How to be a Succesful PhD Student
Last updated: 07/04/2005
Graduate School
Daily Californian story on graduate student mental health by Andrea Hernandez
Collections of Graduate School Advice: Jason Hong's and
Vasant
Honavar's
Large collections of links on everything from starting out as a
graduate student to writing your dissertation and giving
presentations.
Making scientific computations reproducible, WaveLab and reproducible research
How to stay organized so that you as well as others can reproduce the graphs and results described in your publications.
Advice on Research and Writing
A collection of advice about how to do research and how to communicate effectively (primarily for computer scientists)
How to succeed in graduate school by Marie desJardins:
Part I
Part II
A shorter version.
A Concise Graduate School Survival Guide by Wanda Pratt
A CS Graduate Survival Guide: "So long, and thanks for the PhD!" by Ronald T. Azuma
The 4th guide in the Hitchhiker's guide trilogy...
Graduate Study in Computer and Mathematical Sciences - a Survival Manual by Dianne Prost O'Leary
How to do Research at the MIT AI Lab
It's good to know what your 'competitor' is doing... ;o) Slightly outdated, but still a lot of good tips for people in AI.
Graduate School and Advisor Advice by WICSE
WICSE (Women in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering) had written those advices in 2002 for their members, but they are useful for men as well.
Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students (by Phil Agre)
How to Have a Bad Career In Research (by David Patterson)
Time Management
A Time Management Talk by Randy Pausch
A Time Management Primer from gradresources.org
Latex Templates
LaTeX Templates and Guides
A collection of links and information on how to use LaTeX for your academic life at Berkeley, including making slides, conference posters, and theses
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