The Course Syllabus
Recommended readings we didn't cover:
Due Friday, Jan 26, for a disussion on the basics of being a graduate student:
Due Friday, February 2, for a discussion on reviewing papers:
Due Friday, February 9, for a discussion on giving presentations:
Friday, February 16: break
Friday, February 23: Guest lecture by Alia Atlas about post-Ph.D. careers in the industry
Friday, March 2, for a discussion of writing:
March 9 and 16 we had no class because of spring break
March 23: more on writing; CVS
March 30, for a discussion of research ethics:
April 6: we continued a discussion of research ethics, also covering the article "Whose ideas was it" (Caroyln Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe, March 1, 2005)
April 13: Guest lecture by Shien Jin Ong about post-Ph.D. careers on Wall Street
April 20: Guest lecture by Drue Coles about post-Ph.D. careers at teaching colleges