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|| [http://plasticity.uconn.edu Carl Schlichting], [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch] | || [http://plasticity.uconn.edu Carl Schlichting], [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch] | ||
|| University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies | || University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies | ||
− | || NEEDS UPDATE {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/DepartmentalResources_Links.pdf}} Departmental and University Resources <br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/UniversityResources.pdf}} University Resources II <br>|| | + | || NEEDS UPDATE {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/DepartmentalResources_Links.pdf}} Departmental and University Resources <br>{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/UniversityResources.pdf}} University Resources II <br> |
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|| [http://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis] | || [http://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis] | ||
|| Communicating your work: web sites | || Communicating your work: web sites | ||
− | || {{pdf|https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw1_jRNQdA8uX1d0aTQyaFhyWG8/view}} P. Lewis presentation<br><br> || | + | || {{pdf|https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw1_jRNQdA8uX1d0aTQyaFhyWG8/view}} P. Lewis presentation<br><br> |
+ | || Homework: complete your web site. | ||
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{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/TA_Assignments.pdf}} How TA assignments work | {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/TA_Assignments.pdf}} How TA assignments work | ||
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− | ||NEEDS UPDATE | + | ||NEEDS UPDATE [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/eschultz/ Eric Schultz], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/willig/ Mike Willig] |
+ | || How does research funding work | ||
+ | || {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/dd/Schultz_funding_presentation.pdf}}Schultz funding presentation <br> | ||
+ | {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/WilligFundingPresentation.pdf}} Willig funding presentation | ||
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− | || NEEDS UPDATE[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/ | + | ||NEEDS UPDATE [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/pamela-diggle/ Pam Diggle], [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu Chris Elphick] |
+ | || Research ethics and regulations | ||
+ | || Nature Editorial on [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/466438a.html research misconduct]<br> | ||
+ | Biological Conservation Editorial on [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320714002304 coauthorship]<br> | ||
+ | {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/ResponsibleResearchConduct.pdf}}Pam on research ethics<br> | ||
+ | {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/conservbiol/unrestricted/Compliance_overview.pdf}}Chris on compliance & regulations<br> | ||
+ | [http://grad.uconn.edu/current-students/a-scholars-life/rcr/ UConn RCR training] | ||
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Revision as of 14:18, 16 August 2017
EEB 5894 Section 003 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2017
This 1 credit seminar course is intended to provide orientation information to incoming EEB graduate students, although it is open to other students; we strongly advise new students to take it. The course will meet for about an hour a week, with 2-3 faculty or a small panel of other EEB-connected people discussing a given topic each week.
Meeting time: Tuesdays 3:45-5
Location: Bamford Room (Torrey 171B)
Course coordinators: Elizabeth Jockusch, Chris Elphick
Grading: This course is graded on an S/U basis. Regular attendance and participation will result in a grade of S.
INFORMATION BELOW STILL REQUIRES UPDATING FOR THE UPCOMING SEMESTER
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
Date | Presenters | Topic | Resources | Notes |
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Aug 29 | Kent Holsinger, Chris Elphick | What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? | NEEDS UPDATEGraduate Certificate in College Instruction Employment Data GradHacker - A blog with advice on graduate school and beyond Grad Traps: Traps to avoid in graduate school, written by a philosopher, but the advice is good for everyone |
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Sept 5 | Carl Schlichting, Elizabeth Jockusch | University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies | NEEDS UPDATE Departmental and University Resources University Resources II |
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Sept 12 | Paul Lewis | Communicating your work: web sites | P. Lewis presentation |
Homework: complete your web site. |
Sept 19 | Louise Lewis and Holly Brown | Developing as a teacher | NEEDS UPDATE Reading on teaching innovations is here | (also discuss how TA assignments work) |
Sept 26 | CONFIRMJill Wegrzyn, Andy Bush | Work-life balance | NEEDS UPDATE Notes and links | |
Oct 3 | NEEDS UPDATE Grad panel: | Courses, committees, getting started | Panel discussion | |
Oct 10 | NEEDS UPDATE Eric Schultz, Mike Willig | How does research funding work | Schultz funding presentation |
need to address both NSF/NIH and other agency/foundation sources, cover OSP etc.
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Oct 17 | NEEDS UPDATE Mark Urban, Louise Lewis | Communicating your work: how does publishing work | Louise and Mark on publishing Guide to Peer Review (British Ecological Society) |
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Oct 24 | NEEDS UPDATE Morgan Tingley | Communicating your work: talks, conferences, and networking | Getting a speaker award |
Homework: get set up to edit in eebedia or Aurora |
Oct 31 | NEEDS UPDATE Yaowu Yuan, Janine Caira | Formulating good scientific questions | Alon 2009 on choosing good scientific problems E. O. Wilson on scientific discovery Janine and Yaowu on good questions |
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Nov 7 | NEEDS UPDATE Margaret Rubega, Dave Wagner | Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia | How Broad Are Our Broader Impacts? An Analysis How The Culture of Science Engagement is Evolving |
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Nov 14 | NEEDS UPDATE Bernard Goffinet, Kurt Schwenk | What is a dissertation/thesis? | NSF fellowships | |
Nov 21 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |||
Nov 28 | NEEDS UPDATE Pam Diggle, Chris Elphick | Research ethics and regulations | Nature Editorial on research misconduct Biological Conservation Editorial on coauthorship |
NSF ethics training/IACUC/IRB/EH&S/BAUR/other lab safety/etc
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Dec 5 | NEEDS UPDATE Grad/postdoc panel: Kerri Mocko, Matthew Aiello-Lammens, Diego Sustaita, Laura Cisneros | Lessons I learned the hard way | Panel discussion | |
Useful readings:
Some modest advice for graduate students: Steve Stearns and Ray Huey
The full exchange is on Ray Huey's page: http://faculty.washington.edu/hueyrb/prospective.php
Stephen Stearns's later reflections: http://stearnslab.yale.edu/designs-learning
Nature editorial on life outside of academia
Nature perspective on choosing alternative careers