ECE 7930

Succeeding in the Graduate Environment

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course will assist new graduate students in their transition to Cornell, by introducing them to on-campus resources and equipping them with the skills needed to succeed in research, academia, and their future careers. The course will address specific issues pertaining to diversity and minority resources. Guest panelists throughout the semester will include graduate students, administrators, and faculty across engineering and computer science.

When Offered Fall.

• Identify resources available to graduate students on campus to meet whatever needs they have for personal, academic or professional development.
• Related to the professional skills necessary to succeed in the doctoral degree program, students will be able to: • identify the key professional skills needed • evaluate their own present level of proficiency in each of these • professional skills • begin to develop their professional skills • create a plan for their own personal development, including • seeking mentorship in areas of desired growth, and • continually critique their individual progress.
• Related to their future careers, students will be able to: • understand the career paths available to graduate students • after completion of the PhD • differentiate between the various pathways towards those • careers, and • develop a personalized plan, taking advantage of campus • programs and resources, for preparing for those careers.
• Establish a strong sense of community immediately upon entering into the PhD program.
• Identify potential community programs to get involved with as a medium for "giving back."

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