Achieving Your Professional Doctorate

What is the difference between a professional doctorate and a PhD?. How would a professional doctorate help my career?. When and where can I start?. . If these are the questions you have been asking, then help is at hand. This comprehensive text is designed to meet the needs of professional doctorate students from diverse subject disciplines. It contains analysis of the issues that may be encountered when developing research in a professional practice setting as well as outlining the process of doctoral study for professionals.

. . Practical activities and exercises are used throughout to help students plan the professional doctorate journey. Snippets from actual student experiences as well as case studies are used to illustrate the rewards and challenges of professional doctorate study.

. . The text also draws on the authors experience of leading a professional doctorate programme and supervising professional doctorate and PhD students. In particular, it explores: . . The origins and characteristics of professional doctorates. Expectations of professional doctorate study. Advanced study skills; managing time, good writing style, personal and professional development planning. Balancing the roles of professional practitioner and researcher. Leading research in professional practice. The ethics of practitioner research. Tips for successful writing and completion of studies. Career options following completion of a professional doctorate. . "Achieving Your Professional Doctorate" is key reading for professional doctorate students as well as PhD, DPhil, MRes and other masters students who may be considering current or future study options.