What they didn't teach you in graduate school [[electronic resource] ] : 299 helpful hints for success in your academic career / / Paul Gray and David E. Drew ; foreword by Laurie Richlin ; foreword by Steadman Upham ; cartoons by Matthew Henry Hall |
Autore | Gray Paul <1930-2012.> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/202373 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DrewDavid E |
Soggetto topico |
College teaching - Vocational guidance - United States
College teachers - United States First year teachers - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-57922-645-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword 1 to the First Edition; Foreword 2 to the First Edition; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS; 1 Gray's theorem of N + 2; 2 Most academic fields are dominated by fewer than 100 powerful people; 3 How to become known; 4 Drew's law on publishing papers; 5 Make sure you have a mentor; 6 Specialize-Get known for something; CHAPTER TWO: THE PhD; 7 Finish your PhD as early as possible; 8 Be humble about your PhD; 9 A PhD is primarily an indication of survivorship; 10 A PhD is a certification of research ability based on a sample of
11 A PhD is a license to reproduce 12 You must have the PhD in hand before you can move up the academic ladder; 13 The key danger point occurs when you leave highly structured coursework; 14 The PhD and part-time study; 15 Avoid Watson's syndrome; 16 Celebrate your PhD; CHAPTER THREE: THE DISSERTATION; 17 Prelims; 18 Finding a dissertation topic; 19 Problem-solving mode; 20 Put a lot of effort into writing your dissertation proposal; 21 The range of your literature review; 22 Selecting the dissertation advisory committee; 23 The dissertation abstract 24 How long is too long for your dissertation?25 The chain of references; 26 Match the literature search to the discussion of results and the conclusions; 27 The risk of nonsignificant results; 28 The dissertation defense; CHAPTER FOUR: JOB HUNTING; 29 Job hunting is a research project; 30 Pick a place where you and your family want to live; 31 When to apply for a faculty position; 32 Find the best possible school for your first job; 33 Change your academic field or move every seven years; 34 Not-for-profit or for-profit for your first or second job?; 35 Exceptions to the previous hint 36 Build a reference pool 37 Résumés are important; 38 Dual careers; 39 The short list; Job Opportunities; 40 The law of supply and demand; 41 Research- versus teaching-oriented institutions; 42 The jobs may be at for-profit institutions; 43 New programs; 44 National rankings; 45 Teaching in a community college; 46 Online universities; 47 The assistant dean strategy; 48 Evaluate a postdoc carefully; 49 Nonacademic opportunities; 50 Nonuniversity research organizations; 51 Teaching overseas for fun and profit; Interviewing; 52 Tactics for interviewing; 53 Dressing for the job interview 54 Don't be intimidated by the schools your interviewers attended 55 Interview your potential bosses; 56 Dealing with interviewers who have published less than you have; 57 Prepare an elevator speech; Data Gathering; 58 Determine the cultures; 59 Gather salary and tenure data; 60 Obtaining information on tenure levels is a little trickier; 61 Ask about the retirement system; 62 Parking; 63 Determine real pay; Offers; 64 Get the offer in writing, read it, and negotiate before you accept; 65 Get your PhD before you start the tenure track, unless you are starving or homeless 66 Avoid taking your first job at a school you attended |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461707403321 |
Gray Paul <1930-2012.> | ||
Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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What they didn't teach you in graduate school [[electronic resource] ] : 299 helpful hints for success in your academic career / / Paul Gray and David E. Drew ; foreword by Laurie Richlin ; foreword by Steadman Upham ; cartoons by Matthew Henry Hall |
Autore | Gray Paul <1930-2012.> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/202373 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DrewDavid E |
Soggetto topico |
College teaching - Vocational guidance - United States
College teachers - United States First year teachers - United States |
ISBN |
1-00-344867-4
1-000-97671-8 1-003-44867-4 1-57922-645-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword 1 to the First Edition; Foreword 2 to the First Edition; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS; 1 Gray's theorem of N + 2; 2 Most academic fields are dominated by fewer than 100 powerful people; 3 How to become known; 4 Drew's law on publishing papers; 5 Make sure you have a mentor; 6 Specialize-Get known for something; CHAPTER TWO: THE PhD; 7 Finish your PhD as early as possible; 8 Be humble about your PhD; 9 A PhD is primarily an indication of survivorship; 10 A PhD is a certification of research ability based on a sample of
11 A PhD is a license to reproduce 12 You must have the PhD in hand before you can move up the academic ladder; 13 The key danger point occurs when you leave highly structured coursework; 14 The PhD and part-time study; 15 Avoid Watson's syndrome; 16 Celebrate your PhD; CHAPTER THREE: THE DISSERTATION; 17 Prelims; 18 Finding a dissertation topic; 19 Problem-solving mode; 20 Put a lot of effort into writing your dissertation proposal; 21 The range of your literature review; 22 Selecting the dissertation advisory committee; 23 The dissertation abstract 24 How long is too long for your dissertation?25 The chain of references; 26 Match the literature search to the discussion of results and the conclusions; 27 The risk of nonsignificant results; 28 The dissertation defense; CHAPTER FOUR: JOB HUNTING; 29 Job hunting is a research project; 30 Pick a place where you and your family want to live; 31 When to apply for a faculty position; 32 Find the best possible school for your first job; 33 Change your academic field or move every seven years; 34 Not-for-profit or for-profit for your first or second job?; 35 Exceptions to the previous hint 36 Build a reference pool 37 Résumés are important; 38 Dual careers; 39 The short list; Job Opportunities; 40 The law of supply and demand; 41 Research- versus teaching-oriented institutions; 42 The jobs may be at for-profit institutions; 43 New programs; 44 National rankings; 45 Teaching in a community college; 46 Online universities; 47 The assistant dean strategy; 48 Evaluate a postdoc carefully; 49 Nonacademic opportunities; 50 Nonuniversity research organizations; 51 Teaching overseas for fun and profit; Interviewing; 52 Tactics for interviewing; 53 Dressing for the job interview 54 Don't be intimidated by the schools your interviewers attended 55 Interview your potential bosses; 56 Dealing with interviewers who have published less than you have; 57 Prepare an elevator speech; Data Gathering; 58 Determine the cultures; 59 Gather salary and tenure data; 60 Obtaining information on tenure levels is a little trickier; 61 Ask about the retirement system; 62 Parking; 63 Determine real pay; Offers; 64 Get the offer in writing, read it, and negotiate before you accept; 65 Get your PhD before you start the tenure track, unless you are starving or homeless 66 Avoid taking your first job at a school you attended |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789910203321 |
Gray Paul <1930-2012.> | ||
Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
What they didn't teach you in graduate school : 299 helpful hints for success in your academic career / / Paul Gray and David E. Drew ; foreword by Laurie Richlin ; foreword by Steadman Upham ; cartoons by Matthew Henry Hall |
Autore | Gray Paul <1930-2012.> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 378.1/202373 |
Altri autori (Persone) | DrewDavid E |
Soggetto topico |
College teaching - Vocational guidance - United States
College teachers - United States First year teachers - United States |
ISBN |
1-00-344867-4
1-000-97671-8 1-003-44867-4 1-57922-645-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword 1 to the First Edition; Foreword 2 to the First Edition; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS; 1 Gray's theorem of N + 2; 2 Most academic fields are dominated by fewer than 100 powerful people; 3 How to become known; 4 Drew's law on publishing papers; 5 Make sure you have a mentor; 6 Specialize-Get known for something; CHAPTER TWO: THE PhD; 7 Finish your PhD as early as possible; 8 Be humble about your PhD; 9 A PhD is primarily an indication of survivorship; 10 A PhD is a certification of research ability based on a sample of
11 A PhD is a license to reproduce 12 You must have the PhD in hand before you can move up the academic ladder; 13 The key danger point occurs when you leave highly structured coursework; 14 The PhD and part-time study; 15 Avoid Watson's syndrome; 16 Celebrate your PhD; CHAPTER THREE: THE DISSERTATION; 17 Prelims; 18 Finding a dissertation topic; 19 Problem-solving mode; 20 Put a lot of effort into writing your dissertation proposal; 21 The range of your literature review; 22 Selecting the dissertation advisory committee; 23 The dissertation abstract 24 How long is too long for your dissertation?25 The chain of references; 26 Match the literature search to the discussion of results and the conclusions; 27 The risk of nonsignificant results; 28 The dissertation defense; CHAPTER FOUR: JOB HUNTING; 29 Job hunting is a research project; 30 Pick a place where you and your family want to live; 31 When to apply for a faculty position; 32 Find the best possible school for your first job; 33 Change your academic field or move every seven years; 34 Not-for-profit or for-profit for your first or second job?; 35 Exceptions to the previous hint 36 Build a reference pool 37 Résumés are important; 38 Dual careers; 39 The short list; Job Opportunities; 40 The law of supply and demand; 41 Research- versus teaching-oriented institutions; 42 The jobs may be at for-profit institutions; 43 New programs; 44 National rankings; 45 Teaching in a community college; 46 Online universities; 47 The assistant dean strategy; 48 Evaluate a postdoc carefully; 49 Nonacademic opportunities; 50 Nonuniversity research organizations; 51 Teaching overseas for fun and profit; Interviewing; 52 Tactics for interviewing; 53 Dressing for the job interview 54 Don't be intimidated by the schools your interviewers attended 55 Interview your potential bosses; 56 Dealing with interviewers who have published less than you have; 57 Prepare an elevator speech; Data Gathering; 58 Determine the cultures; 59 Gather salary and tenure data; 60 Obtaining information on tenure levels is a little trickier; 61 Ask about the retirement system; 62 Parking; 63 Determine real pay; Offers; 64 Get the offer in writing, read it, and negotiate before you accept; 65 Get your PhD before you start the tenure track, unless you are starving or homeless 66 Avoid taking your first job at a school you attended |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828466803321 |
Gray Paul <1930-2012.> | ||
Sterling, Va., : Stylus, 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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