PhD
Subtitle: the pursuit of excellence
By: Kamarul Zaman Bin Ahmad
Publisher: Cengage Learning Asia
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9789814253628; 9789812656162
Subjects: Doctor of philosophy degree
Other titles: So you want to get a PhD.
Description: Aims to assist a final year Master's student or graduate in making an informed decision on whether or not to pursue a PhD. Provides the reader with an understanding of what a PhD actually is and what it can do for the holder. Explains the structure of the thesis, the process of gathering information and writing.
Notes: Updated ed. of: So you want to get a PhD.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web.

Original: viii, 144 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Mode of access: Internet.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: What is a PhD?; title: Getting into the system; title: Critical issues to consider in research methodology; title: The structure of the PhD; title: The PhD process; title: The seven strategies of excellence; title: The viva (oral examination).