CPS 300
Introduction to Graduate Study
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Being a student
Time management, or Kill Your Television [
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] (Randy Pausch, 1997)
So long and thanks for the Ph.D.
(Ronald Azuma, 1997)
How to be a good graduate student
(desJardins, 1994)
How to do research at the MIT AI Lab
(David Chapman, 1988)
The art and science of thesis avoidance
(Jayne Higgins, 2000)
Being a researcher/technologist/engineer
Networking on the network
(Phil Agre, 1993)
How to be a star engineer (pdf)
(Kelley, 2000)
The somatic engineer
(Peter Denning, 2002)
Writing and speaking
How to write a good systems paper
(Levin and Redell, 1983)
Paper writing and presentations
(Armando Fox)
Giving a good conference talk (pdf)
(Mike Dahlin)
On active and passive writing [pdf]
(Peter Denning)
Chase's writing commandments
(Chase)
Duke guide to library research, including citation guidelines
Peer review
The invisible hand of peer review
The task of the referee
(Alan Jay Smith, 1990)
A guide for new referees [pdf]
(Ian Parberry)
Teaching
Teaching as a social process
(Peter Denning)
Wisdom
Wisdom of the ages
(courtesy of Mike Dahlin)
Dead Links to Look Up
Good writing
(Marc Raibert, 1985)
The science of scientific writing
(Gopen/Swan, 1990)
Lots more a
dvice on research and writing
(Justin Zobel)