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== EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2017 ==
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== EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2018 ==
  
 
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.   
 
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.   
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'''Grading:''' This course is graded on an S/U basis.  Regular attendance and participation will result in a grade of S.
 
'''Grading:''' This course is graded on an S/U basis.  Regular attendance and participation will result in a grade of S.
  
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NOTE THAT SOME PRESENTERS, DATES, ETC. STILL NEED TO BE CONFIRMED (NOTED BELOW)
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NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS STILL BEING FINALIZED - DON'T TRUST ANYTHING IN THE TABLE BELOW ...
  
 
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
 
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
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|| [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/holsinger.html Kent Holsinger]
 
|| [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/holsinger.html Kent Holsinger]
 
|| What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)?   
 
|| What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)?   
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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  
 
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|| [http://algae.eeb.uconn.edu/ Louise Lewis], [http://rubegalab.uconn.edu/hollybrown/ Holly Brown]
 
|| [http://algae.eeb.uconn.edu/ Louise Lewis], [http://rubegalab.uconn.edu/hollybrown/ Holly Brown]
 
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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  
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||[http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Andrew_Bush Andy Bush]
 
||[http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Andrew_Bush Andy Bush]
 
|| Work-life balance  
 
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|| Grad panel: Becca Colby, Lisa Terlova, Jaleigh Pier and Morgan Napier
 
|| Grad panel: Becca Colby, Lisa Terlova, Jaleigh Pier and Morgan Napier
 
|| Courses, committees, TAing, getting started  
 
|| Courses, committees, TAing, getting started  
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|| [http://www.tapeworms.uconn.edu Janine Caira], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk]
 
|| [http://www.tapeworms.uconn.edu Janine Caira], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk]
 
|| Formulating good scientific questions  
 
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|| [http://www.morgantingley.com Morgan Tingley],<br>
 
|| [http://www.morgantingley.com Morgan Tingley],<br>
 
[http://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/ Robi Bagchi]
 
[http://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/ Robi Bagchi]
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon],<br> [http://www.knutielab.com/ Sarah Knutie]
 
|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon],<br> [http://www.knutielab.com/ Sarah Knutie]
 
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|| [http://carlosgarciarobledo.org/UCONN/ Carlos Garcia-Robledo],<br> [http://mesandor.weebly.com/ Manette Sandor]  
 
|| [http://carlosgarciarobledo.org/UCONN/ Carlos Garcia-Robledo],<br> [http://mesandor.weebly.com/ Manette Sandor]  
 
|| How does research funding work  
 
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|| Grad panel: Valerie Milici, Austin Spence, Henry Frye, Katie Taylor & Chris Nadeau  
 
|| Grad panel: Valerie Milici, Austin Spence, Henry Frye, Katie Taylor & Chris Nadeau  
 
|| Getting started in research  
 
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|| Alumni panel:<br>
 
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[http://www.ddcf.org/about-us/staff--advisory-councils/environment-program/sacha-spector/ Sacha Spector],<br>
 
[http://www.ddcf.org/about-us/staff--advisory-councils/environment-program/sacha-spector/ Sacha Spector],<br>
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||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/pamela-diggle/ Pam Diggle], Gene Likens   
 
||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/pamela-diggle/ Pam Diggle], Gene Likens   
 
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|| [http://rubegalab.uconn.edu Margaret Rubega], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/dwagner/ Dave Wagner]  
 
|| [http://rubegalab.uconn.edu Margaret Rubega], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/dwagner/ Dave Wagner]  
 
|| Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia  
 
|| Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia  

Revision as of 20:39, 6 July 2018

EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2018

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.

NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE IS STILL BEING FINALIZED - DON'T TRUST ANYTHING IN THE TABLE BELOW ...

Tentative syllabus (subject to change)

Date Presenters Topic Resources Notes
Aug 28 Kent Holsinger What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? Kent's presentation on career outcomes

EEB graduate employment
Inside Higher Ed Career Advice
The Versatile PhD
UConn Career Services for grads
UConn National Fellowships Office

NSF fellowships
Sept 4 Carl Schlichting, Elizabeth Jockusch University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies

link={{{1}}} Carl and Elizabeth's presentation (ontogenies and resources)

Sept 11 Louise Lewis, Holly Brown Developing as a teacher Louise and Holly's presentation on teaching

Discussion participation rubric
Reading on teaching innovations
Graduate Certificate in College Instruction
Sept 18 Paul Lewis Communicating your work: web sites Pdficon small.gif P. Lewis presentation

 Homework: complete your web site.
Sept 25 Jill Wegrzyn, Andy Bush Work-life balance In defense of downtime

Greedy institutions, overwork, and work-life balance (Sullivan 2013)

Oct 2 Grad panel: Becca Colby, Lisa Terlova, Jaleigh Pier and Morgan Napier Courses, committees, TAing, getting started Panel discussion: come with questions
Oct 9 Janine Caira, Kurt Schwenk Formulating good scientific questions Janine and Kurt's presentation on choosing questions

Kurt and Yaowu's handout on choosing research questions
Alon 2009 on choosing good scientific problems
Schwartz 2008 on the importance of stupidity in research
E. O. Wilson on scientific discovery
Founding of the NSF: text pdf
Good and less good reasons for choosing a question
Oct 16 Morgan Tingley,

Robi Bagchi

Communicating your work: conferences and publishing Getting a speaker award

How to network
How to give a good talk
Guide to Peer Review (British Ecological Society)
Joy of Peer Review
Robi's publishing advice

Oct 23 Chris Simon,
Sarah Knutie 		Mentoring Science Careers: Getting mentoring

Nature: Good mentoring
Why mentor undergraduates?
Managing your advisor
Mentoring discussion
Mentoring plans

Oct 30 Carlos Garcia-Robledo,
Manette Sandor 		How does research funding work Carlos's funding presentation

Funding info from Eric Schultz
EEBedia grants page (needs updating!)

Nov 6 Grad panel: Valerie Milici, Austin Spence, Henry Frye, Katie Taylor & Chris Nadeau Getting started in research Panel discussion: come with questions
Nov 13 Alumni panel:

Sacha Spector,
Erin King,
Christine Buckley,
Brian Branciforte ...

Careers outside academia Ecological careers at NGOs Panel discussion: come with questions
Nov 20 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Nov 27 Pam Diggle, Gene Likens Research ethics and regulations Nature Editorial on research misconduct

Biological Conservation Editorial on coauthorship
Pdficon small.gifPam on research ethics
UConn RCR training

Dec 4 Margaret Rubega, Dave Wagner Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia NSF letter on broader impacts

NSF web site on broader impacts
How Broad Are Our Broader Impacts? An Analysis
How The Culture of Science Engagement is Evolving (Read Exec Summary and 1st four pages of Intro)
Pdficon small.gif D Wagner presentation

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

Advice for new graduate students

Advice on a range of topics from Science magazine

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