How to Succeed in Postgraduate Study
On Finishing
by Marie desJardins
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In addition to the papers I have cited directly in the article, I
found a variety of other resources to be useful, and have included
them in the References section.
The UC Berkeley Graduate is a newsletter published by the
UC Berkeley Graduate Division with articles of general interest to
postgraduate students. I found this publication very informative both
during my postgraduate studies and while writing this article. A number
of particularly interesting articles are included in the References section.
Several articles ([4][2][3])
give general advice on postgraduate study and doing research. Guidelines
and suggestions for reviewing papers are given in [20] and [19].
A number of articles on writing proposals and successfully applying
for research grants are available ([15][26][27][22]). The topic of how to find a
job, and how to prepare for the job search during your postgraduate studies, is
the topic of [32].
Postgraduate study is not an easy process, and too many students are
thwarted and intimidated by unsupportive or unskilled supervisors, lack
of knowledge about what postgraduate study is all about, inflexible
bureaucracies, and a myriad of other obstacles. I have tried to
give advice that postgraduate students and caring supervisors can use to
lessen some of these obstacles.
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