The Ph. D. process : a student's guide to graduate school in the sciences /

The Ph. D. process : a student's guide to graduate school in the sciences /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Bloom, Dale F., 1949-
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Science -- Study and teaching (Graduate)
Biology -- Study and teaching (Graduate)
Doctor of philosophy degree.
Graduate students.
Education, Graduate.
Science -- education.
Biology -- Study and teaching (Graduate)
Doctor of philosophy degree.
Graduate students.
Science -- Study and teaching (Graduate)
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11256751
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Varying Form of Title:Doctor of philosophy process
Other authors / contributors:Karp, Jonathan D., 1964-
Cohen, Nicholas, 1938-
ISBN:9780199774821
019977482X
0195118898
9780195118896
0195119002
9780195119008
0195779002
9780195779004
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"The Ph. D. Process" offers the essential guidance that students in the biological and physical sciences need to get the most out of their years in graduate school. Drawing upon the insights of numerous current and former graduate students, this book presents a rich portrayal of the intellectual and emotional challenges inherent in becoming a scientist, and offers the informed, practical advice a "best friend" would give about each stage of the graduate school experience. What are the best strategies for applying to a graduate program? How are classes conducted? How should I choose an advisor and a research project? What steps can I take now to make myself more "employable" when I get my degree? What goes on at the oral defense? Through a balanced, thorough examination of issues ranging from lab etiquette to research stress, the authors--each a Ph. D. in the sciences--provide the vital information that will allow students to make informed decisions all along the way to the degree. Headlined sections within each chapter make it fast and easy to look up any subject, while dozens of quotes describing personal experiences in graduate programs from people in diverse scientific fields contribute invaluable real-life expertise. Special attention is also given to the needs of international students.
Other form:Print version: Bloom, Dale F., 1949- Ph. D. process. New York : Oxford University Press, 1998 0195118898
Table of Contents:
  • Deciding to go to graduate school
  • Selecting an advisor : whose lab is right for me?
  • The stages of graduate school
  • Classes, journal clubs, lab meetings, and seminars
  • The absent professor
  • How you learn
  • Deciding on research projects for your dissertation
  • Networking
  • Picking a dissertation committee, and defending the proposal at the preliminary oral exam
  • The life of a graduate student
  • Some additional aspects of graduate school life : lab notebooks, etiquette, competition, luck
  • Do I belong here? : insecurity and stress
  • Foreign students : unique problems and stresses
  • On the art of scientific writing
  • What should your goals be while in graduate school?
  • Times they are a-changing
  • The end is in sight : writing the dissertation
  • The final oral exam (the defense).

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