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(2) Bibliography software such as EndNote, Bookends (Mac only), Zotero, Mendeley, etc. Indispensable software: (1) A typing expander such as Typinator or TypeIt4Me can save writers millions of keystrokes over time. Some system like Evernote or MacJournal is good for this purpose, though I like to take notes on reading in my bibliography software so they stay connected to the biblio entry. Research shows that taking notes, as opposed to simply copy/pasting or highlighting, creates much better retention and understanding of what one has read or heard.
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One day I’ll write something about how to do this. On taking notes: One thing today’s students mostly do not do, but should do, is take actual notes on readings and talks. I regularly get email from students all over the world who’ve found this helpful. I’ll probably revise a few elements sometime this year. On how to read: You could consider my screed on “How to Read a Book,” latest version always at. (this blog post was cross-posted to Multicast.) What am I missing? Can anyone help me out? Please add a comment or e-mail me. students” or “How new forms of scholarly communication are changing the dissertation.” I’m sure there are other newish domains I’ve left out, too. I see that it’s a list woefully lacking in anything like “ social media savvy for Ph.D. (Important: You must avoid any “Original Edition” or public domain reprint that does not include E. Mutual Expectations for Research Advising (pp.Chicago: University of Chicago Press. I’ll excerpt: Note: “Passive Is Spoken Here” is a great section heading. I’ll excerpt the chapter: (2nd ed.) Chicago: University of Chicago Press. “ How to Give an Academic Talk.” (13 pp.) “ Your Conference Presentation.” (image.) PhD Comics.Įdwards, P. I’m excerpting the following sections:Ĭham, J.
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Don’t let the title of this book fool you, it is equally applicable to graduate students in the humanities and professional programs. I’ll excerpt the following sections:Īnonymous. Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students.

Hopefully there are some readers who will find this list useful too. Our first year students won’t be teaching yet, so I am not focusing on teaching with this list. Caveats: I’m aiming to help the social science and humanities students interested in communication and information. So far I’ve come up with a list of things that seem to still be helpful. Has anyone reading this ever attended a conference paper sale? (No, that’s not about buying pre-written term papers.) Or have you ever received an academic journal article “ preprint request postcard?” Here’s an image of one: Both the stuff that’s in everyday use, and also the scholarly communication infrastructure (which I’ve also blogged about recently). has to do with the available communication technology of the time. The upshot is that it looks like a fair amount of the advice about how to get a Ph.D. Or at least you’ll find some comic relief from Tumblrs like When in Academia… These days you’ll find better dissertation advice on Tumblr. I thought Ph.D. advice would be more likely to stand the test of time. Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Studentsįortunately, these days every legitimate library has a copy machine, and each copy costs about a dime. The most important thing is to employ electronic media consciously and deliberately as part of a larger strategy for your career. Having surveyed the basics…it’s time to consider the role that electronic communication can play. Though this first experience with one frightened me a little at first, writing soon seemed so much less work that I wondered how I had managed before. I wrote the paper with which this book begins on a microcomputer. Once you have identified some topics you are interested in, you can research them rapidly by spending a few hours on the telephone calling up experts in the field and pumping them for information…although it may cost you a few dollars in long-distance bills… - Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student’s Guide to Earning a Master’s or Ph.D., p. That sure didn’t work. Here is the advice I apparently once loved: At first I thought I should pass along readings that had been inspirational for me during grad school. One of my goals is to give these students a place to talk about the environment of graduate school itself. students in my department’s graduate program. I’m delighted to be teaching an intro seminar for all the new Ph.D. (or, What’s New About Getting an Old Degree?)
