| How to Organize Your Thesis http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/chinneck/thesis.html Aims of a thesis and how to present them. What should be in each chapter and why. - (Read more) |
| So long, and thanks for the Ph.D. http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html Useful advice on the politics of research, skills you should work on and motives of the people involved. Long but worth the read. - (Read more) |
| Burnout Prevention and Recovery http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/w/c/wchuang/News/college/MIT-views.html Funny view point on burnout at MIT - (Read more) |
| Eddie's Anti-Procrastination Site http://www.geocities.com/writethethesis/ Avoid getting distracted and keep starting. Also offers procrastination links and books. - (Read more) |
| How to Give a Good Research Talk http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk.htm What to focus on and why, slide tips, using examples, pruning, and getting feedback. - (Read more) |
| Writing Up Your PhD http://sel.ics.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/~eddy/ResearchAdvice/writeup.html The human mind works on full power until you sit down to write. Good advice on how to get past this problem. - (Read more) |
| Thesis, what examiners look for http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/eduthes4.htm Y8 questions covering introduction, review, objectives, experiments and contribution. - (Read more) |
| Talking to others at conferences http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/conference.txt Tips about how to get past the 'feeling awkward' stage at conferences. - (Read more) |
| Notes on Writing Papers and Theses http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edulertz.htm Writing style tips. Common mistakes and how to avoid them. - (Read more) |
| How to have Your Abstract Rejected http://www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~nipkow/misc/reject.html Funny and to the point advice on creating and submitting abstracts. - (Read more) |
| Writing and Presenting Your Thesis http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/ Advice for every stage of the process. List of general advice, suggestions and invaluable tips. - (Read more) |
| Notes on the Structure of a Scientific Paper http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edupaper.htm Style and content expectations, with examples. - (Read more) |
| Old Dominion University Library Research Tutorials http://www.lib.odu.edu/libassist/tutorials/index.htm Guides and tutorials to finding library materials for college papers and projects. - (Read more) |
| Structured approach to presenting theses http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/art/cperry.html long detailed description of thesis structure - (Read more) |