1. INS2 PhD Research Summary

2. HOW TO ...

Here are some collected papers, essays, random tips and checklists about how to do research. Feel free to add/improve/comment.

Do a PhD

• What skills do you need to develop to get a PhD? (by Lynda, Jacco and Lloyd)
• The Researcher's Bible (by Alan Bundy et al.)
• How to Guides (by Alan Bundy)
• Writing a PhD proposal (for submitting to the Knowledge Media Institute)
• From PostGrad to Professional (by Sam Lubbe)
• How to Do Research collections by Silvia Miksch and Enrico Bertini

Find Literature

• Tutorial on finding information (by CWI)

Write Publication

• Effective writing in a Nutshell (from San Fransisco Edit by Lynda)
  • Focusing on central message
  • 10 steps to writing an effective abstract
  • 8 steps to develop an effective abstract
  • 12 steps to develop your first draft
• Checklist for writing a scientific paper (by Jacco et al.)
• Writing research publications (by Jacco et al)
• Effective poster design examples (from UIST 2003)
• Structure of a Thesis Tekststructuren.pdf
• Guidelines from SIGCHI (including how to make a successful video)
• Guidelines from SIGGRAPH
• "This Is Not An Article" by Carsten Sorensen (online)

Review Publication

• Reviewing a Paper (by Hugh Davis)
• A Guide for New Referees in Theoretical Computer Science, Ian Parberry.
• The Task of the Referee, Alan Jay Smith.

Participate in Conference

• How to get the most out of conferences (by Scott Berkun)
• Guidelines for Participation in Conference Organization (For long after your PhD)

Avoid English Errors

• List of handy English words that often occur in papers (by Joost)
• Common english errors

Zen

• Condensed Time Management Course (by Lynda Hardman)
• Bloom's learning skill's taxonomy

Funny, but still useful

• "Lord of the Rings" as an allegory for a PhD thesis
• Delaying Higher Degree Completion (by Diana Bental et al)
• How (Not) To Write A Scientific Paper (by Robert Schulman)
• A Nose Gesture Interface Device: Extending Virtual Realities (by Henry et al., UIST 91)