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Ph.D.
dissertation/research advice
Presentation advice
Technical
writing/research advice
Technical reviewing/referee advice
Advice
for faculty
Job hunting advice
Misc.
advice
English learning advice
Ph.D.
dissertation/research advice:
- Advice
by Tao Xie
- Reflections
and advice on life as a mid-stage Ph.D. student by Philip
Guo
- Imagining Research &
Development: R&D student internships/student job advice
- Getting
a
Ph.D. at the University of Southern California by Yuriy
Brun
- Pithy
advice
for graduate school by Rachel Pottinger and Kathryn.
S. McKinley
- Some
grad school advice by Noah
Smith
- Advice by Frédo Durand
- Advice
on
Getting a Start into Research and Advice
on
Writing Research Papers by Tao
Xie
- Writing
a
Research Paper by Jim Reggia
- Networking
by Mary
Jean Harrold and Kathryn.
S. McKinley
- The
Researcher's
Bible by Alan Bundy et al.
- Advice
for
Prospective Research Students on Contacting Potential Advisors
by David Evans
- Suggested guidelines for finding
"related work" for conference papers. by Gail
Kaiser.
- A
course on Preparation for Statistical Research offered at NCSU Stat
Dept
- Principles
of
Effective Research by Michael A. Nielsen
- The
Ph.D Experience by Mihir Bellare
- Tom Henzinger's advice on doing
research
- Citations: Why
do
we cite papers? by Jeff
Offutt
- The
scientific
method by Jeff
Offutt
- What
is
a PhD? by Jeff
Offutt
- Thoughts
on
choosing an advisor by Jeff
Offutt
- Thoughts
on
reading papers by Jeff
Offutt
- Thoughts
on
writing a Ph.D. proposal by Jeff
Offutt
- How
to
organize your files from Jason
Eisner's advice
- How
to
evaluate an advisor from Jason
Eisner's advice
- How
to
find research problems from Jason
Eisner's advice
- How
to
write up a Ph.D. dissertation from Jason
Eisner's advice
- Advice for Computer Science College Students
by Joel Spolsky
- How to Start Research in Computer Networks? by Ahmed Helmy
- How to Be a Good Graduate Student by Marie
desJardins, UMBC
- How
to
Succeed in Graduate School (Marie desJardins)
- Excellent advice about graduate school life by
Ronald T. Azuma, University of Virginia
- Discussion
on Ph.D. thesis proposals in computing science by H. C. Lauer
- How
to
write a PhD Thesis given at the doctoral symposium at ASE'03
(Oct 2003) by Steve
Easterbrook
- Advice
for
finishing a Ph.D. (pdf document containing slides by Prof. Daniel M.
Berry) Lecture
- Some guidelines on doing good research
- How
to
Organize your Thesis, by John W. Chinneck.
- Chris
Riesbeck
on What is a Thesis Defense?
- How
to
write a thesis in an Experimental area of Computer Science by
Doug Comer.
- How
to
escape during a Ph.D. Final Exam by Doug Comer.
- An
explanation
of language used in CS Departments by Doug Comer.
- For
anyone
considering a Ph.D. in Computer Science by Doug Comer.
- How
to
measure research by Doug Comer.
- How
to write a Ph.D. thesis by Joe Wolfe.
- Tips
for
Writing and Presentation of Thesis or Dissertation by Joseph
Levine.
- Dissertation
Advice, by Olin Shivers
- Resources
for Students interested in the PhD by Norman Ramsey
- How
to
get admitted to a PhD program, by Norman Ramsey.
- Graduate
School Advice
- Advice collection
- What
Am
I Doing Here? A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Grad School in the
Sciences by Cory Kerens, Ph.D.
- For
anyone
considering a Ph.D. in Computer Science, by Doug
Comer
- Making
key
research decisions. From 500 Tips For Research Students,
by Sally Brown, Liz McDowell and Phil Race.
- PhD
rants-and-raves
- Dissertation
writing
- Tips
on
research and writing, by Renée Miller.
- Jeff
Offutt
Lectures for PhD Courses
- So
long,
and thanks for the Ph.D.!, by Ronald Azuma
- A
Letter to Research Students, by Duane
A. Bailey
- Networking
on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students
- Master Thesis Computer Science
- Thoughts on Ph.D.
Qualifiers by Phil Koopman
- Tom Martin's qual
page for some good hints from the student point of view.
- Graduate
Study
in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences : A Survival Manual,
Dianne O'Leary
- How
to be a Good Graduate Student by Marie desJardins.
- Guide
to
working with Norman Ramsey expectations and obligations as an
advisor.
- A Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases
- Burnout Prevention and Recovery at MIT
- How
to
be terrible graduate student (by Graeme Hirst, University of
Toronto).
- Choosing
an
Advisor by Marshall Lev Dermer, UW-Milwaukee.
- Information
for
current and prospective graduate students by Timothy Finin.
- Computer
Science
Graduate School Survival Guide by Ronald Azuma.
- Notes
On The PhD Degree
- Re-Envisioning the Ph.D. by the graduate
school of UW
- Statement of Purpose Tip Sheet
- Acronyms
Frequently
Heard Around the School of Computer Science by Paul
Heckbert
- Book: Tomorrow's
Professor
- Book: A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science
Presentation
advice:
- Giving
a
talk by Mike
Ernst
- Advice
on giving talks by Tessa Lau
- Tips
for
a Good Conference Talk by
Jennifer
Widom
- Hints
on
making presentations by Jeff
Offutt
- Some
Advice on giving a Talk, by Olivier Danvy. Issues
in making an oral presentation
- Presentation
advice by Armando Fox
- Conference
talk
advice from Mark Hill.
- Your
Online Public Speaking Guide: Information and Tips
- Veljko Milutinovic, A Good Method to Prepare
and Use Transparencies for Research Presentations
- Robert
Drysdale
on Giving Technical Talks
- Peyton Jones, Hughes and Launchbury on How to
Give a Good Research Talks
- Things
I
Hope Not to See or Hear at SIGGRAPH, by Jim Blinn.
- How
to Do Research and Give Presentations
- How
to
give a good research talk, Simon Peyton Jones, John Launchbury,
John Hughes, SIGPLAN Notices 28(11), Nov 1993.
- Writing Good Papers and Presentations by
David Coppit
- Ideas from Bruce Donald
- Ideas
from Paul Edwards and other
essays How
to Give a Talk: Changing the Culture of Academic Public Speaking
- Maxims
for Malfeasant Speakers
- Tips
and
tricks for giving a talk
- Oral
presentation
skills
- The
Short Talk
- Giving
a Talk: Guidelines for the Preparation and Presentation of Technical
Seminars
- The
Best
Method for Presentation of Research Results A
Good Method to Prepare and Use Transparencies for Research
Presentations
- Ian Parberry, How to Present a Paper in
Theoretical Computer Science: A Speaker's Guide for Students
- How
to
Present a Paper by Ashwin
Ram
Technical
writing/research advice:
Technical
reviewing/referee
advice:
Advice for faculty:
- New
Software
Engineering Faculty Symposium (NSEFS) NSEFS
03
slides NSEFS
05
slides NSEFS
06
slides
- CRA
Academic
Careers
2004 talk slides 2006
- CRA-W
2005
CAPP Professional Development Seminar with talk slides 2004
with talk slides
- CRA-W
Career
Mentoring Workshops 2005
talk
slides 2003
talk
slides 2000
talk
slides 1999
talk
slides 1993-1999
talk
slides Career
Mentoring
Workshops Booklet
- Book: Tomorrow's
Professor
-
- Writing
funding proposals:
- Advice
on
Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation
- How
Your
Grant Proposal Compares
- Bad
Advice on Peer Review of Grant Proposals
- Panel: Successful
fellowship and grant applications Mary
Lou
Soffa, Barbara Ryder Joseph
Urban at 2007
PL
summer school
- Writing
an
NSF Career Award proposal from Michael
Ernst's
advice for faculty
- NSF
CAREER
Proposal Writing Tips edited by Z J Pei
- Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science
Foundation by Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University
- Career
Mentoring
Workshops Booklet including an articile on "Obtaining
Federal
Funding"
- Writing
a
good grant proposal by Simon Peyton Jones and Alan Bundy
- NSF's Guide
for
Proposal Writing
- NSF's Grant
proposal
guide (2007)
- Wisconsin
advice
collection on writing proposals
- Guide
for Writing a Research Proposal by Joseph Levine.
- Prof.
James
Hendler's slide show on "how to obtain funding".
- Hints on Preparing Research
Proposals
- NSF
proposal writing
- Willamette
University's Tips
for
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
- Grant
writing
tips collection
- Proposal
tips
at TAMU Tips
for
proposal writing
- NSF BPC proposal writing tips
- Proposal
Writing
Resources
- Early
Career
Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, and Managing Your Career
- Tips
for
proposal writing
- Wilbers:
Grant Proposal Writing
- Tips
for
Successful Grant-Writing
- NSF
SE/PL
granted funding
- NSF
Programs for Education and Academic Career Development
- NSF
programs
info from Caltech
- So
you
want to win a Career Award: advice from NCSU
- Tips from Grant
Proposal Development Workshop@PDX
- NSF
Grantsmanship Workshops at Buffalo
- NSF
program overview ITR
Vanderbilt
meeting
- Challenges
in
Interdisciplinary Education for Embedded Systems
- National
Science
Foundation (NSF) Sponsored Workshop on Critical Infrastructure
Protection (CIP) for SCADA and IT Systems
- NSF
Infrastructure
2005 2005 NSF CISE/CNS CRI PI's Meeting
- Contacts
- Contacts
at
Funding Agencies
- 2005
NSF Career Award Proposal Writing Workshop (in ME) 2007
Workshop (in ME)
- NSF:
fastlane / CISE
- DARPA
/ NASA / NIST
/ ONR
- Sample NSF proposals
collected from Internet:
- NSF
ITR: A Framework for Environment-Aware, Massively Distributed
Computing by David Evans
- NSF
CCLI:
Teaching Software Engineering Using Lightweight Analysis by David
Evans
- University
of
Virginia Teaching Fellowship: Teaching Introductory Computer Science
as a Liberal Art by David Evans
- NSF
CAREER:
Programming the Swarm by David Evans
- NSF
CAREER:
Automatic Generation of Configuration Management Repositories by Jim
Whitehead
- NSF
ITR MIT project
- NSF
ITR
program proposal, Alan F. Karr, David Notkin, Adam Porter, and
Douglas Schmidt.
- NSF
ITR
proposal by Walt Scacchi
- An NSF
Proposal by Robert Paige NSF KDI
Proposal: Project Description NSF 952 NSF
Proposal 98-10280
-
- Faculty
mentoring:
- How
departments
can support Assistant Professors by Kathryn.
S. McKinley
- CRA
Academic
Careers Workshop 2004 Slides
Career
Mentoring
Workshops Booklet
- New
Software
Engineering Faculty Symposium (NSEFS) NSEFS
03
slides
- 2004
PAESMEM/Stanford School of Engineering Workshop on Mentoring in
Engineering Talk
slides
- CRA-W's
publications
page contains resources such as their "Career Mentoring Workshops
Booklet".
- U.
Washington
ADVANCE workshops
- CRA
Conference
at Snowbird 2004 with slides
- CRA-W
Graduate
Cohort Program with slides
- CRA-W
Career
Mentoring Workshop with reports and resources
- CRA-W
Career
Mentoring Workshop 2003 at FCRC with slides
- CRA-W
Career
Mentoring Workshop 2003 at SIGCSE with slides
- CRA-W
Career
Mentoring Workshop 1993/1995 with scripts
- CRA
Conference
on "Grand Research Challenges in Information Security & Assurance"
with slides and videos
-
- Professional
service:
- Chairing
a
Conference Session
- Double-blind
submission
is better by Kathryn.
S. McKinley
- Advice
on
PC chair duties by Kathryn.
S. McKinley
- Running
a
conference or workshop from Michael
Ernst's
advice for faculty
- Running
a
conference program committee meeting from Michael
Ernst's
advice for faculty
- Organizing
a
workshop from Michael
Ernst's
advice for faculty
-
- Networking:
- Career
Networking by Janice Cuny (booklet
page
31)
- Networking
by Lori Clarke
- Networking
Skills by Kathryn McKinley and Mary Jean Harrold
- Networking
on
the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students
- Advice
to
students who attend conferences by David Notkin
- Networking
for
jobs
-
- Research
component:
- Setting
up
a Research Agenda at ICSE 2005 and Setting
up
a Research Agenda at the New Software Engineering Faculty
Symposium at ICSE 2003 and by Barbara
Ryder
- CRA Mentorship
workshops on Collaborative
Research by Barbara
Ryder
- You
and
Your Research (or PDF)
- Scientist:
Four
golden lessons
- On
Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research
- UCIrvine
ICS
280: Seminar in Information and Computer Science Research Methodology
for Software
- Rick
Snodgrass
on LPU: least publishable unit, SIGMOD Record, March 2001 In Defence of
the Least Publishable Unit / by Whitney J. Owen
-
- Advising
component:
- Life
After
Attaining Full Professorship at FCRC 1999 and Mentoring
Students
at the New Software Engineering Faculty Symposium at ICSE 2005 by
Barbara Ryder
- Writing
a
letter of recommendation from Michael
Ernst's
advice for faculty
- How
to Be a Good Graduate Student/Advisor by Marie desJardins
- Guide
to
working with Norman Ramsey expectations and obligations as an
advisor.
- How
to
stump students on an oral qualifier by Douglas Comer
- Advisor,
Teacher,
Role Model, Friend On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and
Engineering. National Academy Press, 1997.
- How
to
be a Terrible Research Advisor Nigel Ward, 1992.
- Advice
for
Prospective Research Students on Contacting Potential Advisors by
David Evans
-
- Teaching
component:
- Ways
to
obtain tenure in a university by Douglas Comer
- Teaching-Oriented
Academic
Jobs Panel
- Postdoctoral
Teaching:
Opportunities and Resources
- Computing
Research
Association Effective Teaching Resources
- Teaching
Tips
from UC Berkeley
- Linked
Bibliography
on College Teaching by Craig Nelson
-
- Time management
- Time
Management
for New Faculty, Anastassia Ailamaki and Johannes Gehrke. SIGMOD
Record 2003 Time
Management
for New Faculty
- Time
Management (or PPT)
- New
faculty
member learns to manage her time - Christine Julien UT Austin
- Lessons
in
time management
-
- Misc:
- Becoming
a Better Professor by Nigel
Ward
- Patterson's
Rules
for New Computer Science and Engineering Professors, by Dave
Patterson
- How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia
by Dave
Patterson (also look here for Prof. Patterson’s
other non-technical talks)
- Non
Technical
Talks (Career Advice, Berkeley Culture, My Research Past, ...) by
Dave Patterson
- Tom Henzinger's advice on doing research
- The
Dignified
Professor, or Richard Feynman on Teaching
- NCSU's
new
faculty 101: An orientation to the professions NCSU's
helping
new faculty get off to a good start
- The
top
ten things new faculty would like to hear from colleagues
- A
CRA report - Evaluating Computer Scientists and Engineers For
Promotion and Tenure
- Tomorrow's
Professors Tomorrow's
Professor (an excellent collection of articles by Richard Reis,
author of a book with the same title.
- How
to
insult a Computer Scientist by Douglas Comer
- Book: Advice
for
New Faculty Members by Robert Boice
- Being
a computer scientist in Hong Kong
- Interview
with
Steve Reiss from Brown U.
- Applying
for
Jobs in Academia, by Luis Gravano.
- The
Ph.D. Job Hunt – Helping Students Find the Right Positions - Edward D.
Lazowska U Washington
- Information
on
software engineering education and the importance of mathematics to
software engineering
- Job
Hunting Online - Tips/Resources
- Preparing
the
New Psychology Professoriate
Job
hunting advice:
Misc. advice:
English learning
advice:
- Grammar/Article usage:
- Dictionary:
- University writing resource:
- General writing books:
- Common
Errors in English
- English
Usage Online Resources
- Book:
(Online) Strunk, W., Elements of Style Strunk
(Easy
to read, very useful as the first writing book to read) American Heritage®
Book of English Usage. Bartleby
Reference
- Book:
Style:
Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace (This is not a book for
easy reading, but it can be very helpful in improving writing
style, being the textbook in an excellent writing
style
course I attended)
- Book:
The
Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing Thinking & Problem
Solving (a pricy book, but seems to be easy to read, a
much cheaper Chinese edition is available here)
- Book:
BUGS
in Writing: A Guide to Debugging Your Prose (Also easy to
read, like a manual for checking different issues)
- Book:
The
Handbook of Technical Writing, Seventh Edition (This can
be a good reference book to put on your bookshelf)
- Book:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (This shall be a useful book. I put it here
especially because in China there is a
much cheaper [English edition] copy for sale.)
- Book:
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly
Publishing (This shall be a
useful book. I put it here especially because in China there is
a much cheaper [English
edition] copy for sale.)
- Book:
(Online)
The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing
- Book:
Writing
for Computer Science: The Art of Effective Communication
- Book: The Chicago Manual of Style: TThe
Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers
- Book: Mathematical Writing book by Donald
E. Knuth
- Book:
A
Few Rules from "A Handbook for Scholars" Scholars
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