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== EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2019 ==
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== EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2020 ==
  
 
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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'''Meeting time:''' Tuesdays 3:45-5   
 
'''Meeting time:''' Tuesdays 3:45-5   
  
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'''Location:''' Bamford Room (Torrey 171B)
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'''Location:''' usually online; info. will be emailed
  
 
'''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]
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|| [http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu/holsinger.html Kent Holsinger]
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|| [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick],<br>
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|| What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)?  
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[http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch]
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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ohzrJpXEHcAXu-DHri9FONe53OD0Pv_Zr5wtGR02odY Kent's presentation]<br>
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||Homework: web site assignment will be distributed; send a link to your draft website to Paul in advance of class
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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1c6xE6XjyuDtR4Uj_eLyEcMrWruiz-B_m EEB Alum Employment]<br>
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[https://tableau.dsc.umich.edu/t/UM-Public/views/RackhamDoctoralProgramStatistics/ProgramStatistics?:embed=y&:showAppBanner=false&:showShareOptions=true&:display_count=no&:showVizHome=no&FOSDParameter=All+Rackham University of Michigan PhD outcomes website]<br>
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[https://tableau.dsc.umich.edu/t/UM-Public/views/RackhamMastersProgramStatistics/ProgramStatistics?:embed=y&:showAppBanner=false&:showShareOptions=true&:display_count=no&:showVizHome=no&FOSDParameter=All+Rackham University of Michigan MS outcomes website]<br>
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[https://www.insidehighered.com/advice Inside Higher Ed Career Advice]<br>
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||  Communicating your work: web sites
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[https://versatilephd.com/ The Versatile PhD]<br>
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[https://career.uconn.edu/graduate-students/ UConn Career Services for grads]<br>
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|| [http://plasticity.uconn.edu Carl Schlichting],<br> [http://jockusch.eeb.uconn.edu Elizabeth Jockusch] 
 
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||[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PTpgebWfxNaQi4Pl9XUREBlZF92Wsqno Carl and Elizabeth's presentation]
 
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|| Homework: web site assignment will be distributed; send a link to your draft website to Chris in advance of class
 
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|| [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick]
 
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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
 
|| 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>[http://www.tapeworms.uconn.edu Janine Caira]<br>
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|| [https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>Yaowu Yuan
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|| Formulating good scientific questions
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|| [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GDOc8phqd1kAh-77flyUDdUlRdXgbVgg Janine and Dan's presentation]
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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],<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Annette_Evans Annette Evans]
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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]
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||  Developing as a teacher  
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||  Developing as a teacher
 
|| [http://gcci.uconn.edu/ Graduate Certificate in College Instruction]<br>  
 
|| [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>
 
[http://www.educationplanner.org/students/self-assessments/learning-styles-quiz.shtml Learning style quiz]<br>
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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l4eoSeqI-AKs7sWpyVtfc0MLMJnW5vQ7 Annette's presentation on teaching]<br>
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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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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ICaN9WU7uH6ZDPM4_nOEHpi7jAjshgmb Kurt's teaching tips]<br>
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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Tu0Z_xYbVIcqabFdoF0BO3jLQBrU3Xhs Evidence-based teaching/learning practices]<br>
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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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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon],<br> Sarah Knutie
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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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|| [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/projects/cicada/simon_lab/member_pages/c_simon.php Chris Simon]<br>
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[https://elizagrames.github.io/ Eliza Grames]<br>
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Erin King,<br> [http://www.skogenlab.org/ Krissa Skogen]<br>
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||[https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7331-570a Managing your advisor]<br>
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[https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/mentoring-plans-a-really-useful-tool-for-pis-and-their-lab-members/ Mentoring plans]<br>
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[https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7537-127a Why mentor undergraduates?] (skim)<br>
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[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v447/n7146/full/447791a.html?foxtrotcallback=true Good mentoring] (optional)<br>
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[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1omFzfysIIFVu6pfvloWUQLgmgjUi70Vd Mentoring whiteboard]<br>
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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>  
 
|| [http://compgenomics.lab.uconn.edu/ Jill Wegrzyn],<br>[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/urban/ Mark Urban]<br>  
 
|| Work-life balance  
 
|| Work-life balance  
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||[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L91SBSFrXCbU59sX7QgUZNNBvcgP0MFE Jill and Mark's presentation]<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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|| Homework: come up with three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, before Monday morning
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|| [https://andrewstillman.weebly.com/ Andrew Stillman], [http://www.rebeccacolby.com Becca Colby]<br>[https://joneslab.uconn.edu/person/henry-frye/ Henry Frye]
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|| 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: Conduct a Pivot search ([https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/grants/Pivot click here]) related to your research or internship interests; identify at least 3 grant programs (excluding NSF) where you can apply for funding
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|| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjeffseemann Jeff Seeman]<br>
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[https://vmilici.weebly.com Val Milici]
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|| |Identify at least 3 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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|| [http://bagchi.eeb.uconn.edu/ Robi Bagchi],<br>Bernard Goffinet
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[http://www.skogenlab.org/ Krissa Skogen]<br>
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|| [https://joneslab.uconn.edu Cindi Jones] <br> [https://austinrspence.wixsite.com/hummingbirder Austin Spence]
 
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|| Homework: do all of the following
 
|| Homework: do all of the following
 
*Identify an ethical dilemma you have faced during work/school that you are comfortable sharing with the class  
 
*Identify an ethical dilemma you have faced during work/school that you are comfortable sharing with the class  
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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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|| [[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=ijDoNm19OvQ here])
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{{pdf|https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-wU9Sg5MrvhT3hRRDM5aVJweGs/view}}Pam on research ethics<br>
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[https://policy.uconn.edu/2011/05/17/employee-code-of-conduct/# UConn's code of conduct]-see especially Research section<br>
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[http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1126/science.313.5791.1222 Another misconduct example]<br>
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Nature Editorial on [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v466/n7305/full/466438a.html research misconduct]<br>
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Biological Conservation Editorial on [http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320714002304 coauthorship]<br>
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Revision as of 02:46, 24 August 2020

EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL 2020

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: usually online; info. will be emailed

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
Sept. 1 Chris Elphick,

Elizabeth Jockusch

University/department structure and resources; Degree ontogenies Homework: web site assignment will be distributed; send a link to your draft website to Paul in advance of class
Sept 8 Paul Lewis Communicating your work: web sites Homework: Identify, for next week's discussion, 3-5 characteristics of good scientific questions
Sept 15 Dan Bolnick,
Yaowu Yuan 		Formulating good scientific questions Homework: identify, for next week's discussion, a person or activity that greatly influenced your learning
Sept 22 [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
Sept 29 Chris Simon,
Sarah Knutie 		Mentoring Homework: come up with three questions for next week's alumni panel - email to Chris, before Monday morning
Oct 6 Sacha Spector,

Erin King,
Krissa Skogen

 Alumni panel: Careers outside academia Homework: track the hours you spend on work this week (for discussion next week)
Oct 13 Jill Wegrzyn,
Mark Urban
 Work-life balance Homework: come up with at least three questions for next week's grad. panel - email to Elizabeth, before Monday morning
Oct 20 TBA Grad panel: TAing, research & anything else you want to talk about! Homework: Identify at least 1 annual conference specific to your discipline
Oct 27 Cindi Jones,
Carlos Garcia-Robledo 		Conferences and professional societies |Identify at least 3 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 3 Robi Bagchi,
Bernard Goffinet 		Communicating your work: publishing 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 10 [Pam Diggle,
Gene Likens (watch the video here) 		Scientific ethics UConn RCR training
 Homework: Identify a piece of science outreach that has influenced you in some way
Nov 17 Margaret Rubega,
 Outreach and communication outside academia Homework: bake a pie!
Nov 24 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Dec 1 Kent Holsinger What do you aim to accomplish in grad school (and beyond)?
Dec 3

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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