Below is a collection of articles from the Internet that prospective and current students at CSU might find useful. Most of these articles are a must read if you intend to work with me.
Prospective and current students
- Advice for prospective MS and PhD students before contacting faculty
- Advice for undergraduates considering graduate school
- What is the PhD experience?
- Notes On The PhD Degree
- How to be a good graduate student
- More advice about graduate student life
- Graduate school survival guide
- A guide to the unwritten rules of grad school in the sciences
- How to have a terrible career in research/academia
- How to choose an advisor
- Networking as a PhD
Technical writing (project reports, conference/journal papers, thesis)
- How to write a PhD thesis
- How to write an abstract
- Common bugs in writing
- Writing technical articles
- Reviewing papers – The task of the referee
- Writing center @ CSU (can help with critiquing reports, theses documents)
- Basic English grammar tutorial
- Very good English grammar book: Grammar in use (Basic, Intermediate, Advanced)
Presentations (project, thesis)