Ebook: Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

"Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student years. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. While mainly directed at PhD students in the sciences, the book's scope is broad enough to encompass the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Who should read this book? Students of the physical and life sciences, computer science, math, and medicine who are thinking about entering a PhD programme; doctoral students at the beginning of their research; and any graduate student who is feeling frustrated and stuck. It's never too early -- or too late! This second edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters on how to communicate better with your supervisor, dealing with difficult people, how to find a mentor, and new chapters on your next career step, once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand.

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"Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student years. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. While mainly directed at PhD students in the sciences, the book's scope is broad enough to encompass the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Who should read this book? Students of the physical and life sciences, computer science, math, and medicine who are thinking about entering a PhD programme; doctoral students at the beginning of their research; and any graduate student who is feeling frustrated and stuck. It's never too early -- or too late! This second edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters on how to communicate better with your supervisor, dealing with difficult people, how to find a mentor, and new chapters on your next career step, once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand.

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"Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student years. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. While mainly directed at PhD students in the sciences, the book's scope is broad enough to encompass the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Who should read this book? Students of the physical and life sciences, computer science, math, and medicine who are thinking about entering a PhD programme; doctoral students at the beginning of their research; and any graduate student who is feeling frustrated and stuck. It's never too early -- or too late! This second edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters on how to communicate better with your supervisor, dealing with difficult people, how to find a mentor, and new chapters on your next career step, once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Choosing a Research Group: Pluses and Pitfalls....Pages 1-10
Getting Started....Pages 11-15
Setting Goals and Objectives....Pages 17-26
How to Think Like a Scientist....Pages 27-34
Designing Good Experiments....Pages 35-44
Charting Your Progress Month by Month....Pages 45-51
Dealing with Setbacks....Pages 53-60
Mentors, Leadership, and Community....Pages 61-66
How to Get Along with Your Lab Mates, et al.....Pages 67-83
Group Dynamics: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues....Pages 85-90
The Art of Good Communication....Pages 91-103
Mastering Presentations and Group Meetings....Pages 105-118
Searching the Scientific Literature....Pages 119-124
Your First International Conference....Pages 125-135
From Data to Manuscript: Writing Scientific Papers That Shine....Pages 137-147
Celebrate Your Success....Pages 149-153
How to Make the Best of Your Annual Evaluation....Pages 155-163
The Final Year: Countdown to Your Thesis Defence....Pages 165-176
Writing Your Doctoral Thesis with Style....Pages 177-188
The Final Act: Defending Your Thesis with Panache....Pages 189-195
Putting It All Together: A PhD...So What’s Next?....Pages 197-208
Is Industry Right for You? Opportunities to Explore....Pages 209-219
Exploring Not-for-Profit Organizations....Pages 221-229
Lessons Learned....Pages 231-235
Back Matter....Pages 237-239

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"Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student years. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. While mainly directed at PhD students in the sciences, the book's scope is broad enough to encompass the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Who should read this book? Students of the physical and life sciences, computer science, math, and medicine who are thinking about entering a PhD programme; doctoral students at the beginning of their research; and any graduate student who is feeling frustrated and stuck. It's never too early -- or too late! This second edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters on how to communicate better with your supervisor, dealing with difficult people, how to find a mentor, and new chapters on your next career step, once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Choosing a Research Group: Pluses and Pitfalls....Pages 1-10
Getting Started....Pages 11-15
Setting Goals and Objectives....Pages 17-26
How to Think Like a Scientist....Pages 27-34
Designing Good Experiments....Pages 35-44
Charting Your Progress Month by Month....Pages 45-51
Dealing with Setbacks....Pages 53-60
Mentors, Leadership, and Community....Pages 61-66
How to Get Along with Your Lab Mates, et al.....Pages 67-83
Group Dynamics: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues....Pages 85-90
The Art of Good Communication....Pages 91-103
Mastering Presentations and Group Meetings....Pages 105-118
Searching the Scientific Literature....Pages 119-124
Your First International Conference....Pages 125-135
From Data to Manuscript: Writing Scientific Papers That Shine....Pages 137-147
Celebrate Your Success....Pages 149-153
How to Make the Best of Your Annual Evaluation....Pages 155-163
The Final Year: Countdown to Your Thesis Defence....Pages 165-176
Writing Your Doctoral Thesis with Style....Pages 177-188
The Final Act: Defending Your Thesis with Panache....Pages 189-195
Putting It All Together: A PhD...So What’s Next?....Pages 197-208
Is Industry Right for You? Opportunities to Explore....Pages 209-219
Exploring Not-for-Profit Organizations....Pages 221-229
Lessons Learned....Pages 231-235
Back Matter....Pages 237-239
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