From Postgraduate to Social Scientist: A Guide to Key Skills

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Nigel Gilbert
SAGE, 2006. gada 9. febr. - 240 lappuses
From Postgraduate to Social Scientist is essential reading for any postgraduate or new researcher who is interested in a career in the social sciences. The book describes the skills needed for success in moving from being a student to becoming an academic or professional social scientist. Written by experts in the field, Gilbert et al. offer a unique insider′s view of how to make the transition.

By adopting a clear and accessible approach, this book encourages students embarking on the journey towards becoming a social scientist to engage with every aspect of the process:

  • Reviewing and writing skills
  • Using the Internet
  • Research ethics
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Writing research proposals
  • Project management
  • Writing a thesis and reports
  • Creating presentations, press releases and popular articles
  • Teaching skills
  • Careers in social science.

From Postgraduate to Social Scientist is designed for postgraduate students and researchers across the social sciences. It will be invaluable for courses that aim to satisfy the Economic and Social Research Council′s ′Training Guidelines′ requirements for doctoral programmes.


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Chapter 1 Becoming a Social Scientist
1
Chapter 2 Reviewing Existing Research
7
Chapter 3 Using the Internet
25
Chapter 4 Research Ethics
43
Chapter 5 Developing and Writing a Research Proposal
59
Chapter 6 Project Management
82
Chapter 7 Intellectual Property
101
Chapter 8 Writing Dissertations Theses and Reports
128
Chapter 9 Writing Articles Books and Presentations
149
Chapter 10 Those Who Can? Teaching as a Postgraduate
171
Chapter 11 What Next? Career Paths
186
Glossary
211
References
215
Index
223
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Nigel Gilbert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He is the author or editor of 34 books and many academic papers and was the founding editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His current research focuses on the application of agent-based models to understanding social and economic phenomena, especially the emergence of norms, culture, and innovation. He obtained a doctorate in the sociology of scientific knowledge in 1974 from the University of Cambridge and has subsequently taught at the universities of York and Surrey in England. He is one of the pioneers in the field of social simulation and is past president of the European Social Simulation Association. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Bibliogrāfiskā informācija

NosaukumsFrom Postgraduate to Social Scientist: A Guide to Key Skills
SAGE Study Skills Series
RedaktorsNigel Gilbert
Izdevums:pilns
IzdevējsSAGE, 2006
ISBN1847877605, 9781847877604
Apjoms240 lappuses
  
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