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Why do mothers list their children's dates of birth on academic CV?
I've heard anecdotally that some mothers will list the dates of birth of their children on their CV, but I've never seen it done myself. The intended effect seems to provide a kind of excuse for lower output around those dates, I suppose. Is this…
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Will flat earth society membership affect my graduate school application?
Just to be clear: no, I don't believe in the flat earth theory.
However, a few years ago, I thought that the flat earth society forum is a good place to practice my debating skills and to have fun. Therefore, I joined it and made an online id that's…
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How can I avoid the embarrassment associated with needing a sabbatical for alcoholism and mental health treatment?
Keeping the need for my sabbatical secret is not realistic. Finding a replacement instructor and delays in my research will cause inconvenience to multiple parties.
What steps can I take to reduce embarrassment and protect my reputation as much as…
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Why do we pay to present at conferences?
I recently presented at a conference abroad (my first one), and the entry fee was $50 USD. Now, as this was my first conference, the concept of paying to present at a conference is still a foreign one to me. I can't really wrap my head around…
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How to overcome discouragement on finding major error in work just before paper submission?
Recently, we were working on a new idea in physics and engineering. At the end (after writing almost 6 drafts and even ready to submit draft) only I realized that I had made a stupid error in calculation and some errors crept up from numerical…
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What does author order indicate?
When you look at a paper, what order to you assume the authors are in? Most important/most work done first or alphabetical? In my group we usually use alphabetic order, but I've been wondering if that might create a misleading impression with lots…
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Should I notify the teacher that he accidentally gave out the answers to an assignment?
For one of my class projects, the teacher coded the entire solution, then took out a few sections that we are supposed to complete for our assignment. This incomplete code was distributed to the class as a starting point. When he was writing the…
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How detailed should my review of a very poorly-written manuscript be?
My question has to do with whether my responsibilities as a reviewer also includes copyediting duties.
I am in the midst of reviewing a manuscript for a mid-tier applied health sciences journal. While the topic is potentially important, the…
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I graduated last year and my advisor passed away unexpectedly soon after. What should I do now for subsequent academic job searches?
I received a PhD in mathematics last May. Last December, my advisor passed away quite unexpectedly.
My advisor was an extraordinary person; in addition to being a fantastic advisor mathematically, he was a wonderful mentor who I always thought of…
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What to do with an overtly exasperating colleague in computer science?
I am working on my undergraduate research project in an HPCC. Whoever does programming knows this is a "teach-yourself" skill. Everytime a problem arises, you search the wealth of tutorials and guides on the Internet, you ask in an specialized forum…
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Are there universities that consider it academic misconduct for students to publish material created by faculty?
Please read the bold text before answering.
A colleague has shown me that one of his students has posted exam questions with answers , and prior assignments with answers to a commercial web site intended to communicate such material to other…
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How important are poster sessions in conferences?
Many times I've attended and will attend international conferences presenting a poster in my life.
I used to think that this poster works have been considered less important than scientific papers or oral communications, but important anyway for…
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How much do Springer-Verlag authors make per book sold?
How much do Springer-Verlag authors make per book sold?
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Advisor refuses to let me get my Master’s after my thesis defense
I am currently a Master’s and PhD student. I am in my last semester of my Master’s program. After a year of being in the PhD program, I have realized that academia is not for me. I received a job offer and notified my advisor of me leaving the PhD.…
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Student gives two different answers to one exam question, one right and one wrong. How should I mark/grade this?
I am marking an exam for a course I tutor. One student has given two answers for a particular question in the exam – one answer is fully correct, while the other is completely wrong.
Each answer has full working and explanation of how the answers…
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