Doing a Research Degree
This section provides an overview of some of the supports and activities available to you when you do your research in the Department.
Facilities
The department provides research postgraduate students with generous computing and research facilities, including office space.
Blackboard
The department has a very comprehensive Blackboard site for its postgraduate students. Currently registered UCC students may enrol for this module on Blackboard. The module is titled “Postgraduate Research in Management and Marketing”.
Postgraduate Training
A set of generic modules for postgraduate training are available for credit or audit to first year students taking Doctoral or Masters Degrees by Research at University College Cork. Follow this link for details. http://www.ucc.ie/calendar/postgraduate/Doctor/page008.html
Useful links:
Researchcareersireland.com www.researchcareersireland.com
The portal offers up-to-date information and assistance to researchers undertaking research positions in Ireland.
UK GRAD Programme http://www.vitae.ac.uk
The UK GRAD Programme is committed to working with universities, supervisors and other national organisations to support doctoral researchers in developing the skills they need to complete their research projects and manage their careers. This website is very comprehensive and a valuable portal for researchers.
Social Science Research Network http://www.ssrn.com/
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
