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| Preface to the first edition | |
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| Preface to the second edition | |
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| About this book | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| So you want to do a PhD? | |
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| What is a PhD? | |
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| Cabinet-making - the PhD as a 'master piece' | |
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| Cabinet-making skills | |
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| Instrumental and expressive behaviour | |
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| Necessary skills | |
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| Criteria for a PhD: some reassurance | |
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| The many shapes of the PhD | |
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| Phases | |
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| Milestones | |
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| Different models of study | |
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| Different models of supervision | |
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| Different models of theses | |
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| About processes and procedures | |
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| The route to research independence | |
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| What does it mean to be an 'independent researcher'? | |
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| How skills are embodied in the research programme and dissertation | |
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| Developing and documenting skills | |
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| How to become an international researcher | |
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| Supervision | |
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| The role of the supervisor | |
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| The role of the student, or managing expectations | |
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| Getting the most from supervisory meetings | |
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| Effective debate | |
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| Establishing a good relationship | |
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| Prevention is better than cure | |
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| Strategies for when things go wrong | |
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| Cardinal rules | |
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| Networks | |
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| Building a network | |
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| Tools for networking | |
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| First contact - cold calls | |
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| People you should remember to include in your network | |
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| Reading | |
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| Why read? | |
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| Finding the right references: where do I start? | |
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| Online searching | |
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| Other sources of information | |
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| Reading between the lines of a paper or dissertation | |
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| Literature reviews | |
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| Using material from the literature | |
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| Keeping an annotated bibliography | |
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| Paper types | |
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| Data-driven papers | |
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| Methods papers | |
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| Theoretical papers | |
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| Consciousness-raising papers | |
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| Agenda-setting papers | |
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| Review papers | |
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| Position papers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Research design | |
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| Designing empirical studies: three key steps | |
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| Types of research and research focus: machetes and magnifying glasses | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Tales of horror and how to avoid them | |
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| The three ignoble truths (with apologies to the three noble truths) | |
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| Critical thinking | |
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| Reprise on a theme: research is a discourse | |
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| Critical thinking and how it is manifest | |
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| What's theory got to do with it? | |
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| Style, epistemology and rigour | |
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| More about evidence | |
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| Giving structure to thinking | |
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| Writing | |
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| What will you need to write? | |
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| The dissertation: core concepts | |
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| Dissertation FAQs | |
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| Journal papers | |
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| The process of publication | |
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| Papers from theses | |
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| Paper checklist | |
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| Writing structure and style | |
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| Writing style | |
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| Academic style: an example | |
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| Academic style: sending signals | |
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| Writing structure | |
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| Academic style: summary | |
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| The process of writing | |
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| Removing distractions | |
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| Getting started | |
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| Surprising yourself | |
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| Finding a focus | |
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| Keeping going | |
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| Obstacles | |
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| Allow time for reflection, review and housekeeping | |
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| Presentations | |
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| Content | |
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| Form | |
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| Other handy tips | |
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| The three golden rules of public speaking | |
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| A brief checklist for presentations | |
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| Conferences | |
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| The conference process: a novice's perspective | |
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| The organizers' viewpoint | |
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| Miscellaneous good advice | |
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| Getting the most out of networking at a conference - a checklist | |
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| The viva | |
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| Stories of nasty surprises | |
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| Behind the scenes | |
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| The day of the viva | |
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| Preparing yourself | |
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| Handling revisions | |
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| The viva: hints, lists and things to remember | |
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| Generic viva questions | |
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| Sabotage and salvation | |
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| Reputations | |
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| Destructive habits | |
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| Time, sensible planning and useful displacement activities | |
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| Constructive habits | |
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| Professional etiquette: respecting working relationships | |
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| What next? | |
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| Career goals | |
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| Academia or elsewhere? | |
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| Academic career types | |
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| Various other things | |
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| Identifying opportunities | |
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| Writing a CV | |
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| Applications and cover letters | |
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| Job interviews | |
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| Closing thoughts | |
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| Some useful terms | |
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| Some further reading | |
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| Index | |