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||[https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>[http://www.tapeworms.uconn.edu Janine Caira]<br> | ||[https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>[http://www.tapeworms.uconn.edu Janine Caira]<br> | ||
|| Formulating good scientific questions | || Formulating good scientific questions | ||
− | || | + | || [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GDOc8phqd1kAh-77flyUDdUlRdXgbVgg Janine and Dan's presentation] |
|| Homework: identify, for next week's discussion, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning | || Homework: identify, for next week's discussion, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning | ||
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk],<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Annette_Evans Annette Evans] | || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk],<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Annette_Evans Annette Evans] | ||
|| Developing as a teacher | || Developing as a teacher | ||
− | || | + | || [http://gcci.uconn.edu/ Graduate Certificate in College Instruction]<br> |
+ | [http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml Learning style quiz]<br> | ||
+ | [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l4eoSeqI-AKs7sWpyVtfc0MLMJnW5vQ7 Annette's presentation on teaching]<br> | ||
+ | [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ICaN9WU7uH6ZDPM4_nOEHpi7jAjshgmb Kurt's teaching tips]<br> | ||
+ | [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tu0Z_xYbVIcqabFdoF0BO3jLQBrU3Xhs Evidence-based teaching/learning practices]<br> | ||
|| Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor | || Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor | ||
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| Oct 1 | | Oct 1 | ||
|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon]<br> | || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon]<br> | ||
+ | [https://elizagrames.github.io/ Eliza Grames]<br> | ||
|| Mentoring | || Mentoring | ||
− | ||[http:// | + | ||[https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7331-570a Managing your advisor]<br> |
+ | [https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/mentoring-plans-a-really-useful-tool-for-pis-and-their-lab-members/ Mentoring plans]<br> | ||
+ | [https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7537-127a Why mentor undergraduates?] (skim)<br> | ||
+ | [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7146/full/447791a.html?foxtrotcallback=true Good mentoring] (optional)<br> | ||
+ | [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1omFzfysIIFVu6pfvloWUQLgmgjUi70Vd Mentoring whiteboard]<br> | ||
|| Homework: track the hours you spend on work this week (for discussion next week) | || Homework: track the hours you spend on work this week (for discussion next week) | ||
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|| [http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn],<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/urban/ Mark Urban]<br> | || [http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn],<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/urban/ Mark Urban]<br> | ||
|| Work-life balance | || Work-life balance | ||
− | || | + | ||[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L91SBSFrXCbU59sX7QgUZNNBvcgP0MFE Jill and Mark's presentation]<br> |
+ | [https://www.thetroutlook.com/latest-updates/work-life-balance-a-grad-students-perspective Grad perspective on balance]<br> | ||
+ | [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07511-w Achieving balance with kids]<br> | ||
|| Homework: come up with three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, before Monday morning | || Homework: come up with three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, before Monday morning | ||
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| Oct 15 | | Oct 15 | ||
− | || [https:// | + | || [https://andrewstillman.weebly.com/ Andrew Stillman], [http://www.rebeccacolby.com Becca Colby]<br>[https://joneslab.uconn.edu/person/henry-frye/ Henry Frye] |
|| Grad panel: TAing, research & anything else you want to talk about! | || Grad panel: TAing, research & anything else you want to talk about! | ||
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| Oct 22 | | Oct 22 | ||
|| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjeffseemann Jeff Seeman]<br> | || [https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjeffseemann Jeff Seeman]<br> | ||
+ | [https://vmilici.weebly.com Val Milici] | ||
|| How does research funding work | || How does research funding work | ||
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Revision as of 20:21, 18 October 2019
EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2019
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 75 min, once a week, to discuss topics related to professional development with a rotating cast of faculty, grad. students, or other EEB-connected people.
Meeting time: Tuesdays 3:45-5
Location: Bamford Room (Torrey 171B)
Course coordinators: Elizabeth Jockusch, Chris Elphick
Grading: Officially, letter grades are assigned in this course; in our minds, it's graded on an S/U basis (but there are significant paperwork hurdles to doing that officially). Regular attendance and participation constitutes satisfactory performance, for which students will earn an 'A'.
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
Date | Presenters | Topic | Resources | Notes |
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Aug 27 | Kent Holsinger | What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? |
Kent's presentation |
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Sept 3 | Carl Schlichting, Elizabeth Jockusch |
University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies | Carl and Elizabeth's presentation | Homework: web site assignment will be distributed; send a link to your draft website to Chris in advance of class |
Sept 10 | Chris Elphick | Communicating your work: web sites | Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 characteristics of good scientific questions | |
Sept 17 | Dan Bolnick, Janine Caira |
Formulating good scientific questions | Janine and Dan's presentation | Homework: identify, for next week's discussion, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning |
Sept 24 | Kurt Schwenk, Annette Evans |
Developing as a teacher | Graduate Certificate in College Instruction Learning style quiz |
Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor |
Oct 1 | Chris Simon |
Mentoring | Managing your advisor Mentoring plans |
Homework: track the hours you spend on work this week (for discussion next week) |
Oct 8 | Jill Wegrzyn, Mark Urban |
Work-life balance | Jill and Mark's presentation |
Homework: come up with three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, before Monday morning |
Oct 15 | Andrew Stillman, Becca Colby Henry Frye |
Grad panel: TAing, research & anything else you want to talk about! | Homework: Conduct a Pivot search (click here) related to your research or internship interests; identify at least 3 grant programs (excluding NSF) where you can apply for funding | |
Oct 22 | Jeff Seeman |
How does research funding work | Homework: come up with three questions for next week's alumni panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning | |
Oct 29 | Sacha Spector, Erin King, |
Alumni panel: Careers outside academia | Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference specific to your discipline | |
Nov 5 | CIndi Jones | Conferences, professional societies and networking | Homework: do all of the following
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Nov 12 | Pam Diggle, Gene Likens |
Research ethics and regulations | UConn RCR training | Identify at least 3 journals relevant to your discipline; look up the impact factor and read the instructions to authors for each of the journals. |
Nov 19 | Robi Bagchi, Sarah Knutie |
Communicating your work: publishing | Homework: Identify a piece of science outreach that has influenced you in some way | |
Nov 26 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | |||
Dec 3 | Margaret Rubega, Dave Wagner |
Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia |
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