The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research

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This bestselling book on the process of PhD research provides readers with engaging discussion and comprehensive guidance on aspects that other books don't usually mention. Covering all the key topics of the previous edition, including what a PhD is really about, how to do one well, how to decipher what your supervisor actually means by terms like 'good referencing' and 'clean research question', and how to design, report and defend your research,the authors continue to offer an accessible, down-to-earth, and insightful account of the whole PhD process. Their advice addresses how to avoid some of the pitfalls en route to a successful submission. Key Features Updated throughout, the new edition includes new material on: Critical thinking Research skills The route to research independence Different models of study Table of Content Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition About this book Acknowledgements 1. So you want to do a PhD 2. The many shapes of the PhD 3. The route to research independence 4. Supervision 5. Networks 6. Reading 7. Paper types 8. Research design 9. Critical thinking 10. Writing 11. Writing structure and style 12. The process of writing 13. Presentations 14. Conferences 15. The viva 16. Sabotage and salvation 17. What next 18. Closing thoughts 19. Some useful terms 20. Some further reading Index