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Professional Development
Careers In and Out of Academe
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PREP Professionalism VPRGS
PREP at Michigan State University provides service to graduate students based on scholarship. Planning for career and professional goals, from entry to exit
Resilience and tenacity through multiple career and life stages
Engagement in decision-making and skill development
Professionalism in research and teaching
Planning for career and professional goals, from entry to exit
Early: coursework, qualifying exams, career planning, socialization
  • Self assessment: online tools and workshops
  • Meet with academic advisor to plan course of study
  • Attend university and department orientations
Mid: certifying exams, research planning, dissertation prospectus
  • CV
  • Assess transferable skills and career options
  • Research training: UCRIHS
  • Dissertation formatting workshop
Late: dissertation writing, job search
  • Academic job search
  • Non-academic job search
  • Preparing for interviews
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Resilience and tenacity through multiple career and life stages
Early: coursework, qualifying exams, career planning, socialization
  • Navigating the PhD
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Mentoring
Mid: certifying exams, research planning, dissertation prospectus
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Expanding mentoring networks
  • Dissertation strategies (workshops)
  • Identify transferable skills
  • Refining career options
Late: dissertation writing, job search
  • Negotiation skills
  • Non-academic job search
  • Preparing for interviews
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Engagement in decision-making and skill development
Early: coursework, qualifying exams, career planning, socialization
  • Professional development workshops
  • Networking within the department
Mid: certifying exams, research planning, dissertation prospectus
  • Developing an expanded career portfolio
  • Networking beyond the department
  • Field research
  • Participating in professional societies
Late: dissertation writing, job search
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Professionalism in research and teaching
Early: coursework, qualifying exams, creer planning, socialization
  • Teaching and communication skills
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
Mid: certifying exams, research planning, dissertation prospectus
  • Grant writing
  • Certification in College Teaching (home page)
  • Responsible Conduct of Research

Late: dissertation writing, job search

Last Updated: 03/13/2006
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