The Art of Being a Scientist
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The Art of Being a Scientist

A Guide for Graduate Students and their Mentors

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Art of Being a Scientist

A Guide for Graduate Students and their Mentors

About this book

This is a hands-on guide for graduate students and young researchers wishing to perfect the practical skills needed for a successful research career. By teaching junior scientists to develop effective research habits, the book helps to make the experience of graduate study a more efficient and rewarding one. The authors have taught a graduate course on the topics covered for many years, and provide a sample curriculum for instructors in graduate schools wanting to teach a similar course. Topics covered include choosing a research topic, department, and advisor; making workplans; the ethics of research; using scientific literature; perfecting oral and written communication; publishing papers; writing proposals; managing time effectively; and planning a scientific career and applying for jobs in research and industry. The wealth of advice is invaluable to students, junior researchers and mentors in all fields of science, engineering, and the humanities. The authors have taught a graduate course on the topics covered for many years, and provide a sample curriculum for instructors in graduate schools wanting to teach a similar course. The sample curriculum is available in the book as Appendix B, and as an online resource.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 What is science?
  7. 3 Choices, choices, choices
  8. 4 The adviser and thesis committee
  9. 5 Questions drive research
  10. 6 Giving direction to our work
  11. 7 Turning challenges into opportunities
  12. 8 Ethics of research
  13. 9 Using the scientific literature
  14. 10 Communication
  15. 11 Publishing a paper
  16. 12 Time management
  17. 13 Writing proposals
  18. 14 The scientific career
  19. 15 Applying for a job
  20. 16 Concluding remarks
  21. Appendix A: Further reading
  22. Appendix B: A sample curriculum
  23. Appendix C: The Refer and BibTeX format
  24. References
  25. About the authors
  26. Index