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Format: XII, 197 p. 11 illus., 1 illus. in color. , online resource.

Edition: 3rd ed. 2022.

ISBN: 9783031114175

Content: 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 of help getting started and making it through. Who should read this book? Any student currently in, or curious about, a PhD programme, be it in the physical and life sciences, engineering, computer science, math, medicine, or the humanities - this book tackles the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Whether you're at the very beginning of your research, close to the end, or just feeling frustrated and stuck at any point in between...it's never too early - or too late - to focus on your success! This third edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters and advice on how to make the most of remote learning, collaboration, and communication tools, as well as updated material on your next career step once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand. Some of the material in the third edition appeared as part of a monthly column on the ScienceCareers website.

Note: 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.

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Additional Edition: Printed edition: ISBN 9783031114168

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Language: English

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-11417-5

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11417-5

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Format: 1 online resource (197 pages)

Edition: Third edition.

ISBN: 3-031-11417-5

Note: 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 10 Group Dynamics: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues -- Strategies for Coping -- Monitor Your Response -- 11 The Art of Good Communication -- Understanding Different Styles of Communication -- Structured Communication is Key -- Effective Communication in the Lab: A Practical Approach -- Ground Rules for Optimising Effective Communication -- 12 Mastering Presentations and Group Meetings -- Get Prepared -- Identify Your Audience -- Rehearse Your Presentation Aloud -- Deliver the Presentation -- Visual Aids -- Common Mistakes -- Group Meetings -- How to Handle Your Group Meetings with Style -- Chairing a Session -- A Final Observation -- 13 Searching the Scientific Literature -- Getting Started in the Library-Both the Physical Space and with Online Search Tools -- Making the Most of Your Online Literature Search. , Making Good Use of the Science Citation Index -- How Do You Know When Your Literature Search is Successful and Complete? -- 14 Your First International Conference -- Making the Most of Your First Conference -- First Things First -- Making Your Presence Count -- Post-conference Reality Check -- 15 Remote Collaboration -- Meeting of One -- Remote Work Sessions -- Team Meetings -- Department Meetings -- Virtual Conferences -- Hybrid Meetings -- 16 From Data to Manuscript: Writing Scientific Papers That Shine -- Title -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- A Note on Tables and Figures -- Tables -- Figures -- Graphs and Histograms -- Drawings and Photographs -- Discussion -- Literature Citations -- Revising the First Draft -- Submitting Your Paper for Publication -- Closing Ceremony -- 17 Celebrate Your Success -- The Art of Celebrating Success -- Why Celebrate Your Success? -- What Defines Success? -- How Can You Celebrate Your Success? -- 18 How to Make the Most of Your Annual Evaluation -- The Surprise Attack: How to Act When You're Caught Off Guard -- Evaluating Your First Year -- 19 The Final Year: Countdown to Your Thesis Defence -- Make a List of Your Achievements -- Verify Your Achievements with Your Supervisor -- What Else Should Be Included in Your Thesis? -- Describe Your Final Project -- The Countdown List -- Typical Things You Might Learn from Making the Countdown List -- Handling Uncertainties -- Discuss Your Planning with Your Supervisor(s) -- Your Countdown Planning is not Carved in Stone -- 20 Writing Your Doctoral Thesis with Style -- First Things First: Decide on the Table of Contents -- Cut the Problem Down to Size: Write an Outline -- Getting Down to Fundamentals: What's a PhD Thesis Anyway? -- A PhD Thesis is -- A PhD Thesis is not -- Choose a Straightforward Format and Layout. , Transform (Published) Articles into Thesis Chapters -- Chapter Two: The First Piece of New Text -- The Last Set of Data: Chapter or Article First? -- The Introduction: The Final Hurdle -- The Summary -- Going for Gold: Aiming for an Error-Free Thesis -- Be Generous with Acknowledgements -- 21 The Final Act: Defending Your Thesis with Panache -- Familiarise Yourself with the Formalities -- Prepare Yourself Scientifically -- Prepare Your Act -- Your Physical Condition at the Actual Defence -- 22 Putting It All Together: A PhD...What's Next? -- Opportunities for a Newly Minted PhD -- The Next Logical Step: A Post-Doctoral Fellowship -- For-Profit Organisations: Where Business and Science Meet -- Not-for-Profit Organisations-The Best of Both Worlds? -- Is Your Final Decision Carved in Stone? -- From Searching for Opportunities to Getting the Job -- When to Start Your Job Search -- How to Leverage Your Network -- What Type of Skills Do You Possess? -- How to Prepare for an Interview -- Last, But Not Least: Do You Want the Job? -- 23 Is Industry Right for You? Opportunities to Explore -- Research in a Business-Driven Environment -- The Difference Between Academic and Corporate Problem Solving -- Ways to Explore Whether Corporate Research is Right for You -- Not Your Final Destination -- A Career as a Management Consultant -- Consultancy Firms Hiring PhDs -- The Steep and Uncertain Career Path as a Management Consultant -- Companies Care -- 24 Exploring Not-for-Profit Organisations -- Where to Start -- Advantages -- Disadvantages -- Is the Nonprofit Sector Right for You? -- Swinging from Branch to Branch on the Career Tree -- 25 Lessons Learned -- Planning is Essential -- Communication Creates Harmony -- Some Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors.

Additional Edition: Print version: Gosling, Patricia Mastering Your PhD Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 ISBN 9783031114168

Language: English