder is a Project Manager at an international management consultancy in Berlin, Germany. He also holds a Visiting Research Fellowship at Aston Business School, where he received his PhD in March 2007.

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