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== EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2021 ==
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== EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2022 ==
  
 
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.   
 
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.   
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|| [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick],<br>
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|| [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick]   
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[http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch]   
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|| University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies   
 
|| University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies   
 
|| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZdu9NMYFFn5qIVk4WhKchJ4bXlq1lV2/view?usp=sharing Elizabeth's presentation-Resources]<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Compliance_intro_2021.pdf Chris's presentation-Compliance]
 
|| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZdu9NMYFFn5qIVk4WhKchJ4bXlq1lV2/view?usp=sharing Elizabeth's presentation-Resources]<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/File:Compliance_intro_2021.pdf Chris's presentation-Compliance]
 
||Homework: (1) Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor. <br> (2) Advance notice: build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on 21st Sept. Paul  Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/da/EEB-5100-web-site-homework.pdf}}.  
 
||Homework: (1) Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor. <br> (2) Advance notice: build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on 21st Sept. Paul  Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/da/EEB-5100-web-site-homework.pdf}}.  
 
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon],<br> [https://www.knutielab.com Sarah Knutie]
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|| ,<br> [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch]
 
||  Mentoring
 
||  Mentoring
 
|| [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7146/full/447791a.html Good mentoring (from Nature)]<br>
 
|| [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7146/full/447791a.html Good mentoring (from Nature)]<br>
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|| Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 characteristics of good scientific questions
 
|| Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 characteristics of good scientific questions
 
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|| [https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>[https://monkeyflower.uconn.edu Yaowu Yuan]
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|| ''[https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>[https://monkeyflower.uconn.edu Yaowu Yuan]''
 
|| Formulating good scientific questions
 
|| Formulating good scientific questions
 
|| Alon 2009 on [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276509006418 choosing good scientific problems]<br>
 
|| Alon 2009 on [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276509006418 choosing good scientific problems]<br>
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|| Homework: Build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on 21st Sept. Paul  Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/da/EEB-5100-web-site-homework.pdf}}.
 
|| Homework: Build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on 21st Sept. Paul  Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/d/da/EEB-5100-web-site-homework.pdf}}.
 
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|| [https://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis]
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|| ''[https://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis]''
 
|| Communicating your work: web sites
 
|| Communicating your work: web sites
 
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||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], [https://algae.eeb.uconn.edu Louise Lewis],<br>[https://vmilici.weebly.com/ Val Milici]
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||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk], ''[https://algae.eeb.uconn.edu Louise Lewis],<br>TBD''
 
||  Developing as a teacher
 
||  Developing as a teacher
 
|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/0/0b/Dr.SchwenkTeachingtTips.pdf  Kurt's tips on learning]<br>
 
|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/0/0b/Dr.SchwenkTeachingtTips.pdf  Kurt's tips on learning]<br>
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|| Homework: come up with three questions for next week's alumni panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
 
|| Homework: come up with three questions for next week's alumni panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
 
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|| [https://llnf.org/staff Sarah Bois],<br> Erin King,<br> [http://www.skogenlab.org/ Krissa Skogen], <br> [https://www.ddcf.org/who-we-are/our-people/staff/sacha-spector-ph.d/ Sacha Spector]
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|| ''[https://llnf.org/staff Sarah Bois],<br> Erin King,<br> [http://www.skogenlab.org/ Krissa Skogen], <br> [https://www.ddcf.org/who-we-are/our-people/staff/sacha-spector-ph.d/ Sacha Spector]''
 
|| Alumni panel: Careers outside academia  
 
|| Alumni panel: Careers outside academia  
 
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||Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference or professional society specific to your discipline
 
||Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference or professional society specific to your discipline
 
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|| [https://joneslab.uconn.edu Cindi Jones],<br>[http://carlosgarciarobledo.org Carlos Garcia-Robledo]
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/urban/ Mark Urban],<br>[https://www.knutielab.com/ Sarah Knutie]
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|| Funding your research
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|| Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
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|| ''[http://carlosgarciarobledo.org Carlos Garcia-Robledo],<br>TBD''
 
|| Conferences and professional societies
 
|| Conferences and professional societies
 
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|| Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
 
|| Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
 
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|| Grads TBA
 
|| Grads TBA
 
|| 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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|| 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>
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|| ''[http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn],<br>[https://finiguerra.eeb.uconn.edu/ Michael Finiguerra]''
 
|| Work-life balance  
 
|| Work-life balance  
 
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|| Identify at least 2 journals relevant to your discipline; look up the impact factor, read the instructions to authors for each of the journals, and figure out the cost of publishing in each.  Also identify at least 2 grants you could apply for.
 
|| Identify at least 2 journals relevant to your discipline; look up the impact factor, read the instructions to authors for each of the journals, and figure out the cost of publishing in each.  Also identify at least 2 grants you could apply for.
 
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|| ''[https://bryology.uconn.edu Bernard Goffinet], [https://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/ Robi Bagchi]<br>''
 
|| Writing and Publishing
 
|| Writing and Publishing
 
|| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Wm-o8V38q6Ukooead1W0TPU04xqH95Q/view?usp=sharing Bernard and Liz's slides]<br>
 
|| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Wm-o8V38q6Ukooead1W0TPU04xqH95Q/view?usp=sharing Bernard and Liz's slides]<br>
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|| Homework: Read Lopes et al. (2018) (linked below); fill out google form, and identify a piece of science outreach that has influenced you in some way
 
|| Homework: Read Lopes et al. (2018) (linked below); fill out google form, and identify a piece of science outreach that has influenced you in some way
 
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||''[http://rubegalab.uconn.edu Margaret Rubega],<br> [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/dwagner/ Dave Wagner]''
 
|| Outreach and communication outside academia  
 
|| Outreach and communication outside academia  
 
|| [https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000061 Lopes et al. 2018]<br>
 
|| [https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000061 Lopes et al. 2018]<br>
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*Read [https://policy.uconn.edu/2011/05/17/employee-code-of-conduct/ UConn's code of conduct], especially the Research Principles section
 
*Read [https://policy.uconn.edu/2011/05/17/employee-code-of-conduct/ UConn's code of conduct], especially the Research Principles section
 
*Look up the code of conduct for one professional society, meeting or academic institution of your choice
 
*Look up the code of conduct for one professional society, meeting or academic institution of your choice
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/pamela-diggle/ Pam Diggle],<br>[https://www.caryinstitute.org/science-program/our-scientists/dr-gene-e-likens Gene Likens ](watch the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNG7g0eY2KM here])  
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|| ''[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/pamela-diggle/ Pam Diggle],<br>[https://www.caryinstitute.org/science-program/our-scientists/dr-gene-e-likens Gene Likens ](watch the video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNG7g0eY2KM here])''
 
||  Scientific ethics
 
||  Scientific ethics
 
||  [https://ovpr.uconn.edu/services/rics/responsible-conduct-of-research/ UConn RCR training]<br>
 
||  [https://ovpr.uconn.edu/services/rics/responsible-conduct-of-research/ UConn RCR training]<br>
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And, either [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00287-y this] or [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/spider-biologist-denies-suspicions-widespread-data-fraud-his-animal-personality this]<br>
 
And, either [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00287-y this] or [https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/01/spider-biologist-denies-suspicions-widespread-data-fraud-his-animal-personality this]<br>
 
Updated post on [http://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2021/05/17-months.html?m=1 spider case]
 
Updated post on [http://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2021/05/17-months.html?m=1 spider case]
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Revision as of 21:30, 23 August 2022

EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2022

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: TBD

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
Aug. 30 Chris Elphick University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies Elizabeth's presentation-Resources
Chris's presentation-Compliance 		Homework: (1) Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor.
(2) Advance notice: build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on 21st Sept. Paul Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started Pdficon small.gif.
Sept 6 ,
Elizabeth Jockusch 		Mentoring Good mentoring (from Nature)

Getting mentoring (from Science)
Megan Duffy's mentoring plan outline (from Dynamic Ecology)

Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 characteristics of good scientific questions
Sept 13 Dan Bolnick,
Yaowu Yuan 		Formulating good scientific questions Alon 2009 on choosing good scientific problems

Schwartz 2008 on the importance of stupidity in research
Founding of the NSF: text pdf
Good and less good reasons for choosing a question
Dan's blog posts on finding inspiration and fads
Predictability of transformative research
100 Questions in Ecology

Homework: Build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on 21st Sept. Paul Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started Pdficon small.gif.
Sept 20 Paul Lewis Communicating your work: web sites Homework: identify, for next week's discussion, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning
Sept 27 Kurt Schwenk, Louise Lewis,
TBD 		Developing as a teacher Kurt's tips on learning

Tips on engaging students
Tips on how to learn
Benefits of Active learning for inclusivity
Field courses narrow achievement gaps
Specimen-based research courses
Graduate Certificate in College Instruction

 Homework: come up with three questions for next week's alumni panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
Oct 4 Sarah Bois,
Erin King,
Krissa Skogen,
Sacha Spector 		Alumni panel: Careers outside academia Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference or professional society specific to your discipline
Oct 11 Mark Urban,
Sarah Knutie 		Funding your research Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
Oct 18 Carlos Garcia-Robledo,
TBD 		Conferences and professional societies Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
Oct 25 Grads TBA Grad panel: TAing, research & anything else you want to talk about! Homework: track the hours you spend on work this week (for discussion next week)
Nov 1 Jill Wegrzyn,
Michael Finiguerra 		Work-life balance

Jill and Mark's slides
10 simples rules for balance
Grad perspective on balance
Achieving balance with kids

 Identify at least 2 journals relevant to your discipline; look up the impact factor, read the instructions to authors for each of the journals, and figure out the cost of publishing in each. Also identify at least 2 grants you could apply for.
Nov 8 Bernard Goffinet, Robi Bagchi
 		Writing and Publishing Bernard and Liz's slides

The Writing Workshop
highly recommended by Liz!
Guide to Peer Review (British Ecological Society)

Homework: Read Lopes et al. (2018) (linked below); fill out google form, and identify a piece of science outreach that has influenced you in some way
Nov 15 Margaret Rubega,
Dave Wagner 		Outreach and communication outside academia Lopes et al. 2018

Lupia 2013

 Homework: do all of the following
  • Identify an ethical dilemma you have faced during work/school that you are comfortable sharing with the class
  • Read UConn's code of conduct, especially the Research Principles section
  • Look up the code of conduct for one professional society, meeting or academic institution of your choice
Nov 22 THANKSGIVING BREAK Homework: Bake a pie!
Nov 29 Pam Diggle,
Gene Likens (watch the video here) 		Scientific ethics UConn RCR training

Read this blog post
And, either this or this
Updated post on spider case

Dec 6 Kent Holsinger Long-term goals

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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