The Art and Science of PhD Research: A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving a Doctorate Degree and Conducting Academic Research (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781525528293)

This book aims to increase the success rate of academic
research in general and PhD research specifically.

It focuses on providing scholars, researchers, and students with the knowledge pertaining to planning and executing the art and the science of academic research and PhD research in order to successfully deliver the expected outcome. It provides insight into the motivations and the challenges associated with academic research and illustrates these motivations and challenges by sharing the results of a survey that expresses the views of PhD students.

By leveraging project management techniques to help the researchers to break down and structure their dissertation work, the book provides a ready to use toolkit for the required research deliverables. In addition to having templates, it offers sample work of the author's dissertation as practical guidance.

The book offers tips on how to structure and write the dissertation and prepare for the defence as well as providing an insightful summary into the evaluation criteria used by the defence jury. It takes the reader, step by step, through all the stages and aspects of the PhD research journey. It will thus serve as a useful and insightful manual or guidebook.

Author: Waffa Karkukly
ISBN-10: 1525528297
ISBN-13: 9781525528293
Publisher: FriesenPress
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2018
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d