Advice on Research and Writing
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Collected Advice on Research and Writing
Advice on Research and Writing
A collection of advice about how to do research and how to communicate effectively (primarily for computer scientists).
Writing and Publishing
- How to Organize your Thesis, by John W. Chinneck.- Advice to Authors of Extended Abstracts, by William Pugh.- Hints on good mathematical writing, by David Goss- A primer on mathematical writing, by Steven L. Kleiman- How To Have Your Abstract Rejected, by van Leunen and Lipton.- An Evaluation of the Ninth SOSP Submissions, or, How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper by Roy Levin and David D. Redell- How to Get a Paper Accepted at OOPSLA, by Alan Snyder. - Includes comments from an OOPSLA program committee.- Advice for 1996 POPL submissions
Research Skills
- Graduate Study in the Computer and Mathematical Sciences: A Survival Manual, by Dianne O'Leary- How to be a Good Graduate Student/Advisor, by Marie desJardins- A Letter to Research Students, by Duane A. Bailey- How to do Research in the MIT AI Lab, ed. David Chapman- The IUCS Graduate Student Survival Guide. - Includes Survival Skills for Graduate Women- and The Assistant Professor's Guide to the Galaxy.
Speaking
- How to Give a Good Research Talk, by Simon Peyton Jones et al.- How to Present a Paper in Theoretical Computer Science, by Ian Parberry.
Career Development
- Networking on the Network by Phil Agre- Computer Science Faculty and Research Positions- The Young Scientists' Network- CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Research - Includes a Graduate School Information Kit for Women in Computer Science and Engineering- and the Distributed Mentor Project for female undergraduates.- ACM SIGMOD academic careers information - Includes transcripts from the Workshop on Academic Careers for Women.
Related Topics and Resources
- Information resources for graduate students by Jennifer Myers.- A Guide for New Referees in Theoretical Computer Science, by Ian Parberry.- On Being A Scientist: Responsible Conduct In Research, from the National Academy of Sciences- Papers on women in computer science. - Includes Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists?, by Ellen Spertus.- Study, Research, and Writing Skills web page from the American Communication Association.- Information for current and prospective graduate students by Timothy Finin.- A Guide for Applying to Graduate Schools by Piroz Mohseni.- Ivan Sutherland, "Technology and Courage," in CMU Computer Science: A 25th Anniversary Commemorative, ed. Richard F. Rashid. ACM Press, 1991.- Alan Jay Smith, "The task of the referee," IEEE Computer, April 1990, pp. 65-71.
Dissertation Advice
- Dissertation News, published by The Association for Support of Graduate Students.- Resources for dissertation research (gopher)- How to cope with "burnout", by Andreas Gehmeyr.- How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation, by David Sternberg. St. Martin's Press, New York. ISBN 0-312-39606-6- How to Get Control of Your Time and Your Life, by Alan Lakein. Signet Books. ISBN 0-451-16772-4- Procrastination: Why you do it, what to do about it, by Jane Burka and Lenora Yuen. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-55089-X
Humor
- How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia by David Patterson- Burnout Prevention and Recovery at MIT- A Dictionary of Useful Research Phrases