Succeeding with Your Doctorate

PART ONE: EMBARKING ON A DOCTORATE What is a Doctorate and Why do People do them? How Did I Get Here? An Auto/biographical Approach Learning on the Doctoral Journey PART TWO: CONCEPTUALISING AND FOCUSING THE STUDY Framing the Research Reviewing the Literature PART THREE: THINKING ABOUT METHODOLOGIES Doing Research Reflecting on Methods, Methodology and Ethics Approaching Research as Lived Experience PART FOUR: WRITING THE THESIS Writing and the Writing Process in a Doctorial Programme Production Values in the Doctoral Thesis PART FIVE: PRESENTING AND SHARING RESEARCH Presenting Your Work at the Viva Whatever Next? Spreading the Word and Becoming Part of the Research Community