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*New Faculty Orientation November 9, 2012

Teaching, Research and Service: Some Reflections * Steven Picou, PhD Director, CHWTP Coastal Resource & Resiliency Center Professor of Sociology University of South Alabama. *New Faculty Orientation November 9, 2012. R T S. Applications. Scholarly Teaching.

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*New Faculty Orientation November 9, 2012

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  1. Teaching, Research and Service:Some Reflections*Steven Picou, PhDDirector, CHWTPCoastal Resource & Resiliency CenterProfessor of SociologyUniversity of South Alabama *New Faculty Orientation November 9, 2012

  2. R T S Applications Scholarly Teaching Combinations (Service Learning) The PhD is a research degree. Teaching, Research and Service do not stand alone. • Research is the “driver” of one’s career, e.g., proposing new courses, engaging local organizations, etc.

  3. R T S Applications Scholarly Teaching Combinations (Service Learning) Research should be integrated with and informative to teaching, e.g., “scholarly teaching” model. • Research should be applied and shared community-wide, e.g., “applied service” model.

  4. Dissertation Topic – the launching pad and specializations; will change over your career. • The importance of publications; theory; methods; applied research. • Network with colleagues: national; regional; campus-wide; “Lone Scholar” vs. “Research Team.” • Identify a paradigmatic issue and become a noted contributor to this issue/anomaly/problem; • New application of theory • New application of method Building a Research Agenda

  5. Agencies, Foundations, Community, and Internal University Support; • Respond to Requests for Proposals and submit unsolicited proposals; • Interdisciplinary Approach; • Build research teams with a division of labor across universities; • Be willing to expand scope of work. • Example: quick response grant in 1989 led to base-line data set that made long-term funding more attractive • Follow the money – pragmatic approach • Transcend frustrations – grant competition is very competitive Successful Funding Strategies

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