Resources for Achieving Success
- Graduate Student Advice
- Effective Research Writing and Presentations
- Ethical Research Conduct
- Completing the Thesis or Dissertation
- Health and Wellness
- Grant Seeking and Grant Writing
- Intellectual Property and Copyright
Graduate Student Advice
Handbook of Graduate Supervision from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, The University of British Columbia
A Survival Guide for Ethnic Minority Graduate Students: by Nabil Hassan El-Ghoroury, Diana Salvador, Roxanne Manning, and Tanya Williamson, American Psychological Association Graduate Students
Advising Graduate Students: Understanding the Influence of Family on Graduate Education by Eric G. Lovik, published in Penn State University's The Mentor
Attending Professional Meetings Successfully [.pdf] by Beth A. Fischer and Michael J. Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh
Characteristics of Graduate School Superstars by D.C. Appleby, Marian College
Graduate Student Survival Guide: What Every Doctoral Student Should Know excerpted from Richard W. Moore's book Winning the Ph.D. Game
How to be a Good Graduate Student by Marie desJardins
How to Get All Important Teaching Experience by Richard M. Reis, Chronicle of Higher Education
How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Students at a Diverse University [.pdf] from the University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies
How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors by Marie desJardins
Questions to Ask When Thinking About Pursuing a Ph.D. by Chris M. Golde
Thirteen Timely Tips for More Effective Personal Time Management by Kathy Prochaska-Cue, University of Nebraska
Time IS on Your Side: Maximize Your Output to Minimize Your Stay by Mark Sincell for ScienceCareers.org
What Makes Grad Students Graduate? from Inside Higher Ed.
Effective Research, Writing, and Presentations
Accountability and Authorship by Kathy Barker for ScienceCareers.org
An Insider's Guide to Choosing a Graduate Adviser and Research Projects in Laboratory Sciences by Marshall Lev Dermer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Choosing a Research Topic by Richard M. Reis, from the Chronicle of Higher Education Career Network
Flourish: A Free Electronic Newsletter for Scholarly Writers
by Wendy Belcher
How to Be a Winner: Advice for Students Starting into Research Work by Professor André DeHon, California Institute of Technology
How to Organize Your Thesis by Professor John Chinneck, Carleton University
Reflections on Determining Authorship Credit and Authorship Order on Faculty-Student Collaborations from American Psychologist, 1993
The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It by Dena Taylor and Margaret Procter, of the University of Toronto
Ethical Conduct of Research
AAAS Resource Guide for Integrity in Scientific Research
Codes of Ethics from the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions
Five Principles for Research Ethics by Deborah Smith, American Psychological Association
How to Handle Authorship Disputes: A Guide for New Researchers by Tim Albert and Elizabeth Wager, COPE Report 2003
Moral Reasoning in Scientific Research, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions
RCR Resources, Office of Research Integrity
Responsible Conduct in Research from the University of California/San Diego Research Ethics Program
Responsible Conduct of Research from the Northern Illinois University
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans
Completing the Thesis or Dissertation
Writing Your Dissertation: A Guide from the University of North Carolina Writing Center
Guides on Preparing a Thesis or Dissertation, UBC Faculty of Graduate Studies
Health and Wellness Issues
Emotional Fatigue: Coping with Academic Pressure by Nick Repak
How Can I Tell What I'm Feeling Is Clinical Depression? by Joyce Kamanitz, from Gradresources.org
Grant Seeking and Grant Writing
Community of Science: Funding Opportunities Resources
JC Downing Foundation providing general and simple guidance on seeking grants
The Foundation Center providing detailed guidance on seeking grants:
- User–Friendly Guide to Funding Research and Resources
- Beginning Your Research: Nonprofit Grant Seekers
- Online Orientation to the Grant Seeking Process
- The Proposal Process
- A Proposal Writing Short Course
- Proposal Budgeting Basics
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Directory of Grantmaker Websites
- Links to Nonprofit Resources
Intellectual Property and Copyright
UBC Intellectual Property Guide from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, The University of British Columbia
A Guide to Intellectual Property for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars [.pdf] from the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies, 2005
A Guide to Protecting Intellectual Property [.pdf] from the Canadian University Intellectual Property Group (CUIPG)
A Graduate Student Case Study: BioMax and Intellectual Property from Administrators and the Responsible Conduct of Research at Boston College
Center for Intellectual Property and Copyright in the Digital Environment sponsored by the University of Maryland University College
Copyright: UILO Primer Series from the UBC University-Industry Liaison Office
Copyright Matters: Some Key Questions and Answers for Teachers [.pdf] by Wanda Noel and Gerald Breau, Council of Ministers of Education of Canada
NSERC Policy on Intellectual Property from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Whose Intellectual Property? A scenario by graduate student Chin Yee Ng from the Online Ethics Center at Case Western Reserve University
