Professional Documents
Culture Documents
by
Salih Duffuaa
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations
Research
Outline
The Graduate
Student
Recipient of knowledge
Externally directed
Self-directed
Maturity
Responsible
Independence
Motivation
discipline
Enthusiasm
Perseverance
Imagination
Creativity
Graduate School
Graduate School
Graduate School
Different than undergraduate. How?
Research component:
Thesis
Learn the research process.
May contribute to knowledge
Dissertation
Perfect the research process
Contribute to and advance knowledge
Measures of success in GS
For Graduate School
% of graduate students to total student population.
Graduate student per faculty
Success rate
Completion rate
Publication rate
Graduate student satisfaction rate .
For Students
Degree cycle time.
GPA.
Number of publication during study period.
Job opportunities.
Elements of Success in GS
Understand requirements and expectations :
Degree requirements.
Load requirements.
Graduation requirements.
Develop you degree plan early on first semester
Elements of Success in GS
Laboratories .
Other departments offering
Library.
Faculty interest.
Elements of Success in GS
Be Visible:
Department seminar .
Department activities.
Be available at and after working hours in the department .
Hard work
Nothing replace this quality.
Read more
Know more
Do assignment on time
Excite your professors ( Below expectation, as expected, more
than expected).
Elements of Success in GS
Be Tolerant:
Elements of Success in GS
Be proactive:
Develop Expertise
Take essential courses in the area (most likely core
courses).
Support them by elective courses that develop
your expertise.
Have a coherent program.
Do not take the easy path.
Success in research
The research component in graduate study is the
major difference between graduate and
undergraduate.
It is crucial to click into research by understanding
the research process and bringing your brain power
( imagination intelligence, etc.
At the beginning stages the role of the advisor is
crucial.
Be Observant
Keenly observe department norms and how
people interact and work together for daily
activities, departmental functions, as well as
seminars you participate in.
In your seminars, observe the types of questions
asked and how senior graduate students (and
other faculty that may be attending the seminar)
approach issues.
Note items of special interest that may be good
research topics for that seminar or for later
research projects.
Success in Research
Success in Research
Success in Research
Bring a professional approach to your studies and
interactions
Take workshops through the college of
Graduate Studies Professional
Development Initiative.
Learn about research ethics and scholarly
integrity
Attend conference
Success in Research
Join a research team group or project. Currently
KFUPM has Research Groups.
Networking: One of the most important skills you
should be learning in graduate school is how to
"network.'' Breaking into the research community
requires attending conferences, meeting established
researchers, and making yourself known.
Success in Research
Seek balance and support in your life:
Remember that you have friends and
family outside grad school
Seek out the many resources at KFUPM
that can help you through the tough times
Remember that this will be among the
most inspiring and satisfying times in
your life
And, because your mother isnt here: Get
enough sleep, make time for physical
exercise, and eat your healthy food.
Further Readings
http://unlmcnair.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/how-tobe-a-successful-graduate-student-by-william-bauer/.
http://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/~martel/293/
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/how.2b/how.2b.html. How
to be a good graduate student byMarie desJardins
e-mail: marie@erg.sri.com.
http://hegis.umn.edu/res.htm
http://hegis.umn.edu/res_gradstudent.htm
http://www.siop.org/tip/april08/13tiptopics.aspx.
http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/publications/toolkit.pdf:
Tools for success.