Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.

Download or read book The Art of Writing a PhD Proposal a Flying Start for Students and Their Supervisors in The Transition from MA to PhD written by Hans Sonneveld and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Clearly written and based on solid research, this compassionate and practical book is a must for research developers and supervisors” Dr Katherine Firth, The University of Melbourne, Australia, author of How to Fix your Academic Writing Trouble “Supervisors and decision makers will find it exciting to discover new areas for guiding hopeful research candidates on their journey.” Dr Estelle M Phillips, co-author How to Get a PhD, Former Research Tutor Birkbeck College, University of London, UK and Independent Educational Consultant “A valuable resource for doctoral school leaders, supervisors, professionals and doctoral candidates alike.” Lucas Zinner, Head of Research Services and Career Development, University of Vienna Doctoral proposals are a vital part of the PhD process, but often this key phase is neglected. This book provides handy, digestible guidance suitable for supervisors and students alike. For supervisors, this book is a manual with clear theoretical underpinnings that help to clearly guide students through the proposal stage. For students, it is a handbook that brings potential PhD candidates up to speed and offers guidance on the necessary skills required to write a proposal alongside how to deal with the challenges faced during this stage. Key features of this book include: •Didactic tools and assignments that are of direct use for writing the proposal and supervising it •Helpful reading tips at the start of each chapter •Clear travel guide structure to take the supervisor and the student on a journey through each stage of the proposal Based on the well-established ‘Proposal Lab’ programme designed to provide faculty guidance and peer support, The Art of Writing a PhD Proposal provides a comprehensive, indispensable, step-by-step guide to writing a good proposal and to getting students and their supervisors off to a flying start. Dr Hans Sonneveld has been a specialist in the field of doctoral studies for over 35 years. He is a board member and the Founder of the Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Doctoral Education, NL.

Download or read book The Art of Writing a PhD Proposal written by HANS. SONNEVELD and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clearly written and based on solid research, this compassionate and practical book is a must for research developers and supervisors" Dr Katherine Firth, The University of Melbourne, Australia, author of How to Fix your Academic Writing Trouble "Supervisors and decision makers will find it exciting to discover new areas for guiding hopeful research candidates on their journey." Dr Estelle M Phillips, co-author How to Get a PhD, Former Research Tutor Birkbeck College, University of London, UK and Independent Educational Consultant "A valuable resource for doctoral school leaders, supervisors, professionals and doctoral candidates alike." Lucas Zinner, Head of Research Services and Career Development, University of Vienna Doctoral proposals are a vital part of the PhD process, but often this key phase is neglected. This book provides handy, digestible guidance suitable for supervisors and students alike. For supervisors, this book is a manual with clear theoretical underpinnings that help to clearly guide students through the proposal stage. For students, it is a handbook that brings potential PhD candidates up to speed and offers guidance on the necessary skills required to write a proposal alongside how to deal with the challenges faced during this stage. Key features of this book include: -Didactic tools and assignments that are of direct use for writing the proposal and supervising it -Helpful reading tips at the start of each chapter -Clear travel guide structure to take the supervisor and the student on a journey through each stage of the proposal Based on the well-established 'Proposal Lab' programme designed to provide faculty guidance and peer support, The Art of Writing a PhD Proposal provides a comprehensive, indispensable, step-by-step guide to writing a good proposal and to getting students and their supervisors off to a flying start. Dr Hans Sonneveld has been a specialist in the field of doctoral studies for over 35 years. He is a board member and the Founder of the Netherlands Centre of Expertise for Doctoral Education, NL.

Download or read book Artistic Research written by Paulo de Assis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artistic Research: Charting a Field in Expansion provides a multidisciplinary overview of different discourses and practices, exploring cutting-edge questions from the burgeoning field of artistic research. Intended as a primer on artistic research, it presents diverse perspectives, strategies, methodologies, and concrete examples of research projects situated at the crossroads of art and academia, exposing international work of significant projects from Europe, Asia, Australia, South and North America. The book includes chapters on diverse fields of thought and practice, addressing a common thread of questions and problematics. The comprehensive editors’ introduction offers a much-needed extensive overview of practice-based artistic research in general. This book is ideal for graduate students across philosophy, cultural studies, art, music, performance studies and more.

Download or read book Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation written by Steven R. Terrell and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The encouraging book that has guided thousands of students step by step through crafting a strong dissertation proposal is now in a thoroughly revised second edition. It includes new guidance for developing methodology-specific problem statements, an expanded discussion of the literature review, coverage of the four-chapter dissertation model, and more. Terrell demonstrates how to write each chapter of the proposal, including the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions and hypotheses; literature review; and detailed plans for data collection and analysis. "Let's Start Writing" exercises serve as building blocks for drafting a complete proposal. Other user-friendly features include case-study examples from diverse disciplines, “Do You Understand?” checklists, and end-of-chapter practice tests with answers. Appendices present an exemplary proposal written three ways to demonstrate quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches, and discuss how to structure a four-chapter dissertation. New to This Edition *Introduction offering a concise overview of the entire proposal-writing process and the doctoral experience. *Additional help with tailoring problem and purpose statements for quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies. *Expanded discussion of the review of literature, including a criterion for judging the quality of primary versus secondary sources. *Many new examples from different disciplines, such as studies of depression treatments, approaches to reducing offender recidivism, health effects of irradiated crops, strength training in college football, and remote teaching and learning during COVID-19. *Focus on the five-chapter model is broadened to include specific guidance for four-chapter dissertations. *Broader, more detailed reference list and glossary.

Download or read book Creative Research Methods written by Kara, Helen and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creative research methods can help to answer complex contemporary questions which are hard to answer using conventional methods alone. Creative methods can also be more ethical, helping researchers to address social injustice. This bestselling book, now in its second edition, is the first to identify and examine the five areas of creative research methods: • arts-based research • embodied research • research using technology • multi-modal research • transformative research frameworks. Written in an accessible, practical and jargon-free style, with reflective questions, boxed text and a companion website to guide student learning, it offers numerous examples of creative methods in practice from around the world. This new edition includes a wealth of new material, with five extra chapters and over 200 new references. Spanning the gulf between academia and practice, this useful book will inform and inspire researchers by showing readers why, when, and how to use creative methods in their research. Creative Research Methods has been cited over 500 times.

Download or read book How to Write a Research Proposal and Thesis written by Mohamed E. Hamid and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes meaning, stages and methods of writing a successful research project proposal and a thesis from the first draft proposal to the final version of the thesis. As a manual, this book follows a simple approach that beginners can use without complications and many terminologies and technical terms have been translated into Arabic. The book explains the structure of a thesis and proposal including title, abstract, introduction, literature review, materials and methods, results, discussion, biography and appendix (if there is any). These parts of the thesis are often mixed up without emphasizing the purpose of each part and often without limiting oneself to the specific chapter.

Download or read book Studying Primates written by Joanna M. Setchell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to successfully designing, conducting and reporting primatological research.

Download or read book The Book Proposal Book written by Laura Portwood-Stacer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A step-by-step guide to crafting a compelling scholarly book proposal—and seeing your book through to successful publication The scholarly book proposal may be academia’s most mysterious genre. You have to write one to get published, but most scholars receive no training on how to do so—and you may have never even seen a proposal before you’re expected to produce your own. The Book Proposal Book cuts through the mystery and guides prospective authors step by step through the process of crafting a compelling proposal and pitching it to university presses and other academic publishers. Laura Portwood-Stacer, an experienced developmental editor and publishing consultant for academic authors, shows how to select the right presses to target, identify audiences and competing titles, and write a project description that will grab the attention of editors—breaking the entire process into discrete, manageable tasks. The book features over fifty time-tested tips to make your proposal stand out; sample prospectuses, a letter of inquiry, and a response to reader reports from real authors; optional worksheets and checklists; answers to dozens of the most common questions about the scholarly publishing process; and much, much more. Whether you’re hoping to publish your first book or you’re a seasoned author with an unfinished proposal languishing on your hard drive, The Book Proposal Book provides honest, empathetic, and invaluable advice on how to overcome common sticking points and get your book published. It also shows why, far from being merely a hurdle to clear, a well-conceived proposal can help lead to an outstanding book.

Download or read book Authoring a PhD written by Patrick Dunleavy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This engaging and highly regarded book takes readers through the key stages of their PhD research journey, from the initial ideas through to successful completion and publication. It gives helpful guidance on forming research questions, organising ideas, pulling together a final draft, handling the viva and getting published. Each chapter contains a wealth of practical suggestions and tips for readers to try out and adapt to their own research needs and disciplinary style. This text will be essential reading for PhD students and their supervisors in humanities, arts, social sciences, business, law, health and related disciplines.

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Dissertation and Thesis Writing written by Ian Smith and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a step-by-step guide to writing the different chapters of a PhD dissertation, which will benefit aspiring, beginner and mid-track PhD students and candidates in the Social Sciences. Based on the authors’ combined experience of working with both Masters and PhD students through the dissertation writing process, it offers helpful writing guidelines, from the conceptualization and problematization of the dissertation through to the literature review, methodological issues, writing up results and, finally, to the discussion, conclusions and abstract writing process. With chapters dedicated to offering guidelines, suggestions and pitfalls to watch out for, this book will assist PhD students and candidates in the fields of the various Social Sciences with exercises and pointers on successfully navigating the writing of a PhD dissertation. It takes the PhD student in the Social Sciences through the maze of writing a dissertation, and provides a step-by-step train of thought throughout the entire writing process.

Download or read book From Dissertation to Book written by William Germano and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to transform a thesis into a publishable work that can engage audiences beyond the academic committee. When a dissertation crosses my desk, I usually want to grab it by its metaphorical lapels and give it a good shake. “You know something!” I would say if it could hear me. “Now tell it to us in language we can understand!” Since its publication in 2005, From Dissertation to Book has helped thousands of young academic authors get their books beyond the thesis committee and into the hands of interested publishers and general readers. Now revised and updated to reflect the evolution of scholarly publishing, this edition includes a new chapter arguing that the future of academic writing is in the hands of young scholars who must create work that meets the broader expectations of readers rather than the narrow requirements of academic committees. At the heart of From Dissertation to Book is the idea that revising the dissertation is fundamentally a process of shifting its focus from the concerns of a narrow audience—a committee or advisors—to those of a broader scholarly audience that wants writing to be both informative and engaging. William Germano offers clear guidance on how to do this, with advice on such topics as rethinking the table of contents, taming runaway footnotes, shaping chapter length, and confronting the limitations of jargon, alongside helpful timetables for light or heavy revision. Germano draws on his years of experience in both academia and publishing to show writers how to turn a dissertation into a book that an audience will actually enjoy, whether reading on a page or a screen. He also acknowledges that not all dissertations can or even should become books and explores other, often overlooked, options, such as turning them into journal articles or chapters in an edited work. With clear directions, engaging examples, and an eye for the idiosyncrasies of academic writing, he reveals to recent PhDs the secrets of careful and thoughtful revision—a skill that will be truly invaluable as they add “author” to their curriculum vitae.

Download or read book Doctoral PhD Proposal Writing written by Dr Zivanai Mazhambe and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written as an International edition to unearth the deep fears and myths of writing a Doctoral Proposal that has currently caused lots of confusion, misinterpretations, ambiguity surrounding the Academic and professional Institutions worldwide. The book therefore demystifies by a step by step simple but technical guide to understanding the complexity of INTERNATIONALLY accepted research methodologies (Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed) required for academic acumen and competencies required for a doctoral Student. Critical thinking skills of how to conceptualise a problem statement as a deduction of the "background to the study," literature reviews and methodologies have been clearly compounded and articulated not only for the benefit of the students, but also for Doctoral Supervisors and Academic research committees. Every good or defective doctoral thesis is premised on the successful writing of the Doctoral Proposal document, which acts as a roadmap for Academic committees and Supervisors. This book is a must have resource that shall almost guarantee not only successful but quality written and well articulated Doctoral Thesis and Dissertations. Dr Zivanai Mazhambe is a distinguished author and holder of a Professional Doctorate in Finance (UK) and Chartered Management Fellow NIIBT. He is a Post Doctoral fellow, Registered Public Accountant, Senior Academic and PhD Supervisor with several years (19 years) of International Experience in consulting and Institutional lectureship.

Download or read book Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster written by E. Alana James and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A doctoral dissertation is arguably the most important journey that students will embark upon in their professional careers, so smart travelers will want E. Alana James and Tracesea H. Slater’s Writing Your Doctoral Dissertation or Thesis Faster: A Proven Map to Success at their fingertips. James and Slater identify the key places and challenges that create extra stress during the dissertation process, and offer effective strategies and tools to address those challenges and ensure academic success. Their map walks readers through each step of the process, including: • determining the research topic, • choosing appropriate methods, • turning a hypothesis into a study, • completing a literature review, • writing and defending a proposal, • collecting and analyzing data, • writing up the study, and • ultimately defending the dissertation. Building on years of experience with doctoral students, the authors provide a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use tool that encourages student reflection; includes student stories, hints, and writing tips; and provides end-of-chapter checklists and ideas for incorporating social media. With the proven techniques and guidance of this indispensable book, doctoral students will finish their thesis or dissertation—faster!

Download or read book Writing Research Proposals for Social Sciences and Humanities in a Higher Education Context written by George Damaskinidis and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A research proposal is a plan that a candidate submits to gain approval for post-graduate research. Although it is a typical requirement for any research in higher education, it has failed to receive the attention it deserves from the academic community as a procedure of systematic teaching and learning. This book provides a support framework with step-by-step guidance about what constitutes a good research proposal and what can be done to maximize one’s chances of writing a successful application. It also presents advice and practical activities to enhance skill development, and shows how success is within reach if we are willing to face our flaws and grasp how to use the available information productively and persuasively.

Download or read book Handbook of Latin American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.

Download or read book Writing for Science Students written by Jennifer Boyle and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catering to the specific needs of science students, this award-winning guide will equip students of all scientific disciplines with the skills they need to communicate effectively in written assignments. The book guides students through each of the key stages involved in producing a piece of scientific writing. It begins by developing students' understanding of the different types of scientific writing, including lab reports, essays and abstracts. Students are then taken through the writing process, from the initial stages of interpreting the question and conducting research through to writing a draft and responding to feedback. This is an essential resource for all science students who are required to produce lab reports, extended essays, dissertations and other written assignments as part of their course. It is also ideal for international students who are new to academic study in the UK. Winner of the 2018 Academic Book Trade 'Book of the Year Award'.