The Ph. D. Process A Student's Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences

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 emot...

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Main Authors Bloom, Dale F, Karp, Jonathan D, Cohen, Nicholas
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press, Incorporated 1999
Edition1
Subjects
Biology
Doctor of philosophy degree
Graduate students
Science
Study and teaching (Graduate)
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ISBN0195119002
9780195119008

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1 Deciding to Go to Graduate School -- 2 Selecting an Advisor: Whose Lab Is Right for Me? -- 3 The Stages of Graduate School -- 4 Classes, Journal Clubs, Lab Meetings, and Seminars -- 5 The Absent Professor -- 6 How You Learn -- 7 Deciding on Research Projects for Your Dissertation -- 8 Networking -- 9 Picking a Dissertation Committee, and Defending the Proposal at the Preliminary Oral Exam -- 10 The Life of a Graduate Student -- 11 Some Additional Aspects of Graduate School Life: Lab Notebooks, Etiquette, Competition, Luck -- 12 Do I Belong Here?: Insecurity and Stress -- 13 Foreign Students: Unique Problems and Stresses -- 14 On the Art of Scientific Writing -- 15 What Should Your Goals Be While in Graduate School? -- 16 Times They Are A-Changing -- 17 The End Is in Sight: Writing the Dissertation -- 18 The Final Oral Exam (The Defense) -- References and Additional Reading -- Index -- A -- C -- D -- F -- G -- I -- J -- L -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T