Content
"Because I Love Doing Research" 7
The Best of the Best? 10
About this Book 14
The Basic Principles of Skill Development 17
Who You Work With... 25
An Introduction to Academic Literature 29
My Research Project(s) 51
Choosing Your Research Project 54
The Nature of Research 60
Planning and Executing Research 65
The Problem With Technology 71
Becoming a Better Academic Writer 73
Dealing With Research Stress 88
A PhD is Not Everything 99
Managing Demands on Your Attention 103
Conferences and Presentations 109
Getting Published 117
The Writing Process 123
The Final Year Before Submission 134
Starting to Write 146
Formatting Your Thesis 150
Writing Routine 155
What Goes in the Introduction? 159
Writing a Literature Review 162
Analysis and Discussion 171
Conclusions 174
Editing Your Thesis 176
Finishing 181
Submission 183
Defending Your Thesis 186
The Result 196
Beyond Your PhD 200
Any Questions? 202
Further Reading 203
A List Of Magnificent People 205