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Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture Toward a Plan for Embarking on a Successful Research Career Theme 4: Overcoming Obstacle

Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture Toward a Plan for Embarking on a Successful Research Career Theme 4: Overcoming Obstacles. D. Scott McCrickard mccricks@cs.vt.edu. Woodrow W. Winchester wwwinche@vt.edu. Approaching Pausch’s Last Lecture. Watch for advice on: time management

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Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture Toward a Plan for Embarking on a Successful Research Career Theme 4: Overcoming Obstacle

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  1. http://reu.hci.vt.edu REU in HCI Randy Pausch’sThe Last LectureToward a Plan for Embarking on a Successful Research CareerTheme 4: Overcoming Obstacles D. Scott McCrickard mccricks@cs.vt.edu Woodrow W. Winchester wwwinche@vt.edu

  2. Approaching Pausch’s Last Lecture Watch for advice on: • time management • structuring your day, assigning time, delegating • nurturing professional relationships • making & keeping contacts, saying sorry & thank you • leadership • inspiring others, dividing tasks  overcoming obstacles ch 11, 16, 53, 55 • showing determination & persistence, breaking rules • raising the bar • inspiring others, driving yourself to new heights

  3. One Good Thief is Worth Ten Good Scholars Who “overcomes obstacles” and “takes down walls”? • “First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently”, Buckingham and Coffman • “Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead…But Gutsy Girls Do: Nine Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know”, Kate White

  4. Today’s “Pauschisms” If you don’t get the answer you want, ask again ch 11 ask another person or ask in a different way with different conditions Support the underlying “mission” and be there when an opportunity arises ch 16 have your own agenda, but remember others have agendas too Never give up, and accept help from all forms ch 53 of course colleagues and parents will help, but so will friends, relatives, acquaintances, neighbors, … Sometimes all you have to do is ask ch 55 more often than you might suspect, the answer is “yes”

  5. Lessons from Marilyn Kershaw • Where are you applying? Why? Who do you want to work with? What do you want to accomplish? • What were the key aspects of the application form? What was most challenging about applying? (e.g., crafting a personal statement, listing your future goals) • What feedback did you receive from Marilyn Kershaw? What are your next steps?

  6. The Last Lecture: A Recap and Kickoff What did you learn? What will you read for? • time management • nurturing professional relationships • leadership • overcoming obstacles • raising the bar Next up: raising the bar (June 30 @ 9:30am) • re-read ch. 26, 27, 28, 36, 39, others??? • start thinking of your final presentation focus

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