Book Details

Doing Postgraduate Research in Australia

Kate Stevens and Christine Asmar

Provides practical suggestions and assistance for current and intending postgraduate students and their supervisors.

Opinion

“The book is a source of inspiration and throughout its text there is a motivational tone that resonates a deep sense of support and encouragement.” (Melanie Purcell, University of Newcastle, HERSDA News, April 2000)

“Doint Postgraduate Research in Australia is a fresh, accessible guide to all aspects of postgraduate life.” (Magnet - Monash Postgraduate Association Newsletter, Edition 1, 2000)

About this Title

Writing a thesis is just one of the challenges a postgraduate student will face. Doing Postgraduate Research covers all the others.

In a tight job market and with the struggle for postgraduate opportunities increasing, this book takes a broad and long-sighted approach. It gives direct answers to common questions. It offers solutions for typical academic and organisational problems. For those times when energy is flagging, it inspires and motivates.

Lively examples come from many disciplines such as Computer Science, Health, Education, Politics, Psychology and Science. Researchers pushed for time will find heaps of useful summaries, contact addresses, and world-wide websites. Doing Postgraduate Research covers:
• negotiating the University system at postgraduate level
• getting scholarships and travel funds
• choosing a supervisor—finding a mentor
• managing time and staying motivated
• traditional and electronic research—using e-mail and internet
• learning to teach
• making an impact at local and overseas conferences
• getting the thesis finished
• getting published
• finding post-degree opportunities

Engaging and down to earth, this book will appeal both to supervisors and to research students who want to make the most of their postgraduate study in Australia and to plan for the future.

About the Author

Dr Kate (Catherine) Stevens teaches and researches in Psychology at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. Dr Christine Asmar is a lecturer and researcher at the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Sydney.

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978-0-522-84880-9