A Doctorate and Beyond Building a Career in Engineering and the Physical Sciences /

A book that takes you through and beyond your doctoral studies. It will be a valuable reference throughout your working life. Drawing on their own extensive experience, the authors pass on invaluable advice by answering such questions as: Do I want to do a doctorate? How should I choose which doctor...

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Asıl Yazarlar: Goodwin, Graham C. (Yazar), Graebe, Stefan F. (Yazar)
Müşterek Yazar: SpringerLink (Online service)
Materyal Türü: e-Kitap
Dil:İngilizce
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2017.
Imprint: Springer,
Edisyon:1st ed. 2017.
Konular:
Technology > Sociological aspects.
Technical education.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Chemistry.
Earth sciences.
Science, Technology and Society.
Engineering and Technology Education.
Physics and Astronomy.
Earth Sciences.
Online Erişim:Full-text access
İçindekiler:
  • Part I: Choosing whether or not to do a doctorate
  • Is a doctorate the right course for you?
  • How might you use your doctorate, if you get one?
  • The where, who and what of doing a doctorate
  • How hard will you have to work?
  • How long will it take you to get a doctorate?
  • Part II: Doing your doctorate
  • How to begin
  • Student-supervisor interactions
  • The value of networking
  • Tools of the trade
  • The art of publication
  • The art of making great presentations
  • The ethics of research
  • How to write your thesis
  • Part III: Using your doctorate: The early years
  • Securing a job
  • An academic position
  • A position in industry
  • Moving freely between academia and industry
  • The cycle of success
  • Part IV: Using your doctorate: The later years
  • The cycle of success: The later years
  • Public speaking and dealing with the media
  • Job and career changes
  • Mentoring and succession planning
  • Work-life balance
  • Keeping the bigger picture in focus.

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