Mastering Your PhD
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-15846-9 (ISBN)
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Dr. Patricia Gosling has worked in several science-related fields since earning her PhD in Organic Chemistry, including medical publishing and medical communications. She currently works in the Scientific Affairs department of a leading biotechnology company. Prof. Dr. Bart Noordam is Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam. As Professor of Physics he supervised several PhD students. He has also worked for McKinsey & Compnany, a Regional Audit Organization, and in the semiconductor industry.
Preface.- Choosing a Research Group: Pluses and Pitfalls.- Getting Started.- Setting Goals and Objections.- How to Think Like a Scientist.- Designing Good Experiments.- Charting your Progress Month by Month.- Dealing with Setbacks.- Mentors, Leadership and Community.- How to Get Along with Your Labmates, et al.- Group dynamics: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues.- The Art of Good Communication.- Mastering Presentations & Group Meetings.- Searching the Scientific Literature.- Your First International Conference.- From Data to Manuscript: Writing scientific papers that shine.- Celebrate your Success.- How to Make the Best of your Annual Evaluation.- The Final Year: Countdown to your Thesis Defense.- Writing your Doctoral Thesis with Style.- The Final Act: Defending your Thesis with Panache.- Putting it all Together: A PhD. . .So What's Next?.- Is Industry Right for You? Opportunities to Explore.- Exploring Non-Profit Organizations.- Lessons Learned.
Some book reviews on 1st edition: "A must for any student in natural sciences that is doing or is considering doing a PhD. Also, I strongly recommend PhD supervisors to read this book -- they will learn a lot." Henrik Stapelfeldt, Professor of Chemistry, Arhus Denmark "At last, a book about graduate study that paints the big picture and that recognizes PhD work as a real job involving many of the same relationship and business issues that will be important to students throughout their careers. Outstanding!" Lou Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, University of Virginia, USA "Mastering Your PhD is a wonderful book and a pleasure to read. It helps PhD students prepare for the road ahead and provides a wealth of handy tips!" Aletta Wubben, Trainer and coach for scientists, The Netherlands
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.11.2010 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XII, 240 p. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 256 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft |
| Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Doktorarbeit • Graduate school • Graduate student guide • Organizing PhD work • PhD guide • PhD student • Planning a PhD thesis • Promotion • Social Networking |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-15846-3 / 3642158463 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-15846-9 / 9783642158469 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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