LEADER 03462nam 22005415 450 001 9910410013803321 005 20200630041229.0 010 $a981-15-4035-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-15-4035-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011223336 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6178525 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-15-4035-6 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011223336 100 $a20200420d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSmoothing a Critical Transition$b[electronic resource] $eNontechnical Knowledge and Techniques for Student Researchers /$fby Xiaolong Hu 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (143 pages) 311 $a981-15-4034-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- Advice to graduate students -- Understand research -- Engage literature -- Writing -- Publish papers -- Present research results -- Interact with advisors -- Collaborate with other researchers -- Work in a laboratory -- File patents -- Handle difficult time in research -- Research ethics and responsibilities -- What can we learn from the history of science -- Concluding remarks. 330 $aThis textbook equips students interested in becoming researchers with the essential nontechnical skills. After an introduction to graduate schools, it discusses preparing for research, reading and organizing literature, writing research articles and other documents, publishing papers, presenting research findings at conferences, collaboration with advisors and other researchers, patent applications, research ethics, and how to improve research by learning about the history of science. These nontechnical skills are just as important as technical ones in terms of becoming a successful graduate student, yet they have seldom been taught systematically in courses. Further, they can bridge the gap from the classroom to the lab, making one of the most critical transition periods?from student to researcher?smoother and more enjoyable. The book features a wealth of real-life examples and exercises, which readers can easily apply in their own research. Intended mainly for graduate and upper-undergraduate students just embarking on lab research, it can also be used as a textbook or reference guide for courses on research methodology and related topics. 606 $aStudy skills 606 $aTechnical education 606 $aHigher education 606 $aResearch Skills$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O53060 606 $aEngineering/Technology Education$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O43000 606 $aHigher Education$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O36000 615 0$aStudy skills. 615 0$aTechnical education. 615 0$aHigher education. 615 14$aResearch Skills. 615 24$aEngineering/Technology Education. 615 24$aHigher Education. 676 $a378.101 700 $aHu$b Xiaolong$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0917603 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910410013803321 996 $aSmoothing a Critical Transition$92057282 997 $aUNINA