Ph.D. Seminar

ECEN 6001

Fall 2011

 Instructor  Course Schedule  Grading

Relevant Web Links


Instructor

Instructor: Dr. Martin Hagan
Phone: (405) 744-7340
Office: 311 ES
email: mhagan at okstate.edu
Office Hrs: 2:00-4:00 Monday, 4:00-6:00 W (Other times available by appointment.)

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Relevent Web Links

Faculty Preparation Course at OSU

http://grad.okstate.edu/programs/ufp_cert/ufp.htm

An illustrated guide to the Ph.D.

http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/

So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.!

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/PhD.html

You and Your Research

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/YouAndYourResearch.html

Notes on the Ph.D. Degree

http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/essay.phd.html

Tomorrow's Professor Mailing List

http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/index.shtml

Online PhD Guide

http://onlinephd.org/

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Course Schedule

 Date  Topic  Speaker
 8/25  Introduction to the ECEN Department  Dr. Teague
 9/1  Milestones in getting your Ph.D.  Dr. Fan
 9/8 How to do good research (1)  Dr. Grischkowsky
 9/15  The challenges in doctoral study  Dr. Piao
 9/22  How to read a research paper  Dr. Cheng
 9/29  How to do good research (2)  Dr. Stine
 10/6 Conferences and oral presentations Dr. Bunting
 10/13

Beyond the Ph.D.: Job hunting

Dr. Rahnavard
 10/20  How to revise a paper and respond to reviews  Dr. Chandler
 10/27  Academic honesty, internet policies, plagiarism Dr. West
 11/3  How to do good research (3)   Dr. Sheng
 11/10  Beyond the Ph.D.: Being a post-doc Dr. Yen
 11/17 How to write a research paper  Dr. Hagan
 12/1 Characteristics of leadership Dr. Hutchens

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Grading Policy

The course is graded on a pass-fail basis by attendance. If you fail to attend more than two classes, you will receive an "F" grade.

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