Demystifying postgraduate research : from MA to PhD

The first complete introduction to the new model of social science and humanities postgraduate research. Based on the leading current course of postgraduate research training, a programme that will become the norm for postgraduate research over the next two or three years. Designed as a set text for '3 plus 1' and similar programmes * The key tools and terminology of research * What to do before beginning the project * Funding * All about the student-supervisor relationship * The viva examination * The process of writing a thesis * Read more... List of figures; Preface; Introduction; 1 The nature of doctoral research; 2 The 'nuts and bolts' of research; 3 Getting started; 4 Methods, fieldwork and stages of research; 5 Supervision, the viva and other matters of importance; Appendix 1: Glossary of research terms; Appendix 2: Examples of reference systems; Bibliography; Index