Lectures for PhD Courses

I use these lectures and examples in my PhD classes. Feel free to learn, adapt, or borrow.

• The scientific method
• What is a PhD?
• Thoughts on choosing an advisor
• Thoughts on writing a proposal
  
  
• What is your problem?
  
  
• A short history of experimental software engineering?
  
• Reviewing papers
  Also see my editorial for STVR
  My email answer: Major revision or Reject?
  
  
• Writing papers
• Hints on making presentations
  
  
• Thoughts on reading papers
  
  
• Citations: Why do we cite papers?
  
  
• Frank Visco's "How to Write Good"