Comment by Caterpillaraoz on A professor accidentally sent me a copy of my...
He sent it to you after submitting it to you grad schools, right? If it was the opposite you may have ground to be afraid of wrongfully being charged with some sort of fraud, but this way round should...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on What can we do as faculty to make tuition more...
From a former student perspective: Yes, there is a massive moral obligation to take student fees down. I studied both in Italy and US, in Italy (basically free university) students at top university...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Should Professors and by extension their TA's,...
I work, raise my kid and study. Should I have easier exams? NO, and neither should you. A rather different thing is: "Should we have extra materials/guidelines for being able to compensate the missed...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on How to minimize cheating while running a...
We had the same thing and the amount of tricks skilled guys came up with to cheat is something that should get them hired by some secret agency.....
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Responding to low-key insult from lecturer
If your first email was really really polite and that is the reply he gave you well he is a person you should not worry about too much. In other words, don`t waste your time, let mr lecturer go .......
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on How to prevent students from using modified...
Tech savvy student will circumvent this sort of things in minutes...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Writing ads to attract female PhD candidates
This. Exactly this. But clearly pointing out that the one that would like to have "paid breastfeeding time" included in her phd contract, as is in most companies around here, is my wife and not me...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on How to prevent students from using modified...
IMHO there is a difference between "cheating" and "cheating while showing you already have better revesre engineering skills than many alumni". No really try to put a calc on steroids and see how hard...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Dealing with aggressive student suspected to be...
Bad bad bad idea. Questioning a whole group of students together in the same room to make up for the fact that you were not attentive enough during the test to prevent cheating is borderline...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on My student's family won't let her study what she...
No.1 life lesson I got from college. "She needs to be able to succeed at things even when they don't interest he"
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Is it normal/ethical for student grades to be...
Related question (linking to my related answer...): academia.stackexchange.com/questions/97177/… Hope this helps.
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on What does an industry recruiter want to know my...
Agreed. Asking a Ba GPA makes some sense (maybe asking even if the candidate was a working-student and the like...) but asking for a PhD GPA is IMHO downright hilarious and does not speak good about...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Bombed an academic interview, should I do...
You very likely failed the human-skills part of the interview: it is not uncommon to try to make the candidate angry to test his "stability". Interpersonal skills are as important as hard skills, take...
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Is it a good thing as a teacher to declare...
Please don't my like my calculus teacher, skipping tons of explanation and dubbing as "self evident".
View ArticleComment by Caterpillaraoz on Wrong PhD better than no PhD?
" I want to find a position in chemistry department or industry." That's a very relevant "or". As far as I can tell in the industry no one really cares what was your PhD in, all that matters is if you...
View ArticleFinishing my BSc while working - asking help to professors and future...
I started my BSc (major Engineering of automatic systems, in a world top-30 college) in 2010 and, one 1.5 years in and around 25% done, I left to cope with growing family problems (multiple severe...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for Should seemingly arbitrary things like "play...
To a certain degree, I'd say Yes if your proficiency in a particular activity increases the chances you`ll be a good scientist in the field of study you are applying for. I.E. if you are applying for a...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for Would I get into trouble if I give out "too...
Have previous test(s) results as a proof of fairness of your gradingFirst-hand experience: I went to a very selective college, they intentionally do not use "gaussian grading" on the behalf (which I...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for Is it correct to call oneself...
First point, check the LawsThey obviously vary in each country, i.e. in mine you cannot legally use the title of Engineer if you have not passed the related Bar exam. You can call yourself a Master...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for Student contribution/Citizen science?
A link to Academia is your best bet.Stay in touch with people doing research in the field of your interest in a formal setting.If you come up with a notable work you may end up co-publishing it with...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for What is the reason that once a student has...
In my College (Engineering) after you get graded you have a 20 days timeframe to sign the vote or refuse it. If you refuse it, you can take the course/exam again.I once asked, out of curiosity, why...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for How to supervise a bad PhD student
Your best option is probably to guide him in a way that both helps him go forward with his work and helps him develop the resilience and perseverance that are part of a good scientist.The best way I...
View ArticleAnswer by Caterpillaraoz for How to limit the disruption caused by students...
Excellent solution implemented by a professor I had during the Bachelor: he printed the lines for name/ID/etc on the BACK of the exam.The exam was then distributed and had to be kept face-down (with...
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