texts: Pure vs Applied maths, and combinatorics, in American universities

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I'm in my last year of an undergraduate degree in pure maths, doing my thesis on probabilistic combinatorics. In Australia (at least at my university), Hungarian-style combinatorics is classified as "pure".
I'm currently thinking about PhDs and where to apply. One thing that I've noticed is that combinatorics is often classified under "applied maths" (for example, this is the case at MIT).
One important reason I'd consider pursuing a PhD at an American university is for the coursework component -- I'd like to broadly improve my foundational understanding of mathematics, and I like the possibility of changing my area of focus after deeper exposure to different areas of mathematics. However, I have comparatively little interest in applied mathematics coursework (other than combinatorics, of course).
I have a submitted paper in combinatorics, my undergraduate thesis will be in combinatorics, and by far my strongest reference will be from a combinatorialist. Other than my supervisor, my strongest potential references would come from areas that everyone seems to agree are "pure". The higher-level classes in my transcript will also be almost entirely "pure".

For American universities which have both a pure and an applied math program, which one does one typically choose to study combinatorics? Is it flexible? With a cursory search, I wasn't able to find a university quite so explicit about it as MIT.
For universities that classify combinatorics as "applied":

Given my situation, would my application be stronger to pure or applied maths?

Can one do a PhD in pure mathematics with the (tentative) intention for the research component to actually be "applied" (combinatorics)?

Can one do a PhD in applied mathematics but actually take mostly pure coursework?


texts: I want to acknowledge a retired professor. How do I specify his name? With just Prof. or something particular?


texts: How does the choice of grading scale (such as A = 90+, B=80-90, etc.) affect an undergraduate program?

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I am a math professor at a mid-tier state university in the US. Most classes here, including math classes, use either a ten-point scale (A = 90+, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=0-59) or something close to it.

Here this is widely considered to be "common sense", so much so that I raised eyebrows when I questioned it. However, I'd never seen it in common use at any of the universities (also in the US) where I'd studied or taught. I was more familiar with a system where assessments would be harder, and the cutoff for an A would usually be between 60 and 85.

The choice of grading system has a lot of potential effects on student and instructor expectations, on what sort of goals may be realistically set, and what students consider themselves accountable for.

Are there any studies as to the advantages and disadvantages of each system?


texts: What to do if the Editor is not responding to my repeated e-mails?

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This is in reference to my previous question:
How to mail the editor asking to withdraw my submission?

I wrote to the editor regarding my problem for 2 consecutive days.
I sent 4 mails to him regarding the withdrawal of my manuscript.

But I have not received a single reply from him.

How long should I wait? I know he is busy too but I need to do it fast as my Masters (Research) course will end in 2 months and I need to have it at least communicated if not published within this duration.

Otherwise I won't get my degree.
But why is the Editor not replying to my e-mails?

I need to resubmit it fast to either this journal or another journal.

Please help me, I don't understand what should I do.


texts: BSc: double thesis or thesis with multiple topics?

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I have been working on two research projects at different departments during my BSc. One of them yielded a conference paper and the other one was initially decided to be my final thesis topic. The latter one is also going well and we are planning to make a journal publication on it. I have to write my final thesis next semester and I am wondering whether I should make two separate theses for two research topics or involve them inside a single thesis.

I appreciate your opinion!


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I graduated in Psychology quite a few years ago now, and for personal/mental-health related reasons, I didn't pursue a postdoctorate career. Instead, I focussed on trying to get better (partially successful) while also tutoring various Psych subjects (quite well, according to many students). I'm also enrolled in a Masters of Biostatistics.

I was pretty successful in my PhD. I already had one publication from my Honours year, and I had three more multi-experiment papers (two behavioural, one neuroimaging) published in good journals in the course of my PhD. My supervisor was very happy with the end result, and my thesis was accepted without much kerfuffle.

I'm finally in a position where I have a mindset I might charitably call 'prepared' for an academic career, and I'm wondering if I should even try. It's far from hopeless if I don't; I'm studying a Masters in a high-demand field and a career outside of academia is still possible even if I don't continue the Masters, but some opinions/answers from people within academia on my academic prospects in Psychology would be welcome.


texts: My university does not do anything to prevent cheating in online exams, and grading is relative. What should I do?

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I am from a reputed university in India and despite informing the department professors and higher authorities of the rampant cheating in the online exams, they haven't taken any steps to curb it (they use Google Meet/Zoom proctoring which is basically useless because students can still text and make excuses). They don't even reply to the emails that raise these concerns. They made no effort to change their examination mode for the online semester - by increasing the weightage of take-home/research assignment components in the syllabus.
This has taken a toll on the mental health of students like me who did not use unfair means but are now suffering because the university follows relative grading and the skyrocketing averages of the exams have made it next to impossible for us to get grades proportional to our efforts.
What should a student do in such a situation? Should he/she start cheating too?
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Switching the institute is not possible because this is India — students have to go through a gruesome procedure to get admitted into these reputed institutes in the first place.
Secondly, the jobs and higher education somewhat depend on the grades of the student so this unfair disadvantage for 2 semesters straight without cheating would be hell for any honest person.


texts: EU Ph.D. in Germany: Calling yourself "Dr." or "Ph.D."

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My question is about using a Ph.D. title/grade from an EU University in Germany.
Germany recognizes (properly obtained) Ph.D.s from other EU countries.
People with an EU Ph.D. are allowed to use the abbreviation "Dr." in front of their names without mentioning the country of origin (which is AFAIK required for some other countries) or using the original version. However, reading this information letter from the Bavarian State Ministry of Sciences, Research and the Arts, section 1.3.2. (German), you are not allowed to use both together.

I'm confused about this and its exact scope.
Does this mean a Ph.D. holder can't call him-/herself "Dr. Firstname Lastname" on a business card and then list "Ph.D." together with the other titles like "M.Eng., Dipl.Ing." on a second line? Using "Firstname Lastname, Ph.D." in Germany would not have the same effect then the first form. Not mentioning the Ph.D. at all however would keep many people wondering what kind of doctor grade you have. Maybe it only means not to use "Dr. Firstname Lastname, Ph.D.", but the business card example is very close to that.
Also, can "Ph.D." be used in one occasion and then "Dr." in a different one, or do you have to stick with one? Would it be ok to use "Dr." on your German business card and "Ph.D." on your English one? Even if both are on opposite sides of the same card?


texts: How to find an (Undergrad) research assistant position in europe?

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I am an undergraduate student in the Netherlands (and non-EU citizen). For some reason I  feel research assistantships (at my level, or even once you graduate) are more common in the US than in Europe. Perhaps I am not familiar with the lingo here though.

I was wondering where to look for, or what should characterise an RA position in Europe and how to find one at my level.

So far, all I have been able to do is volunteer at a lab (doing grunt work and getting some crappy data to play around with in return). But nothing serious that involves me in one of the projects of the laboratory, gets me close to collaborating in a publication (even if my name is not in it), or resembles what I think the definition of RA should be (since I am not collaborating on any research).

I am looking for a bit of clarity on where and what I should be looking for. Thanks!


texts: Can applying for different but consecutive jobs at the same insitution be perceived as wrong?

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I am applying for different postdocs at the same institution. They hire during the year in different subfields of my main field.
I already read some questions related to my problem (here, here, here), but I think that my situation is little bit different, because I just keep applying to one institution.

My situtation, consecutively:

I applied for a fellowship to one professor for a specific project. It was not successfull.
In the same time, a similar position in a different group popped out. I'v asked the professor what he thinks, and he advised me to apply for it. No success.
Several weeks later, the professor told me that he discussed my CV with a different group. They want to invite me for an interview.
Now, a new postdoc is available. I am thinking of waiting for the result of option 3 and than apply for option 4. Or should I apply for both at once?

What if they will not hire me now, but a new job will pop out in a few months?
I would like to know whether they can perceive me as someone who want to be hired to a particular institution and a particular country rather than someone who want to be hired for doing research.


texts: How useful is it to perform a systematic literature review?

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How well accepted has been (systematic) literature reviews in your research field, these days?!

I come from computer science field, more specifically Software Engineering. Some professors I keep in touch usually ask their students to perform a systematic literature review (SLR) as a research kickoff, rather than performing any kind of unstructured review. However, it's become harder and harder to get such kind of publication accepted in a highly-ranked publication (e.g., a qualified journal or conf). My feeling is that, in a certain extent, the community has already saturated the amount of papers reporting on reviews.

Hence, I'd like to know a point of view of people from other research fields, as well as their expertise on measuring the tradeoff time devoted to conduct a SRL vs. likelihood of having such a kind of publication accepted by a good venue.


texts: What to reply a PhD supervisor who says my chances of getting selected in this scholarship program are not very high?

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I sent an email to a professor and asked him if there's any PhD  position available in his group. I also told him that I want to apply for SINGA scholarship program if he agrees to supervise me.

The professor replied:

  My experience with the SINGA program is that it is very competitive.  Almost all successful applications have already published papers prior to application.  I do not believe your chances for getting accepted are too high.

I really want to give it a try. How should I reply to tell the professor politely to please support my application, and that I don't care if I get a rejection from SINGA scholarship program?

Also, I am writing a research article, and I am hopeful it will be complete within two weeks.


texts: What is a "very good higher education degree" when applying for a German PhD?

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I plan to do a PhD in Germany. I have read some material that said that:

  "The most important formal qualification for being able to do a
  doctorate in Germany is a very good higher education degree that is
  recognised in Germany"

"What is" or maybe should I ask "How much is" very good higher degree?


texts: Should you revise a manuscript when only two of the three reviewers provide a positive review?

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The title is a bit vague by design. What I was actually wondering is, what happens if 1 out of 3 reviewers decides that the paper should not be accepted, but the other 2 reviewers find it interesting and suggest for it to be accepted? Must all 3 reviewers suggest that it is accepted or is that up to the editor? What is the most common outcome in situation like this?

I'm stuck in this situation now - all 3 reviewers suggested some changes; while 2 were quite optimistic and also said that my work is interesting, the third one was really against it and suggested that we rewrite article anew, thus semi-rejected it; the reviewer really seems determined that our paper should not be accepted. Now, if I waste 2 months applying the changes and then wait another 3 for a review only to find out that the third reviewer still thinks it should be rejected, I've wasted almost half a year on nothing. The alternative is to resend the article to some other journal.

Any kind of feedback will be appreciated.


texts: As a PhD student, should I give a talk at a conference outside my supervisor's field?

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I am a PhD student in mathematics. Talking to some colleagues on my department I wrote a paper whose subject lies somewhat beyond the interests of my advisor. I gave a talk on it on a couple of seminars.

Unexpectedly I was invited to give a talk on a conference in another country. I have a feeing that my advisor might be unhappy if I go there, in particular he refused to give me any funds for travel. (It might be he does not have any funds, but I still have a feeling that he does not want me to be involved in activities in other fields.) Nevertheless I am interested to present my results to a broader audience and one of the colleagues on the department I talked to agrees to help me with the travel funds.

  Would it be ok if I will go to the conference? Is it ethical with respect to my supervisor?


texts: Uploading an elaborated proof from a published paper on arxiv

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I have elaborated a proof from a paper published on arxiv to make it more intuitive. There is no new innovation in my approach nor does it review the other related proofs for the problem. Is it worthwhile uploading this to arxiv?

I do believe it will add value to the understanding for a newcomer to the field, but it doesn't really add value to anyone who is an expert in the field.


texts: Is using a survey classifications plagiarism?

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I'm writing the related work section of a paper and the survey paper X does such a wonderful work categorizing the existing approaches in the field, that I'm thinking on using the same categories in my paper (I have already cited the survey).

Is this consider plagiarism?
If so is the case, how can I use the same categories without incurring in plagiarism?


texts: What agreement will allow the publication of research based on (anonymized) private data?

texts: An associate has publishable research that is derived from (anonymized) school system data. What language should be used (in a memorandum of understanding with the school system) to assure that all are protected?


texts: Ethics behind communicating research after end of project and unemployment

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So I have joined my first job in research as a research assistant on an industry-academia collaboration and I am supervised by some professors and a representative from industry is managing the project.

I am employed full-time and am one of the biggest "expense" of the project so to speak as far as the funding allocated to the university goes. It is worth nothing that as division of funding goes, our industry partners received more than 3x what the university received.

Anyway, my employment will come to end soon. However, this project partly funded my degree (I don't want to sound insensitive or ungrateful but the funding received for my degree was a trivial amount), which is totally unrelated to my research assistant work, and that is still ongoing.

The problem is that our industry partners, at the last second, indicated that I might be asked to give out presentation of the work done to the funding body. I have no information about the style of presentation; obviously, effort in preparation for a 10 minute vs a 2 hour presentation is substantially different. However, I will be unemployed soon and have no indication on whether this presentation will actually happen or not or when it will happen. Also one would be right to think that the details are vague as communication between my supervisors and industry partners has been really vague. Sometimes communication happens in 2-3 month gaps because the industry partners does not respond to attempts at communication but there is nothing I can do about individuals' behaviours.

Anyway, my professors want to show good will with our partners and are suggesting that we comply with the presentation. However, I have serious commitments like progressing on my degree and new employment. Sure, I can make some time in my new schedule but I don't think it's fair to expect me to do that. I also want to indicate that I have good relationships with my professors and that they are helping me with my degree, so I do not feel in a position to disagree with them.

So I am interested to know if it is normal to keep on working on projects beyond the project termination date, especially given my circumstance. I'm not aware of what my rights or obligations are in this scenario. Of course, each circumstance is unique, but I would appreciate any tips or pointers of how I can reason about this situation without harming relationships or becoming a dramatic situation.


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I am currently in a PhD program where I have it good. My adviser and my group are both about as good as one could ask for. My adviser is patient, helpful (albeit sometimes unclear), and happy to mentor grad students. My group is supportive and cohesive. However, I have recently come to realize that I really do not like my particular area of research.

My particular area (my adviser's specialty) is kind of a sub-sub-specialty of my field. Think of it like:

FIELD
----SUB-SPECIALTY
--------SUB-SUB-SPECIALTY1
--------SUB-SUB-SPECIALTY2

My adviser's group is part of a larger group of a handful of faculty studying the sub-specialty. My research interests initially fell in a different sub-sub-specialty, but funding/openings pushed me to accept the offer to my adviser's group. I never really took to it early on, but I decided to stick it out for a while believing I might grow to appreciate the research problems once I learned more about them.

However, I feel that at this point I have given it a fair chance, having worked on a few projects and published a paper, but I still really struggle to fake a passion for this work (along the lines of "fake it 'til you make it"). At this point, I think my best option for success--both in the short term and down the road--is to switch to the other sub-sub-specialty. The tricky part is that the handful of faculty who work in the sub-specialty all work together frequently, and the groups are intermingled throughout the lab space.

So, my questions are:

How to I even broach the question of switching without committing a major feux pas?
What other options are there if there are no opportunities to switch? (Currently I'm fully funded by my adviser)
Assuming I can switch, should I expect heavy pressure to succeed immediately? That is, will the assumption be that in a "better fitting" research area, I should be well outperforming my previous work?


texts: Vancouver style citation and multiple sentences

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I use a numbered citation style in my research paper. How should I use a citation when I have multiple sentences from the same source?

E.g. for one sentence it’s easy:

  My apple is red (1).

However, for many sentences:

  My apple is red (1). Yours is green. And your pet’s. (2.)

Is it right to put a dot after the number two to indicate that the citation applies to every sentence after previous citation?


texts: What is the best way to learn without thinking ahead?

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I've run into this issue in many fields in which I'm interested in learning about. For the purposes of this question let's assume electricity/circuits/power systems. I find myself starting at the basics and as I try to understand each concept, I start thinking of more of how this concept really works instead of accepting it at face value. In addition to this I also start to ask more complicated questions which I'm assuming I could answer if I would read on. The problem I end up running into is I won't let myself continue until I understand the concept completely. For example: I start learning about how current is always consistent in a single circuit which makes me start thinking about how total current/draw is measured in a household. Then this leads me to think that if everything is connected by wires, then shouldn't this be one large circuit with the same current.

As you see I start diving too deep. This seems like an inefficient way of learning and it usually causes me more stress than understanding.


texts: Effective use of extra time during a PhD

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I am a PhD student in mathematics starting my third year with the goal of a tenure track position at an R1 university. I believe I have enough research completed that I could graduate this year if I chose to, however my funding situation allows me to stay in my program for up to 6 years fully funded and with little teaching obligation (I do have the opportunity to teach a full course over the summer and plan to do so). I am currently planning to stay for all 6 years, unless I receive a very good offer in my 5th year. I have somewhat different taste in problems from my advisor, so I am currently working on becoming a more independent researcher.

My question is on how to best take advantage of the remaining years of my degree. Is there anything more subtle than "do more research"? What can I do to prepare myself for a postdoc or otherwise get ahead? Are there things that can be done as a graduate student in this situation that cannot easily be done as a postdoc or that are much better to start earlier?


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During literature review for my research proposal, I have come across a professor who has published several papers in my field, some closely related to the topic of my own research. In a series of papers he uses a specific model, expanding on and extending it in each paper. In my work, I want to use the same kind of model (evolutionary) and I would love to see the source code, both to better understand and replicate the results and because it would tremendously help me in getting started. Unfortunately, I could not find it anywhere and it is not published with any of the papers.

I am wondering if and how I should ask for the code and have three related questions:

Is it common to just email and ask for the source code or would that be considered somehow inappropriate? I might well end up applying to the university that professor is teaching at, so I don't want to leave a bad impression.
Who is the appropriate person to contact? All of the papers on the model have been published by by the professor and the same two co-authors, some with additional co-authors. Should I email the professor himself, one of the co-authors, or all of them?
How much detail about my own research should I include in my email? Just what's sufficient to justify the request or more, possibly a draft of the proposal?


texts: How hard is it to get paid to do PhD in the US as an international student in engineering?

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Quick background about myself

I just want to give a quick introduction to my background but I think this could be relevant and beneficial to a lot of people. I am a Mechanical Engineering student studying at Imperial College London and working towards a GPA 4.0 equivalent, with a GPA 3.7-3.8 predicted/guaranteed. I will be graduating with an MEng degree in the summer of 2018. I also hold a Turkish passport (non-EU).

Into the question

I want to know how hard it is to get fully covered for tuition fees, accommodation and other expenses while getting paid a salary on top (I would still be consent with not getting paid as long as I do not pay anything other than my pocket money). From minimal research I came to find that this can be extremely unlikely, although, I also found that you have slightly more chances in some fields such as engineering since a lot of capital flow from the industry.

So from base line knowledge, I suspect my main options are to secure a scholarship that covers you fully, get the university to fund you or get a company to sponsor your research. I also know that it is usually a combination of the above.

I am a very driven person with a lot of passion for the field and I will be applying to universities such as Stanford and MIT. I am currently doing a research internship at Stanford and I also hold past research experience from Imperial College London. I will likely be getting published in a decent journal from my current research internship (at the age of 20). I just want to know what are the chances of getting paid let alone paying for tuition fees since I do not want to ask my parents for financial help. I would rather find a good job then to pay thousands of dollars for another 4-5 years, although doing a PhD has been my aspiration since very young.

Please do not hesitate to point to further resources as answer to the question and any help is appreciated.


texts: Computer science central source for CFPs

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In the field of computer science, is there somewhere out there a central database containing a complete list (or at least most of the important one) of conferences and Call For Papers (CFP) to browse and subscribe to?

I found the following pages (source):

Allconferences.com (conferences, trade shows and conventions)
Confabb.com (mostly trade fairs, but some academic conferences)
Conference Alerts.com (academic conferences worldwide)
conference-service.com (mathematics, physics, nuclear applications, chemistry, earth sciences, computer science)
Eventseer.net (computer science and linguistics)
PapersInvited.com (academic conferences worldwide)*
WikiCFP (A wiki site to organize and share CFP)
Academic Conferences Publishing House (CFP of Worldwide Academic Conference, meetings, symposia, workshops, Special Issues of
International Journal)

Are there better ones?

EDIT:

Thanks for your answers. Here is the extended list based on your answers:

DBWorld
SEWorld (Software Enineering Mailing List)
IEEE Conferences & Events


texts: Is copying a sentence considered plagiarism?

texts: In writing a phd thesis, if a sentence is copied as it is and given proper references, then will it be considered as plagiarism?


texts: Positioning of elements in research paper

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I'm currently writing a research paper in the field of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and me and my professor have slightly different views on how to present and order the different elements that are necessary in a paper.

I have two parties that are interested in my research, my professor (and school) and the company I do the research for. The company has no experience with scientific reports.

My professor comes from an psychology background and wants me to write in an hour glass structure. I however believe that I should be writing it for the public that is going to profit from the research, which is in this case the company.

After a search I came across this: Is it a good academic practice to tell the reader in the introduction what the essay is about directly? In which I found the answer by Jeromy Anglim that I completely agree with.

This however only goes in to the introduction and says nothing about the discussion/conclusion section of the paper.

At the moment I have a conclusion section right after my results where I answer my research questions. After this I have a discussion section on what these results mean with the theory and all that belongs there. This was very appreciated by the company.

However, not so much by my professor. He says the conclusion always comes after the discussion, or is part of the discussion.

Long story short:

What is a good way to present the introduction and discussion/conclusion in a paper which has to be easily read and understood by non-academics.
If I do not use the hour-glass structure, what section of my paper would be the best place to justify this decision?


texts: Will doing a master's thesis in an unrelated field hurt my job prospects?

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I am having trouble with this study situation. Recently I was offered a master thesis topic at work where I work a part time student job.  My role is Java Developer and master thesis topic is related to software development.  However, the master study I am currently enrolled is in Electronics Engineering.  My bachelor was also in Electronics.  But my all previous full time work experiences are in the software industry.
Now I am wondering if it is a bad thing on my resume if my master thesis topic is not directly related to Electronics. Am I hurting my profile here if my goal is to find a full time job quickly?


texts: How to convert Australian grade to US GPA?

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I am wondering how to convert Australian grade(HD, D, C, ...) to US GPA (A+, A, B, C ...)
I tried few websites but those showed me which I think of as "too good to be true" results.
For example, according to the website I used, a grade of C in Australian grading system is equivalent to B grade in US.

Is that realistic? and is there a formula to convert ?


texts: Potential PhD supervisor mentions potential co-supervisors in email. Should I contact them?

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I plan on applying to a PhD program in a US university. Previously, I asked a professor if he is interested in supervising my proposed project. His response is:

  "The best will be to co-supervise with either Prof. X or Prof. Y.

How should I interpret this? And should I contact the professors he mentioned?


texts: How to contact a foreign professor and ask him to cooperate in a research work?

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I have completed my Msc. degree and I proposed an invention based on my thesis subject before I had defended my thesis but I have not registered it till now. My professor offered me to fabricate the device that I had proposed, both with him and a professor at a foreign university. He told me that I needed to form a research group consists of 4 people, we two and a professor and a student at a foreign university. I am required to do the half of the job along with my professor and the other half at the foreign university which I am going to find. The whole process is supposed to take 1 year and is fully funded. At the time I am planning to apply for a Ph.D. position at a foreign university too. Can I apply to the same professor for a Ph.D. position who I am going to work with him on this project? Is it constructive and has a positive effect on my application process? If yes, could you please tell me how can I explain the situation to a professor to persuade him to work with me. I mean let me know how can I take the advantage of this project on my application process. Any advice or possible email content would be welcome.

Thanks in advance


texts: How to refer in an acknowledgements section to a group of people in industry who helped you in completing your thesis?

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My thesis was done in industry environment, therefore in the acknowledgements I would like to thank all the people that helped me, but I do not know how I should call  them. Colleagues does not sound right to me since I am not actually employed in that company although I spend there every day of the last 5 months.

Which is the right english word? (I am a non native english speaker, but I have to write my thesis in english). Moreover, which is the right word for my industry tutor? Shall I call it advisor (whereas my professor will be my supervisor)? Or is it better to say co-supervisor?

And lastly...shall I write both their name and surname or only the name?


texts: Separating your publications into journals vs. conference/workshop

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It seems typical in some fields (e.g. engineering) for researchers to classify their publications on their websites and CVs into two groups: journal vs. conference/workshop. This appears to be because journal papers are considered more significant, in some sense.

This doesn't appear to be the case in other fields, such as computer science, where conferences are seen as more significant. With more people in engineering publishing in top CS venues, and the lines between the two fields becoming a bit blurry, the reasoning for separating papers into journal vs. not journal isn't clear.

Question: What is a good strategy for organizing publications in on a website/CV?


texts: Should the editor share the names / institution information of authors with the reviewers

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For most journals, the reviewer is aware of the names and the institution that the paper is coming from. IMO, if the paper is from a top institution, the reviewer might judge it differently than the same quality of paper coming from a low tier institute (not always the case, but there is a chance). Also, a reviewer might not be fully non biased if the paper is from one of the groups that he / she thinks is a competing group.

The simple way to get around this bias is to anonymize the source of the paper before its sent for peer review.

Why don't editors do that. Why isn't this model widely used?


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I am about to do a Ph.D. in applied Mathematics/Theoretical Computer Science. The organization I'm going into is not a university, but a research institute in Europe. I'd like to assess my prospects after the completion of the Ph.D. So I would like to know how my Ph.D. would appear to potential employers. Will I be sidelined because I'm not from an esteemed university in the US, or will the actual contribution or my thesis be what I'm evaluated on? Will the former overshadow the good work I may have done and detract from it?
I thank you for your answers.


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I currently am working on a MS in pure maths, but am interested in options for pursuing a PhD in a more applied field. Specifically I am interested in going on to graduate work in something like statistics. How hard would it be for me to go straight from an MS in pure math with only a very few courses in statistics to a PhD program in statistics?

I have some experience in probability with my research (random walks on finite groups). But outside of that, I am pretty inexperienced with applied math.


texts: Conferences without proceedings worthwhile for a PhD student?

texts: As a PhD student there are limited funds available for travel to conferences. Should presenting at conferences with proceedings be prioritised over conferences without proceedings? Are conferences without proceedings considered less prestigious? I'm interested specifically in applied mechanics and materials science conferences.


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Some days ago, I saw an animated presentation, that was very awesome. I am trying to google but not able to find the way to how to create it in Microsoft Office or Libre Office.

There have a lot of image sliders presentation like that are available on internet, but I want presentation with slides. I have attached an example of slider HERE.

Requirement: 1. First slides have links as thumbnails to another slides, 2. when I clicked on any slide, it open that slides. 3. when I click next button or click on slide then next slide will displayed and previous slide will fade out 4. at end of the slide first slide will open again.


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Does your country have any academic degrees after the PhD? If yes, what is it called and how graduating this degree?

Additionally, what is a Post-Doc? Is it a degree or something else? I have seen some people refer to a post-doc in their CV as they would a degree. Is this acceptable?


texts: Does rigor/thoroughness of undergraduate program matter (for graduate/PhD applications)?

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I am an undergraduate at a large public research university in the US, finishing my second year. I have done some theorycrafting around my graduation course requirements, and I have realized that it is possible, with some work (and generous CLEP testing), to graduate with a double major, Math BS + Physics BA, by next May. I would be meeting the bare-minimum requirements for both majors (in particular, for math, I will have only taken the 4-semester calculus series, lin. algebra, and the 2-semester abstract algebra series; plus some extraneous ones e.g. game theory).

If I were to stay the extra year, I would comfortably qualify for a double Math BS + Physics BS, and I would have 3-4 more math classes under my belt (perhaps the 2-semester topology series, graph theory, advanced abstract algebra, real analysis, etc). (edit: this option, Physics BS rather than BA, stresses a more thorough physics courseload; 15 hours of upper level physics classes are required for BS over BA)

edit after several answers: Another 4-year option is to get Physics BA + Math BS, leaving my course load open to taking 3-4 math classes per semester. This, hypothetically, could put my post-lin-algebra courses at 2 sem. abstract algebra, 2 sem. topology, 2 sem. intro analysis, graduate level courses of the above, intro complex analysis, intro graph theory, etc

My intent, if I were to graduate next year, is probably to take a year off from academics, and then apply for graduate/PhD programs in math.

Will it be an issue in being considered for these programs, that I have only taken a meager selection of the course offerings in my undergraduate studies? And might it be offset by the fact that I graduated in three years with a double major?


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During the literature review for my Master thesis, I have got in touch with many different types of scientific publications, meaning papers, working papers, conference papers, seminar papers and so on.

I have seen many discussion about sub-categories of these main objects but never one being at this higher level of grouping.

Thus, I was wondering which are the main difference among them in order to do some kind of hierarchy of content reliability when I read them. And clearly if there exist other types, please add them so we can build a complete collection.


texts: Calculating Cumulative GPA Across Multiple Colleges?

texts: When a place asks for a cumulative GPA do you include all coursework taken at all universities (e.g.: do a weighted average of the unique units of coursework you did at Junior College + University), or do you only use coursework at your most recent institution, or do you report two or more cumulative scores where you can and then fallback on a different method when you can't.


texts: How do I ensure that a search committee won't contact my current colleagues (that are not references) to ask about me?

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I once applied to a job (in the US) where the search committee unexpectedly contacted one of my colleagues to ask about my job performance. This individual was not one of my references.

I had never heard of this practice before, and now that I'm considering applying elsewhere (outside of the US), I'm wondering if this is something that I can expect from search committees in Europe.

My question is similar to How do I keep my tenure track job search confidential?, but there's one main addition I'm seeking: how do I ask for confidentiality in the cover letter without sounding as if my colleagues would give them bad news? I worry that asking for confidentiality might give the impression that I'm trying to hide something about my job performance. On the contrary, I know my colleagues would say great things about me; I'm just not ready to let everyone know that I'm applying for jobs outside of the US.


texts: If I publish my Master's Thesis in a journal can I still write a book my topic about later?

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I've recently completed my Master's Thesis (and I'm a little proud of it). I'm interested in publishing my findings in a journal, but I'd also like to expand on my ideas and write a book for a wider audience. Is this an acceptable thing to do? I don't want to shoot myself in the foot.
For context, I haven't initiated the process of publishing the book version or of being published in a journal, yet. I simply would like to figure out what to do before I make any major decisons.


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I am summarizing a course overview note which includes some useful information about digital marketing. The thing is, there's a endnote that clearly says that the course was prepared by professor X and professor Y. However, another endnote says that this 'course overview note' (the note itself) was prepared by professor Z. There are no citations in the note except for further suggested readings and a few explicit ones.

So when I am summarizing the ideas, should I cite them as: (Professor Z 2013) or always refer to (Professor X & Professor Y 2013)? Note that I, obviously, don't have access to the original course material itself.

Edit: Author of the note says: 'while maintaining many concepts and cases, this note provides an alternative structure and view of the set of frameworks to their original course'. However, it isn't clear where his ideas start and end, and where their original ideas do so.


texts: Is it necessary to prepare a Power Point presentation for a 30-minute postdoc interview?

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I will have a postdoc interview soon. They asked me to introduce myself, what I am passionate about and interested in for a 30-minute. They did not specify if I should prepare a PowerPoint slideshow. Given pandemic circumstances, it is going to be a video interview. On one hand, if I prepare and go through the slides, they are not going to see my face anyway. On the other hand, if I don't prepare, it may seem like "unprepared." I am confused.

I appreciate your thoughts. Stay healthy and safe, all!


texts: How much non-thesis work should a GRA do, and how to let PI know if I think it's too much?

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I am a PhD student, and am being asked to do increasing amounts of non-thesis work. Some of this is general lab paperwork and small extra projects, which I'm happy to do and expect to lead to opportunities to present or publications. However, one project is run on clinical samples as patients present to the hospital, so is very unpredictable and time consuming (about a day's work per sample, split over 2 days). When originally asked to take part, I was told I would have to run samples only when my PI or the main student on the project was unavailable. I am now running almost all the samples, and frequently being phoned or emailed late at night to help with the project, as well as being told to come in to run samples at weekends. This project will be presented by a resident who recruits cases (but I actually collect and process most of the samples) and it is unclear if I will be on the paper.

How can I gently point out to my PI that this is interfering with my thesis work and my family life, without risking endangering her future reference?


texts: How do I find researchers to collaborate with online?

texts: I am looking for researchers with whom I can collaborate online. Some ideas are hard to implement by one person. So, how can I find and cooperate with other   research students from other universities online?


texts: Can I back out a tenure track faculty offer?

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Summary: Signed a contract with school A while waiting for decisions from school B. Now got offer from B, and want to back out of the signed contract with A

What is the best strategy to back out a tenure track faculty offer and minimize its negative impact on both sides?
I am in an awkward situation. I interviewed two schools, A & B, this spring. School A made me an offer while B is still in the interview process. I contacted the B's committee chair about A's offer, the committee chair just said, everything is slow, no way to control it.
I asked around for suggestions. I was suggested by many people to take A's offer just to secure a faculty position. Yes, I did. After I signed A's offer and got ready to start this August, B suddenly notified me and is gonna make an offer.
B is a big top university and is very close to my family. A is a small teaching university and is very far away from my spouse. I visited A and their faculties are very nice. The chair is very supportive.
What should I do? I feel very guilty if I tell A, say - sorry, I cannot join you now.
Should I ask B to defer the starting date for 1 academic year, so that I can fulfill my duty at school A for my first year's contract so that A will not get mad at me? What shall I do if B will not agree to defer a year? Just back out A's offer brutally?
Any comments and suggestions are welcome and appreciated here.
Thank you!


texts: Would having two words in my surname in my passport be a problem for US colleges/GRE/TOEFL?

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I'm Indian and my full name is X Y Z (such as John Doe Johnson). In my passport, Given Name is X and Surname is Y Z. Would that be any issue? Or should I get it corrected to update Given Name to X Y and Surname to Z?
Would having Y Z as the surname be any issue in the US?


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I am in a top master's program for my field of study. I completed my first semester last month and got back my grades. When I was offered admission at my current school, I was offered a partial fellowship, most likely based on my GRE scores, which were much higher than the school profile average. The only condition that I needed in order to maintain that fellowship was to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. As a new student last semester, not knowing which courses to take, I took only the courses that were mandatory for students in my program.

I honestly did not enjoy many of my course subjects, and the one course that was required of all first-semester students was my least favorite. It was a theory-based course for all students regardless of major (whether they majored in the same thing in undergrad or something else). My undergrad major was different from my current major. This course made me feel depressed because it was in the same format as an undergraduate course with one lecture and one discussion led by a PhD student. For most of my courses, when I would inquire about grades, I would get vague responses. In my program, C is the lowest grade that could be given. I am still in good standing, which in my program is a 3.0. My GPA is a little bit higher than this, so I am able to keep my fellowship. But, my GPA is what disappoints me.

What is considered a good GPA in a master's program? Are there wide variations depending on the program of what is considered a good GPA? How important are master's program GPAs? I don't plan to move on to a PhD program. I read different responses on other sites like how a B is similar to an F.


texts: Can Research Hypotheses be Contratictory Among Them?

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I want to know how to proceed in an experimental research, where there is a conflict between different theories with different predictions. I.e. the theory A predicts X > Y, while the theory B predicts X ≠ Y or X < Y.

So, can I, based on the conflicting theories, adopt and test both hypothesis in my research? Or do I really have to pick one?


texts: Where to Place Master-class Certificates in Curriculum Vitae?

texts: I shall soon get my degree in Biochemistry. Recently I attended several professional master-classes on film-making and producing, and now I want to get a MA in Film. For this masters, my CV is needed. Thinking that the master-classes I attended will help me in my admission, I am unsure under which sub-category I should place the names of the certificates; under 'Certificates & Awards', 'Education', 'Experience', or something else?


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I am an undergraduate student starting my second year. Last semester, I took part in a research project and earned co-authorship of their paper, which got recently published.

However, when adding names from our anonymous submission to the camera-ready version, the primary author misspelled my first name(Garret instead of Garrett). Because this was a fairly minor edit, I didn't notice it until a few weeks after it had been fully published.

I've already asked the advising professor about it and he said that it wasn't anything to worry about, and that I should create an account on Google scholar and manually add the paper to my account. I've done this, but is there anything else I should do? How bad is this, or is it actually fairly minor?


texts: Are there examples of highly cited papers that very poorly written?

texts: We've had a little debate at work about whether a paper that presents good research, but that is at the same time very poorly written (either sloppy presentation, or not written in the native language of the authors), would nevertheless get a lot of citations. Are there good examples of such papers, specifically ones that present seminal work in some field, but that are very difficult to read because of the language or are riddled with errors?


texts: How to seek advice/collaboration from other profs in the dept

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I am a postdoc who changed the topic quite drastically entering the postdoc phase.
The big issue is that my advisor does not provide any guidance or advice at all regarding my project.
It has been quite difficult for me to come up with a good research topic in a whole new field on my own and I would like to seek advice from another professor.

Would this be rather unusual? Thinking from other professor's perspective, I don't think they will be too willing to spend time on someone else's postdoc.
Ideally, I want a situation where I can continue to discuss my work with another prof and get advice from regularly, but I am also trying to look a for a topic that will allow collaboration with other groups.

I can put in the time and our lab has good funding so I feel like I just need a little bit of insight from more experienced resear.

I would appreciate any advice! Thank you.


texts: Does this count as a quantitative research?: word association

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Does this count as a quantitative research?: quantifying the strength of a word association based on the average time each subject in an experiment gives a word associated to a stimulus word --the quicker the larger the strength would be.

I know that this involves quantifying but I thought more rigid methodology is going to be took when it comes to a quantitative research, which involves physical rulers and scales for example? --Is there a term to make a distinction between rigid one like using scales and less rigid one like my example? People probably can't come up with a better way than using scales to study weight of different substances, while people could come up with better methodology to quantify the strength of a word association.

Also if my example counts as a quantitative research, it seems to me that anything can be quantified. But I heard that some people say things like emotions and preferences can't be quantified. This is part of the reason why I'm not sure if my example falls into quantitative research.


texts: Research on pedagogical benefit of lab reports at the graduate level?

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In science and engineering classes involving a "practical" lab, students are often required to write some kind of "lab report," typically describing the procedure and results of the lab experiment.

Is there any research on the pedagogical benefit of having students at the graduate level write lab reports?

(I've seen some on K-12 education and a little bit about undergraduate education, but couldn't find anything relevant to graduate students.)

I am especially interested in research that describes how students learn by writing lab reports, and what parts of this exercise benefit them most. For example, what is the benefit of having students write a full lab report vs. just reporting their results? I read this paper which asserts (tangentially) that "very little is learned by rephrasing the written procedure," and I am wondering if anybody has formally studied this.

This is a reference-request question: I am looking for a citation+brief summary of a research study, not personal opinions.


texts: How important is the writing sample for PhD application in Political Economy

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I'm planning to apply for US's PhD program in Political Economy, and a writing sample of maximum 20 pages is part of the application requirements. The problem is I don't think that I have any recent high-quality writing to submit. I didn't write a thesis for the B.S. as my university didn't have that kind of requirement. I've been working for an international research center, but most of my works are mostly applied econometrics and I didn't really get to do any writing.

Bottom line is my writing sample will most likely be the weakest link in my application. If so, how bad will it hurt my chance? Is there anyway to get around this?


texts: Can I apply for a graduate degree in Cambridge (MPhil/PhD) after I have earned a Bachelor's from Oxford, or vice versa?

texts: I know that we can't apply to both simultaneously for undergraduate admissions. What about to each the other once we have completed our first degree in one? Thank you in advance.


texts: How do I reference an unpublished article in my paper?

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I am currently writing a paper which is partly based on the unpublished work of a known mathematician. The "unpublished work" is basically a memo that has not appeared in any journal, but has widely circulated since its release and is available on the "Publications" list of the author's homepage.

I would really like to use this article in my paper, but I am usually against referencing an unpublished "memo", for obvious reasons. Since this is a different case (a high-quality paper from a known mathematician), how do I proceed with including it in my paper?


texts: Does a department have any obligation to respond to a student petition against a teacher?

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If all students of a class sign a petition claiming that a professor of a course is disqualified to teach, does the department/faculty change that professor?

Do students have this right? and what is the procedure to do so?

When ALL students sign a letter that they do not learn in the class of a professor, what is the responsibility of the department/university?

Some mentioned the need for solid evidence. What evidence students can provide that they do not learn anything in a class?

Isn't it the university responsibility to satisfy students by offering high quality education?


texts: How many different(but overlapping) master degree can one have?

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Take an example, if I have a master in mathematical physics, can I have master of physics or master in mathematics?
To make the the question more applicable to other, the question is, how many different master one could have, with the contents of the degree highly overlapping?
(Another example is master in information engineering and master of information science, etc)


texts: Working further on idea from patent for student project and publishing

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I have simulated and aerodynamic concept from a patent based on aerodynamics for reducing Drag. Can I publish my paper ?

What is general trend ? Most patents on Aerodynamics concepts are just ideas or first they obtain promising result experimentally or numerically, then they publish patent.


texts: Is it possible to cancel paper submission after one week?

texts: I submitted my paper one week ago to a journal and I want to cancel my submission. Is it possible?


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I am an undergraduate student at a university with a strong co-op program. It is assumed and well-known by all the professors that all students will complete one or more co-ops, and that it is currently application season.

I am currently taking a class in a subject manner that is strongly related to my career goals, and the professor has made it well-known to the students in his class that he runs a lab on campus performing research in this area (quantum optics).

I would like to approach this professor and ask him if he would consider hiring me to perform research in his lab for my co-op. Since I take his class, I know his office hours, and I've visited him during this time already a few times.
 So far, all the times I've attended his office hours I have been the only student there. Although this is suspicion, I believe he thinks I am strong student, as he allowed me to take the class despite not having a prerequisite after indicating the extent to which I've self-studied the material and discussing previous work experience.

My question is: would it be a bad idea to ask about potential opportunities in his lab in person at his office hours, or would this be better addressed in an email?


texts: Applying for faculty position --wondering how long to expect to wait

texts: I applied for a faculty position. One month later  they asked  my references for reference letters.   I have not heard from them for a few weeks.  I have not been asked for a phone interview yet. Is it appropriate to touch base?


texts: Tenses in introduction and summary of every chapter

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I am writing an undergraduate dissertation. I am not quite sure what tenses should I use when introducing a chapter and summarizing it. Should I refer to that chapter in present, future or past tenses. E.g.

Intro:

  This chapter provides information about the research methods used in the project. Before conducting a series of experiments to explore and evaluate machine learning methods, it was needed to decide on how are these algorithms are going to be implemented and evaluated.

Summary:

  In this chapter reasoning behind a chosen programming language and machine learning library used was provided. It was also described how image classifiers that uses machine learning algorithms are going to be built. Finally, methods for evaluating the performance of classification algorithms were discussed and accuracy score was picked as the main method for performance evaluation. In the following chapter, accumulation of a food image dataset is going to be discussed.

Also, if I use an introduction  in one of the chapters of the dissertation, must I also include that heading in all the chapters. Some of the chapters are long so they must have intro, but there are some that are very straightforward, so I am not sure weather it is needed.


texts: Strategies for reviewing a paper that has non-English references

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I am reviewing a paper that quite heavily builds upon work that has only been published in Russian and Romanian, which are languages I (unfortunately) do no speak. Therefore it is quite difficult for me to assess how this new work builds upon this previous work.

This work was submitted for an English-speaking venue in which normally all papers only reference papers in English. At first glance, the venue only request the actual paper to be in English, but makes no mention about related work.

How to proceed?


texts: Where to Address Issues With Bad Class Formats

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A little background info: So I'm in my second year of studies at a state university in the town I live in. I'm specifically going to school for computer science. As I said, I'm in my second year, but I've been programming since I was 14 and was recently accepted into a research group (not trying to brag, this will be relevant...).

The school I attend uses the flipped class format for its computer science courses. Every computer science course I've taken has used this format and in all cases the classes have been terrible. In my first year, it really didn't stand out to me as much since these were intro classes, and as a result were really easy for me. But this past semester, I'm taking two classes, one that's almost entirely new for me (Logic and Algorithms), and one that's new in places, but I was really looking forward to (Operating Systems and Networks).

In the logic class, there is no material except a terrible interactive ebook; I understand very little, and one of my friends said the same until he went and found materials from another university that actually explained well. In the OS class, the only material are pre-recorded lectures (which are very high level, whereas the tests and exercises are much more in depth). The only way I've been able to understand the OS class is by buying a text book (which is labeled as optional). Even though I love computer science and do well at it, because of these flipped classes, I'm doing the worst gradewise in these two. For perspective, I'm also taking Linear Algebra, and I'm very close to an A in this course; math has always been one of my worst subjects, and this class is taught in a traditional format.

I have friends and know people in these and other comp sci courses, and we've all been saying the same things (some of which brought it up before I even mentioned it). I have one friend of similar skill level in basically the same situation, and another completely new to computer science whose taking the first introductory course (which states that it assumes you are entering it without prior knowledge), and she says nothing makes sense from this course because the material (and lack thereof) is so bad. On top of that, me and many of my friends commute an hour one way to school (and some of us work part time jobs, myself included), and its really frustrating to basically drive an hour to do homework on material that doesn't make sense during a period that could be spent explaining it. Flipped classes really do net out to more time spent than traditional classes.

I apologize if this comes across as a rant, but I really would like to know if this is worth addressing, and with whom. I feel like it will be like talking to a wall, but I would like to at least say something. I feel bad because I have such a terrible attitude toward my studies at this point because I'm so frustrated. Course evaluations came out last week, and I absolutely ripped these classes, but I would like to maybe send a letter to someone or something.


texts: Reference letter from visiting faculty vs unrelated faculty?

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We have a visiting faculty in our department, her main research area encompassing Embedded Systems, which happens to be my area of research as well. I have worked with her on my Minor Project (Undergraduate). I asked her if she could write a recommendation letter for me, and she said she sure can but I should approach other Professors/Assistant Professors who are not a guest faculty in my department. (She doesn't yet have that "Prof." in front of her name.)

There is one more Professor, with whom I haven't worked but have taken four-five courses and hence he knows a lot about me and my abilities. However, since I am applying for MS, prior research experience of course matters. Also, the problem is that that Professor's field doesn't include Embedded Systems.

And since my research field is going to be related to Embedded Systems, wouldn't it be better to get it from the teacher who teaches Embedded Systems and with whom I have worked?

I am confused as to which faculty to get the reference letter from. Would it be beneficial to get it from the teacher I have worked with but is a visiting teacher?


texts: Funding is from TA - What to put for funding acknowledgment

texts: Most journals require you to state your funding sources. I am a current phd candidate, submitting a paper as sole author, and my funding currently comes from a teaching assistantship, which is paid for by the department, not my advisor. I feel that people usually list any grants/awards in their funding acknowledgment. What am I supposed to put? "Supported by department X in X university?"


texts: Why do scientists referee papers (what's in it for them)?

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I guess this has different answers in different fields of science, but I'm still interested in some good arguments as to why senior scientists would bother reviewing papers. I understand that it is prestigious and fantastic when Science or Nature approaches you with a request to referee—and since their desk rejection rate is high you can trust that it is solid research—but most don't even sign their reviews and I don't expect that they actually pay you for it so that only leaves two possible motives:

Learning about what others in the field are working on
Feeling like they have to because that's just how scientific publishing works

One of the reasons I ask is that if most referees are reviewing out of obedience rather than some other strong internal motivation, that would most likely reflect negatively on the quality of their reviews. They become bored, then lazy, then angry at things in the paper that don't reveal themselves to the reader immediately and in turn more likely to think positively of work that is simplistic and lacking of tedious (but important) calculations.


texts: Transferring PhD to another university because advisor goes on a leave of absence for two years?

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I am starting my second year of PhD (in engineering) in the US after earning Master's degree outside the US.
My advisor notified me that he'll be going abroad for leave of absence for at least 1 year, and probably extend it to 2 years.
He told me the funding is available for 3 years but unsure of how much he can advise me closely.
Every meeting will be remote for the next two years, and not as frequent as before.
Also, I am now assigned to a different professor as a co-advisor.
He said he is planning to come back after 2 years, but that is also not guaranteed because he said he cannot predict the future.
In this case, would it be wise to discuss with him on transferring to another university?
I would have to sacrifice two years if re-apply for PhD, but if that helps for my PhD I would surely do it.
Also, I would like my advisor to help me transfer since I believe we do not have any conflicts or bad relationship.
What worries me is that I might make him upset for trying to move since he already assured me of the funding. But I am not here just for the funding but for his advice on my graduate career. I am not sure how much I can have that.
Any advice in this situation? Thank you in advance.


texts: What did Universities use in lectures before they starting using PowerPoint?

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On my 'quest' to understand how universities have changed over the past decade(s), I'm curious as to how teaching in lectures was done before the days of PowerPoint (which as an undergraduate is seemingly the only thing I see all day, but I am sure it was not used anywhere near as extensively a decade or two ago).

Needless to say I've still seen plenty of chalk use when calculations need to be done, but there is still not a lecture without PowerPoint.

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Did they flip through the slides with a bit of narrative like they do today?
The 'you don't need to take notes, slides are on online' mentality of today must have been different.
I've gathered overhead projectors were the tool of the trade and handouts where more common.
Most old lectures on YouTube (being taught by well known professors) never seem to use any PowerPoint. However, they seem to in general cover topics that deal more with theory and calculation than real examples and practical uses.
Would the professor during a e.g. an engineering materials course (i.e. mostly content stuff) just go through slides on the overhead? The quality of what you can share seems pretty limited as opposed to full color images, or would they actually have more tools at their disposal?


texts: APA subsequant citation for two different studies with same first author and same year

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I have a question with regards to APA in-text citations. I wanted to cite 2 studies (with 3 authors for each article) that are of the same first author and same year. I have no problem with the initial in-text citation but the issue arise when I am using subsequent citations for both of these studies.

For example,
1. I have a study by John, Tom, and Harry (2014),
2. as well as another study by John, Gary, and Frod (2014).

Now, since there are 3 authors, subsequent citation for 1. should be John et. al (2014). However, for 2., the subsequent citation will also be John et. al (2014). Therefore, I am quite confused about what I should do in this situation. Any help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!


texts: What the difference between full research paper and WIP?

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Recently, I have got a notification from a conference saying that my research paper has been accepted to be published in LNCS proceedings as Work-in-progress paper. Therefore, I am asking if there any differences between WIP or full research paper when it becomes to be public and available online.

Will the reader differentiate whether the paper is a full research paper or work-in-progress paper? also, will the paper be citable by others(has ODI or ISBN)?


texts: Can this be one of my acceptable answers for "why do you want to study a PhD"?

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Obviously, I will mostly speak about my experience performing research at an undergraduate level and in internships and how I wish to undertake a PhD to improve my lab technical skills and contribute to known scientific research.

However, is it appropriate to briefly mention my reason for choosing the University in particular, not merely the research group? For instance, my pet hobby is the piano and I have found a couple Universities, that produce world leading research in my field, that have various performance opportunities for pianists.


texts: Avoiding use of a red pen in providing handwritten comments on student work

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As is common practice, I usually have used a red pen to grade student work and provide edits and comments on papers I collaborate on. However, I was speaking recently with an elementary school teacher who told me that they are instructed to avoid using red pen when grading student work. This led me to ask if using red pen to provide feedback on student work is a practice I should avoid.

Based on the study discussed in the link below, wherein red pen is found to have a negative effect on student response to feedback, it seems that using red pen may actually cause students to receive feedback less favorably.

https://phys.org/news/2013-01-red-pen-instructors-negative-response.html

I also have been told by a Korean colleague that red pen is only used to write the names of the dead, and writing a living person's name in red is akin to wishing the person dead.

In light of these thoughts, should red pen be avoided in academic settings? It seems that use of red pen can have negative psychological and cultural implications.


texts: Do course buyouts happen in pure mathematics?

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I am a pure mathematician teaching a 2-2 load at a state research university in the United States. I know that many of my colleagues in applied math, engineering, and the laboratory sciences are able to buyout much of their teaching as long as they are successful in obtaining grant funding.

This doesn't seem to be the case in pure mathematics, however. In the US, most external funding for pure math comes from the NSF or the NSA. A program officer at the NSA explained to me that they don't allow buyouts, even in lieu of requesting summer salary. I e-mailed the same question to a program officer at the NSF, and my e-mail was not returned. I also asked my chair if I could pay for a buy-out (down to 2-1) from my own money, and he said no -- only grants or startup money are acceptable for this purpose.

I am curious -- are pure mathematicians ever able to secure course buy-outs, other than in their first few years (when this seems common)? Are there any funding agencies whose funding I might compete for that allow this? Alternatively, are buyouts from salary acceptable in other departments?


texts: Which GPA (cumulative or major) is more important for graduate admissions in the US?

texts: I live in US. In some applications it is asking to enter your cumulative and major GPA. However I am wondering which GPA is more important and which one is used for admittance famous graduate schools (Top 10) in engineering program?


texts: What to do when majority of the students do not bother to do peer grading assignment?

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I'm trying a new type of essay in the community college class that I teach. Once a week the students write a 700 word analysis of a topic I choose. It's worth a regular essay (a measly 10 points) but I've been trying a new grading method.

Turn in the paper (1 points)

Peer analysis x 3 (3 points each)

In the peer analysis, students dissect three of their classmate's essays and give them between 0 and 3 points. On average, I find that students give a higher grade than I would.

The main issue I'm facing is that 19 of my 30 students aren't even bothering to do the peer review. By default, they are giving their peers F's on their assignments. This is vastly dropping my class's average score, and as a relatively new teacher, I'm somewhat concerned that I'll be penalized for their inability to do their work. In my opinion, bumping up everyone's grades would be immoral.


texts: How to write a brief author biography for a journal article?

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One of my papers has recently been accepted!
We received an e-mail informing us that
we have a short time frame in which we need to do a bunch of work
to get the paper ready for publication.
In particular, one of the components which we need to submit is
a brief author biography for each co-author.

I have had a few papers published before,
but none of these papers has required me
to provide a brief author biography.
What information should I include in this biography?
Can someone provide a sample of his/her biography
for me to use as a reference or template?


texts: Do US universities allow a professor to work in a brothel?

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Watch Sold in America: The Workers at 5:15, the owner of the Moonlite Bunny Ranch Dennis Hof says:

I have three PhDs working for me. One of them is a professor at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and a working girl for me.

Is this plausible?
Do US universities allow a professor (part-time or full-time) to work in a brothel (full-time or part-time) while he/she is working as an active professor at the university?
My question stems from the fact that this gives rise to the possibility that a student may end up having sex with the professor in the brothel. I knew US universities do not allow professors to engage in love affairs with students. So, having sex seems to be a far cry.


texts: How to write a graduate study personal statement for a technical field without related bachelors degree?

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With the desire to obtain a master's degree in Management Information Systems, IT Management, or Computer Science, how do you proceed writing a personal statement when your bachelors degree is unrelated?

With minimal previous technical experience (basic knowledge on programming, some collegiate participation in software club), is it possible to be considered seriously? What can be added to the statement to strengthen your impression?

I ask because a lot of the graduate ambassadors at DePaul have bachelors in different fields.

Related: How does one change to engineering for graduate school after undergrad in a science field?


texts: Conference/workshop does not provide for 'poster logistics' - is that normal?

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I'm supposed to present a poster in an well-rated Computer Science conference, or rather in a workshop within that conference. This is the first time this workshop will have posters (the larger conference has had them for a while). However, I've not received any information about the logistics of getting the poster printed and delivered - just a general note, after my inquiring about it, saying that I'm at liberty to design it any way I like and in any dimensions I like. In a previous conference at which I presented a poster we were told to submit a PDF of dimensions X x Y by a certain time, and that was that - the poster was printed and set up someplace. The opposite case seems strage, ridiculous even: For 10 or 20 (or 100) people, coming in from different countries, to each have to arrange for the printing of a poster and either bring it from overseas in a special container or to have to coordinate with  print shops in a city they don't know.

The conference is held in a couple of weeks and I'm getting worried... of course I've contacted the workshop organizers about this, but - was I wrong to expect this to be taken care of? Is there some kind of other option of arranging this which I'm missing?


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I am a postdoc in mathematics. I read a paper of a Chinese mathematician some time ago and I found out that I could extend it. Therefore, I dropped an email to him, and then he told me if I could do it, it would be an interesting result. He also told me " I would be happy to know if you have anything to share with me," I thought that meant he would like to work with me. So, I wrote an email to him that contains all of my ideas. Now, I found out that my ideas work and everything correct.
My problem is he hasn't replied to my email after two weeks and I might be pessimistic but I am scared he steals my ideas and whatever I explained to him.
Even though I am a postdoc, he is a well-known mathematician. Moreover, we both use university emails to contact each other. What should I do now? Thanks in advance.
I have been writing it, but what I can do if he published it before me


texts: How to impress a teacher so you can get a PH D despite bad qualifications?

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how do ask for a teacher to let you do a Ph D thesis despite your qualifications are bad ?

a) invent a new formula (even a useless one)

b) to solve an unsolved hypothesis : this is the hardest option

are there any other options ? i would like to do a thesis i have a master degree (FISYMAT) and a degree on physics but my qualifications are 'bad'  1.45 of 4

what can i do ? i have had some ideas and formulae that could be interesting :http://vixra.org/author/jose_javier_garcia_moreta

but they are not groundbreaking :( so what should i do ?


texts: What are the most important factors to consider when deciding the time to teach a course?

texts: I'm starting as an Assistant Professor at an R1 university, and will be teaching my first undergraduate course (~2.5h/week) in the Spring of 2021. I've been asked if I have a preferred teaching time. What are some factors to consider when deciding the class time? Is there a specific time that should be avoided at all costs?


texts: I'm a 3rd year PhD student of Computer Science in the UK and I was considering joining the IEEE-CIS and/or ACM as a student member. As much as the annual memberships in both are very reasonably priced, I was wondering if there was any point subscribing to both and whether if anybody who signed up for both would recommend one over the other and suggest me some key factors to consider before becoming a member in these (or in general, other such societies).


texts: Receiving funding as a foreigner from NSF (for a foreign NGO)

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I was a university student in Russia but not finished my study because of discriminatory reasons. (I consider my missing professor's diploma as a fake document and Russia illegal.) So I have no even Bachelor diploma.
I continued the research I started while being in a university as an independent researcher.
I tried to obtain funding for research from NSF as an individual. But I was rejected with saying that it is because they don't provide funding for non-US individuals.
If I register an NGO in Kenya, am I eligible I to obtain NSF funding for that NGO for my research?
My girl in Kenya has 4 years university degree. Can I register her in NSF as my student, to become a co-researcher in the future?
Also, how much funding (I mean salary/stipend) ask for:

me?
my girl?

My research is very important (particularly for rich countries including the US). I believe it is equivalent of Nobel prize level (but not in a field where Nobel prizes are given).


texts: APA: How to cite chapter and edition in book

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I was wondering the correct format for citing when including both book edition and the page range of the chapter.

From owl purdue on citing chapter (APA):

  Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of
  chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages
  of chapter). Location: Publisher.

Would the correct format then look like this?

  Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of
  chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book
  (Edition, pages of chapter). Location: Publisher.


texts: How to write papers fast and efficiently?

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First, my question is not about how to write a good a paper, since there are already many guidelines on the internet, e.g. this one.

What often happens to me is: I designed algorithm, did all the experiments, and got good results. Now, I only need to write up the results to submit. But I just feel I can't do it, or at least not efficiently.

Although I have everything in my mind, I just stare at the screen and can't write anything. I just can't do it. And this leads to procrastination, which I hate so much.

Sometime, when I was doing the experiment, I thought I should write this way in the paper, and it should be very awesome. But when I actually wrote the first few sentences, they were just crap.

I thought I would start by describing the core algorithm first. But I didn't know how to present the idea, so I ended up polishing the introduction first, etc.

I'm not a new researcher; I'm already nearly one year into my post-doc, and have 6 papers published. It never took me less than a month to write just a 10-page paper, after several iterations, while some of my collaborators can write a paper in just a couple of days.

I thought it would be better with experience, but it didn't and I'm really frustrated with myself.

UPDATE

I think I'm suffering from the so-called ''blank page syndrome'' (or white page syndrome), but I'm not sure.


texts: Are virtual machines good for reproducibility and open science?

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Virtual machines (VMs) provide a way for scientists to package not only scientific software, but also data, external dependences, and even entire operating system configurations, facilitating a faithful and exact reproduction of a particular computing environment used to derive a particular result.

Are VMs and other container systems used in this way actually a net positive for open science? If the scientific software used to compute a result can only be replicated in a very particular computing environment, is it useful and reliable?


texts: How does having baby affect tenure track offer or tenure track success?

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I am a PhD candidate with one child (18 months) and one year left in the PhD. My husband and I want at least one more child. I am trying to learn about the relative pros and cons of having a child during the summer after defending vs the summer after my first year on the tenure track. I don't feel 100% confident that I will get a tenure track offer, but I also have some good signs. Here is what I came up with:

Baby after defense/summer before starting tenure track:

(+) I will be 1 year younger, giving more flexibility if decide to
have a 3rd child, possibly bounce back sooner etc.
(+?) I have been told the first year of tenure track is typically less productive research-wise because of teaching responsibilities. I have successfully done the "teach with new baby" thing during grad school, but my research definitely suffered during that semester (partially because my class was a new prep). If I am going to have reduced research output, the first year might be the time to bite that bullet?
(-) Pregnant on the job market, face possible discrimination. This would be more of an issue at flyouts when I would be showing.
(-) I didn't get morning sickness with first pregnancy and 3rd trimester pain was manageable, but no guarantees of easy 2nd pregnancy. Difficult on the job market.
(-) Moving to new city while super-pregnant or with infant (really least of my worries)

Baby after first tenure track year:

(+) Would likely get time off the tenure clock
(+) Not pregnant on the job market, perhaps get better offer
(-) Might have a greater impact on research to have infant during 2nd year, which is typically more productive than 1st (so I have heard)
(-) Perhaps hurt reputation with colleagues/will have to have weird and awkward conversations about my pregnancy with new colleagues (At least this is my experience in grad school - 50%+ asked me if my pregnancy was planned, etc. So awkward.)
(-) If we want a 3rd kid, that will be pushed back closer to tenure review.

Am I missing anything? Does anyone have any real-life observations about timing an academic baby?


texts: Is it OK to do a grad school interview if I was already accepted informally by another program?

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I recently got accepted to my first choice graduate program, but then my second choice school emailed asking for an interview.

I feel like since I applied, I should at least do the interview, but I am worried that my first choice school will find out and revoke my acceptance. (it was an informal, unofficial acceptance directly from my faculty advisor)

Am I just being crazy? Do professors from different schools talk about their PhD applicants? Should I still do the interview?


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When I did my PhD in mathematics, I would proofread my papers maybe 10 times before submission.  Moving into computer science has changed my attitude, since reviewers frequently ask for major revisions (regardless of how careful I am).  Now also pragmatic matters (e.g. not having enough time before conference deadlines) enters into things.

I'm fairly sure 0 is not an appropriate number of times to proofread one's paper, but I'm not sure how many times suffices.  I don't know what is "normal" when it comes to the number of times one should proofread their paper.

Question: How many times should one proofread their paper before submission?


texts: How to know one's way around for PhD in Covid times

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I'm a physics graduate student in Italy, and I'd like to continue my formation with a PhD after my thesis.
I would like to consider the idea of going someplace, but the problem I encountered is I wouldn't know where. By this I mean, even in the field of theoretical physics, and even in the subfield of high energy theoretical physics, there are a ton of different research subjects and different teams researching them, even finding "the right one" among my professors was hard enough. How am I supposed to find one among many universities in many countries?
When I asked some friends who are doing a PhD away how they did it, they simply said "Oh I don't know, talking with professors and other students, listening to coffee-break chats, this kind of things". As you may guess, the past year (and possibly the current too) has lacked this kind of things.
How should one approach this problem in Covid times? Is there an online list of who is doing what in what university? Is it common to ask "what are your researchers doing" in an email?


texts: My accepted paper now appears as "under review" - could it still be rejected?

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I have a paper that was accepted at a conference and in publication of conference special issues of a journal. The acceptance email stated that we will be contacted by the journal editorial office for further actions regarding the publication.

At the time of acceptance the status was “editorial assessment”
But this changed to “under review” again about a week after.
Now the status changed to “reviews received”.
Why could this happen? It was already peer reviewed before. I am confused and anxious and it will get rejected. Any thoughts?


texts: Typos in Statement of Purpose of PhD application.

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I am an International student, I applied to universities in US for PhD in High Energy Physics (theory). I just realized that I have made a couple of typos in my statement of purpose/writing sample. To be more specific, I repeated a word (like "year year" instead of "year") in two places. Due to anxiety of waiting to hear from universities, I am worried about all the factors that come into play. How much of a negative impact will this have on my application ?

P.S. - I have done graduate level courses in quantum field theory and quantum electrodynamics. I have one publication in JHEP and decent GRE scores.


texts: Is it a good idea to add a link/reference to experience or relieving letters in CV?

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The purpose of a company experience letter is to validate claims a job candidate makes about their skills and experience in their resume, cover letter, or Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Is it a good idea to add a link/reference to experience or relieving letters in our curriculum vitae?


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https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-036a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

I would like to block-quote this postcard in APA style. The web site has prepared references citation, but it doesn't use the author's name which is clearly shown in the image itself. And if I'm not supposed to use the original author's name in the references citation, how do I format the in-text citation?


texts: Why do people say you shouldn't do a PhD unless you want a career in research?

texts: I know a PhD is supposed to be an apprenticeship for future researchers.  But what if you enjoy getting the PhD, but have no intention of doing research in the future?  It seems like being a professor is really stressful and there is a lot of competition, and same thing for other sorts of non-grad-school research jobs.  If you think this way, does this mean you shouldn't get a PhD, and why?


texts: What specific techniques can help someone facing mental health problems (depression, anxiety, ADHD) have a productive academic career?

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Question originally found here

In the past few months, I have been diagnosed for depression, anxiety, and ADHD. While learning this has been helpful, treatment made my already poor performance worse. Jumping around medications as well as the mental and emotional exhaustion that can come from counseling sessions made my academic pursuits almost impossible.

After medication and therapy, it seems that the only advice I can find to treat my conditions is more self-discipline. I don't disagree and find that it can be extremely helpful, but in this (for lack of a better term) recovery process, self-discipline is made harder. Does anyone who have had similar problems throughout their academic career have experience with "coping" mechanisms that go beyond "make a to-do list"? My goal is to one day enter a graduate program, but most steps I have found in researching both ADHD and depression/anxiety have been more suited for those entering non-academic careers or the parents of high school and grade school students.


texts: How exhaustive should I be when enumerating works in a State of the Art

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I'm currently writing my PhD thesis' State Of The Art.

I have subdivided the field of study. My problem is that I found my self on many occasions writing paragraphs as follows:

  'Several authors has proposed to use the K-POP method to enhance the
  egnasticity of the computations by solving the Muffin
  equations. In [1] statistical values are used with X improvements.
  Smith [2] proposes a Montercarlo solution for Muffin with this and
  that results. Also...

And then I realize that there are at least 20 different ways to solve Muffin equations. I could further subdivide the field, but I don't want because this won't really contribute much to my SOA, because all I need to point out is that egnasticity can be improved using a solution to Muffin equations.

At this point I wonder: How exhaustive should I be when enumerating all the works of a given area that I don't want to subdivide any further? Should I describe all? Should I describe some and cite all? Should I describe some and cite some?

Note: needles to say 'egnasticity' or 'Muffin equations' are silly names for the example and the K-POP is usually used for different purposes than research.


texts: Should I include "visiting" in my visiting assistant professor, or just call myself assistant professor?

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I have a visiting assistant professor (VAP) position, and that is how I list myself on academic sites like ResearchGate and LinkedIn. I have on more than one occasion, however, seen that people in VAPs will list themselves only as "assistant professor," in things like email signatures or on websites.

Is this acceptable? Because of course if that is acceptable or expected to some degree, I would probably do the same to make myself look better at surface level. My first impression is honestly just that it is just upselling for the sake of students and other correspondents though, and my guess is that it would make a bad impression to do so and have search committees seeing that on a website or whatever after they get your CV with the VAP in an application.

Is this a wrong impression or should I update all my online statuses?

[Edit: just to clarify, I was not asking for permission to lie about my status. I have never altered my title nor really planned to, but given what I observed I felt it was still a question that could be clarified. As you might expect, the observations I was talking about come from junior faculty colleagues at my institution, so I was unsure of the typicality of such behavior.]


texts: Suggestions for Working with Uncooperative / apathetic teammates

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I am getting very frustrated / angry in working with my research teammates on a capstone course project in my Masters program. The project we are working is fairly complex and includes a good amount of data gathering, analysis, and interpretation. Its getting very close to the deadline, and I am very interested in making our project of superior quality.

This will be presented in front of two faculty professors. However, my team mates don't seem to have the same dedication as I do and seems apathetic to the end result. I am getting very frustrated as a poor research product reflects badly on myself. Direct talk does not seem to help.

For background, my teammates are all from an Asian background and are new to the United States. Perhaps the language complexity could be part of the explanation?

Thanks and I appreciate any feedback you people may provide!


texts: My PhD supervisor is against external collaboration. What should I do?

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My PhD supervisor discourages me from initiating a collaboration with people outside of our group. He never explicitly told me that I could not do it, but I can realize it from his reactions (e.g., digressing the conversation, asking me to wait for now, or suggesting me to talk to someone in the group first) whenever I bring up a discussion about the possibility of external collaboration.
The fact is that my research topic is relatively new and is different from what other people are doing in our group, so none of the group members (including my supervisor) can actually help me, and I have to go all the way through my research on my own.
I was wondering how I can settle this? One time I also tried to discuss this issue via email. I sent him an email saying that I prefer to collaborate with researcher X from university Y for these reasons, but he never replied to me.
Any suggestions are very welcome.


texts: I'm affiliated with two universities: do I need ethics approval from both?

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Currently I'm affiliated with two universities: Nankai University in China (postdoc) and Monash University in Melbourne (adjunct).  I'm attempting to apply for ethics approval for a research project involving personal data that people post online.  I'm completely new to this.

Q: Do I need ethics approval from both universities?

It would be substantially easier for me to get approval from Monash, simply because the forms are in English and the people I'd need to discuss it with speak English.

What actually happened: I applied for ethics approval from Monash.  They were fairly patient with me, being new to the process, and it took a bit of back and forth.  Nankai University matched the conditions and dates by Monash, so I didn't have to bother with filling in paperwork in Chinese.  (And the paper was subsequently published here.)


texts: How does hiking in Himalayas show academic promise, as an admission criterion?

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I am a student from India and I have been reading a lot about graduate admissions in US lately. I have read in some article that an average(below average) applicant from the "maybe" pile is moved to an "accepted" pile when their resumes contain something like "hiked in Himalayas".

Now I realize that it is a great achievement but it does not correlate with the capacity to publish quality research papers at all. So how do universities measure the applicants future in academic prospects?

P.S. Sorry, I do not have the link of the article.


texts: What are some important questions to ask former alumni of a PhD program we will enrol in?

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After a long and nerve-racking application season, I have finally managed to get into one of my top-choice PhD programs. As luck would have it, one of the recent alumnae of the same PhD program happens to be an assistant professor at my current university (though our research areas are slightly different, and she had a different advisor in that program).

Following the advice of my current MA advisor, I have set up a meeting with this alumna to get information from her about the program. I have tried to think of some basic questions to ask her, such as how much flexibility is allowed to the students with regard to taking courses, choosing co-advisors, as well as about how the PhD process works, what the most important milestones are and what particular challenges one should be wary of, etc.

But I understand that there may be many other questions that are hiding in plain sight for me, simply because I am a "greenhorn" graduate student. I believe that there are more experienced PhD students (as well as PhD degree holders) on this website, and I was wondering, after all those years you have spent as a PhD student, what would you wish you had asked a former alumnus/alumna before starting your program? I am especially interested in knowing which questions you think are "the important questions that almost nobody thinks of asking."

Thank you!

P.S. I have already accepted the admission offer, so I will be asking this alumna for advice on how to be successful in that program, not on whether I should choose this program or a different one.


texts: Will your undergrad GPA affect your graduate GPA in US?