Difference between revisions of "EEB graduate student orientation seminar"
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| + | This 1 credit seminar course is intended to provide orientation information to incoming EEB graduate students; we strongly advise new students to take it. The course will meet for about an hour a week, with different faculty talking about different | ||
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| − | | || || || | + | | || University/department structure; Degree ontogenies || || |
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| − | | || | + | | || Strategies for different career paths || || |
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| − | | || | + | | || What is a dissertation/thesis || || |
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| − | | || | + | | || Formulating good scientific questions || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || Research ethics and compliance || || |
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| − | | || | + | | || How does research funding work || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || How to fund your graduate work || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || Communicating your work: how does publishing work || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || Communicating your work: talks, conferences, and networking|| || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || Communicating your work: web sites & social media || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || Broader impacts and communication outside academia || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || Work-life balance || || |
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| − | | || || || | + | | || What I wish I’d done differently || Panel discussion with senior grads/postdocs || |
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Revision as of 20:46, 12 July 2014
EEB XXX: [Course number TBD] NEW COURSE - IN DEVELOPMENT FOR FALL 2014
This 1 credit seminar course is intended to provide orientation information to incoming EEB graduate students; we strongly advise new students to take it. The course will meet for about an hour a week, with different faculty talking about different
Meeting time: TBD, possibly Tuesdays 4-5
Location: TBD
Course coordinators: Elizabeth Jockusch, Chris Elphick
Tentative syllabus (subject to change)
| Date | Presenters | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| University/department structure; Degree ontogenies | |||
| Strategies for different career paths | |||
| What is a dissertation/thesis | |||
| Formulating good scientific questions | |||
| Research ethics and compliance | |||
| How does research funding work | |||
| How to fund your graduate work | |||
| Communicating your work: how does publishing work | |||
| Communicating your work: talks, conferences, and networking | |||
| Communicating your work: web sites & social media | |||
| Broader impacts and communication outside academia | |||
| Teaching (how TA assignments work, etc.) | |||
| Work-life balance | |||
| What I wish I’d done differently | Panel discussion with senior grads/postdocs | ||
