Editing Introduction to Graduate Research (Fall 2023) (section)

=== Week 6: 10.25 ===
'''Challenge: What field(s) are you in?''' Building professional communities and (support) networks

[[Introduction_to_Graduate_Research_(Fall_2023)/Week_6|Session plan]]

'''Guests:'''
* T.J. Billard ([https://canvas.northwestern.edu/files/17160279/download?download_frd=1 CV])

==== Readings ====
* Bernstein, Robin. 2017. [https://jobs.chronicle.com/article/how-to-talk-to-famous-professors How to talk to famous professors]. ''Chronicle of Higher Education: Jobs.''
* Billard, T.J. 2023. ''[https://canvas.northwestern.edu/files/17503187/download?download_frd=1 Voices for Transgender Equality]'', Oxford UP. (Introduction; via Canvas).
* Coleman Robin R, Means, and Jennifer McGee Reyes. 2021. Assessing Programmatic Mentoring: Requiem for Carmen, ''Communication, Culture and Critique,'' tcab051, [https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/tcab051 https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/tcab051] (available in Canvas).
* Hargittai, Eszter. 2012. [https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/12/14/essay-how-learn-other-academics-cvs Learning from Others' CVs]. Inside Higher Ed: Ph.Do column, December 14. 
* Whitaker, Manya. 2017. [https://jobs.chronicle.com/article/how-to-create-and-keep-a-useful-network How to create and keep a useful network]. ''Chronicle of Higher Education: Jobs.''

==== Recommended readings ====
* Ball-Rokeach, S. J. (1985). [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/009365085012004003 The origins of individual media-system dependency: A sociological framework]. ''Communication Research'', 12(4), 485-510. https://doi.org/10.1177/009365085012004003

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* Tobin, Thomas J. 2020. [https://jobs.chronicle.com/article/how-to-make-the-most-of-a-virtual-conference How to make the most of a virtual conference]. ''Chronicle of Higher Education: Jobs.''
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==== Written work and activities ====
* Identify 1 senior faculty/researcher and 2 junior faculty/researchers working in your (best approximation of) your current field of interest. Ideally, the senior person should be at least 5 years post-doctoral degree and the junior people should have completed doctoral degrees within the past 3-5 years.
* Find their CVs (likely online). If you can't find someone's CV, try to choose another person.
* Identify relevant (to you and your field(s) of interest) conferences, professional associations, workshops, and other evidence of open professional networks (or events) from the CVs. Collect these in a written list somewhere (that you can bring with you to class).
* Figure out how many and what kinds of publications, creative works, or other research products the people had generated (1) while they were doctoral students; and (2) by the time they (seem to have) finished their doctoral degrees. Compare the quantities, qualities, venues, coauthorship patterns, or other salient attributes of these research products across the people you chose.
* In about 500 words, reflect on the results of this exercise and the readings about professional networks/mentoring. What do you notice in the CVs you reviewed? What stands out from the readings? What concrete goals, strategies, and next steps will you pursue to develop your own research portfolios and networks? How will you assess your progress towards these goals and the implementation of these strategies?
* [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses Upload your reflection to Canvas] and come to class prepared to discuss it.