From Postgraduate to Social Scientist

A Guide to Key Skills
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7619-4459-1
Verlag: Kasturi Vijayam

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 539 g

Reihe: SAGE Study Skills Series

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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Autoren/Hrsg.

Gilbert, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Becoming a Social Scientist - Nigel Gilbert
Reviewing Existing Research - Annette Boaz with Adrienne Sidford
Using the Internet - Nina Wakeford, Kate Orton-Johnson and Katrina Jungnickel
Research Ethics - Mark Israel
Developing and Writing a Research Proposal - Keith Punch with Wayne McGowan
Project Management - Linda McKie and Jonathan Tritter with Nancy Lombard
Intellectual Property - Alison Firth
Writing Dissertations, Theses and Reports - Nigel Fielding with Jonathan Allen
Communicating with Other Audiences - Rowena Murray
Those Who Can.? Teaching as a Postgraduate - David Mills with Lucy Atkinson
What Next? Career Paths - Jeannette Holt

Über Autor(innen)

Gilbert, Nigel
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.