Workshop - Graduate Students

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1 Workshop - Graduate Students Qatar University Muhammad R. Hajj, Associate Dean

2 Topics! Attributes of a successful graduate student! Attributes of successful teaching assistants! Managing personal and graduate student responsibilities! Responsible conduct of research! Preparing future faculty and professionals

3 The World! Success knowledge, innovation, opportunities, risks! Relevancy intense competition and constant renewal! Complexity no boundaries between political, environmental, health, business, and scientific and technological challenges! Diversity workplaces and communities! Relationships communication and social networking

4 Success! Extent to which graduate students are prepared for their careers.! Should:! Focus on student needs! Help them define their objective: identify opportunities, evaluate risks, develop a plan! Prepare them for the progressively more interdisciplinary, collaborative, challenging and global job market.! Provide them with knowledge and skills that support different career options! Encourage them to engage in research, teaching, service and professional development that go beyond what is required by a degree program

5 Academic and Professional Goals Academic Progress - doctoral programs Coursework some programs are actually broad and interdisciplinary Preliminary (qualifying exam) Opportunity to teach not required or universal Research & Dissertation Proposal Publications Conferences Defense & Degree Is it enough?

6 Professional Development! Research! Teaching! Degree Completion! Career Planning - Preparation for life after graduation

7 Career Planning! Self assessment establish interests, skills! Career explore academic, Industry, government, self-employment! Mentoring seek from advisor, faculty, senior graduate students, family members,.! Research topic match with career interests! Teaching seek opportunity to teach! Degree completion set timelines and milestones, expectations

8 Career Planning Career exploration Research Teaching Skill development Degree Completion Self assessment, skills, interests, career services, advisors Identify opportunities, funding, future trends, advisor Observe & learn Teach a course or a lab Time management, stress management, finance, Set timeline & milestones Define expectations Academic jobs chronicle of higher education Industry company profiles Government labs - contacts Learn program policies, join professional societies, network with peers, read, develop writing skills Attend conferences, publish papers, pitch an idea Learn strategies, techniques & policies Get involved in course design and planning Use technology Develop a portfolio, teaching philosophy Public speaking, communications, networking, leadership, mentoring LinkedIn profile, website updated and targeted CV Plan with advisor Take advantage of resources Attend webinars, workshops & Seminars Prepare for after graduation Take advantage of support system (e.g. TGE at VT)

9 Responsible Conduct of Research! Research: Investigative studies original knowledge! Level of research: incremental vs. nonlinear! Conduct of Research: How to perform and report research results?! Responsible: Ethical issues

10 Responsible Conduct of Research! Data treatment! Make up data, figures, tables and report them Fabrication! Surveys make up participants! Data add data points! Manipulate research data, approach, equipment Falsification! Change data to fit expected outcome

11 Responsible Conduct of Research! Publication practice! Use of others words, ideas, data, results without appropriately crediting them Plagiarism! Authorship: Who owns the ideas? Who qualifies?! Intellectual contribution to conceiving, designing, implementing, or analyzing the research that lead to the original knowledge! and participating in the writing of the article! Order of authors: depends on contributions! Funding acquisition, data collection or simple supervision should not be used as basis for authorship could be acknowledged! Personal opinion: Student should be listed first; dissertation issue! Publication! Submit to one journal only! Disclose COI! Obtain consent

12 Responsible Conduct of Research! Peer review! Conflict of interest! Intellectual property

13 GTA - Attributes! Class management! Conflict resolution! Use of technology in teaching and learning environments! Diversity! Preventing and handling harassment and discrimination! Handling conflict

14 Transformative Graduate Education Source:

15 TGE Desired Outcomes*! Conduct novel research and scholarly inquiry! Work successfully in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary settings! Use innovative technologies! Apply scholarship to contemporary societal contexts! Develop dynamic leadership skills! Assume roles and responsibilities as faculty and career professionals! Utilize critical thinking and problem-defining skills! Utilize collaborative and team approach! Understand and adhere to ethical standards and professional practices! Work successfully in diverse and global communities *

16 TGE Implementation*! Series of graduate courses (more at GTA Workshop (1 credit hour)! Preparing the Future Professoriate (3)! Contemporary Pedagogy (3)! Topics in Interdisciplinary Research (3)! Citizen Scholar Seminar (3)! Diversity and Inclusion for a Global Society (3)! Advanced Global Aspects of Intellectual Property Law (3)! Preparing the Future Career Professional (3)! Research in International Contexts (3)! Study Abroad: Global Perspectives! Graduate Education Development Institute (GEDI)! Seminars and webinars! Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (IGEP)! Graduate Communities! Academy for GTA Excellence