School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890
The SCS Emigration Seminars are a series of lectures and discussion
sessions that focus on "grooming" you so you'll be ready to conquer the
real world when you finish your Ph.D. The interwoven threads are Jobs,
Money, Career Options, Intellectual Property, The Real World, Ethics,
and Communication Skills. Unlike the Immigration course, which is held
during the first three weeks of the school year, the Emigration course
is spread over the entire academic year. While the topics of interest
are chosen with the more senior students in mind, students in the
entire School of Computer Science are encouraged and welcome to attend.
ABSTRACT:
Past Lectures:
The next session...
HOW TO SURVIVE AS A GRADUATE STUDENT
with
Ted Wong
Friday, 21 October 2005
Newell-Simon Hall 1305 -- 11:00 AM
Refreshments will be served
The ABD years between your thesis proposal and defense are invariably
the toughest and most stressful ones. You are almost entirely
responsible for directing your research, and for when you
finish---things for which your previous experiences in school often have
not prepared you. In a combined talk and Q&A session, I will discuss
what it was like for me and other graduate students to get through the
ABD years, and what you can do to get through them successfully.
In order to promote open discussion, I ask that only students attend the
talk.
Upcoming Lectures:
Jeannette Wing, Anastassia Ailamaki, Carnegie Mellon Universitys
Scott Dietzen, BEA Systems (includes slides)
Kevin Dowling, Color Kinetics
Howard Gobioff and Erik Riedel, Google Inc and Seagate Technology
Roy Levin, Microsoft Research
Peter Shane, H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon
Erik Riedel, HP Laboratories (includes slides)
Astro Teller, BodyMedia, Inc.
Jeannette Wing, School of Computer Science (includes slides)