03569nam 2200589 a 450 991082544290332120240516062017.01-283-11342-297866131134290-19-977482-X(CKB)2670000000083840(StDuBDS)AH24087944(MiAaPQ)EBC693935(Au-PeEL)EBL693935(CaPaEBR)ebr10471759(CaONFJC)MIL311342(OCoLC)726734927(EXLCZ)99267000000008384019970825d1998 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Ph. D. process a student's guide to graduate school in the sciences /Dale F. Bloom, Jonathan D. Karp, Nicholas Cohen1st ed.New York Oxford University Press19981 online resource (224 p.) 0-19-511900-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- 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 -- A -- C -- D -- F -- G -- I -- J -- L -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T.This guide is a chronicle of the graduate school years that describe the intellectual and emotional experience of obtaining a Ph.D. in a scientific field. Readers will learn what to expect, how to prepare for oral exams and dissertation writing, reap the long-term benefits and acquire strategies for survival and success.This guide is a lively chronicle of the intellectual and emotional experience of obtaining a Ph.D. in a scientific field. Readers will learn what to expect from professors and advisers, and how to prepare for oral exams, simplify the dissertation writing, reap the long-term benefits of the Ph.D. process and acquire strategies for survival and success. Tips on applying, and information for foreign students, are included.ScienceStudy and teaching (Graduate)BiologyStudy and teaching (Graduate)Doctor of philosophy degreeGraduate studentsScienceStudy and teaching (Graduate)BiologyStudy and teaching (Graduate)Doctor of philosophy degree.Graduate students.507/.1/173Bloom Dale F.1949-1676564Karp Jonathan D.1964-1676565Cohen Nicholas1938-1676566MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825442903321The Ph. D. process4042858UNINA