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Gordon Rugg is a former timberyard worker and English lecturer turned field archaeologist. His PhD was in Psychology, on attitude theory; he then worked in Artificial Intelligence, moving from there to information retrieval and then software engineering for safety-critical systems. His current research includes a collaboration with a NASA researcher looking for life on other planets, and research into ancient technologies.

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Syndromes and permutations

By Jennifer Skillen, Gordon Rugg and Sue Gerrard

Some diagnoses are clear and simple, and give you a crisp either/or categorisation; either the case in question has a positive diagnosis, or it doesn’t. Diagnosis involves identification of the cause of a problem; this may occur in medicine, or in mechanical fault finding, or in other fields. This article focuses on medicine, but the concepts involve

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	The Unwritten Rules of Ph.D. Research by Gordon Rugg, Marian Petre 4.08 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2004 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blind Spot: Why We Fail to See the Solution Right in Front of Us by Gordon Rugg, Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gentle Guide to Research Methods by Gordon Rugg, Marian Petre 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Using Statistics: A Gentle Introduction: A Gentle Guide 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stress-Free Guide to Studying at University (SAGE Study Skills Series) by Gordon Rugg, Sue Gerrard, Susie Hooper it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research by Marian Petre, Gordon Rugg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unwritten Rules of PhD Research, 2nd ed. by Marian Petre, Gordon Rugg 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The supervisory relationship is a two-way one; you are supposed to be actively learning, not passively waiting to be told all the answers.”
― Gordon Rugg, The Unwritten Rules of Ph.D. Research

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“Three particularly useful starting points are: The writers of particularly relevant papers People you saw or met at a conference who had pertinent and interesting things to say People recommended by someone reliable (e.g. your supervisor, or a member of your informal committee)”
― Gordon Rugg, The Unwritten Rules of Ph.D. Research

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“If the researcher does reply to your message, be sure to send a thank-you message immediately. If you have a good summary of your research, or of a piece of it, then you might attach it to the follow-up message.”
― Gordon Rugg, The Unwritten Rules of Ph.D. Research

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