How to succeed in academics / / Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910808789603321
• Autore: McCabe Linda L. <1947->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-76395-4; 9786612763953; 0-520-94599-9
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): McCabeEdward R. B
• Disciplina: 378.1/2023
• Soggetti: College teachers; College teaching - Vocational guidance; Career development; Universities and colleges - Faculty
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1. Choosing a Mentor -- Chapter 2. Preparing for Graduate or Professional School -- Chapter 3. Preparing an Abstract for a Professional Meeting -- Chapter 4. Presenting at Professional Meetings -- Chapter 5. Marketing Your Ideas through Publications -- Chapter 6. Gender Issues -- Chapter 7. Underrepresented Groups -- Chapter 8. Preparing for Postgraduate or Postprofessional Training -- Chapter 9. Applying for, Negotiating, and Choosing a Job -- Chapter 10. Developing Time Management Skills and Short-Term and Long-Term Goals -- Chapter 11. Developing Your Grant-Writing Skills -- Chapter 12. Developing Your Teaching Skills -- Chapter 13. Developing Your Leadership Skills -- Chapter 14. Conflicts of Interest -- Chapter 15. Human Subjects Research -- Chapter 16. Research with Animals -- Chapter 17. Data and Sample Management -- Chapter 18. Ethical Behavior -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This new edition of How to Succeed in Academics provides up-to-date mentoring on all aspects of a successful academic career, particularly a career in the sciences. Linda L. McCabe and Edward R. B. McCabe bring decades of expertise and experience to such topics as marketing your ; ideas through posters, talks, manuscripts, and grant proposals; developing strategies for applying, interviewing, and negotiating for training programs and jobs; establishing professional networks and seeking leadership opportunities; improving your teaching, speaking, and writing skills; and setting goals and creating schedules to achieve them.