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ECE 7930 – Succeeding in the Graduate Environment is an annual seminar for first-year Ph.D. students across Engineering, Computer Science, and the Sciences. The course, taught as a weekly one-hour seminar in the Fall semester, aims to guide students through their transition to graduate school, by equipping them with the crucial skills needed to “survive” academia. A special focus of the course will be on navigating issues particularly facing underrepresented minorities. Some of the topics include:
- Managing the Advisor-Advisee Relationship
- Campus Resources for Graduate Students
- Reading and Writing Academic Papers
- Giving Captivating Research Presentations
- Applying for Graduate Funding
- Getting Past the Occasional Slow Dip in Research
- Pursuing a Career with the Ph.D.
