Planning Your PhD [Paperback]

This practical guide is full of advice on how to make the most of the PhD experience. It covers the practicalities of embarking on a PhD and guides students through the process, from selecting a topic and securing finance to writing and publishing their thesis. It also includes a wealth of workshop activities to help students sharpen their focus and clarify their thoughts, and top tips for further development.

This is an essential guide for all current and soon-to-be PhD students. It also offers useful guidance for anyone considering pursuing research-based career.

Introduction.- PART I: YOUR PHD IDEA WHERE NEXT??.- PART II: STARTING OUT.- PART III: TOWARDS YOUR LITERATURE REVIEW.- PART IV: TOWARDS YOUR PROPOSAL.- PART V: WRITING YOUR?PROPOSAL.- PART VI: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME.KATE WILLIAMS?manages Upgrade, the Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has worked with students from Foundation to PhD and has written a range of books and materials on study skills. With experience of project management in both writing and editing, she is also the Series Editor for Pocket Study Skills.
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EMILY BETHELL is a PhD Student at?Roehampton University, UK.

JUDITH LAWTON is the Former Deputy Head?of Hounslow Language Service, UK.

CLARE PARFITT is Senior Lecturer in the?Department of Dance at the University of Chichester, UK.

MARY RICHARDSON is Senior Lecturer in the?School of Education at?Roehampton University, UK.

VICTORIA ROWE is Teaching Associate at the University of Sheffield, UK.

• Encourages and reassures PhD students about the journey ahead, and helps them to develop a positive approach to overcoming problems
  
• Contains practical guidance on making the transitil3)