Useful Advice for Graduate Students

"Being a graduate student is like becoming all of the Seven Dwarves. In the beginning you're Dopey and Bashful. In the middle, you are usually sick (Sneezy), tired (Sleepy), and irritable (Grumpy). But at the end, they call you Doc, and then you're Happy." Ronald T. Azuma

Here is my suggestion for organizing Ph.D. dissertation proposal.

Some of the following are oriented a bit toward Computer Science, but all have valuable advice for graduate students in any technical field.

• So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.! by Ronald Azuma.
  Almost everything you need to know.
• Becoming Part of the Research Community
  From How to Be a Good Graduate Student by Marie desJardins
  Attending conferences, publsihing papers, and networking.
• How To Write A Dissertation, or Bedtime Reading For People Who Do Not Have Time To Sleep
  Advice about the tone and style of the dissertation.
• How to Write a Thesis Statement
  How to be clear about your thesis.
• Hints for Ph.D. Proposal Defenses
  Tips for preparing your dissertation proposal presentation.
• How not to get a PhD
  Discover how to avoid failure in this extract from Estelle M. Phillips' and Derek S. Pugh's How to get a Ph.D.
• Hints for Ph.D. Defenses
  Tips for preparing your final dissertation presentation.

Please report any problems with this page to BINF webmaster.
Last Updated May 11, 2006