“I wrote the book I wish I’d had when I started my PhD.”
Professor Woodhouse knows a thing or two about PhDs. In December 1994 he submitted his PhD after 3 years, 1 month, and it won the Best PhD thesis award from the Remote Sensing Society. As a Professor at The University of Edinburgh he has supervised more than 50 MSc and 16 PhD students to a successful thesis submission. He has also acted as external examiner for a number of PhD students, both from UK universities and world wide, including PhD candidates at universities in Finland, Australia, Canada, South Africa and the Netherlands. He has even failed a first submission at a Viva Voce as an internal examiner!
Drawing on these experiences, as both a graduate student and as a supervisor, Prof Woodhouse provides a straightforward checklist of 101 key bits of advice, from how to choose a PhD in the first place, through writing the thesis, to finally getting your first job. The advice is non-disciplinary-specific, so applies to students conducting research in any field.
Contents:
Before you start
Getting The Right Mindset
Being Effective
Self Improvement
Time management
Working on Your Network
Going to Conferences
Oral Presentation
Conference Dinners
Poster Presentation
Writing your thesis
Getting Started on the Thesis
Structure
The Beginning
Middle
End
The Other Bits
Abstract
Preface
Appendices
Footnotes and Endnotes
Postscripts and Afterwords
General Comments
Size Does Matter
Writer’s Block
Don’t Write Forever
Figures
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Checklist
Finishing Up: The Viva Voce
After: Getting a job.
Afterword
Professor Woodhouse knows a thing or two about PhDs. In December 1994 he submitted his PhD after 3 years, 1 month, and it won the Best PhD thesis award from the Remote Sensing Society. As a Professor at The University of Edinburgh he has supervised more than 50 MSc and 16 PhD students to a successful thesis submission. He has also acted as external examiner for a number of PhD students, both from UK universities and world wide, including PhD candidates at universities in Finland, Australia, Canada, South Africa and the Netherlands. He has even failed a first submission at a Viva Voce as an internal examiner!
Drawing on these experiences, as both a graduate student and as a supervisor, Prof Woodhouse provides a straightforward checklist of 101 key bits of advice, from how to choose a PhD in the first place, through writing the thesis, to finally getting your first job. The advice is non-disciplinary-specific, so applies to students conducting research in any field.
Contents:
Before you start
Getting The Right Mindset
Being Effective
Self Improvement
Time management
Working on Your Network
Going to Conferences
Oral Presentation
Conference Dinners
Poster Presentation
Writing your thesis
Getting Started on the Thesis
Structure
The Beginning
Middle
End
The Other Bits
Abstract
Preface
Appendices
Footnotes and Endnotes
Postscripts and Afterwords
General Comments
Size Does Matter
Writer’s Block
Don’t Write Forever
Figures
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Checklist
Finishing Up: The Viva Voce
After: Getting a job.
Afterword
