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Grad school life : surviving and thriving beyond coursework and research / Jacqueline M. Kory-Westlund.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kory-Westlund, Jacqueline M. (Jacqueline Marie), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Universities and colleges--United States--Graduate work--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Universities and colleges.
- Graduate students--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Graduate students.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2024]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- With fresh insights, concrete suggestions and exercises, and helpful lists of resources, this book gives grad students a new roadmap for not only surviving but thriving-both in school and in the real world.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I. Planning Your Journey
- 1. What's Next
- 2. Career Plans: Academia, or Not?
- 3. Money and Logistics
- 4. Making Grad School Work for You
- Part II. Grad School Skills
- 5. Advisers
- 6. Labs, Classes, and Teaching
- 7. Research, Theses, and Dissertations
- 8. Managing Projects and Managing Time
- 9. Your Work and the World
- Part III. The Rest of Your Life
- 10. It's Just Grad School
- 11. Relationships and Family
- 12. Maintaining Your Sense of Self
- 13. Making Changes to Your School
- 14. What's Next, Revisited.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780231557146
- 0231557140
- OCLC:
- 1427665899
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