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Interacting with undergraduate and graduate students – advice to new faculty

Interacting with undergraduate and graduate students – advice to new faculty. Larry Davis Computer Science Department University of Maryland. Interacting with undergraduates. Success in the classroom is a combination of Intense preparation Of both class preparations and student expectations

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Interacting with undergraduate and graduate students – advice to new faculty

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  1. Interacting with undergraduate and graduate students – advice to new faculty Larry Davis Computer Science Department University of Maryland

  2. Interacting with undergraduates • Success in the classroom is a combination of • Intense preparation • Of both class preparations and student expectations • Respect for the students • Never belittle a student in public or in private • Maintaining lively interactions • The best classes are participatory

  3. Interacting with undergraduates • Undergraduate research • Institutional priority at Maryland • Incentivize young faculty to take on undergraduates • Department offers funds to pay students to do research over the summer • Department sends students to conferences if they get papers accepted

  4. Interacting with graduates as advisors • In the US, faculty have to support graduate students with their grant funds or “startup” funding. • Cut losses early – if a student isn’t working out, it’s in the student’s and the faculty member’s best interest to find another area. • Mentor the students • On writing papers, making presentations, helping with proposal preparation. • Help them get jobs • Determine their career goals early and then ensure that their research agenda is consistent with their career goals.

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