Courses

While graduate school gives Ph.D. students extensive training in conducting research, there is much more to being a successful scientist than just collecting data. This course aims to provide graduate students with some of the training they’ll need to succeed as professional scientists. Topics may include how to serve as peer reviewers for professional journals, how to display and communicate results in ways different (professional and lay) audiences will understand, how to plan their career trajectories appropriately, how to identify potential mentors and sponsors, etc. Graduate students are often expected to glean this knowledge on their own; this course will explicitly teach students these professional-development skills.