Time and location
Mondays, 11:00 - 11:50am, 1404 SC
Organizers
Svetlana Lazebnik (slazebni@illinois.edu)
Colleen Lewis (colleenl@g.illinois.edu)
Viveka Kudaligama (kudaliga@illinois.edu)
Grading Requirements
Ph.D. students must earn a Satisfactory ("S") grade for the seminar or they will be required to re-take the seminar in the following Fall. A Satisfactory grade in this seminar is also required before students are allowed to schedule the qualifying exam.
Attendance is required for satisfactory completion of the seminar. Attendance will be recorded electronically in the beginning of each class using your iCard; arriving more than 5 minutes late will be counted as an absence. Students with more than two absences will receive an Unsatisfactory ("U") grade and will need to re-take the seminar. If you are experiencing an exceptional situation that requires you to be absent more than two times, please email slazebni@illinois.edu and kudaliga@illinois.edu as soon as possible.
In addition to attendance, there will be a few required assignments announced in class -- for example, a quiz on Ph.D. program requirements that is accessed through Canvas. All assignments must be satisfactorily completed to receive an "S" grade.
Submission of the Program of Study Form is also required for satisfactory completion of this seminar.
Lecture Recordings
Classes will be recorded and recordings posted on the class Mediaspace channel. If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to review the recordings and complete any required assignments on time.
Participation
We expect everyone to be attentive during class and to participate actively. We want discussions to be casual and enjoyable so that each of you feel comfortable offering comments and speaking candidly. We will do our best to moderate the discussion and keep it moving forward. To reduce distractions, everyone should refrain from using extraneous computing devices during class for any purpose. Repeated violations of this policy may result in an Unsatisfactory ("U") grade for the seminar.
Responsible Conduct in Research
As researchers in SSCDS, you are expected to follow responsible research conduct guidelines. The School offers a specialized seminar for all graduate students in the fall (tentatively October 28th). While the information provided in the lecture on Responsible conduct in Research in this seminar touches on many of these topics, you are still required to attend the School RCR Ethics Training.
Disability Accommodations
To obtain disability-related academic adjustments or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the course instructor and the Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) as soon as possible. They are glad to assist and so are we.
Schedule
| Date
| Topic
| Assignment
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| August 24
| Introduction: Earning a Ph.D.
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| August 31
| Ph.D. Program Requirements
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| September 7
| LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
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| September 14
| Ph.D. Program Requirements (cont.)
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| September 21
| Getting Started in Research
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| September 28
| Getting Started in Research (cont.)
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| October 5
| Communicating your Research
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| October 12
| Communicating your Research (cont.)
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| October 19
| Responsible Conduct of Research
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| October 26
| Area Panel
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| November 2
| Area Panel
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| November 9
| Area Panel
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| November 16
| Preparing for the Qual
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| November 23
| THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO CLASS
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| November 30
| Taking Care of Yourself
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| December 7
| Wrap-up
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Online Resources
My.cs.siebelschool.edu portal: course rosters, assistantships, progress evaluations
SSCDS Ph.D. program requirements webpage
SSCDS graduate fellowships webpage
Graduate College: fellowships, assistantships, professional development, diversity
Graduate College Handbook: rights and responsibilities as a graduate student
Grainger College Graduate Program
University Student Code
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