How to succeed in academics / Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCabe, Linda L., 1947-

Contributor:

McCabe, Edward R. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers.

College teaching--Vocational guidance.

College teaching.

Career development.

Universities and colleges--Faculty.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This new edition of How to Succeed in Academics provides up-to-date mentoring on all aspects of a successful academic career, particularly a career in the sciences. Linda L. McCabe and Edward R. B. McCabe bring decades of expertise and experience to such topics as marketing your ideas through posters, talks, manuscripts, and grant proposals; developing strategies for applying, interviewing, and negotiating for training programs and jobs; establishing professional networks and seeking leadership opportunities; improving your teaching, speaking, and writing skills; and setting goals and creating schedules to achieve them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1. Choosing a Mentor

Chapter 2. Preparing for Graduate or Professional School

Chapter 3. Preparing an Abstract for a Professional Meeting

Chapter 4. Presenting at Professional Meetings

Chapter 5. Marketing Your Ideas through Publications

Chapter 6. Gender Issues

Chapter 7. Underrepresented Groups

Chapter 8. Preparing for Postgraduate or Postprofessional Training

Chapter 9. Applying for, Negotiating, and Choosing a Job

Chapter 10. Developing Time Management Skills and Short-Term and Long-Term Goals

Chapter 11. Developing Your Grant-Writing Skills

Chapter 12. Developing Your Teaching Skills

Chapter 13. Developing Your Leadership Skills

Chapter 14. Conflicts of Interest

Chapter 15. Human Subjects Research

Chapter 16. Research with Animals

Chapter 17. Data and Sample Management

Chapter 18. Ethical Behavior

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612763953

9781282763951

1282763954

9780520945999

0520945999

OCLC:

646788634