Preface Part I: Being a Postgraduate Student 1 Getting Started as a Postgraduate 2 Being in a Foreign Land: Cultural Adaptation Part II: Basic Survival Skills 3 Time Management, Getting Organised 4 Managing Information Collected 5 Reading: A Complex Skill Part III: Perils and Pitfalls 6 Plagiarism and Paraphrasing 7 Referencing: The Importance of Acknowledgement< Part IV: Standing on the Shoulders of Others: Doing Research 8 The Research Process Part V: What about me? Criticising and Analysing 9 Critical Thinking Part VI: Putting Pen to Paper: Writing for Assessment 10 Writing Style and Language 11 Writing Critical Reviews: A Step-by-Step Guide 12 Writing a Report 13 Preparing for the Research Essay 14 Writing a Research Essay 15 Writing a Literature Review 16 The Final Polish: Editing and Proofreading Part VII: Being Heard: Speaking for Assessment 17 Participating in and Giving a Tutorial 18 Delivering a Presentation 19 Speaking to your Supervisor or Lecturer 20 Groupwork as a Form of Assessment Part VIII: Want to Go Further? 21 Writing a Research Proposal 22 What Next? Completing a PhD.