To Do or Not to Do a PhD?
Insight and Guidance from a Public Health PhD Graduate
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Beschreibung
This book prepares and guides individuals who are about to embark (or already have embarked) on a health/medical PhD journey, with a specific focus on Public Health. Based on the author's experience as a recently graduated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student, readers benefit from the knowledge imparted and lessons learned, including an analysis of the different aspects of a Public Health doctoral degree, and practical tips and guidance on how to go about this journey from the initial phase of choosing a research niche up until the oral examination (also called defence). All throughout the book, the author shares examples from her own journey to show that in spite of sacrifices and hurdles along the way, hard work, perseverance, and supportive resources can help see you through, eventually, to a hopefully positive outcome at the end.
Using an informal style, the author provides a step-wise guide, from chapter to chapter, on the various essential aspects thatneed to be considered, including:
- The initial steps towards a PhD
- Proposal, permissions and funding
- The fieldwork
- The art of data analysis
- The hurdles along the way – a personal experience
- What comes after the completion of a PhD?
This book prepares and guides individuals who are about to embark (or already have embarked) on a health/medical PhD journey, with a specific focus on Public Health. Based on the author's experience as a recently graduated Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student, readers benefit from the knowledge imparted and lessons learned, including an analysis of the different aspects of a Public Health doctoral degree, and practical tips and guidance on how to go about this journey from the initial phase of choosing a research niche up until the oral examination (also called defence). All throughout the book, the author shares examples from her own journey to show that in spite of sacrifices and hurdles along the way, hard work, perseverance, and supportive resources can help see you through, eventually, to a hopefully positive outcome at the end.
Using an informal style, the author provides a step-wise guide, from chapter to chapter, on the various essential aspects thatneed to be considered, including:
- The initial steps towards a PhD
- Proposal, permissions and funding
- The fieldwork
- The art of data analysis
- The hurdles along the way – a personal experience
- What comes after the completion of a PhD?
Offers practical tips on how to excel and succeed in your PhD studies Guides readers on how to construct a proposal, obtain funding, execute a research design, turn results into publishable material, and write the thesis Shares author's personal experience on how to prepare for the oral examination or defence
Autor*in
Sarah Cuschieri
Themen in »To Do or Not to Do a PhD?«
guidance to a successful PhD tips on how to succeed with a PhD how to write a research proposal how to apply for research grants and funding how to publish my PhD results format and sub-sections of thesis guidance on how to formulate a scientific manuscript how to write a scientific paper how to write a PhD thesis chapters of a PhD dissertation research designs how to prepare for a PhD viva how to analyze data graduate education doctoral degree