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The art of being a scientist : a guide for graduate students and their mentors / Roel Snieder and Ken Larner.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: x, 286 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780521743525 (pbk.)
  • 0521743524 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 502.3 SNI 2010
Contents:
What is science? -- Choices, choices, choices -- The adviser and thesis committee -- Questions drive research -- Giving direction to your work -- Turning challenges into opportunities -- Ethics of research -- Using the scientific literature -- Communication -- Publishing a paper -- Time management -- Writing proposals -- The scientific career -- Applying for a job -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix A. Futher reading -- Appendix B. A sample curriculum -- Appendix C. The Refer and BibTeX format.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-279) and index.

What is science? -- Choices, choices, choices -- The adviser and thesis committee -- Questions drive research -- Giving direction to your work -- Turning challenges into opportunities -- Ethics of research -- Using the scientific literature -- Communication -- Publishing a paper -- Time management -- Writing proposals -- The scientific career -- Applying for a job -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix A. Futher reading -- Appendix B. A sample curriculum -- Appendix C. The Refer and BibTeX format.