Product Description
This is a handbook for Ph.D. students, providing a practical, realistic understanding of the processes of doing research for a doctorate. New to this edition: a section on increasingly popular professional doctorates such as Ed.D., D.B.A., and D.Eng; material for supervisors of overseas, part-time, and mature students; and a diagnostic questionnaire for students to monitor progress.
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How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Open University Press; 2005-06-01
- Label: Open University Press
- Studio: Open University Press
- ISBN: 0335216846
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 10 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #267461
Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Good but could be better 2008-05-28
Comment: This book is nice and useful, but it is a bit vague when guidelines and tools to help phd students
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: A survival guide! 2006-06-13
Comment: I had a friend pass this book on to me, when I was about halfway through my PhD. The solace I found in the author's case studies' and psychological analysis of the 'stages' one goes through during the PhD process was invaluable. Additionally, I found the section on the actual writing of the PhD thesis to be very practical. My only regret about the book was that I hadn't read it sooner.
This book should be required reading for anyone considering doing a PhD.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: no specific instructions, but good tips and tricks 2006-02-26
Comment: This book is a quick read and certainly recommended to anyone considering taking up the daunting task of getting a PhD. It is not the book, that will give you specific instructions on what you need to do to get a PhD (there aren't any), but it does give you a heads up on some challenges (e.g. feeling of failure) you will face as well as some tips and tricks (e.g. managing your supervisor) that you can apply along the way.
3 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: PhD fast and easy. 2005-08-13
Comment: Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to grow up and be a doctor,
cure people in ER just like Dr. John Carter. In fact,
it was the death of Dr. Mark Greene that made me realize
how much of a waste I am to society.
I just finished reading this great great book and I think I am
all set to do a PhD in the United States of the Kingdom; 12 steps
closer to my dream.
Thanks to this great book, I have it all planned in
12 baby steps.
I am going to (1) take it easy, (2) look for a great place
to study, (3) search hard and shop around for an adviser,
(4) write my dissertation, (5) do my research...and so
on, if you want to figure out your 12 step program, you
should definitely read this book.
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Good, but could be better 2002-08-07
Comment: This book is perfect if you are going to apply for a Phd in Britain. If you are going to do so, buy it!. However, in my opinion is not worth to buy it if you are already a phd student or you are not in the British phd system. In this case I suggest you to borrow the book or to find it in your library for a fast read. I think that the book is a little expensive for the information you will find in it. It is full of obvious advices that you probably already know, but it is not bad to see them written. As I see it, the most important things in the book are: the definition of phd, the chapter "How to do research", the psychological aspects related with the phd process, and the chapter "The form of a Phd thesis". The worst things are: the chapter "How to survive in a predominantly British, white, male, full academic enviroment"; I think the information reported in this chapter is common in all social and professional environments and not specific to the phd, people that belong to minorities or are under harassment situations can easily find information in more specific literature. This chapter could be substituted by a more usefull one that could be titled: "Before the Phd"; there could be inserted important information that is not present now. i.e. in science phd's is very important to have a strong mathematical background "before" you start or to have adecuate English writing/reading skill "in any case"(so you should work hard before the phd if your mother language is not English). As conclusion, I think that the book is helpful in general and it is worth to have a look on it; a valuable point is that it is the result of a profound analysis of the British Phd process, but in another hand this can be counteractive if applied to non-british phd.
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