Professional Resources

Research skills and advanced course work are the foundation of a graduate education. Professional skills such as teaching, presenting at conferences, and understanding what consitutes research misconduct are also vitally important to becoming a scholar in the field. The Graduate School regularly schedules presentations to assist students in developing their professional skills, and provides resources on this page.

Contact Debra Charlesworth to schedule a presentation or suggest topics for future presentations. See this page for:

A schedule of events
Past events, complete with links and streaming video when available (Streaming video requires a high speed internet connection, a browser (Internet Explorer (PC), Firefox (Mac or PC), or Safari (Mac)) and either Windows Media Player (PC) or Silverlight (Mac).)
Resources for teaching
Resources for responsible conduct for research

Schedule of Events

Event	Date	Registration
NSF Fellowships: A Reviewer's Perspective	October 9, 2008	Online
An Introduction to EndNote	TBA	TBA

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Past Seminars

Event	Date
GSC Lunch and Learn External Funding For Graduate Students Slides for presentation	October 3, 2008
More Tips and Tricks Slides for presentation (coming soon!) Streaming video for presentation	August 14, 2008
Tips and Tricks for Writing your Thesis or Dissertation Slides for presentation [pdf] Streaming video for presenation Thesis and Dissertation homepage Frequently asked questions about theses and dissertations Basic information about copyright	July 24, 2008
Orientation to On-line Submission of a Thesis or Dissertation (faculty/staff focus) Slides for presentation [pdf] Streaming video for presentation Thesis and Disseratation homepage: procedures, requirements and resources are all linked on this page. Instructions for on-line submission [pdf]	June 19, 2008
Orientation to On-line Submission of a Thesis or Dissertation (student focus) Slides for presentation [pdf] Streaming video for presentation Thesis and Disseratation homepage: procedures, requirements and resources are all linked on this page. Instructions for on-line submission [pdf] pdf creation available through ProQuest for dissertations (create account, log in and select "Word-to-PDF conversion" from left hand menu)	June 5, 2008
Copyright, Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Slides for all presentations [pdf] Streaming video for "Copyright on Campus: The Basics" Streaming video for "What is plagiarism and why is it important?" Streaming video for "Academic Integrity at Michigan Tech: What Graduate Students Need to Know" Additional Links	May 29, 2008
Introduction to Responsible Conduct for Research (no streaming video available) "Responsible Conduct for Research: An overview" - discusses fabrication of data, falsification of data, good practices for recording data, issues of data ownership and human subjects research Instructions for graduate student training	May 23, 2008
Perils of Powerpoint (Graduate Student Council Lunch and Learn; no video) Slides in pdf format Link to Edward Tufte's essay about the Columbia disaster Link to NPR story about Edward Tufte	November 29, 2007
Tips and Tricks for Writing a Thesis or Dissertation (Program seminar; no video) Slides in pdf format	Various

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Resources for Teaching

Guidebooks to create collaborative learning environments for diverse student populations.
Michigan Tech's Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development
On-line book about being a good mentor

Resources for Responsible Conduct for Research

Book: On being a scientist
On-line book about being a good mentor
Michigan Tech's RCR resources and training

Last reviewed on 09/03/2008

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