PhD by Published Work : A Practical Guide for Success.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Macmillan Education UK, 2015.
Colección:Macmillan Research Skills Ser.
Temas:
Doctor of philosophy degree > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Doctoral students > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Graduate students > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Universities and colleges > Graduate work > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Doctorat > Guides, manuels, etc.
Doctorants > Guides, manuels, etc.
Universités > Études des 2e et 3e cycles > Guides, manuels, etc.
Doctor of philosophy degree
Doctoral students
Graduate students
Universities and colleges > Graduate work
Handbooks and manuals
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrative Material
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction
  • The structure of the book
  • 1 What is a PhD by Published Work and Why do it?
  • Doctoral awards
  • The wider context
  • Different types of doctoral awards
  • The international situation
  • How has the experience of undertaking a PhD by published work changed?
  • PhD by existing published work (retrospective route)
  • PhD by published work (prospective route)
  • 2 Understanding the Practicalities and Process of Doing a PhD by Published Work
  • Pros and cons of the PhD by published work routes
  • Sufficiency for the PhD by published work (retrospective route)
  • Insider perspectives: sufficiency
  • Sufficiency of work for the PhD by published work (prospective route)
  • Support from your university
  • The typical process of doing a PhD by published work
  • Insider perspectives: choosing the route
  • 3 Writing for Publication and How to Maximize the Impact of your Publication Outputs
  • Making the process and the task work for you
  • The reality of publishing: PhD by published work (prospective and retrospective routes)
  • student experiences
  • Working with the regulations
  • Practical advice for improving your success rate with journals
  • Using others to build your skills: communities of practice
  • Working with co-authors
  • Dealing effectively with comments from reviewers
  • Writing a capstone paper
  • 4 Writing Your Synthesis
  • Starting to structure your synthesis
  • Reflecting on your work as part of the development of your synthesis
  • Ideas for structuring your synthesis
  • Coherence, originality and contribution to knowledge: the triple whammy
  • The nature of 'coherence'
  • Highlighting the originality of your work in your synthesis
  • Your contribution to the body of knowledge
  • Impact of your work
  • Finishing off your synthesis: the icing on the cake
  • Your future work
  • Advice from experience: a successful synthesis
  • 5 Working with Your Supervisor
  • When is a supervisor not a supervisor and do you need one?
  • The supervisory experience for the student: emotions and process
  • The experience of supervising: what do the supervisors say?
  • Advice from experience
  • 6 Managing Your Viva Voce Examination ... and Beyond
  • The same ... but different
  • Preparing for your viva voce examination
  • Answering the examiners' questions
  • The role of the examiners
  • On the day
  • At the end of your PhD by published work viva voce examination
  • Your future work
  • Endnote
  • Appendix: Completed Examples of an Activity Template
  • References
  • Index

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