Successful Graduate Researcher Whitney K Jeter 5 Tips for Conducting Graduate Research 1 Learn to balance coursework and assistantships I am a researcher with student responsibilities ID: 585256
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5 Tips for Being aSuccessful Graduate Researcher
Whitney K. Jeter Slide2
5 Tips for Conducting Graduate Research1. Learn to balance coursework and assistantships “I am a researcher with student responsibilities”
Research takes precedence
“Research is the currency of professional development”
Time-management
Plan out your week
Make “to-do” lists Slide3
2. Avoid costly mistakesDon’t bite off more than you can chewConduct feasible research projects Make class projects worth your time and effort
Work smarter not harder
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3. Set reasonable goals and timelinesUnderstand the research processAlways be collecting data (multiple projects at a time)“Be
thinking, collecting, and writing
all of
the
time”
Never too early to start developing a research area of focus
Read research articles Pick things that interest you
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4. Get support from advisor and others Talk to your advisor about their expectations and your expectations Develop
a social support system with other students
Ask questions!
It is okay not to know how to do something
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Imposter Phenomenon “The psychological experience of believing
that one's
accomplishments came about not
through genuine
ability, but as a result of
luck,
having worked harder than others, or having manipulated other people's impressions”
(
Clance
&
Imes, 1978
)
3 signs
(Langford & Clance, 1993)
The
sense of having fooled
others
into
overestimating your ability
Attributing
success to
something
other than intelligence or
merit
F
ear
of being exposed as a fraud Slide7
5. Be passionate You’ve got to love what you doVery little return upfront for a big investment Don’t get
discouraged
Or
lose
motivation
The importance of stupidity in
scientific research
(
Schwartz,
2008)
5 Tips for Conducting Graduate ResearchSlide8
Resources Books and Articles Graduate Research: A Guide for Students in the Sciences
Schwartz, 2008
The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Websites
“How to do Research”
http://www.ifs.tuwien.ac.at/~silvia/research-tips/
“How to do Graduate-Level Research”https://www.google.com/#
hl=en&output=search&sclient=psyab&q=Tips+for+graduate+researchers&oq
Ask graduate students at your university