عنوان

A survival guide for research scientists /

3030054357

3030054365

9783030054359

9783030054366

3030054349

9783030054342

A survival guide for research scientists /

[Book]

Ratna Tantra.

Cham :

Springer,

[2019]

1 online resource (234 pages)

8.2.12 Appendix

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Looking After Yourself; 1.1 What Is Stress?; 1.2 How to Prevent and Combat Stress; 1.2.1 Exercise; 1.2.2 Breathing Exercise; 1.2.3 Visualisation; 1.2.4 Eat Well; 1.2.5 Sleep Well; 1.2.6 Find Inner Peace; 1.2.7 Achieve Work-Life Balance; 1.2.8 Adopt a Paradigm Shift on How You View Life Events and Remain Positive; 1.2.9 Realise When You Are Underwater and Seek Help; 1.3 PRAAM (Problem, Research, Assess, Action, Monitor): A Logical Approach to Tackle Personal Problems; 1.4 Summary; References

3.4 Step 4: How to Read and Extract Information from Documents Effectively3.5 Step 5: Be Active to Effectively Absorb the Written Information; 3.6 Summary; References; Chapter 4: Health and Safety; 4.1 So, Why Should You Care?; 4.2 Basic Dos and Don'ts; 4.2.1 General Safety (Bettelheim & Landesberg, 2013; Elias, 2002); 4.2.2 Fire Safety Practices; 4.2.3 Running an Experiment?; 4.2.4 Waste Management; 4.3 Assessing Hazards and Potential Risks; 4.3.1 Risk Assessments; 4.3.2 COSHH; 4.4 Managing Health and Safety in a Laboratory; 4.5 Summary; References; Chapter 5: Experimental Design

5.1 The Five Phases of Running an Experiment5.2 Strategy 1: How to Run a Control Experiment; 5.3 Strategy 2: How to Adopt the Design of Experiments (DOE) Approach; 5.4 Summary; References; Chapter 6: Best Practice; 6.1 Method Development; 6.2 Role of Statistics in Data Analysis; 6.3 Quantifying Measurement Uncertainty; 6.4 Achieving Measurement Traceability; 6.5 Method Validation; 6.6 Laboratory Books: Best Practice on How to Keep Records; 6.7 Seeking Quality Assurance and Accreditation; 6.8 Summary; References; Part III: Writing; Chapter 7: Peer-Review Publications

7.1 The Peer Review Process7.2 How to Write a Technical Paper; 7.3 How to Write a Review Article; 7.4 How to Write an Opinion Piece Article; 7.5 Summary; References; Chapter 8: Reports; 8.1 Preliminary Process of Report Writing; 8.2 What to Write?; 8.2.1 Title of Report; 8.2.2 History of Report; 8.2.3 Dissemination Level; 8.2.4 Table of Contents; 8.2.5 Abstract or Executive Summary; 8.2.6 Introduction; 8.2.7 Method; 8.2.8 Results and Discussion; 8.2.9 Summary of Activities or Progress; 8.2.10 Conclusion; 8.2.11 The Use of Topic and Sub-topic Sentences for Headings and Subheadings

Chapter 2: Looking After Your Career2.1 Discovering the Real You and What You Want; 2.2 How to Identify Your Dream Job; 2.3 Identifying Goals to Support Your Dream Job; 2.4 Be Flexible in Your Approach; 2.5 Foster Strong Work Ethics; 2.6 Summary; References; Part II: In the Laboratory; Chapter 3: Literature Review; 3.1 Step 1: Write Down Your Statement of Purpose; 3.2 Step 2: Identify Keywords and Then Search for the Relevant Literature Using Appropriate Databases and Search Engines; 3.3 Step 3: Order Your Papers-Manage Your Search

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The ultimate companion book that will look after you and your research career Research scientists play a pivotal role in society. Their passion for science will drive them forward, leading to new discoveries that will ultimately make the world a better place. Unfortunately, as the professional environment becomes more and more competitive, research scientists today cannot just rely on technical knowledge to carve successful careers. Besides technical skills, they will need to acquire other skills, such as how to communicate their science to the outside world. A Survival Guide for Research Scientists is a one-stop-shop that will help you to develop those core skills not often taught at school or university. The book has been written by an author with more than 20 years of scientific research experience (across different scientific disciplines). She has not only been a research scientist but also a writer, a consultant, a sole-trader and a project manager. A Survival Guide for Research Scientists takes on a holistic approach in order to help you pave the way for success. As such, it features practical guidelines on how to: " conduct your scientific research (how to: do literature review, design experiments, adopt best practice, ensure health and safety, etc.)." write and edit (reports, bid proposals, peer review publications, etc)." interact with the outside world (be a team leader, manage a project, network, deal with difficult people, do presentations, organise meetings, etc.)." look after your career (and get your dream job)." look after yourself (and how to manage stress)." look for a job (develop your CV, prepare for interviews, etc.)." become self-employed (and achieve business success)." deal with redundancy (and move forward in life, etc). Whatever your scientific background may be, this book is the perfect accompaniment, to guide you at every stage of your career.

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TEC027000

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20200823081534.0

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