怎样做一个好研究生.ppt

How to be a good graduate student? Li Jin Fudan University/CAS-MPG Institute of Computational Biology What should be the goals? To receive higher education and to be more knowledgeable To achieve higher social status To make your family proud To find a better job To be wealthy To make more contribution to the society To save the world To do something you really really like What does a graduate student should achieve? Learn to be a good scientist Independent thinking Independent research capability Effective communication/presentation Reasonable writing skills Laboratory skills Grantsmanship: Planning, design, and budget preparation People skills Organizing skills What does a university/institute want? Tuition Resources from government/agency Labors Future scholars! What does a professor want? Teaching is required ‘Cheap’ labors Young and active brains Future helpers/followers Future colleagues What do I want? Independent researchers Big brains with some hands Better scholars Mature/Well-rounded Vision and paying attention to BBQ Good common sense Excellent logic Effective communicators What is science? Falsifiable Hypothesis driven Identify/develop testable hypothesis Know the field/know the history A Good Scientist Brains versus hands Profession versus occupation Maturity Importance of collaboration Resourceful Grantsmanship Quality Controls Admission Course work Qualifying exams (written + oral) Defense Committees: Advisory Committee Exam Committee Supervisory Committee Presentation Very very important Practice and training are important Anybody can be a good presenter Attending meetings Very important and wonderful opportunity Don’t waste your time to do sight-seeing Know people and their research Make yourself known Sense the art of science and feel the future Networking Seminar Ask stupid questions. If you don’t think you are stupid, then you are not stupid. Writing One of the most important skills in research Papers Grant proposals How to use your