I have read the one by Marie desJardins, who actually works on intelligent agents, and I have cited her papers in my own.
Interestingly, two of the three articles were written by computer scientists. Maybe computer scientists spend too much time in the laboratory and play with algorithms. Thus they tend to ignore some other important factors that lead to success. From this perspective, IST is different from computer science departments, partly because IST is more eager to make its student successful, and IST does give its students more diverse advice on how to succeed. I am happy to see that many of the points in those three readings have been mentioned by my peers, teachers, collaborators and advisors in various occasions during my stay at IST.
The basic ideas about how to survive or flourish in graduate schools remind me what Dr.Yen said at the IST career workshop: consider yourself as a scholar even though you are only a graduate student now. Basically, pursuing PhD is the starting point for a career in research. We should carefully plan it, work hard for it and cultivate other non-academic skills and networks in order to succeed in it.
Interestingly, two of the three articles were written by computer scientists. Maybe computer scientists spend too much time in the laboratory and play with algorithms. Thus they tend to ignore some other important factors that lead to success. From this perspective, IST is different from computer science departments, partly because IST is more eager to make its student successful, and IST does give its students more diverse advice on how to succeed. I am happy to see that many of the points in those three readings have been mentioned by my peers, teachers, collaborators and advisors in various occasions during my stay at IST.
The basic ideas about how to survive or flourish in graduate schools remind me what Dr.Yen said at the IST career workshop: consider yourself as a scholar even though you are only a graduate student now. Basically, pursuing PhD is the starting point for a career in research. We should carefully plan it, work hard for it and cultivate other non-academic skills and networks in order to succeed in it.
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