From Postgraduate to Social Scientist

Nigel Gilbert is Professor of Sociology at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England. He is the author or editor of 34 books and many academic papers and was the founding editor of the Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. His current research focuses on the application of agent-based models to understanding social and economic phenomena, especially the emergence of norms, culture, and innovation. He obtained a doctorate in the sociology of scientific knowledge in 1974 from the University of Cambridge and has subsequently taught at the universities of York and Surrey in England. He is one of the pioneers in the field of social simulation and is past president of the European Social Simulation Association. He is a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences and of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

This book offers a view of how students can applie their learning in research for both academic and practice work. Student will be recomened to read this book fior their development in the subject.

• Becoming a Social Scientist - Nigel GilbertReviewing Existing Research - Annette Boaz with Adrienne SidfordUsing the Internet - Nina Wakeford, Kate Orton-Johnson and Katrina JungnickelResearch Ethics - Mark IsraelDeveloping and Writing a Research Proposal - Keith Punch with Wayne McGowanProject Management - Linda McKie and Jonathan Tritter with Nancy LombardIntellectual Property - Alison FirthWriting Dissertations, Theses and Reports - Nigel Fielding with Jonathan AllenCommunicating with Other Audiences - Rowena MurrayThose Who Can...? Teaching as a Postgraduate - David Mills with Lucy AtkinsonWhat Next? Career Paths - Jeannette Holt