Coordinator: Chrysanne DiMarco
Fall 2009 Wednesdays 12:30-2:00 MC2036
This is a credit/no-credit course. It covers research and life skills that can offer new insights to graduate students. The course features guest speakers and panel discussions, as well as a few in-class exercises by students.
We begin with a panel on what graduate studies is really all about, a session referred to as the "Graduate UnHandbook". We then move on to discuss time management and stress management skills. Next we cover some of the academic skills involved in graduate studies. We begin with hands-on tutorials about some important library research skills. We follow with sessions on various types of academic communication skills, both oral and written, with applications to job interview situations and proposal-writing, including the different politics of research funding in Canada and the U.S.
We close the series with an entertaining view of what PhD studies are all about and a enlightening panel discussion comparing academic and industrial career paths.
Inside view of graduate studies: "The Graduate UnHandbook"
Panel of Computer Science faculty members and graduate students
Library Research Skills: Hands-On Session
Linda Howell, Davis Centre Library
Note: Different location for this week and next: MC2037
Literature Search
Linda Howell
Stress and Time Management Skills
Linda Mackay, Counselling Services
Communication Skills: Writing the Master's Thesis
Chrysanne DiMarco
Academic Oral Presentations
Chrysanne DiMarco
Communication Skills: Academic and Industry Interviews
Speaker TBA
Proposal Writing
Speaker TBA
The Politics of Funding
Speaker TBA
PhD Student Life: How to Finish that Damn PhD
Dan Berry, Computer Science
What Comes After the Master's?:
Academia versus Industry
Panel of academic and industrial members
My Contact Information:
cdimarco AT uwaterloo.ca, DC1308, x84443