Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall 2023)/Week1

Introductions (2 min per person)
Please share:
 * Preferred name(s) and pronouns.
 * Something meaningful/important to you or about you (not research and not obvious).

Very brief course introduction (~15 min)

 * Learning goals
 * Structure
 * Assignments
 * Weekly readings, writing/activities, discussion provocations
 * Final project
 * Misc.
 * A note about taking this class with me
 * A syllabus on a wiki?
 * A note about interdisciplinarity
 * A note about reading (as a researcher)

Stretch break #1 (quick!)
Get up! Move around!

Discussion (~30 min)
What is a doctoral program (or a university for that matter) for and what do I do with it?
 * Think/Pair/Share (T/P/S): What purposes does a doctoral program serve? (consider Cottom interview, everything else you've encountered up to today).

Guests (~70 min)
Claudio Benzecry and Nick Diakopoulos

Out-the-door reminders:
Please:
 * Submit discussion provocations and written assignments by Monday 6pm via Canvas.
 * Bring a printed copy of "research puzzle" to class.
 * Look ahead to Week 3: "Collaboration interview and reflection" and Week 4: "Graduate research plan statement" assignments. These will take a little extra time. Start as soon as you like.
 * Note that I will not hold OH this coming Friday or Monday. Signups start for Friday 9.29.
 * Email me with any questions that come up.
 * Join my research lab for a reception tomorrow (Thursday), 4-6pm in FSB 1-122 (the Center for HCI+D space)! We'll have snacks and stickers.