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The Resource 57 ways to screw up in grad school : perverse professional lessons for graduate students, Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle

57 ways to screw up in grad school : perverse professional lessons for graduate students, Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle

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1 online resource.
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Includes index
Contents
  • Starting out. Do not think about why you are applying ; Ignore the market ; Stay at the same university ; Follow the money blindly ; Do an unfunded PhD ; Do an interdisciplinary PhD ; Believe advertised completion times ; Ignore the information the university provides you ; Expect the money to take care of itself
  • Supervisors . Go it alone and stay quiet ; Choose the coolest supervisor ; Have co-supervisors ; Do not clarify the supervisor's (or your own) expectations ; Avoid your supervisor and committee ; Stay in a bad relationship ; Expect people to hold your hand
  • Managing your program. Concentrate only on your thesis ; Expect to write the perfect comprehensive exam ; Select a topic for entirely strategic reasons ; Do not teach, or teach a ton of courses ; Do not seek teaching instruction ; Move away from the university before finishing your degree ; Postpone those tedious approval processes ; Organize everything only in your head ; Do not attend conferences, or attend droves of conferences
  • Your work and social life. Concentrate solely on school ; Expect friends and family to understand ; Socialize only with your clique ; Get a job!
  • Writing. Write only your PhD thesis ; Postpone publishing ; Cover everything ; Do not position yourself ; Write only to deadlines ; Abuse your audience
  • Your attitude and actions. Expect to be judged only on your work ; Have a thin skin ; Be inconsiderate ; Become "that" student ; Never compromise ; Gossip ; Say whatever pops into your head on social media
  • Delicate matters. Assume that the university is more inclusive than other institutions ; Insist on your rights ; Get romantically involved with faculty ; Cheat and plagiarize
  • Am I done yet?: on finishing. Skip job talks ; Expect to land a job in a specific university ; Expect people to hire you to teach your thesis ; Turn down opportunities to participate in job searches ; Neglect other people's theses ; Get an unknown external examiner ; Do not understand the endgame ; Be blase about your defense ; Do not plan for your job interview ; Persevere at all costs ; Consider a non-academic career a form of failure ; Final thoughts
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9780226281063
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ou/detail.action?docID=3570589
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Label
57 ways to screw up in grad school : perverse professional lessons for graduate students
Title
57 ways to screw up in grad school
Title remainder
perverse professional lessons for graduate students
Statement of responsibility
Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle
Title variation
Fifty seven ways to screw up in grad school
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Author
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Language
eng
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Haggerty, Kevin D
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378.1/55
Index
index present
LC call number
LB2371
LC item number
.H34 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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  • Doyle, Aaron
  • ProQuest (Firm)
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Chicago guides to academic life
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  • Graduate students
  • Universities and colleges
Label
57 ways to screw up in grad school : perverse professional lessons for graduate students, Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ou/detail.action?docID=3570589
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Publication
Note
Includes index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Starting out. Do not think about why you are applying ; Ignore the market ; Stay at the same university ; Follow the money blindly ; Do an unfunded PhD ; Do an interdisciplinary PhD ; Believe advertised completion times ; Ignore the information the university provides you ; Expect the money to take care of itself -- Supervisors . Go it alone and stay quiet ; Choose the coolest supervisor ; Have co-supervisors ; Do not clarify the supervisor's (or your own) expectations ; Avoid your supervisor and committee ; Stay in a bad relationship ; Expect people to hold your hand -- Managing your program. Concentrate only on your thesis ; Expect to write the perfect comprehensive exam ; Select a topic for entirely strategic reasons ; Do not teach, or teach a ton of courses ; Do not seek teaching instruction ; Move away from the university before finishing your degree ; Postpone those tedious approval processes ; Organize everything only in your head ; Do not attend conferences, or attend droves of conferences -- Your work and social life. Concentrate solely on school ; Expect friends and family to understand ; Socialize only with your clique ; Get a job! -- Writing. Write only your PhD thesis ; Postpone publishing ; Cover everything ; Do not position yourself ; Write only to deadlines ; Abuse your audience -- Your attitude and actions. Expect to be judged only on your work ; Have a thin skin ; Be inconsiderate ; Become "that" student ; Never compromise ; Gossip ; Say whatever pops into your head on social media -- Delicate matters. Assume that the university is more inclusive than other institutions ; Insist on your rights ; Get romantically involved with faculty ; Cheat and plagiarize -- Am I done yet?: on finishing. Skip job talks ; Expect to land a job in a specific university ; Expect people to hire you to teach your thesis ; Turn down opportunities to participate in job searches ; Neglect other people's theses ; Get an unknown external examiner ; Do not understand the endgame ; Be blase about your defense ; Do not plan for your job interview ; Persevere at all costs ; Consider a non-academic career a form of failure ; Final thoughts
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
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unknown
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online
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9780226281063
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
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not applicable
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unknown
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Electronic reproduction.
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unknown sound
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remote
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E6DC9AC1-0723-4E65-968B-AF5E27E36AD6
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(NhCcYBP)ybp12546626
Label
57 ways to screw up in grad school : perverse professional lessons for graduate students, Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle
Link
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ou/detail.action?docID=3570589
Publication
Note
Includes index
Antecedent source
unknown
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Starting out. Do not think about why you are applying ; Ignore the market ; Stay at the same university ; Follow the money blindly ; Do an unfunded PhD ; Do an interdisciplinary PhD ; Believe advertised completion times ; Ignore the information the university provides you ; Expect the money to take care of itself -- Supervisors . Go it alone and stay quiet ; Choose the coolest supervisor ; Have co-supervisors ; Do not clarify the supervisor's (or your own) expectations ; Avoid your supervisor and committee ; Stay in a bad relationship ; Expect people to hold your hand -- Managing your program. Concentrate only on your thesis ; Expect to write the perfect comprehensive exam ; Select a topic for entirely strategic reasons ; Do not teach, or teach a ton of courses ; Do not seek teaching instruction ; Move away from the university before finishing your degree ; Postpone those tedious approval processes ; Organize everything only in your head ; Do not attend conferences, or attend droves of conferences -- Your work and social life. Concentrate solely on school ; Expect friends and family to understand ; Socialize only with your clique ; Get a job! -- Writing. Write only your PhD thesis ; Postpone publishing ; Cover everything ; Do not position yourself ; Write only to deadlines ; Abuse your audience -- Your attitude and actions. Expect to be judged only on your work ; Have a thin skin ; Be inconsiderate ; Become "that" student ; Never compromise ; Gossip ; Say whatever pops into your head on social media -- Delicate matters. Assume that the university is more inclusive than other institutions ; Insist on your rights ; Get romantically involved with faculty ; Cheat and plagiarize -- Am I done yet?: on finishing. Skip job talks ; Expect to land a job in a specific university ; Expect people to hire you to teach your thesis ; Turn down opportunities to participate in job searches ; Neglect other people's theses ; Get an unknown external examiner ; Do not understand the endgame ; Be blase about your defense ; Do not plan for your job interview ; Persevere at all costs ; Consider a non-academic career a form of failure ; Final thoughts
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780226281063
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
E6DC9AC1-0723-4E65-968B-AF5E27E36AD6
System control number
(NhCcYBP)ybp12546626

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