CRN 17780

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# Develop skill sets to increase your success (graduate school, career, and beyond).
 
# Develop skill sets to increase your success (graduate school, career, and beyond).
 
   
 
   
Attendance:  As per the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate contract, attendance is mandatory except for excused absences that are approved in advance.
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*'''Attendance:''' As per the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate contract, attendance is mandatory except for excused absences that are approved in advance.
  
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*'''Calendar:'''
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**September 1.  Welcome and introductions.  Purpose of the seminar.  Icebreaker.
September 1.  Welcome and introductions.  Purpose of the seminar.  Icebreaker.
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**September 8.  Three letters: PhD.  Setting expectations.  
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**September 15.  STEM doctoral career paths.  Exploring short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals.
September 8.  Three letters: PhD.  Setting expectations.  
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**September 22. Articulating your research statement.  One-minute elevator speech.
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**September 29. Practicing elevator speeches.
September 15.  STEM doctoral career paths.  Exploring short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals.
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**October 6. Broadening participation in STEM.
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**October 13.  Identity, multiplicity, and consciousness.  Reference: Wealth of Selves by Edwina Barvosa. Texas A&M University Press, 2008.
September 22. Articulating your research statement.  One-minute elevator speech.
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**October 20.  Asserting ourselves and empathizing with others.  Handling micro-aggressions.
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**October 27. 3MT: Three-minute thesis.  Graduate school guest speaker.
September 29. Practicing elevator speeches.
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**November 3.  Goal setting and time management.
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**November 10. BD alumni panel.
October 6. Broadening participation in STEM.
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**November 17. Taking care of your mind and body.  Resources.  Guest: Dr. Shenberger-Trujillo.
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**November 24.  Thanksgiving Holiday.
October 13.  Identity, multiplicity, and consciousness.  Reference: Wealth of Selves by Edwina Barvosa. Texas A&M University Press, 2008.
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**December 1.  Ice cream with Dr. Knaust.
 
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October 20.  Asserting ourselves and empathizing with others.  Handling micro-aggressions.
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October 27. 3MT: Three-minute thesis.  Graduate school guest speaker.
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November 3.  Goal setting and time management.
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November 10. BD alumni panel.
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November 17. Taking care of your mind and body.  Resources.  Guest: Dr. Shenberger-Trujillo.
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November 24.  Thanksgiving Holiday.
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December 1.  Ice cream with Dr. Knaust.
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Deliverables:
 
Deliverables:

Revision as of 15:14, 29 August 2023

  • GRAD 6100: ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Instructors of Record:
    • Ms. Ariana Arciero, avarcier@utep.edu
    • Dr. Benjamin C. Flores, bflores@utep.edu
    • Dr. Helmut Knaust, hkanust@utep.edu
  • Classroom: Classroom Building 202
  • Meeting Time: F 11:00 - 11:50 AM
  • Catalog Course Description: GRAD 6100. Issues in Higher Education. Multi-disciplinary seminar on current issues in higher education. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
  • Course Outcomes: By the end of the semester you will
  1. Succinctly articulate your research and professional goals;
  2. Set expectations for yourself and your graduate education;
  3. Develop skill sets to increase your success (graduate school, career, and beyond).
  • Attendance: As per the LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate contract, attendance is mandatory except for excused absences that are approved in advance.
  • Calendar:
    • September 1. Welcome and introductions. Purpose of the seminar. Icebreaker.
    • September 8. Three letters: PhD. Setting expectations.
    • September 15. STEM doctoral career paths. Exploring short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals.
    • September 22. Articulating your research statement. One-minute elevator speech.
    • September 29. Practicing elevator speeches.
    • October 6. Broadening participation in STEM.
    • October 13. Identity, multiplicity, and consciousness. Reference: Wealth of Selves by Edwina Barvosa. Texas A&M University Press, 2008.
    • October 20. Asserting ourselves and empathizing with others. Handling micro-aggressions.
    • October 27. 3MT: Three-minute thesis. Graduate school guest speaker.
    • November 3. Goal setting and time management.
    • November 10. BD alumni panel.
    • November 17. Taking care of your mind and body. Resources. Guest: Dr. Shenberger-Trujillo.
    • November 24. Thanksgiving Holiday.
    • December 1. Ice cream with Dr. Knaust.

Deliverables: Prepare a personalized website with the following items: • Short-term, mid-term, long-term goals • One-minute elevator speech • Three-minute thesis video • Identity statement Grading: The grading scale for this course is S/U.

This syllabus will be posted on Dr. Knaust’s course website: http://helmut.knaust.info/mediawiki/index.php?title=CRN_17780

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