24-991 Professional Development for PhD Students
Location: Pittsburgh
Units: 2
Semester Offered: Fall
This course is the first in a sequence of two required courses where incoming PhD students learn research and professional communication skills that will benefit them throughout the PhD and in their careers. Topics covered include DEI and cross-cultural communication, reading and understanding technical publications, building the student/advisor relationship, working in teams, communicating by email, presenting for success, receiving and addressing critical feedback, and performing a literature review. The class intends to strengthen the PhD cohort and activities will often require group work and evaluation.