Graduate research : a guide for students in the sciences /
Robert V. Smith, Collaborative Brain Trust University Consulting (CBT UC), Sacramento, CA, USA, Llewellyn D. Densmore, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, Edward F. Lener, University Libraries, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.
- Fourth edition.
- xix, 287 pages : illustrations ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-275) and index.
Getting started -- Attitudes, commitments, and creativity -- Making choices -- Time management -- Principles of scientific research -- Ethics and the scientist -- Library and literature work -- Writing and speaking skills -- Preparing theses and disserations -- Presentation and publication of papers -- Research involving human subjects and animals and biohazards and laboratory safety -- Getting grant support -- The graduate researcher and teaching -- Getting a job -- Shaping a career.