List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
What the book does not do
What the book does and how it is structured
PART ONE STARTING RESEARCH
2 Starting Your Postgraduate Research
Why do an MA,MPhil,PhD or other Doctorate?
Planning, key issues and suggestions
Starting to think about developing a hypothesis and/or research questions
3 Choosing the Right Research Degree
Types of degree
Varieties of research degree
Choosing your university and supervisor
4 Choosing Your Supervisor(s)
Introduction
Choosing your supervisor, and internal regulations
Working with your supervisors: initial contracts and contacts Managing your supervisor
Things to ask/not to ask your supervisor(s)
Planning to get the most from your supervisor
What research students can expect of supervisors-a brief summary
Stages of supervisions-what you might expect at different stages
Planning work and supervisions
5 Research Questions and Hypotheses
Developing research questions or hypotheses for research proposals and the research
The research process
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