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:'''Professional Development Seminar: Career Choices''' ('''COM 594 A''') | :'''Professional Development Seminar: Career Choices''' ('''COM 594 A''') | ||
:'''Instructor:''' [https://mako.cc/academic/ Benjamin Mako Hill] / [mailto:makohill@uw.edu makohill@uw.edu] (or many [https://mako.cc/contact/ other ways to contact me]) | :'''Instructor:''' [https://mako.cc/academic/ Benjamin Mako Hill] / [mailto:makohill@uw.edu makohill@uw.edu] (or many [https://mako.cc/contact/ other ways to contact me]) | ||
:'''Office Hours:''' By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view or book me on [https://mako.cc/calendar/ my calendar page]. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (<code>makooffice</code>) and you'll get a link to | :'''Office Hours:''' By appointment (I'm usually available via chat during "business hours.") You can view or book me on [https://mako.cc/calendar/ my calendar page]. If you schedule a meeting, we'll meet in the Jitsi room (<code>makooffice</code>) and you'll get a link to to through the scheduling app. | ||
:'''Meeting Times:''' Monday 3:30-5:20pm | :'''Meeting Times:''' Monday 3:30-5:20pm | ||
:'''Important Links''': | :'''Important Links''': | ||
:* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/announcements Announcements] (in Canvas) | :* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/announcements Announcements] (in Canvas) | ||
:* A realtime chat application {{tbd}} | |||
:* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments Assignments] (in Canvas) | :* [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments Assignments] (in Canvas) | ||
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=== January 3: Session 1: Introduction to the Class === | === January 3: Session 1: Introduction to the Class === | ||
'''Topic:''' Course overview and setting expectations | '''Topic:''' Course overview and setting expectations | ||
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There are a few things I'd love to leave the session with: | There are a few things I'd love to leave the session with: | ||
* A | * A decision about synchronous communication options (we used Slack last quarter so that's the default) | ||
* | * Thoughts about the schedule and deliverables | ||
* Some sense of the kinds of jobs you are interested in | * Some sense of the kinds of jobs you are interested in | ||
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* [https://www.findaphd.com/advice/doing/phd-non-academic-careers.aspx Non-academic Careers for Ph.D. Holders] | * [https://www.findaphd.com/advice/doing/phd-non-academic-careers.aspx Non-academic Careers for Ph.D. Holders] | ||
* Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo19503047.html. [Introduction and Chapter 1] {{ | * Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo19503047.html. [Introduction and Chapter 1] {{forthcoming}} | ||
* Kelsky, Karen. 2015. The Professor Is in: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job. New York, New York: Crown. [Part I] {{ | * Kelsky, Karen. 2015. The Professor Is in: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job. New York, New York: Crown. [Part I] {{forthcoming}} | ||
* [https://cdn.uconnectlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/12/Talking-to-Research-Supervisor.pdf Talking to your Research Supervisor] note from the UW Career and Internship Center | * [https://cdn.uconnectlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/12/Talking-to-Research-Supervisor.pdf Talking to your Research Supervisor] note from the UW Career and Internship Center | ||
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'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Share-outs & feedback | * Share-outs & feedback from assignments | ||
* Walk through and discussion for next week's assignments | * Walk through and discussion for next week's assignments | ||
=== January 17: No Meeting (MLK Jr. Day) === | === January 17: No Meeting (MLK Jr. Day) === | ||
=== January 24: Session 3: | === January 24: Session 3: Self-Presentation === | ||
''' Topic:''' | |||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
* | * Kelsky, Parts III and IV {{tentative}} | ||
* [http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDAcademic.stm The Academic Job Search] {{tentative}} | |||
* [http://jobsearch.about.com/library/blresume.htm Resume and Cover Letter Center] {{tentative}} | |||
* [http://career.berkeley.edu/PhDs/PhDAcademic.stm The Academic Job Search | |||
* [ | |||
'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
* Bring in copies of your CV as well as the CV of someone who | * Bring in copies of your CV as well as the CV of someone who recently secured a job you’d like to have. What did you learn by looking at this CV? | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
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* Walk through and discussion for next week's assignments | * Walk through and discussion for next week's assignments | ||
=== January 31: Session 4: | === January 31: Session 4: Panel on Research-Intensive Colleges and Universities {{tentative}} === | ||
''' Topic:''' | |||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
* [http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/index.php The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education] | |||
* https://careers.uw.edu/academic-careers/ | |||
* [https://postdocs.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Quick%20and%20Painless%20Academic%20Job%20Search%20Guide.pdf The Quick and Relatively Painless Guide to Your Academic Job Search] by Karen Kelsky, published by The Chronicle of Higher Education's Vitae magainze. | |||
'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | |||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Panel discussion | * Panel discussion | ||
* | * Sync up about final projects | ||
=== February 7: Session 5: Panel on Teaching-Intensive Colleges and Universities {{tentative}} === | |||
''' Topic:''' | |||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Panel discussion | * Panel discussion | ||
* Sync up about final projects | * Sync up about final projects | ||
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=== February 14: Session 6: Panel on | === February 14: Session 6: Panel on Think Tanks, Government, Non-Profits {{tentative}} === | ||
''' Topic:''' | ''' Topic:''' | ||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | |||
* https://careers.uw.edu/beyond-academia/ | |||
* Selections from Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. {{tentative}} | * Selections from Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. {{tentative}} | ||
* Selections from Fruscione, Joseph, and Kelly J. Baker, eds. 2018. ''Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.'' Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. {{tentative}} | * Selections from Fruscione, Joseph, and Kelly J. Baker, eds. 2018. ''Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.'' Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. {{tentative}} | ||
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'''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
* Panel discussion | |||
* Sync up about final projects | * Sync up about final projects | ||
=== February 21: No Meeting (Presidents Day) === | |||
=== February 28: Session 7: Panel on Corporate and Industry Research {{tentative}} === | |||
''' Topic:''' | |||
'''Readings:''' (finish ''before'' class) | |||
* Selections from Basalla, Susan, and Maggie Debelius. 2014. ''“So What Are You Going to Do with That?”: Finding Careers Outside Academia.'' Third Edition. Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press. {{tentative}} | |||
* Selections from Fruscione, Joseph, and Kelly J. Baker, eds. 2018. ''Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM.'' Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. {{tentative}} | |||
* Selections from Caterine, Christopher L. 2020. ''Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press. {{tentative}} | |||
* [https://cdn.uconnectlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2016/06/Turn-Your-CV-into-a-Resume.pdf Turn your CV into a Resumé] from the UW Career and Internship Center | |||
''' | '''Assignment:''' (finish ''before'' class) | ||
'''Class Plan:''' | '''Class Plan:''' | ||
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* Panel discussion | * Panel discussion | ||
* Sync up about final projects | * Sync up about final projects | ||
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=== March 7: Final Presentations/Pitches === | |||
The class session will be devoted to the final presentations. Details will be forthcoming. | |||
=== Final Project Due: March | === Final Project Due: March 11 === | ||
Final project will be due [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments/ | Final project will be due [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1515043/assignments/6746130 in Canvas]. {{todo}} | ||
== Administrative Notes == | == Administrative Notes == |