Mastering your PhD : survival and success in the doctoral years and beyond / Patricia Gosling and Bart Noordam.

This bestselling book guides PhD students through their graduate years and beyond. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is an indispensable guide for graduate students who need that extra bit o...

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Main Authors: Gosling, Patricia, 1963- (Author), Noordam, Bart (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2022.
Edition:3rd ed.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Preface -- Why Read a Book About Getting a PhD? -- Sink or Swim -- The Problem: Saving an Old Master Painting from the Ravages of Time -- Authors' Note -- Contents -- 1 Choosing a Research Group: Pluses and Pitfalls -- The Start-Up Group -- The 'Up-and-Running' Group -- The 'Small-but-Established' Group -- The Empire -- The Gardener -- Surviving in a Non-supportive Group -- 2 Getting Started -- Become Familiar with Your Research Department -- Formulate a Working Plan and Set up a Schedule -- Maintain a Proper Lab Notebook -- Establish Good Reference Keeping Practices 
505 8 |a Dealing with Initial Ups and Downs -- Connect with Others in Your Group or Department -- 3 Setting Goals and Objectives -- Effective Time Management -- Record Your Daily Activities -- Learn from the Record -- Prepare a To-Do List -- Multi-tasking: Is It for You? -- The 80/20 Rule -- Are You Focusing on the 80% or the 20%? -- Implementing the 80/20 Rule -- 4 How to Think Like a Scientist -- Common Errors in Using the Scientific Method -- Not Proving the Hypothesis by Experiment -- Discounting Data that Don't Support the Hypothesis -- Over- or Underestimating Systematic Errors 
505 8 |a Fact, Theory, Hypothesis-What's the Difference Anyway? -- Is There Ever a Situation Where the Scientific Method Is Not Applicable? -- A Final Comment -- 5 Designing Good Experiments -- Good Science and Good Experimental Design Go Hand in Hand -- Design Experiments to Test Your Hypothesis -- Finally: Can You Trust Your Results? -- Spotting Random Errors -- Identifying Systematic Errors -- Recognising Linked Variables -- What if Your Experiment Hasn't Worked Out as Planned? -- 6 Charting Your Progress Month by Month -- Monthly Progress Monitor: Four Questions to Keep Yourself Goal-Orientated 
505 8 |a What You Can Learn from Completing the Monthly Progress Monitor -- 7 Dealing with Setbacks -- The Cold Reality of Trial and Error -- Identifying the Setback(s) -- Take Action -- Tips for Recovering from a Setback -- A Final Thought: Should You Stop Altogether? -- 8 Mentors, Leadership, and Community -- Mining for Gold: Defining Mentorship -- Choosing a Mentor -- Working with What You've Got -- Develop a Community of Peers-Or Become a Mentor Yourself -- 9 How to Get Along with Your Labmates, et al. -- How to Get the Help You Need from Others on Your Team -- You, Me, Everybody 
505 8 |a How You Get Energised: Extrovert Versus Introvert -- How You Think: Intuition Versus Sensation -- Are Your Decisions Driven by Objective Arguments or Feelings? -- Chaotic Team Members Versus Planners -- Which Type Are You? -- How to Collaborate with Your Personality-Type Counterpart -- Extroverts Versus Introverts -- Intuition and Sensation Are Both Necessary for Success -- Feeling is More Important in Science than Thinkers Want to Believe -- Judgers and Perceivers Play Crucial Roles at Different Stages of the Project -- A Varied Mix Makes a Good Team 
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