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− | == EEB 5100 (Planning for a career in EEB) - FALL | + | == 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 | + | || [http://elphick.lab.uconn.edu/ Chris Elphick] |
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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:// | + | || ,<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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− | | Sept | + | | Sept 13 |
− | || [https://bolnicklab.wordpress.com/ Dan Bolnick],<br>[https://monkeyflower.uconn.edu Yaowu Yuan] | + | || ''[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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− | | Sept | + | | Sept 20 |
− | || [https://phylogeny.uconn.edu Paul Lewis] | + | || ''[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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− | | Sept | + | | Sept 27 |
− | ||[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Kurt_Schwenk Kurt Schwenk], [https://algae.eeb.uconn.edu Louise Lewis],<br> | + | ||[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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− | | Oct | + | | Oct 4 |
− | || [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] | + | || ''[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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− | | Oct | + | | Oct 11 |
− | || [ | + | || [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/people/urban/ Mark Urban],<br>[https://www.knutielab.com/ Sarah Knutie] |
+ | || 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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+ | | Oct 18 | ||
+ | || ''[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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− | | Oct | + | | Oct 25 |
|| 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://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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− | | Nov | + | | Nov 8 |
− | || [https://bryology.uconn.edu Bernard Goffinet], | + | || ''[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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− | | Nov | + | | Nov 15 |
− | ||[http://rubegalab.uconn.edu Margaret Rubega],<br> | + | ||''[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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+ | | Nov 22 | ||
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+ | || THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||
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+ | || Homework: Bake a pie! | ||
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− | | Nov | + | | Nov 29 |
− | || [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]) | + | || ''[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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− | || | + | || ''[http://darwin.eeb.uconn.edu Kent Holsinger]'' |
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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 |
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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 . |
Sept 6 | , Elizabeth Jockusch |
Mentoring | Good mentoring (from Nature) Getting mentoring (from Science) |
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 |
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 . |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Homework: do all of the following
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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 |
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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