The Doctoral Researcher's Toolkit

This book is a student-friendly guide to being a doctoral researcher. The volume presents a foundational understanding of fundamental concepts such as literature review, hypothesis development, and research methodology, to provide an accessible manual to first-time researchers.

This book is a student-friendly guide to being a doctoral researcher. It assists scholars every step of the way through their research journey. The volume presents a foundational understanding of fundamental concepts such as literature review, hypothesis development, and research methodology, to provide an accessible manual to first-time researchers. The author offers simple tips and tricks that will aid novice doctoral scholars accelerate their research process and support them with topic discovery in a seamless yet formidable manner.

An essential resource, this book will be invaluable to scholars in doctoral programs. It will also be of interest to mentors and guides who oversee doctoral students and those concerned with research methodology in humanities and social sciences.

Autorentext

Praveen B Malla, PhD, LemonBridge Research & TDIU Samarqand filiali. He works at the intersection of industry and academia. He has over 20 years of cross-functional experience in various industries including IT, Higher Education, Media and Entertainment, Training and Development, Management Consulting and Research. He was the recipient of the Junior and Senior Research Fellowship awards by the University Grants Commission of India to pursue his doctoral studies. He also holds four master's degrees viz., MBA, MA (English Literature), MA (Philosophy) and M.Sc (Psychology). He is also a qualified lawyer.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Some Tips to Get Started xiv 1 Get Your Basics Right 1 2 TUCA Framework 7 3 Introductory Toolkit 14 4 Literature Search: Framework and Its Application 17 5 Approaches to Literature Review 27 6 Literature Scanning and Concept Formation 37 7 Organizing Research Literature 46 8 Research Methods 53 9 Plagiarism and Misconduct 59 10 Some More Tips 67 11 You and Your Research Supervisor 73 Author's Note 80 Suggested Readings 82 Index 85