Petre, Marian, 1959-

The unwritten rules of PhD research / Marian Petre and Gordon Rugg. - 2nd ed. - Maidenhead, England ; New York : McGraw Hill/Open University Press, c2010. - xiii, 272 p. ; 23 cm. - Open UP study skills. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

So you want to do a PhD? -- The many shapes of the PhD -- The route to research independence -- Supervision -- Networks -- Reading -- Paper types -- Research design -- Critical thinking -- Writing -- Writing structure and style -- The process of writing -- Presentations -- Conferences --The viva -- Sabotage and salvation -- What next? -- Closing thoughts.

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Doctor of philosophy degree--Great Britain.

LB2386 / .P844 2010