"How to Do Great Research" Course for Ph.D. Students
An organized list of exercises is here.
Slides are here.
Please conduct all preparation before class.
| Meeting | Lessons | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview | Why Ph.D.? |
| 2 | Fellowships: Why, where, how? | |
| 3 | Time Management | Time Management |
| 4 | People Skills, Advisor Management | Managing Your Advisor |
| 5 | Recognizing Great Ideas | Recognizing Ideas |
| 6 | Generating Great Ideas | Research Patterns |
| 7 | Research Methods | How to Give a Talk |
| 8 | Communicating Ideas | Elevator Pitch |
| 9 | Evaluating Ideas | Reviewing Papers |
| 10 | Graduate Student Panels | Research Web Page |
| 11 | Mock Program Committee Meeting | |
| 12 | Teaching and Mentoring | |
| 13 | Research Ethics I | |
| 14 | Research Ethics II | |
| 15 | Mini Conference |