Course Management
Lectures:
- LWSN B155
- Monday and Wednesday 3:30-4:30 starting October 19
Instructor:
- Ninghui Li
- Office: LWSN 2142K
- Office hours: By appointment.
Description
This course is structured as a series of presentations by faculty and staff that are intended to provide the students with perspectives on how to be successful in their careers. The primary focus is on how to succeed at graduate studies in CS, with many of the presentations providing hints and material that may be useful throughout the students' careers.
Grading
Grading is pass/fail and based on attendance. Students are expected to attend all lectures. Students coming to the lecture more than 10 minutes late will be counted as absent.
If a lecture is missed, the student may make up the class by viewing the archived video of the lecture, and then writing a one-page summary of the lecture contents. This should include a statement about the overall theme of the video, and an explanation of at least 3 major points made by the speaker. This document should be emailed to the instructor. Students may also submit a printed copy dropped off at his office in Lawson. Note that you may not make up more than 2 classes in this fashion without explicit approval of the instructor.
Week-By-Week Topics
This is approximate, and will be adjusted based on current events and the availability of guest speakers.
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Convener | Archived Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19 | Prof. N. Li | Introduction to the class & general info about graduate work | N. Li | Video Recording |
| 10/24 (in LWSN 1142) | Prof. E. H. Spafford | Ethics & Integrity | R. Mallus | Video Recording |
| 10/26 | M. Shively and several new faculty members | Transition from Initial Advisor to Regular Advisor to Advisory Committee | R. Mallus | No Video Recording |
| 10/31 | Prof. E. H. Spafford | What is Science? | N. Li | Video Recording |
| 11/2 | Panel of PhD Students | Experiences on Graduate Study and Research | N. Li | No Video Recording |
| 11/7 | Prof. V. Popescu | How to Write a CS Paper | N. Li | Slides Video |
| 11/9 | Prof. D. Aliaga | Graphics and Visualization Research in CS | N. Li | Video |
| 11/14 | Profs. R. Samanta and B. Delaware | Programming Language Research in CS | N. Li | Video |
| 11/16 | Profs. J. Blocki and B. Lee | Security and Privacy Research in CS | Video | |
| 11/21 | Professor D. Comer | Research Careers in Academia and Industry | N. Li | No video recording |
| 11/23 | Thanksgiving Holiday | Turkey w/stuffing | ||
| 11/28 | Profs. S. Fahmy and H. Wang | Networking and Mobile Computing Research in CS | N. Li | Video |
| 11/30 | Professor M. Witt |
How to Use Purdue Library Resources Remember to bring a laptop or tablet to class! |
N. Li | Slides Video |
| 12/5 | Prof. M. Sadoghi | Database Research in CS | N. Li | Video |
| 12/7 | Prof. P. Drineas | Computational Science and Engineering Research in CS | N. Li | Video |