Ph. D. Process : a Student's Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences
The Ph. D. Process offers the essential guidance that students in the biological and physical sciences need to get the most out of their years in graduate school. Drawing upon the insights of numerous current and former graduate students, this book presents a rich portrayal of the intellectual and emotional challenges inherent in becoming a scientist, and offers the informed, practical advice a ""best friend"" would give about each stage of the graduate school experience. What are the best strategies for applying to a graduate program? How are classes conducted? How should I choose an advisor a
1 online resource (173 pages)
9780199774821, 019977482X
1052583919
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 Deciding to Go to Graduate School
2 Selecting an Advisor: Whose Lab Is Right for Me?
3 The Stages of Graduate School
4 Classes, Journal Clubs, Lab Meetings, and Seminars,
5 The Absent Professor
6 How You Learn
7 Deciding on Research Projects for Your Dissertation
8 Networking
9 Picking a Dissertation Committee, and Defending the Proposal at the Preliminary Oral Exam
10 The Life of a Graduate Student. 11 Some Additional Aspects of Graduate School Life: Lab Notebooks, Etiquette, Competition, Luck
12 Do I Belong Here?: Insecurity and Stress
13 Foreign Students: Unique Problems and Stresses
14 On the Art of Scientific Writing
15 What Should Your Goals Be While in Graduate School?
16 Times They Are A-Changing
17 The End Is in Sight: Writing the Dissertation
18 The Final Oral Exam (The Defense)
References and Additional Reading
Index