Possible Lecture Topics W 2008

  • What it means to be a PhD student
  • Picking Classes
  • What makes a good research area/topic
  • Picking a research area (may include talks by faculty in different research areas)
  • Do you want to be a PhD student?
  • Choosing an advisor
  • Interacting with your advisor
  • How to do research
  • how to find prior work
  • how to read a research paper
  • how to write a research paper

  • Writing a good technical paper
  • Giving a good technical talk
  • Ethics and professional conduct
  • Preparing for the qualifying exam
  • How to be a good teacher
  • How to write a resarch/fellowship proposal
  • I also plan two student panels: one from 2nd year students and one from more advanced students.