The Research Student's Guide to Success [electronic resource].

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Annotation. A must read for all research students!<p><b><i>“The core material in Professor Cryer’s previous editions is classic. I welcome this new edition setting it into current contexts.”</i></b><i>– PhD supervisor</i></p><p><i><b>“When I was doing my own PhD, Pat Cryer’s book was my constant reference companion. Now I am recommending her latest edition to my own students.”</b>– PhD supervisor</i></p><p>Insightful, wide-ranging and accessible, this is an invaluable tool for postgraduate research students and for students at all levels working on research projects, irrespective of their field of study.</p><p>This edition has been thoroughly revised to accommodate the changes in postgraduate education over recent years. Additional material and new emphases take into account:</p><ul><li>the QAA Code of Practice for Postgraduate Research Programmes</li><li>recommendations of the Roberts Review</li><li>the needs of the growing number of ‘overseas’ research students</li><li>employment issues (including undergraduate teaching)</li><li>the Internet as a resource for research.</li></ul>There are new chapters on:<ul><li>developing the research proposal</li><li>succeeding as an ‘overseas’ research student</li><li>ethics in research</li><li>personal development planning (PDP)</li></ul>

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