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2020/11/20 | 962 | 3,871 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm almost done with my undergraduate degree (B.S. in a physical science) and, looking back, a good portion of my upper division major classes have been taught by grad students. Is this normal?
I hope the grad students are getting some sort of additional stipend for full-on teaching these cour... |
2020/11/21 | 1,006 | 4,488 | <issue_start>username_0: Very rarely I have seen in faculty job application forms:
>
> Please list below names, addresses, and telephone numbers of references. Do not list the names of relatives or **previous employers.**
>
>
>
Why would a search committee *not* want the previous employer as a reference?<issue_co... |
2020/11/21 | 2,120 | 8,885 | <issue_start>username_0: I competed for an Assist. Prof. in Greece with someone with 12+ years experience since PhD. Suffice it to say that it did not turn out well for me (4 years of experience) or other interviewees for that matter, even though many of us had the better\* research output in terms of quality, ranked v... |
2020/11/21 | 1,176 | 4,946 | <issue_start>username_0: I am on a physics course. Often I struggle with following mathematical derivations, so I aim to scrutinize them very carefully to make sure I understand them. Sometimes I find mistakes in the lecture notes, which are harmless from the overall point of view (ie we get the same result, it won't a... |
2020/11/21 | 882 | 3,822 | <issue_start>username_0: Some of the graduate programs in US schools require you to submit a diversity statement as a part of the application. I have looked at some resources on writing it, like [these](https://grad.uchicago.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DiversityStatementPresentation.pdf) [ones](https://academicaffai... |
2020/11/21 | 920 | 4,142 | <issue_start>username_0: I hired a tutor to help me with a programming task (he did the whole assignment for me) a few days ago, but instead of submitting his own work to my professor, I changed the code from him into mine (I rewrote the codes from him into something else, I modified functions, I changed the code struc... |
2020/11/21 | 635 | 2,436 | <issue_start>username_0: I have received an offer for an R&D position in a private company. I see that they do quality science, not differently from universities in my field, and they have awesome labs. Plus it’s a fixed term position, I would directly skip the postdoc.
Would such a path allow me to go back to academi... |
2020/11/21 | 1,239 | 5,286 | <issue_start>username_0: I have just finished a paper together with a number of colleagues and collaborators from other universities.
We were about to submit it but one of the authors does not agree anymore. His explanation is that, while he thinks the paper is fine, he has a new idea and does not want to publish this ... |
2020/11/22 | 376 | 1,599 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m writing a CV to apply to graduate schools right now. I’ve ran into problems translating some things in the CV.
How do I write the fact that I skipped one year of highschool formally? Should I just write -2016~2017: Highschool (skipped one year)? Or does this seem too informal?<issue_commen... |
2020/11/22 | 704 | 3,072 | <issue_start>username_0: I am not from the US and my field is in the social sciences. A while back, I started collaborating with a foreign professor on a research project which is now under review and another one which is halfway through. however, I did not find these topics very fulfilling and I want to move to anothe... |
2020/11/22 | 1,772 | 7,345 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been considering publishing the book I am writing with [Springer](https://www.springer.com/gp); specifically under the series Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics (or any related series). I believe the contents of the book would be a great addition to the related content published by Sprin... |
2020/11/23 | 2,359 | 9,934 | <issue_start>username_0: Suppose Researcher A did some joint work with Researcher B. While the work was still in progress, or the manuscript was in preparation, researcher B became persona non grata in Academia, due to wrongdoing. I don't think the exact nature of wrongdoing is relevant here, but let's say it is seriou... |
2020/11/23 | 3,027 | 12,402 | <issue_start>username_0: I have possibly found a somewhat novel method of proving a famous theorem, and after some research, I found a variant of the method published as a paper. So, naturally, I reached out to the professor who wrote that and asked him for opportunities and I am waiting for a reply.
If he declines my... |
2020/11/23 | 1,730 | 7,290 | <issue_start>username_0: As we know from cognitive psychology that humans are most creative and learn things better when they are relaxed. I can also relate to this. I do much better in complex problem solving at home rather than in a test. Therefore, I have a hard time understanding why semester final exams are always... |
2020/11/24 | 2,886 | 12,023 | <issue_start>username_0: I was recruited by a university to work on a research project as a research fellow and have dedicated over 8 months to it. I have maintained a schedule of fortnightly presentations with another senior research fellow and professor to update them with the progress of the research. After I shared... |
2020/11/24 | 649 | 2,736 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a nontraditional applicant for medical school and wanted to ask questions about my application here. I was previously enrolled in another MD program. I had an undiagnosed disability that resulted in some abnormal behavior, including research misconduct (data fabrication). It led to me with... |
2020/11/24 | 996 | 4,235 | <issue_start>username_0: My supervisor suggested that I sent a pre-submission inquiry to a journal editor about the potential suitability of my manuscript. I wrote to the editor last Friday and still haven't heard back from them. I am wondering if anyone who has previously done so could let me know how long it took you... |
2020/11/24 | 3,478 | 15,758 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student and I have to supervise two BSc students in conducting their thesis. Unfortunately, I am very (very!) frustrated with one of them.
First of all, this specific student doesn't show up in our arranged Skype meetings (without prior notice). The first time we (finally!) managed ... |
2020/11/24 | 2,052 | 8,810 | <issue_start>username_0: I was talking with some instructors, and we noticed that there is a pattern of claims about technical difficulties. I wonder if there are any rules to follow of whether to allow or don't allow students to retake exams. My university and department have not set any such rules.
For example, don'... |
2020/11/24 | 403 | 1,660 | <issue_start>username_0: I already sent one 5 days ago and she said she was working on it. However the deadline is really close now (30/11). Should I send a second reminder now?<issue_comment>username_1: If the person is someone who would get offended by being asked for a status update, you probably don't want them wri... |
2020/11/25 | 518 | 2,160 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in the process of writing a literature review as part of an application for a master's course and would like to cite Facebook as being the world's most active/ popular social media (or 2nd or 3rd happy with it so long as it is accurate).
Googling 'worlds most active social network' brings... |
2020/11/25 | 3,889 | 16,596 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in my first semester of my applied math PhD program in the United States. The professor (potential PhD advisor) of the course I am auditing has replied to my question about the schedule for the final project:
>
> I mentioned several times in the chat box in class. Did not you attend or d... |
2020/11/26 | 1,441 | 6,672 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student, and I am working with a supervisor who is not expert in my research field. I am wondering what I should do to remedy this.
When I just started out my PhD program, as I was applying for a major government scholarship, I approached my supervisor to give me some guidance on my... |
2020/11/26 | 1,480 | 6,231 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying to a European university for Ph.D. Candidates are encouraged to contact their potential advisor before submitting the application. I did that and had a discussion too. I have submitted my application now.
Now I am confused if I should email the professor that I have submitted my ... |
2020/11/27 | 1,171 | 4,960 | <issue_start>username_0: Continuation of [this post](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/159167/advice-for-getting-a-paper-published-as-a-highschooler).
Basically, I emailed a publisher and two profs, asking for help on a paper I had written but not submitted. Turns out the method was not as novel as I though... |
2020/11/27 | 906 | 4,048 | <issue_start>username_0: I am going to offer an elective course which I am free to design. The topic is a bit special, but we can assume I give a robotics course. I will teach a fair amount of probability theory which I need to solve problems in robotics. Therefore I have to teach both and there are, I think, two ways:... |
2020/11/27 | 706 | 3,210 | <issue_start>username_0: I have submitted my manuscript to one of the peer-reviewed journals of chemistry and the decision was 'recommended for publication subject to minor revision'. I have submitted the revision but two weeks have passed and the status is still showing that the manuscript is in peer review in scholar... |
2020/11/27 | 948 | 4,291 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a computer science master student, and I'm planning to graduate in spring 2022. In Finland, doctoral programs specifically state that applicants need to find a supervisor before applying. The supervisor has be be willing to mentor the applicant, and the research proposal, which is submitted... |
2020/11/27 | 905 | 4,041 | <issue_start>username_0: Regardless of the field or subject, is there a website or organization that has rules on how to section and sub-section a document? I have a document on which I have randomly chosen a layout.
project document outline:
```
1. Define Goals to stakeholders
2. Product/ Objective/ Expectations
3. ... |
2020/11/27 | 614 | 2,600 | <issue_start>username_0: What should I do with my papers in progress? I have several with a few co-authors. It's been known that things in my department have deteriorated considerably, and that many of the newer faculty are looking to leave.
Do my papers in progress get abandoned?<issue_comment>username_1: You can com... |
2020/11/27 | 883 | 3,808 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been invited for an interview for a tenure track assistant professor position. The interview will be conducted virtually. At the beginning of the interview I am supposed to give a five minute presentation by way of introduction. Very little was provided by way of instructions for this pr... |
2020/11/28 | 772 | 3,335 | <issue_start>username_0: We had an exam and got the results 2 weeks later but I got slightly less points than I expected and we could not check the corrections yet. I was a bit impatient and wanted to see where I could have got it wrong, so I asked one of my classmates, who got maximum points, to send me what answers h... |
2020/11/28 | 459 | 2,019 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently a PhD student in my own country. I am also applying to PhD programs in the US right now. My intent is to try and work for both degrees simultaneously because I am worried about the current political climate and want to have a back-up plan in case something goes very wrong in some... |
2020/11/28 | 559 | 2,470 | <issue_start>username_0: I notified a journal prior to publication that there were errors in a paper. This was submitted around 3 weeks ago, the review process was quick. On Thursday I was given 24 hours to make a list of corrections to the final version I was sent. These were done but then I noticed a few errors after... |
2020/11/28 | 6,234 | 27,149 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a course instructor. In my courses, which are now online due to the pandemic, I have optional live sessions. In those live sessions, I give examples of how to solve problems (it's a math-based course), and answer student questions in a group setting.
This design comes as close as possible... |
2020/11/29 | 817 | 3,344 | <issue_start>username_0: I am Ph.D. candidate, and my advisor got his tenure about 9 months ago and called me on zoom and said no one could fire him anymore, and that was the last time we talked. Since then, he has completely ignored me as his only Ph.D. student. He does not read or comment on my papers(2 paper drafts ... |
2020/11/29 | 815 | 3,335 | <issue_start>username_0: One month ago, I have submitted a paper in a journal under Taylor and Francis. 3/4 days later after the submission, the status changed to "under review" and till now the status remained unchanged. I am in a hurry and need to get the final decision as soon as possible. What can I do to speed up ... |
2020/11/29 | 923 | 3,798 | <issue_start>username_0: I am an integrated master student doing a rather short project of only 4months in the lab (due to covid). The project is quite a weird one as it either works or it doesn't and if it doesn't I have no data at all cause it is a cell based project. I'm about a month in and my cells keep dying and ... |
2020/11/29 | 1,400 | 5,683 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a tenured faculty member and am applying for a lateral, mid-career move at University of X. Unlike a normal search that would be handled by a department, it is for a prestigious research position and the search is thus being handled by University X's Office of the Provost. They'll shortlist... |
2020/11/30 | 3,834 | 16,825 | <issue_start>username_0: This might be a silly question to ask, but I initially had a great research ideas in mind during the early part of my PhD program but due to the unexpected circumstances I now think that I have to abandon them and start searching for new ideas from scratch (2 of my ideas were taken by other res... |
2020/11/30 | 3,281 | 14,097 | <issue_start>username_0: In my country (India), there are several implicit norms that almost everyone is expected to follow.
One of the important norms is that *juniors do not address a senior by their name*. It happens students' circles as well as in faculty circles - thus, even junior professors would not address se... |
2020/11/30 | 1,359 | 5,143 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying for PhD in physics, and realized that a lot of schools have the option to provide "diversity statements" or "personal statements". As a foreigner, I can't seem to grasp what I should write about...
Can I write about my ADHD and how it influenced my study, along with how it made i... |
2020/11/30 | 535 | 2,307 | <issue_start>username_0: During most of an aspiring academic's schooling one (at least in my experience) is repeatedly told that quoting/reproducing other works is fine, *if given credit*. As long as you cite your sources, all is good. And of course this is true, in the sense that you will not get penalized for plagiar... |
2020/11/30 | 1,628 | 6,754 | <issue_start>username_0: Personal background
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I'm currently in my thirties. I began my math path with self studying some of the university courses while in high school thanks to the guidance of a prolific mentor at the university ( he passed away a few years ago in a tragic accident). Then it contin... |
2020/11/30 | 531 | 2,160 | <issue_start>username_0: Let's say that I wrote my research paper and then I published it as a preprint on the ArXiv, and I got citations for this preprint. Afterwards, my same paper has been peer reviewed by a journal then published, so, how will search engines count the citations? Will they do a sum or union or consi... |
2020/11/30 | 1,362 | 6,069 | <issue_start>username_0: I just finished my first semester teaching. The class average was about 88% +/- 9. This seems high to me. The class is normally taken by third and fourth year students. I don't want to push the current grades down, but I don't know if I should make the class just a little more difficult next ti... |
2020/11/30 | 951 | 3,965 | <issue_start>username_0: I completed master's of mathematics in Asia in June 2020. I had written to some professors for PhD positions in number theory in December 2019 . One of the professors in France said yes to me but he said that I should look for other sources of funding as his university didn't have PhD funding a... |
2020/11/30 | 1,372 | 5,929 | <issue_start>username_0: I occasionally get students who submit their assignments, but I only notice that they've submitted the wrong assignment when I begin grading. I can think of three possibilities to explain this:
1. They made an honest mistake
2. They are trying to buy some time to submit their assignment by mak... |
2020/11/30 | 930 | 3,973 | <issue_start>username_0: Last year in the course *Computer Networking*, the teacher invented a relatively creative course lab to replace the legacy [Wireshark labs from UMass](http://gaia.cs.umass.edu/wireshark-labs/), to let us write programs implementing some networking algorithms. Despite the lab idea itself being n... |
2020/12/01 | 614 | 2,236 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to ask whether it is possible to quit a *wissenschaftlicher mitarbeiter* job based on a TVL13 contract in the middle of probation period? Or do I have to wait until I finish it?
I have found [the law](http://www.tarifvertragoed.de/tv_l_paragraf_30) corresponding to the different n... |
2020/12/01 | 1,119 | 4,801 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently in the process of applying to different PhD programs. As part of my application, I am required to upload a CV. On my CV, I have included hyperlinks to my GitHub home page, my Google Scholar page, and to other GitHub projects that I have worked on. More precisely, my CV was writte... |
2020/12/01 | 504 | 2,000 | <issue_start>username_0: I am asking about some kind of standard well known and complete ethical codex with versions of strictness (a list of rules comparable to the creative commons licenses in the field of software/art publishing).
It seems to me that every journal has its own ethical codex stated, although all of t... |
2020/12/01 | 4,277 | 16,215 | <issue_start>username_0: I am in the field of computer science (more specifically robotics), and as I am writing, I must actively avoid using the words "however", "therefore", etc... every few sentences. This is especially an issue in proofs, as I feel like every other sentence follows from the previous.
For example, ... |
2020/12/02 | 536 | 2,160 | <issue_start>username_0: *Some context: I was intrigued by a short discussion in [another answer](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/159491/159499#159499) relating to dealing with late submissions of work by students, where [Jeff](https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/57314/jeff) suggested giving students ... |
2020/12/02 | 3,068 | 13,301 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm in my first semester at a Master's level program in mental health counseling, and I have aspirations of perhaps eventually getting my PhD. I'm presently working on a project for a class about PTSD and after about a day of digging, I found a plethora of theoretical models; some of which are ... |
2020/12/02 | 1,000 | 4,186 | <issue_start>username_0: Two years ago I failed my comprehensive exam at the US PhD program, although my advisor was happy with my results. Then, I started to work at one of the top companies, but, I have never ever given up my desire to finish a PhD.
I want to apply to PhD programs again. **How should I address the i... |
2020/12/02 | 625 | 2,767 | <issue_start>username_0: There are a number of other questions about dealing with non-response or the length of the review process and some here about burnout in academia. I'm in the end of getting a paper accepted, but (thankfully) the reviews have been reasonably prompt.
I just sent in a finalized manuscript, which ... |
2020/12/02 | 976 | 4,134 | <issue_start>username_0: Anecdotally, I've heard that it's easier to get tenure in UK/Canada than in the US.
I've also heard that some departments have a reputation for denying tenure.
Are there statistics about this? (related question: [Tenure and tenure denial rates by universities](https://academia.stackexchange.co... |
2020/12/03 | 1,084 | 3,574 | <issue_start>username_0: My paper is accepted at MNRAS and in the stage of editing.
There is a section where I wrote an equation using the Greek letter π as to indicate the mathematical constant π.
The editor wrote:
>
> Author: When used to mean the numerical value `3.14`, the Greek letter `pi` must always be writt... |
2020/12/03 | 1,595 | 5,976 | <issue_start>username_0: As the title suggests, it's not clear to me the actual difference between a postdoc and research fellow, especially when looking at the typical academia road. I understand that (maybe?) there is a difference between how the two are funded, but which one that (naturally) shows more qualities tha... |
2020/12/03 | 4,128 | 17,774 | <issue_start>username_0: In the exams for the course I am taking, **all questions are full credit or zero.** Specifically, each exam has only 3 questions (approximately 30 points each). The professor only looks at the result. So, if you have a minus sign wrong in your final answer, you get 0 points. **Further, any stud... |
2020/12/03 | 831 | 3,488 | <issue_start>username_0: Some time ago I wrote a few Wikipedia articles covering a rather obscure event I was interested in. I did it more or less completely out of interest and was not paid in any way. Although Wikipedia is fundamentally collaborative, most of the text is mine - the other editors have largely only add... |
2020/12/04 | 509 | 1,914 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently left academia. A former student of mine asked for a letter of recommendation for graduate school applications. I've typically seen references sign with their title, to provide context. Should I sign mine as follows?
>
> My Name
>
> Former Thisorthat Postdoctoral Fellow
>
> Fo... |
2020/12/04 | 1,428 | 5,959 | <issue_start>username_0: **The background:** In the grand area of Mathematics in which I do research, there is a famous Professor, let us call him 'A', who started a joint project with another younger colleague, let
us call him 'B'. 'A' gave the main ideas and they produced an initial draft. However, after a while 'A' ... |
2020/12/05 | 1,690 | 6,656 | <issue_start>username_0: Can you please elaborate on these two tendencies separately? The quotation assumes that your PhD alma mater differs from the university where you first taught. First, why less prestigious than PhD alma mater? Second, why less prestigious than the university of the first teaching position?
>
>... |
2020/12/05 | 1,172 | 4,873 | <issue_start>username_0: My last Phd work was submitted to a high impact journal (IF >35). The manuscript came back for revision with 2 positive comments and 1 no-suggestion on my last day in his lab. Given its positive comments, I expected to go for next round of review as long as the comments are fully addressed. The... |
2020/12/05 | 1,003 | 4,175 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a Ph.D. student on a student residence permit in Germany, currently in the middle of my second year (out of three, but the project may be extended).
There's a woman in the laboratory who gradually became more and more aggressive towards me, screaming at me and banging things against the t... |
2020/12/05 | 526 | 2,196 | <issue_start>username_0: I have heard that, in mathematics, there might be several difficulties in changing one's field once one has a tenured position. **I am wondering what those difficulties are. Is it possible at all?**
Let me mention two difficulties I heard about.
1. Obviously, one has to learn a new area of ma... |
2020/12/05 | 946 | 3,648 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a question regarding the use of fantasy books in a PhD thesis. Imagine for example that I'm writing an example motivating the use of databases. Can I design e.g. a database composed of Game of Thrones characters and put it into the thesis? I noticed that some people put some fake example... |
2020/12/05 | 1,044 | 4,349 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently doing Master of Technology (M.Tech) in CSE from IIT Kanpur, and here each and every assignment is like a mini project in itself. For example in my Advanced Computer Architecture course, in one of the assignments we have to build and simulate cache from the scratch and thereby ana... |
2020/12/06 | 664 | 2,400 | <issue_start>username_0: It came to my attention that one university limits the number of PhD students each professor can supervise simultaneously. The policy makes a vague reference to "legislative and regulatory requirements".
Is this an accepted and widespread practice in academia, or is it a weird quirk?<issue_com... |
2020/12/06 | 1,072 | 4,558 | <issue_start>username_0: My lecturer uses powerpoints as a teaching material. During the first class she told me that we are using a book as resource for our class. But one day I realised that some parts are not from the book. So the question is: should she provide the reference she use? IMO, she should tell us what sh... |
2020/12/06 | 1,232 | 5,241 | <issue_start>username_0: Google scholar is an excellent service for looking at basic metadata about publications (e.g. authors, title, abstract, and papers it cites). But they do not offer an official API (free or otherwise).
Is there also a non-commercial database of such publications? I'm wondering because this is s... |
2020/12/06 | 1,063 | 4,492 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible that a staff member (Asst. Prof.) offers their help to a PhD student even they are not their co-supervisor ?
How involved (if solicited) could Lab members (mostly Asst. Prof.) be in the research of PhD students.
Thanks for the clarification.<issue_comment>username_1: For a few r... |
2020/12/06 | 1,765 | 7,342 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently pursuing a master's degree and I am one of two students working on one project. This project takes a team science approach to answering a question, which normally one would find invaluable. However, this dynamic has proven to be more of a strain than a benefit. Rather than a heal... |
2020/12/06 | 846 | 3,533 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a high schooler who lives in the vicinity of many premier research institutions and am very interested in going into STEM. I know that I will have to ask a lot of professors to let me work under them before one agrees, so I was wondering how I could go about asking several professors.
I k... |
2020/12/07 | 1,426 | 5,881 | <issue_start>username_0: I am wondering how a mathematician can find a sabbatical in the US. More specifically is it necessary to have people interested in a collaboration with them in the department they wants to visit? Is it possible to find a department for sabbatical in order to start working in a new field?<issue_... |
2020/12/07 | 487 | 2,082 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a postdoctoral with governmental grant, means that it is not a grant from a research supervisor for a specific research project. Of course, when I was applying for this grant I was asked to connect with one of the professor in university X and I provided a research proposal. During working... |
2020/12/07 | 4,562 | 19,152 | <issue_start>username_0: The fact: my students write badly. The source of the problem is, most likely, low quality primary and secondary education, with little emphasis on essays.
Long term solutions are beyond the scope of this question. My focus is on the short term, as a teacher of a course that asks for essays and... |
2020/12/08 | 1,621 | 6,042 | <issue_start>username_0: If you go on the [recent pages](https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent) (now, 8th December 2020, 19:24 Italian time), there is for example the article "Exploring the Usage of Online Food Delivery Data for Intra-Urban Job and Housing Mobility Detection and Characterization".
This article is under ... |
2020/12/09 | 2,161 | 8,303 | <issue_start>username_0: I've recently started a PhD position in a university and I figured out that many aspects deject me. At the moment I'm employed in a test phase of a few months, and this has led me to think of leaving this position if it didn't fulfil me by then.
With that in mind,
* Is it ethical/professional... |
2020/12/09 | 462 | 2,069 | <issue_start>username_0: All my experience in academia in western countries is that if you're an enrolled student or affiliated faculty, you get an email address from that university. Are there countries where this is not common practice? And if so, is there a good reason for not providing one?<issue_comment>username_1... |
2020/12/09 | 1,132 | 4,379 | <issue_start>username_0: I wrote a math paper a while ago which was initially mainly for my own attempt to understand a topic/theorem in algebraic geometry. The methods and results are kind of folklore (not well-documented in literature). Although the ideas presented in my write-up was sketched in a recent and well-kno... |
2020/12/09 | 749 | 3,371 | <issue_start>username_0: Context: At the end of the methodology section, I explain that I will apply an ANOVA to check if at least one condition is different, then I will investigate using multiple comparisons.
The reviewers argue that I am giving away some of my results. Since I mention that I will do multiple compar... |
2020/12/09 | 803 | 3,338 | <issue_start>username_0: I was asked last year to set up a completely new course, far from my expertise (say, you work on differential equations but they ask you to teach general relativity). The department did not give me much space/resources to do so but anyway I did it very successfully and on a very short notice (b... |
2020/12/09 | 2,187 | 9,705 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently taking an elective course on renewable energy that is open to undergraduate seniors and graduate students. Our class project is to design a solar power system for a community in a developing country (including simulations with HOMER and HelioScope) and write a final report targete... |
2020/12/10 | 1,078 | 4,347 | <issue_start>username_0: I completed a four-year Aspirant course and successfully defended my Aspirant thesis<issue_comment>username_1: Apparently you don't have a Kandidat Nauk degree (otherwise you should have wrote about it), so by no means it is equivalent to PhD. Aspirantura without a Kandidat Nauk is not valued e... |
2020/12/10 | 950 | 3,698 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently finished my PhD. I am going to have a Zoom interview for a postdoc position (in life sciences).
My postdoc goal is to get a better experience in Research and become independent in R&D -project management. Mostly, after postdoctoral training, I would move to the industry.
I love this... |
2020/12/10 | 1,234 | 5,265 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a math professor. Several of our midterm questions were posted to Chegg. We found some students who clearly used them and gave them zeroes for the exam. We also had two students where I kept going back and forth. Most of their work was fine but, in each case, there was one answer which was... |
2020/12/11 | 2,003 | 8,790 | <issue_start>username_0: I did my PhD topic in mechanical engineering. A decade later, I agreed to review an article on the exact same topic, that has a great number of similarities with mine. OK, that can happen.
The authors do cite my PhD manuscript (not the related peer-reviewed articles, by the way) but only once ... |
2020/12/11 | 258 | 1,187 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently writing a paper together with an exchange student of an international academic internship program. As it is common practice, I disclose the research grant, which funds my work. However, the student is paid by the exchange program. He did most of the work and is first author. I am... |
2020/12/11 | 797 | 2,737 | <issue_start>username_0: One can manually browse through scholarly publishers' websites and see the number of journals they publish, such as:
* Elsevier: ca. 4.330 journals
* SAGE: ca. 1.200 journals
* Inderscience: ca. 430 journals
* Cambridge University Press: ca. 380 journals
* Emerald: ca. 350 journals
* Hindawi: ... |
2020/12/11 | 646 | 2,750 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a fourth-year data science Ph.D. student and my professor always tends to send bonus payment at the end of November for all of his Ph.D. students.
This year, all of my teammates got the bonus, even the newly admitted students (I asked them indirectly). Some of my colleagues' behavior is s... |
2020/12/11 | 527 | 2,353 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a physics undergraduate. We were working on a summer research project, while this idea unexpectedly came up. We worked on it for some months and developed a low-cost alternative for one lab equipment that we were using for our project. We have performed various standard tests on our equipm... |
2020/12/11 | 453 | 1,818 | <issue_start>username_0: Just curious about this.
On the one hand, I feel like it's a bit heavy-handed to say "And these interests relate to your research interests because of XYZ." It sounds like you are trying to sell them on something.
On the other hand, it is important that advisors feel your interests align.
No... |
2020/12/12 | 818 | 3,047 | <issue_start>username_0: I was offered a PhD position from university X with a research assistantship from company Y both in U.S., but I could not attend because my US visa application got refused. Now I am wondering if I can put that in my CV. And if so, how?<issue_comment>username_1: Say you were offered but declined... |
2020/12/12 | 1,603 | 6,847 | <issue_start>username_0: As a program director for a Masters degree in a business school, I am curious to know about higher education policies regarding disciplinary sanctions for plagiarism. This is for both official rules and in actual cases.
I am most interested in the cases where the characterization of plagiarism... |
2020/12/12 | 1,620 | 6,292 | <issue_start>username_0: So I'm new to university and have written like 5 papers in my life, please help!
So basically the scenario is, I have a paper about a certain topic which I know nothing about. So I do some research on it. After reading a lot about the topic I form an opinion on it. The problem is that my opini... |
2020/12/12 | 2,514 | 10,658 | <issue_start>username_0: According to [Dr. <NAME>](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0446393738), each person has his personal definition of success. Therefore, you can't argue with anyone regarding their personal definition of success. My personal definition of success is to have a Ph.D. in CS and become a... |
2020/12/13 | 1,004 | 4,407 | <issue_start>username_0: I had sent a manuscript of mine to one of the IEEE Transactions journals a while ago. After the first round of revision, I received some comments of two reviewers (let's call them A and B). But after the second round of review, the new comments I received obviously indicated that the two new re... |