Authoring a PhD Resources

On this page you can find resources from a number of the workshops in the Authoring a PhD and Developing as a Researcher course, including PowerPoint presentations and handouts. There are also resources from other TLC-organised workshops for PhD students.

Workshop	Resources
Doing Creative and Original Research	Presentation (PowerPoint) Checklist for being more creative (Word document) Creativity puzzles (Word document) Fantasy abstract exercise (Word document) Whack pack cards exercise (Word document)
Managing your Supervisor(s)	Working on the relationship with your supervisor (pdf) Expectations in supervision (pdf)
Macro-structure of the Thesis	Presentation (PowerPoint) Preparatory work (Word document)
Developing as an Academic Writer	Presentation (PowerPoint) Marina Benjamin's writing style tips (Word document) Top seven style checks (Dunleavy) (Word document) Top ten questions about chapter beginnings (Dunleavy) (Word document) Top seven questions about chapter endings (Dunleavy) (Word document)
Communicating about your Research	Presentation (PowerPoint) Writing an effective research summary or profile (Word) Websites for PhD students (Word)
Writing Papers and Going to Conferences	Presentation (PowerPoint) Oral presentation skills (Word document)
Presentation skills	Presentation (PowerPoint) Oral presentation skills (Word document) Presenting with PowerPoint (pdf)
Thesis Endgame	Presentation (PowerPoint) Resources for students nearing submission of a PhD thesis (Word) Timeline to PhD submission (Word) Top ten questions about thesis title (Word) Top ten questions about thesis abstract (Word)
Publishing your Thesis as a Book or Journal Articles	Presentation (PowerPoint)
Preparing for and Handling the Viva	Presentation (PowerPoint) Top ten viva questions (Word) Viva advice from a recent LSE PhD graduate (PowerPoint)
Exploring Career Options (non-academic)	Presentation (PowerPoint)
Project Management for your PhD	Psychological issues in managing your PhD (PowerPoint)

Below are some resources from other workshops for PhD students organised by TLC:

Workshop	Resources
Effective poster presentations	Poster Design Tips (Centre for Learning Technology)
Relax about writing	A few tips to help you relax about writing (pdf)
Setting up departmental projects	Presentation (PowerPoint) Overview (Word)
Preparing for fieldwork	Tips on preparing for fieldwork (pdf)
Managing the return from fieldwork	Suggestions and questions on returning from fieldwork (pdf)