Follow Mayank Mishra’s life’s adventure from the nervous and anxious admission process to that of acceptance, as he experiences ups and downs whilst trying to achieve his Ph.D. We embark with him on the struggles of starting at a whole new life of studying in a different country throughout his years in Italy, depicting things that he himself didn’t expect or challenges he faced prior to his move. Some of these included language barriers, culture shock, loneliness, the defending of his thesis, and self-doubt. This isn’t just a novel but a journal. This journal is a guide to all who want to further their studies. It answers questions they may have in addition to some questions they haven’t yet thought of. This is the journal of a man who embarked on a journey to get a doctorate degree. And even though he was in a completely different world, he remained independent, motivated, and unstoppable, thus proving that despite all the odds, if you are determined, then you can do it too. A must-have book for M.S. and Ph.D students To know the journey from #mayank_mishra to Dottorato di ricerca #mayank_mishra Gives insights on what to expect in Ph.D life A guide on how to survive your Ph.D A perfect diary to record Ph.D events

This is a guided journal designed for PhD students to keep them organized during their PhD. This journal has specially crafted tables where students can write down some of the critical tasks for their PhD studies. Some examples are list of the target conferences for submitting papers, list of journals, meetings with PhD supervisors, the details of experiments needs to be performed or surveys needs to be conducted, potential titles for papers, the branches of the field of research, who are the top researchers and what research papers to read during literature review. These are some of the example tables provided in this journal. By filling these details in the tables, students will become more organized, more focused and hence more productive. By filling these tables, students will also get ideas what they need to do, and what are some crucial tasks during their PhD studies. If their are any hurdles, and what they are doing about those issues to get it sorted and on the track for completion of their PhD.This will be an extremely useful resource or gift for someone you love and who is doing PhD. This PhD guidance journal will keep the graduate students focus on their research by keeping all the important tasks at their finger tips during four or five years of PhD study.In addition to all these tables and prompts, there are also 200 blank pages for research students to take notes during their PhD. At the bottom of every blank page, they have the opportunity to make a link between the notes on other pages of the journal. This method connects the hand written notes on the same topic inside the journal. This the method which I used during my PhD studies and found it extremely useful.

Sharp and witty observations of academic life that range from the local to the global, from PowerPoint to the halls of power. Is a university education still relevant? What are the forces that threaten it? Should academics ever be allowed near Twitter? In Academic Diary, Les Back has chronicled three decades of his academic career, turning his sharp and often satirical eye to the everyday aspects of life on campus and the larger forces that are reshaping it. Presented as a collection of entries from a single academic year, the diary moves from the local to the global, from PowerPoint to the halls of power. With entries like “Ivory Towers” and “The Library Angel,” these smart, humorous, and sometimes absurd campus tales not only demystify the opaque rituals of scholarship but also offer a personal perspective on the far-reaching issues of university life. Commenting on topics that range from the impact of commercialization and fee increases to measurement and auditing research, the diary offers a critical analysis of higher education today. At the same time, it is a passionate argument for the life of the mind, the importance of collaborative thinking, and the reasons that scholarship and writing are still vital for making sense of our troubled and divided world.

Follow Mayank Mishra's life's adventure from the nervous and anxious admission process to that of acceptance, as he experiences ups and downs whilst trying to achieve his Ph.D. We embark with him on the struggles of starting at a whole new life of studying in a different country throughout his years in Italy, depicting things that he himself didn't expect or challenges he faced prior to his move. Some of these included language barriers, culture shock, loneliness, the defending of his thesis, and self-doubt. This isn't just a novel but a journal. This journal is a guide to all who want to further their studies. It answers questions they may have in addition to some questions they haven't yet thought of. This is the journal of a man who embarked on a journey to get a doctorate degree. And even though he was in a completely different world, he remained independent, motivated, and unstoppable, thus proving that despite all the odds, if you are determined, then you can do it too. A must-have book for M.S. and Ph.D students To know the journey from #mayank_mishra to Dottorato di ricerca #mayank_mishra Gives insights on what to expect in Ph.D life A guide on how to survive your Ph.D A perfect diary to record Ph.D events

"Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond" helps guide PhD students through their graduate student years. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. While mainly directed at PhD students in the sciences, the book's scope is broad enough to encompass the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Who should read this book? Students of the physical and life sciences, computer science, math, and medicine who are thinking about entering a PhD program; doctoral students at the beginning of their research; and any graduate student who is feeling frustrated and stuck. It's never too early -- or too late! This second edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters on how to communicate better with your supervisor, dealing with difficult people, how to find a mentor, and new chapters on your next career step, once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand.

An essential handbook to the unwritten and often unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed in grad school Some of the most important things you need to know in order to succeed in graduate school—like how to choose a good advisor, how to get funding for your work, and whether to celebrate or cry when a journal tells you to revise and resubmit an article—won’t be covered in any class. They are part of a hidden curriculum that you are just expected to know or somehow learn on your own—or else. In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief—and help you thrive—in school and beyond. Provides invaluable advice about how to: Choose and apply to a graduate program Stay on track in your program Publish and promote your work Get the most out of conferences Navigate the job market Balance teaching, research, service, and life

Phinally Done. A classic and expressive gag gift for PhD Students, Graduates, teachers and Professors. This funny blank lined Journal or Notebook can be used for writing down ideas, thoughts, memories, diary, goal tracker, traveling, making notes or Journaling. Perfect for son, daughter, husband, wife or a friend.

`The book has no competitor; it summarises the development of the method, follows through all stages of research from accessing subjects through design to analysing diary information as data, and considers how the method can best be exploited and used. No other book comes remotely near doing this. I for one shall be using it gratefully as the single best text for diary research′ - Professor Anthony P Macmillan Coxon, Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Edinburgh In this accessible and lucid introductory text, Andy Alaszewski considers the analysis of diaries as a distinctive research technique in its own right. Nothing has previously covered this area in single-volume format, but the timely emergence of Using Diaries for Social Research recognizes the increased interest in and relevance of diary methodology within social research teaching. Effectively combining theory, history and methodology, Alaszewski begins by discussing how diary keeping has developed; outlining the key features of the medium and examining the ways in which diaries have been and can be used for social research. He describes how suitable diaries and diarists can be identified by the researcher and, once found, how these diaries can be structured to generate research material. Finally, the researcher is taken through the analysis stage; examining statistical techniques, content-analysis and structure-analysis as effective methods of investigating diary texts. This introductory student guide is an essential text for anyone involved in the area of social or historical research and for those working in the narrative tradition.

From undocumented to "hyper documented," Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer traces Alberto Ledesma's struggle with personal and national identity from growing up in Oakland to earning his doctorate degree at Berkeley, and beyond.