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Saving the Earth as a Career Advice on Becoming a Conservation Professional

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

07.03.2016

Verlag

Wiley

Seitenzahl

224

Maße (L/B/H)

22.9/15.2/1.3 cm

Gewicht

299 g

Auflage

2nd edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-18479-9

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

07.03.2016

Verlag

Wiley

Seitenzahl

224

Maße (L/B/H)

22.9/15.2/1.3 cm

Gewicht

299 g

Auflage

2nd edition

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-18479-9

Herstelleradresse

Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Saving the Earth as a Career

  • Preface ix

    Preface to the second edition xi

    Read this road map before you begin xiii

    1 Is this the right career for you? 1

    What is a conservation professional? 1

    Conservation contributors 3

    Diverse compensations 6

    Location, location, location 8

    Your image 10

    Talk and experience 11

    2 Establishing an undergraduate foundation 14

    Universities and degrees 14

    Course work 15

    Course performance 17

    Experiences outside the classroom 18

    References 24

    Standardized tests 25

    Changing course 26

    Switching careers 27

    Next steps 28

    3 Selecting an educational program 30

    The key elements: University, topic, degree, and advisor 30

    When to begin? 37

    Some scenarios 37

    4 Applying for admission 46

    Making contact 46

    Personal essay or letter 49

    Initial conversations 50

    Application mechanics 50

    References 51

    Visiting 52

    First impressions 54

    Interviewing a prospective advisor 55

    Interviewing other students 58

    Interviewing other faculty 60

    Making a decision 60

    5 Designing a program of study 62

    Your goal 62

    A project 64

    Course work 65

    A balancing act 65

    Teaching 67

    Internships 68

    Comprehensive exam 69

    Investing in your department and yourself 70

    Extracurricular activities 73

    Communicating with your advisor 75

    An advisory committee 77

    When things go very wrong 79

    A final word on work styles 82

    6 Designing and executing a project 84

    Selecting a topic 84

    Setting realistic expectations 85

    Framing the problem 87

    Writing and presenting a proposal 92

    Executing a project 98

    Non-completion 111

    Writing a thesis or final report 112

    Final defense 114

    7 Attending conferences and making presentations 116

    Which to attend? 116

    Conference information 120

    Attending talks and other sessions 121

    Networking 122

    Professional-society activities 124

    Presentations 126

    8 Writing papers 138

    A thesis versus a collection of papers 139

    Writing a professional paper 141

    Authorship 148

    Selecting a journal for your paper 149

    Submitting a paper to a journal 152

    Your paper comes back from the journal 152

    Other kinds of publications 158

    9 Finding a job 162

    What to seek 162

    How to search 165

    When to apply 167

    How to apply 170

    Accepting a job 176

    10 Making a difference 179

    Savior syndrome 179

    Compassion fatigue: The flip side of the savior syndrome 183

    Making a difference as a student 184

    Making a difference as a conservation professional 188

    Life style 193

    Conservation ethics 194

    Index 199