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How to Be A Promising Graduate Student: Jenq-Neng Hwang (黃正能), Professor

This document provides advice for graduate students on how to be a promising student. It discusses pursuing graduate study for deeper learning and developing skills like creativity, communication, collaboration and lifelong learning. It emphasizes the importance of motivation, maturity, innovation, intelligence, independence and integrity. It also provides tips for preparing for research through breadth and depth of knowledge, formulating research problems, working with advisors, publishing, and job hunting. The overall message is that graduate school requires hard work, persistence, and developing a variety of skills.

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How to Be A Promising Graduate Student: Jenq-Neng Hwang (黃正能), Professor

This document provides advice for graduate students on how to be a promising student. It discusses pursuing graduate study for deeper learning and developing skills like creativity, communication, collaboration and lifelong learning. It emphasizes the importance of motivation, maturity, innovation, intelligence, independence and integrity. It also provides tips for preparing for research through breadth and depth of knowledge, formulating research problems, working with advisors, publishing, and job hunting. The overall message is that graduate school requires hard work, persistence, and developing a variety of skills.

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How to Be A Promising Graduate Student

Jenq-Neng Hwang (), Professor


Department of Electrical Engineering University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195
[email protected]

Why Graduate Study?

A continuation of learning deeper knowledge than your undergraduate study A training of independent and innovative thinking and research A training of presentation and organization of your ideas and results Goal --- C5: creativity, communication, confidence, collaboration, and continuing education.

Important Features (M2I4)

Motivation: because you really enjoy advanced study, even though this degree might NOT be the best ticket to your career, $$, and life Maturity: never afraid of being failed or left alone Innovation: always think of what is new and different? Intelligence: keep on absorbing new knowledge Independence: a step-by-step problem solving planning Integrity: always be honest in reporting the research results

Getting Ready for Research

Depth Knowledge:

A good planning of class taking, serious about class projects Most updated Conference/Journal papers (IEEE Xplore) Joint project and group collaboration Attend technical presentation and active questioning Magazine and Hi-Tech News

Breadth Knowledge:

Research topics selection and switching you or your advisor How much google scholar can tell you?

Jumping into Research


Problem formulation and literature survey Methodologies: innovation, parallel, improvement, integration Your own thinking process and continuous reports Deal with your advisor (taught, debate, teach, then interview) Balance your time and life style (study vs. hobbies), efficiency is more important Confidence building and leadership cultivation

Persistence in Research

Never expect a smooth path, need to refine the research scopes all the time Never hide from your advisor, even no progress Ph.D. training completing a well planned flow chart (a manager, not employee, training) Keep on thinking the block diagrams and see what can be modified or improved Be patient in convincing and educating your advisor Any failure is a step closer to your final success

Research Publications and Technical Reports


Practice English writing of thesis and papers, Always seek publication opportunities: conferences or journals (author ordering issues!) Learn the standard writing style and outline of manuscript as soon as possible (a good outline, 70% done!) Always seek for good sentences to express your thinking process (no complete copy!) Never leave the simulation results discussion to your advisor Never be afraid/frustrated of major/minor revision of paper submission

Graduation (One-Day Happiness) and Job Hunting


Academics (research Labs) or industry? As many publications as possible for academic jobs. Practical and skilled implementation and broad knowledge for industry jobs. Strong presentation and Q&A skills Good jobs to push for graduation Sell yourself via connections everywhere (technical meeting, industrial affiliated programs, sponsored research review, self-invited talks, etc) Sell yourself through a well designed web site, all related publications, and even demo software

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