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Summary
Summary
The Postgraduate′s Companion is the most comprehensive, practical and accessible source of support and guidance for anyone contemplating starting, or already undertaking, their research degree.
Hall and Longman′s invaluable book is an essential reference resource for anyone doing postgraduate research or thinking of doing it. Leading experts in their fields address the fundamental questions of what a research degree involves; how to choose the best institution; secure an offer; and fund your research degree.
For students who are currently working towards a research degree the book deals with the process thoroughly, including coverage of:
getting the most from the supervisory relationship planning and writing the thesis navigating and succeeding in research training learning to teach in HE and balancing teaching and research beating the blues and learning how to complete in good time succeeding in the viva voce examination.The final section of the book covers what to do with a research degree once you have one. This includes identifying your skills; staying in academia; research outside academia; leaving research and academia; and starting your own business.
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Author Notes
Elizabeth R. Baer is professor of English and genocide studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. She has published widely on women's literature and Holocaust fiction and memoirs. Baer's books include The Blessed Abyss: Inmate #6582 in Ravensbrck Concentration Camp for Women (coedited with Hester Baer) and Experience and Expression: Women, the Nazis, and the Holocaust (coedited with Myrna Goldenberg). Her forthcoming book, The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction , traces the intertextual appropriation of the golem legend in contemporary Jewish-American fiction, graphic novels, comics, The X-Files , and films.
Table of Contents
| Introduction and How to Use this BookDr Ged Hall and Dr Jo Longman |
| What is a Postgraduate Research Degree?Stuart Powell and Howard Green |
| Section I Considering Becoming a Postgraduate Research Student in the UK and Securing an Offer |
| Why Do a Postgraduate Research Degree?Simon P Felton |
| How Much will it cost?Dr Ged Hall and Dr Jo Longman |
| Where can I get Funding?Mary Bownes and Robert Lawrie |
| Sources of Information About Where to Do a Postgraduate Research Degree and How to Choose the Best Institution |
| Writing a Research Proposal, Securing an Offer and Applying for FundingSharon Monteith and Helen Foster |
| Section II Getting Your Research Degree |
| The Supervision Process and the Nature of the Research DegreeDr Lucinda Becker and Pam Denicolo |
| Managing the research process and the supervisory relationshipDr Lucinda Becker and Pam Denicolo |
| Searching and Reviewing the Literature and Information SkillsDr Chris Hart |
| Research EthicsDr John R Gibbins |
| Getting Started with WritingDr Rowena Murray |
| Plagiarism, Intellectual Property Rights and CopyrightJude Carroll and Chris Luton and Laurence Bebbington |
| Transferable Skills Training and Assessing Your Training NeedsEllen Pearce |
| Presentation SkillsDr Helen Lawrence |
| Academic ConferenceDr Martyn Kingsbury and Dr Roberto Di Napoli |
| Teaching as Part of Your Professional DevelopmentDr Kate Exley |
| Beating the Research BluesDr Steve Hutchinson |
| Writing Your ThesisDr Joanna Channell |
| Submission and CompletionDr Fiona Denny |
| The VivaDr Penny Tinkler and Dr Carolyn Jackson |
| Section III Moving on from Your Research Degree |
| What Can Research Students do?Dr Sara Shinton |
| Identifying and valuing your transferable skillsClare Jones |
| Staying in academiaWyn Grant |
| Research Outside AcademiaDr Seema Sharma |
| Leaving academia and researchSarah Musson |
| EntrepreneurshipDr Richard Lilley |
