Advice for Graduate Students
(the
original copy
is maintained by my younger brother
Tao Xie)
Ph.D. dissertation/research advice
Presentation
advice
Technical
writing/research advice
Technical
reviewing/referee advice
Job
hunting advice
Misc.
advice
English
learning advice
Ph.D. dissertation/research advice:
- Discussion
on Ph.D. thesis proposals in computing science by H. C. Lauer
- Tips on How
to write a PhD Thesis given during the doctoral symposium at ASE'00 by Steve
Easterbrook
- Advice
for finishing a Ph.D. (pdf document containing slides by Prof. Daniel M.
Berry) Lecture
- How to
Organize your Thesis, by John W. Chinneck.
- How
to write a thesis in an Experimental area of Computer Science by Doug
Comer.
- How to write a Ph.D.
thesis by Joe Wolfe.
- Tips for Writing
and Presentation of Thesis or Dissertation by Joseph Levine.
- Dissertation
Advice, by Olin Shivers Dissertation
Advice
- Resources for Students
interested in the PhD by Norman Ramsey
- How to get
admitted to a PhD program, by Norman Ramsey.
- Advice
collection
- What Am I
Doing Here? A Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Grad School in the Sciences
by Cory Kerens, Ph.D.
- For
anyone considering a Ph.D. in Computer Science, by Doug
Comer
- Making
key research decisions. From 500 Tips For Research Students, by
Sally Brown, Liz McDowell and Phil Race.
- Thesis
resources
- PhD
rants-and-raves
- Dissertation
writing
- Jeff Offut
Lectures for PhD Courses
- So long, and
thanks for the Ph.D.!, by Ronald Azuma
- A Letter to
Research Students, by Duane A. Bailey
- Networking
on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students
- Master
Thesis Computer Science
- Thoughts on Ph.D.
Qualifiers by Phil Koopman
- Tom Martin's qual page
for some good hints from the student point of view.
- Graduate
Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences : A Survival Manual,
Dianne O'Leary
- How to be a Good
Graduate Student by Marie desJardins.
- Guide to
working with Norman Ramsey expectations and obligations as an advisor.
- A
Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases
- Burnout
Prevention and Recovery at MIT
- Networking
on the Network by Phil Agre
- How to be
terrible graduate student (by Graeme Hirst, University of Toronto).
- Choosing
an Advisor by Marshall Lev Dermer, UW-Milwaukee.
- Information for
current and prospective graduate students by Timothy Finin.
- Computer Science
Graduate School Survival Guide by Ronald Azuma.
- Notes On The
PhD Degree
- Re-Envisioning
the Ph.D. by the graduate school of UW
Presentation advice:
Technical writing/research advice:
Technical reviewing/referee advice:
Job hunting advice:
Misc. advice:
English learning advice:
- Article usage:
- Dictionary:
- University writing resource:
- General writing books: