The Ph.D. Process: A Student's Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences by Dale F. Bloom & Jonathan D. Karp & Nicholas Cohen

Author:Dale F. Bloom & Jonathan D. Karp & Nicholas Cohen [Bloom, Dale F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998-12-30T23:00:00+00:00

My desk is the area of the lab that is mine—the area that no one touches. My working desk is really not there—it’s in front of the computer. So my desk serves as the place where I store everything, where I have everything organized the way I want. My desk is where I can make piles—as many piles as I want—so long as they don’t fall off the edge. (Graduate student, Chemistry, Vanderbilt University)

Students who engage in research during the coursework years must do a lot of juggling to handle all their responsibilities successfully. Although they will be busy with classes and related activities, they are still expected to spend a considerable amount of time in the laboratory (or in the field); it is almost as if coursework were considered something they take care of “on their own time.” Still, it is understood that there will be days when they will be too busy with coursework to come to the lab, and no explanation for their absence will be necessary. As long as their research is progressing, advisors are not going to mind. The system should not be taken advantage of, however; research is a top priority, and as much time and effort as possible should be devoted to it—it is a graduate student’s raison d’être.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.