CS 3803A
Graduate Study, Research, and Industry Jobs in Computing

Spring 1997
College of Computing 101
MW 4:30-6:00

Instructors

Bill Applebe

bill@cc.gatech.edu

204 College of Computing

894-6187

Office Hours:

Kurt Eiselt

eiselt@cc.gatech.edu

164B College of Computing

894-8386

Office Hours:

Jessica Hodgins

jkh@cc.gatech.edu

214 College of Computing

894-9763

Office Hours: Just drop by or send email to schedule an appointment.

General Information

There is an optional text for the class: 10 Minute Guide to Applying to Grad School by Lichtenstein and McDonnell.

Here's a list of useful articles and other books on surviving graduate school and doing research and advice for the various stages in getting a phd.

Syllabus

Week	Mon	Wed
1		April 2 Introduction Assignment 1: Where do I want to be when I graduate and five years later? Introduction to Term Project: Review of an area in CS
2	April 7 How to decide if grad school is right for you What's the B.S.? the M.S.? the Ph.D.?	April 9 How to get into grad school - overview Which school and why?
3	April 14 How to get into grad school - part 2 The statement of purpose Assignment 1 due Assignment 2: Write a statement of purpose Term Project: Subject choice due	April 16 How to get into grad school - part 3 The letters of recommendation Assignment 3: Write a letter of recommendation for yourself and have a faculty member write one for you.
4	April 21 How to get into grad school - part 4 The Graduate Record Exam and the CS Subject Exam	April 23 Grad school panel - Ph.D. students How to survive grad school once you get there Assignment 2 due
5	April 28 Grad school panel - M.S. students More on how to survive grad school	April 30 What if you don't want to go to grad school? The other career paths...what are they? Assignment 3 due
6	May 5 How to get the job you want Interview skills Assignment 4: Create a plan for getting from where you are to where you want to be	May 7 Mock interviews
7	May 12 Negotiating the deal	May 14 Industry panel What recent and not-so-recent CoC grads are doing
8	May 19 Writing a resume	May 21 How Career Services can help you Assignment 4 due
9	May 26 Memorial Day Holiday	May 28 Research opportunities in CoC Term Project due: Review of an area in CS
10	June 2 Research opportunities in CoC	June 4 Wrap-up and course evaluation Assignment 5 due

Assignments

There will be five assignments (65%):

• Where do I want to be when I graduate and five years later?
• Statement of purpose for graduate school
• Write a letter of recommendation for yourself and have a faculty member write one for you
• Create a plan of action for getting from where you are to where you want to be
• Rewrite one of the first three assignments. Turn in the original (with our comments) as well as the rewrite.

• Do a research review of an area of computer science

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