DR DR I FEEL LIKE DOING A PHD

THIS BOOK EXPLORES WHAT A PHD IS AND THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF COMPLETING THIS JOURNEY. THERE IS NO ONE WAY TO COMPLETE A DOCTORATE BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WRONG WAYS, LIKE HAVING YOUR EGO FLATTERED INTO IT OR BECAUSE YOU CAN T THINK OF WHAT ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO. THIS BOOK IS ABOUT WHAT IS LIKE TO SUBMIT YOURSELF TO THE PROCESS OF DOING A DOCTORATE. IT IS ABOUT HOW IS FEELS TO BE A RESEARCH STUDENT; THE ELATION, THE GUILT, THE ISOLATION, THE SELF-DOUBT, THE LONELINESS. IT ALSO DESCRIBES THE PRACTICAL ISSUES SUCH AS CHOOSING A TOPIC, FINDING FUNDING, WRITING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL, DIFFERENT METHODS OF RESEARCH, THE LITERATURE REVIEW, ACADEMIC WRITING, THE QUESTION OF TRUTH IN RESEARCH, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENT AND SUPERVISOR, MAINTAINING A CLEAR FOCUS, AND THE VIVA EXAMINATION. LUCY RUSSELL ACCESSIBLE AND WELL-WRITTEN, THIS GUIDE WILL BE INVALUABLE READING FOR ANYONE THINKING ABOUT, EMBARKING ON OR COMPLETING A PHD.