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Some Thoughts to Share

Some Thoughts to Share. Ming-Syan Chen Network Database Lab January 26, 2015. As a Graduate Student. Core to the research in the university Different from undergraduates Mood, working mode, expectation

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Some Thoughts to Share

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  1. Some Thoughts to Share Ming-Syan Chen Network Database Lab January 26, 2015

  2. As a Graduate Student • Core to the research in the university • Different from undergraduates • Mood, working mode, expectation • Learn how to identify issues, collect data, digest and organize what you have, well present your knowledge • Meeting was the essential activity when I was a graduate in Ann arbor NetDB

  3. Individual Meetings in NetDB • Usually biweekly • Prepare meeting materials • A meeting note describing what to discuss • A paper in progress • Be prepared and be punctual • If you foresee a time change is unavoidable, let me know early NetDB

  4. What in a Meeting Note(sent to me a day before) • Good research topic • New and important in our area that requires in-depth techniques to solve • Please conduct the field survey thoroughly • Get a global picture; list the papers surveyed • Be specific about what you want to propose • Position your work (a title) • Justify what your claim • Be cumulative in a series of meetings NetDB

  5. General Advice • Think three times and lay out the work in top-down manner before going into details or experiments • Your may need to re-position if no progress is made in one month • Be meticulous in your English writing • You can correct 80% typo. • No plagiarism, write in your words even survey • For master students: One international conf. submission • For PhD students: becoming an expert in your filed. NetDB

  6. In the Lab • Be considerate and courteous to others • Human network is your asset • Perform your assigned works • Feel obliged to maintain its function and good condition • Participate in its routine cleaning and maintenance NetDB

  7. Review Papers • Required for all my graduate students • Peer review is one of the most important practice in academic • Learn how to write good papers • The best way to evaluate students in my experience • Get the main point of the paper • Evaluate its novelty, significance of results, impact to the field; Do survey if so necessary • Write a meaningful report with enough substance • Provide your specific comments; do not copy from its abstract/text • Your rating should be made properly with respect to the competitiveness of the conference NetDB

  8. Epilogue • Make you stay in NTU a memory to cherish; treasure this valuable period of your life • Be all you can be • 要學習吃苦 • 用智慧生活 • 自我提昇 • 做個務實的理想主義者 NetDB

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