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== EEB 5894 Section 003 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2014 ==
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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 an hour a week, with 2-3 faculty present each week to discuss a given topic. This is a new course and we seek input on what topics we should include.
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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
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'''Meeting time:''' Tuesdays 3:45-5
  
'''Location:''' Bamford Room (Torrey 171B)  
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'''Location:''' Bamford Conference Room (TLS 171B)
  
 
'''Course coordinators:''' [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch], [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick]
 
'''Course coordinators:''' [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch], [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick]
  
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
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'''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'. 
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Tentative syllabus (subject to change); note too that the resources present are from last year - when appropriate we will update them when each week's session happens
  
 
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| Aug 26|| [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/holsinger.html Kent Holsinger], [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch] || What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)? ||[http://gcci.uconn.edu/certificate-overview/ Graduate Certificate in College Instruction]<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/bb/EmploymentData.pdf Employment Data]<br />[https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker GradHacker - A blog with advice on graduate school and beyond]<br />[http://dailynous.com/2014/08/21/grad-traps-guest-post-by-daniel-silvermint/ Grad Traps: Traps to avoid in graduate school, written by a philosopher, but the advice is good for everyone]|| Relate to strategies for different career paths
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| Aug. 30
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|| [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick]
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|| University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies  
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/4/48/EEB5100_F2022_intro_to_EEB.pdf Compliance & Resources slides]
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||Homework: Build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on next week. Paul Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/3/30/Website_Homework_2022.pdf}}.
 
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| Sept 2||[http://bryology.uconn.edu Bernard Goffinet], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk]  || What is a dissertation/thesis? || [http://www.nsfgrfp.org NSF fellowships]||
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| Sept 6
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|| [https://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis]
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|| Communicating your work: web sites
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|| Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 characteristics of good scientific questions
 
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| Sept 9||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/yuan/index.html Yaowu Yuan], [http://www.tapeworms.uconn.edu Janine Caira] || Formulating good scientific questions ||Alon 2009 on [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276509006418 choosing good scientific problems]<br> E. O. Wilson on [http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/1998/1/scientists-scholars-knaves-and-fools scientific discovery] <br> {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/EEB6485/GoodResearchQuestions.pdf}}Janine and Yaowu on good questions||
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| Sept 13
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|| [https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>[https://monkeyflower.uconn.edu Yaowu Yuan]
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|| Formulating good scientific questions
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|| Alon 2009 on [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276509006418 choosing good scientific problems]<br>
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[http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jcs.033340 Schwartz 2008] on the importance of stupidity in research<br>
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Founding of the NSF: [https://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/nsf50/vbush1945.htm text] [https://archive.org/details/scienceendlessfr00unit pdf]<br>
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[https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/advice-good-reasons-for-choosing-a-research-project-plus-some-bad-ones/ Good] and [https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/advice-weak-reasons-for-choosing-a-research-project/ less] good reasons for choosing a question<br>
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Dan's blog posts on [https://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2019/09/inspiration.html finding inspiration] and [https://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2019/09/fads.html fads]<br>
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.012 Predictability of transformative research]<br>
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12025 100 Questions in Ecology]
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|| Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor.
 
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| Sept 16|| [http://plasticity.uconn.edu Carl Schlichting]  || University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies || ||
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| Sept 20
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|| <br> [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch]<br>[https://fishlab.eeb.uconn.edu/people/eric-schultz-3/ Eric Schultz]
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|| Mentoring
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|| [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7146/full/447791a.html Good mentoring (from Nature)]<br>
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[http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2014/01/getting-mentoring-you-need Getting mentoring (from Science)]<br>
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[https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/mentoring-plans-a-really-useful-tool-for-pis-and-their-lab-members/ Megan Duffy's mentoring plan outline (from Dynamic Ecology)]
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||Homework: identify, for next week's discussion, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning
 
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| Sept 23||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebwww/people/pamela-diggle/ Pam Diggle], [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu Chris Elphick] || Research ethics and regulations ||   || NSF ethics training/IACUC/IRB/EH&S/BAUR/other lab safety/etc
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| Sept 27
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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://www.instagram.com/n_v_g_/?hl=en Nick Van Gilder]
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|| Developing as a teacher
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/0/0b/Dr.SchwenkTeachingtTips.pdf  Kurt's tips on learning]<br>
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[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/b/bd/Harry%27sTeachingEngagement.pdf Tips on engaging students]<br>
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[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/3/3c/HowBestToLearn.pdf Tips on how to learn]<br>
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.16-12-0344 Benefits of Active learning for inclusivity]<br>
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6300 Field courses narrow achievement gaps]<br>
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa004 Specimen-based research courses]<br>
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[http://gcci.uconn.edu/ Graduate Certificate in College Instruction]<br>
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|| Homework: come up with three questions for next week's alumni panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
 
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| Sept 30 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/eschultz/ Eric Schultz], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/willig/ Mike Willig] || How does research funding work || || need to address both NSF/NIH and other agency/foundation sources, cover OSP etc.
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| Oct 4
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|| [https://llnf.org/staff Sarah Bois],<br> Erin King,<br> [http://www.skogenlab.org/ Krissa Skogen]
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|| Alumni panel: Careers outside academia
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||Homework: Identify at least 3 places outside of UConn where you could apply to get funding that would support your planned research. ([http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Funding_Sources This list] might be a good place to start, but notice that it is out of date.) For each, determine the due date, how much money you can ask for, and look over the grant requirements.
 
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| Oct 7 || Grad panel-Jessie Rack, Lily Lewis + ?? || How to fund your graduate work || || Panel discussion (NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS .....)
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| Oct 11
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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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[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p8YoqpXJy93Ilf4h0R15_9mjAvNf2LRZ/view?usp=sharing Mark's slides]<br>
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[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qpns63eKEmDGURq9dOY201oAqI4zhZ9h/view?usp=sharing Sarah's slides]<br>
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[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Funding_Sources Grad-compiled funding page]<br>
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[https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/grants/Pivot Pivot] searchable database of funding opportunities
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|| Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference or professional society specific to your discipline
 
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| Oct 14|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/urban/ Mark Urban], [http://algae.eeb.uconn.edu Louise Lewis] || Communicating your work: how does publishing work || ||
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| Oct 18
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|| [http://carlosgarciarobledo.org Carlos Garcia-Robledo]
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|| Conferences and professional societies
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|| Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, by Monday morning
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| Oct 25
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|| Grads TBA
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|| 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)
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| Nov 1
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|| [http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn],<br>[https://finiguerra.eeb.uconn.edu/ Michael Finiguerra]
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|| Work-life balance
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[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_311q1RbU3kmEvCWT7_nlOksfO2EMddZ/view?usp=sharing Jill and Mark's slides]<br>
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[https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009124 10 simples rules for balance]<br>
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[https://www.thetroutlook.com/latest-updates/work-life-balance-a-grad-students-perspective Grad perspective on balance]<br>
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[https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07511-w Achieving balance with kids]<br>
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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.
 
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| Oct 21|| [http://www.morgantingley.com Morgan Tingley] + ?? || Communicating your work: talks, conferences, and networking || || Homework: get set up to edit in eebedia or Aurora
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| Nov 8
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|| [https://bryology.uconn.edu Bernard Goffinet], [https://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/ Robi Bagchi]<br>
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|| Writing and Publishing
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|| [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Wm-o8V38q6Ukooead1W0TPU04xqH95Q/view?usp=sharing Bernard and Liz's slides]<br>
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[https://osf.io/z4n3t/ The Writing Workshop]<br> highly recommended by Liz!<br>
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[http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/Publ_Peer-Review-Booklet.pdf Guide to Peer Review (British Ecological Society)] <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
 
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| Oct 28|| [http://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis] || Communicating your work: web sites ||  || students should leave with an eebedia or Aurora page set up
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| Nov 15
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||[http://rubegalab.uconn.edu Margaret Rubega],<br> [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/dwagner/ Dave Wagner]
| Nov 4|| [http://rubegalab.uconn.edu Margaret Rubega], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/dwagner/ Dave Wagner] || Broader impacts, social media, and communication outside academia || ||
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|| Outreach and communication outside academia  
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|| [https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000061 Lopes et al. 2018]<br>
| Nov 11 || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/adams/ Eldridge Adams] + ?? || Developing as a teacher || || (also discuss how TA assignments work)
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[https://www.pnas.org/content/110/Supplement_3/14048 Lupia 2013]<br> [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/0/0c/Broader_Impacts_2022_Core_Slides.pdf Dave's broader impact slides]<br>
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|| Homework: do all of the following
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*Identify an ethical dilemma you have faced during work/school that you are comfortable sharing with the class
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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
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*Look up the code of conduct for one professional society, meeting or academic institution of your choice
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| Nov 22
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|| THANKSGIVING BREAK
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|| Homework: Bake a pie!
 
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| Nov 18|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/jones/ Cindi Jones], [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Andrew_Bush Andy Bush]|| Work-life balance || ||  
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| Nov 29
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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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|| Scientific ethics
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|| [https://ovpr.uconn.edu/services/rics/responsible-conduct-of-research/ UConn RCR training]<br>
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Read [https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2020/01/31/friday-links-240 this blog post]<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>
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Updated post on [http://ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2021/05/17-months.html?m=1 spider case]
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| Nov 25 || || THANKSGIVING BREAK  ||  ||
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| Dec 6
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|| [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu Kent Holsinger]
| Dec 2|| Grad/postdoc panel: Geert Goemans, Kerri Mocko + ?? || Lessons I learned the hard way ||  || Panel discussion (NEED VOLUNTEERS .....)
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|| Succeeding in graduate school & Long-term goals
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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/8/8c/EEB-New-Graduate-Students-2022.pdf Kent's slides]
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/news/there-is-life-after-academia-1.15808 Nature editorial on life outside of academia]<br>
 
[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/news/there-is-life-after-academia-1.15808 Nature editorial on life outside of academia]<br>
 
[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/news/life-outside-the-lab-the-ones-who-got-away-1.15802 Nature perspective on choosing alternative careers]
 
[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/news/life-outside-the-lab-the-ones-who-got-away-1.15802 Nature perspective on choosing alternative careers]
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[http://chronicle.com/article/Welcome-to-Graduate-School/148775?cid=megamenu Advice for new graduate students]
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[http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/outreach Advice on a range of topics from Science magazine]<br>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 9 December 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: Bamford Conference Room (TLS 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); note too that the resources present are from last year - when appropriate we will update them when each week's session happens

Date Presenters Topic Resources Notes
Aug. 30 Chris Elphick University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies Compliance & Resources slides Homework: Build (or update) a professional web site--complete a draft website to share during class on next week. Paul Lewis's very helpful instructions will get you started Pdficon small.gif.
Sept 6 Paul Lewis Communicating your work: web sites 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: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 qualities that you look for in a mentor.
Sept 20
Elizabeth Jockusch
Eric Schultz
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, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning
Sept 27 Kurt Schwenk, Louise Lewis,
Nick Van Gilder
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
Alumni panel: Careers outside academia Homework: Identify at least 3 places outside of UConn where you could apply to get funding that would support your planned research. (This list might be a good place to start, but notice that it is out of date.) For each, determine the due date, how much money you can ask for, and look over the grant requirements.
Oct 11 Mark Urban,
Sarah Knutie
Funding your research

Mark's slides
Sarah's slides
Grad-compiled funding page
Pivot searchable database of funding opportunities

Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference or professional society specific to your discipline
Oct 18 Carlos Garcia-Robledo Conferences and professional societies Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, by 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.
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
Dave's broader impact slides

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 Succeeding in graduate school & Long-term goals Kent's slides

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