Ph. D. Professional Development Seminar II

Catalog description

Discusses issues related to preparing for the dissertation experience and life beyond a Ph.D. program. Topics may include strategies for writing up scientific results; differences between dissertations and research articles; getting into print; strategies for presenting research and strategic selection of venues; and planning and developing an academic/research career, such as the first job and post docs; choosing the employer; the application and selection process; establishing oneself as a researcher, scholar and academic; surviving the first university position; facts and fiction of tenure and promotion; and thinking beyond the first job (career planning). Specific topics are selected and designed to meet the individual needs of specific cohorts of CSD Ph.D. students that apply later in their programs.