How to get a Phd a handbook for students and their supervisors / [electronic resource] :
Estelle M. Phillips and Derek S. Pugh.
- 5th ed., rev. and updated.
- Berkshire, England : McGraw-Hill : Open University Press, 2010.
- xvi, 258 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. On becoming a research student -- 2. Getting into the system -- 3. The nature of the PhD qualification -- 4. How not to get a PhD -- 5. How to do research -- 6. The form of a PhD thesis -- 7. Writing your PhD -- 8. The PhD process -- 9. How to manage your supervisors -- 10. Equal opportunities for non-traditional research students (i.e. women-- with some comments for men-- international, mature and part-time students) -- 11. Equal opportunities for minority group research students (i.e. ethnic minority students, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students, students with chronic medical conditions and disabled students) -- 12. The examination system -- 13. How to get a professional doctorate (PhD) -- 14. How to supervise and examine -- 15. Institutional responsibilities.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Doctor of philosophy degree--Great Britain. Universities and colleges--Graduate work.--Great Britain