CS 6006: Succeeding in the Graduate Environment
Fall 2024

Instructor: Eva Tardos eva.tardos@cornell.edu

When and where

Mondays, 12:15pm - 1:05pm
Ithaca: Gates 310
New York: Bloomberg 497

Office Hours: Fridays 3:30-4:30 in Gates 331 or using this zoom link.

Friday, Sept 27: office will be 4:00-5:00

Credits and grading: One credit S/U only

See web page from last fall for many resources and ideas

Schedule

August 26: How to get started in grad school, and some administrivia

Sept 2: Labor day, no class

Sept 9: Setting and managing expectations, Bharath Hariharan

Sept 16: How to find research ideas and research collaborators, Emma Pierson

Sept 23: Choosing and managing your advisor, student panel

Sept 30: How to survive rejections, Rachee Singh

Oct 7: How to give a talk, David Bindel

Oct 14: Fall break, no class

Oct 21: Work life balance, Wei-Chiu Ma and Wen Sun

Oct 28: How to (eventually) decide your thesis topic, Jennifer Sun

Nov 4: Possible careers with a Ph.D., Killian Weinberger

Nov 11: Writing a paper, Anil Damle

Nov 18: Resilience and changing direction, Bobby Kleinberg

Nov 25: Attending your first workshop/conference, student panel

Dec 2: Writing a paper (take 2), Fred Schneider

Dec 9: Applying for Fellowships, Eva Tardos