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HowtoBeaGoodGraduateStudent第5节Whatmakegraduateschoolhard?unstructurednatureoftheprocesslackofinformationaboutwhatyoushouldspendyourtimeonWhatshouldyouknowbeforeyoustart?whygotograduateschoolatall?forsomejobs？forespeciallyresearch？orforacademicpositions?achancetolearnagreatdealaboutaspecificarea?anopportunitytodevelopideasandperformoriginalresearch?whatareayouwanttospecializein？Lookfor…bookscurrentjournalsconferenceproceedingsinyourarea,Readthrough…Getanideaof…who‘sdoing?what?Where?Contactfacultymembersandgraduatestudentsattheschoolsyou'reinterestedin!TellthemaboutyourbackgroundandinterestsAskthemwhatresearchprojectsthey'reworkingonTalktosomeofthegraduatestudents(bothjuniorandsenior)tofindout…howtheylikeitwhichadvisorsaregoodAnythingelse?Gettinggoodgrades!Havingabroadbackgroundinyourfieldandinrelatedfields!Developinggoodrelationshipswithyourprofessorsandworkmanagers!Workingonaresearchproject!Havingaclearsenseofwhatyouwanttoworkon!GraduateschoolneedalotofworkstrongmotivationfocusHowtodoresearch?1TheDailyGrindThemajorityofmostresearchers’time…readingpapers,discussingideaswithcolleagues,writingandrevisingpapers,staringblanklyintospace--and,ofcourse,havingbrilliantideasandimplementingthem.SpendingoverhalfofyourtimereadingKeepingajournalofyourresearchactivitiesWritedown•Speculations•interestingproblems•possiblesolutions•randomideas•referencestolookup•notesonpapersyou'vereadReadbackthroughitperiodicallySpendingoverhalfofyourtimereadingReadalotoftechnicalpaperstobecomefamiliarwithanyfieldTrytoremember…•it'simpossibletoreadeverythingthatmightberelevant•readselectively.Whenstartreadinguponanewfield•askyouradvisororafellowstudentwhatthemostusefuljournalsandconferenceproceedingsareinyourfield•askforalistofseminalor``classic''papersthatyoushoulddefinitelyread.•StartwiththesepapersandthelastfewyearsofjournalsandproceedingsBooksbyleadingexpertsTutorialsGoodsurveysClassicpapersVeryrelatedpapersGoodreview&overviewWhattoread?TopinternationaljournalsFirst-classinternationaljournalsSecond-classinternationaljournalsThird-classinternationaljournalsOtherjournalsTopconferencesFirst-classconferencesSecond-classconferencesThird-classconferencesJournals&ConferencesHowtoread?scanthetitlescantheabstractthen--ifyouhaven'tcompletelylostinterestalready--glanceattheintroductionandconclusionsbeforeyoutrytogetallofthenitty-grittydetailsofthepaper,skimthewholething,andtrytogetafeelforthemostimportantpoints.Ifitstillseemsworthwhileandrelevant--gobackandreadthewholething.HowcanIreallyunderstandapaper?Youhavetounderstand…themotivationsfortheproblemposedthechoicesmadeinfindingasolutiontheassumptionsbehindthesolutionwhethertheassumptionsarerealisticandwhethertheycanberemovedwithoutinvalidatingtheapproachfuturedirectionsforresearchwhatwasactuallyaccomplishedorimplementedthevalidity(orlackthereof)ofthetheoreticaljustificationsorempiricaldemonstrations2StayingMotivatedhow?manageyourtimeSettingdaily,weekly,andmonthlygoalsBreakingdownanyprojectintosmallerpiecestodosomethingeverydaytomaintainaregularscheduleSettingupregularmeetingswithyouradvisorattendingseminarsextracurricularactivitiesas•sportsmusic3ReadyforGettingtotheThesis?ProcessofgettingtothethesisfindingathesistopicdoingtheresearchwritingthethesisGoodqualitiesrequired…知识1.知识是开展各项工作的基础和前提2.基础知识专业知识跨学科知识3.拓宽知识面延展知识结构能力1.发现问题的能力2.分析和解决问题的能力3.归纳总结的能力态度1.工作的独立性和主动性2.对科学问题的敏锐性3.团队协作精神FindinganAdvisorTheidealadvisorwillbeintheareayou'reinterestedinworkinginwillactivelybedoinghigh-qualityresearchbeinvolvedinandrespectedbytheresearchcommunityHowtoFindingtherightadvisorAskothergraduatestudentshowtheirrelationshipswiththeiradvisorsare/werehowquicklytheadvisor'sstudentsgraduatehowsuccessful(wellrecognized,high-quality)theirresearchis.Whatkindsofrelationshipsdotheyhave--frequentinteractions,collaborativework,encouragingindependence?handingouttopicsorhelpingstudentstocreateindividualresearchareas,oramorehands-offstyle?WhatistheaveragetimetheirPh.D.studentstaketofinishtheirdegrees?Whatisthedropoutratefortheirstudents?FindingaThesisTopicAgoodPh.D.thesistopicisinterestingtoyou,toyouradvisor,andtotheresearchcommunity.Thebalanceyoufindwilldependatleastinpartontherelationshipyouhavewithyouradvisor.Someprofessorshavewelldefinedlong-termresearchprogramsandexpecttheirstudentstocontributedirectlytothisprogram.Othershavemuchlooser,butstillrelatedongoingprojects.Stillotherswilltakeonanyonewithaninterestingidea,andmayhaveabroadrangeofinterestingideastooffertheirstudents.FindingaThesisTopicwhattodo?Inordertodooriginalresearch,youmustbeawareofongoingresearchinyourfield.TrytobecomeawareandstayawareofdirectlyrelatedresearchIt'susuallybesttopickanarrow,welldefinedtopicReadotherdissertations--identifyingtherightsizeproblemResearchmethodology—引自中科院计算所陈熙霖教授报告Findingatopic–example1Findingatopic–example2Findingatopic–example3pickanarrowtopicBecomingPartoftheResearchCommunityAttendingConferencesYou'llmeetpeopleandhaveachancetodiscussyouri