ASTR 8500 (O'Connell) Spring 2022

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POSSIBLE OPTIONAL TOPIC LIST

a) How to give a bad talk --- YISHENG

b) Social media: good, bad, and ugly --- ALEJANDRO

c) Social networking in science

d) What good is tenure? (Tenure vs term contracts, pros & cons) --- ABIGAIL

e) Navigating group science

f) Responsibilities of scientists to society

g) Elements of persuasion

h) Common mistakes in graduate research projects --- AMINA

i) Teaching skills to cultivate --- KORASH

j) Top-10 job-getting skills in astronomy --- ADRIAN

k) Help! How do I manage my time? --- CAROLINE

l) Paper writing tips --- JORDAN

m) Employment opportunities for PhD's outside astronomy --- LIANIS

n) Professional meetings: strategies and etiquette --- ANDRES

o) Mental health in academia --- ERICA

p) Data visualization --- ZOIE

q) How to read a scientific paper --- SIMRAN

r) Common mistakes in job interviews --- DEVEN

s) Value-oriented career paths --- DERYL

t) DEI in STEM academia --- MIHIKA

u) Accessibility in presentations --- BLAKE

v) Intersecting art and astronomy --- JACK

w) Your own idea here

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