If you are a professional, deciding whether or not to enroll for a PhD can be difficult. It's hard to know what to expect or what will be expected of you. The time and effort required are not clear. Success is uncertain and it's not clear what the benefits are. Worst of all, you won't really know what a PhD entails until you are in the program. Many professionals start a PhD and only then discover that it is not what they wanted.This book helps you to decide. You will learn what a PhD is, and what it's not. You will get to understand the academic nature of the degree and how that affects the kind of knowledge you will produce in your research. You'll get an idea of what it's like to do a PhD, what the benefits are, and what it takes to succeed. You'll also learn how to make a PhD work for you, as part of a professional career.This book is for any kind of professional, with a practice outside of the university who already has a master's degree. It will help you if you are undecided about the value doing a PhD. The book is practical and gives you guiding questions that help you apply the information to your own circumstances.
