Lectures for PhD Courses

If you are an instructor and want a PPT version, just let me know.

• The scientific method (jazzed up version) (boring version)
• What is a PhD?
• Thoughts on choosing an advisor
• Thoughts on writing a proposal
  
  
• What is your problem?  *new* March 2007
  
  
• A short history of experimental software engineering?  *new* March 2007
  
• Reviewing papers
  Also see my editorial for STVR
• Writing papers
• Hints on making presentations
  
  
• Thoughts on reading papers
  
  
• Reviewing: Major revision or Reject?
  
  
• Citations: Why do we cite papers?
  
  
• Frank Visco's "How to Write Good"
  
  
• Barbara Ryder's "Mapping out a Research Agenda"