Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall 2023)/Week 6

Agenda

Part 0.

• Review and synthesis of mid-quarter course feedback and assessment.

Part 1. Building professional communities & support networks

• Introduction to the challenges (links between CV reading and professional communities/networks)
• Discussion of CV reading exercise and reflections
• Focus on professional networks discovery (lists)
• Conversation starter: In light of the assigned readings (including the Coleman piece on Carmen), please discuss your reactions to the following quote from the Bernstein piece on approaching famous scholars:

"Real, effective networking means forging human connections within scholarly communities."

Part 2. Guest

• TJ Billard

Reminders and announcements

• Next week: Abstract of your final project (!)
• Peer review assignment