Student
- Ideas on how to be a (successful) graduate student
- Finding a job with an academic degree
- Asking for a letter of reference
- Advice on your CV or resume
- Why you should consider not applying for an academic job
- How to propose a directed study
- Advice on GIS for the non-GISer (or, what do I need to teach an intro GIS course?)
- Preparing for your graduate exam
Research, writing and presentations
- Guide to the research process
- Project planning is a necessary skill in research
- Helpful links for Agent Based Modeling
- Guide to writing a research report for a quantitative geography class
- Guide to writing a literature review
- Guide to writing a technical review
- Guide to writing an article review
- Guide to authorship and data sharing
- An excellent guide to posters and presentations is Gargett, A. and Abbott, M. (2005) Scientifically Speaking: Tips for Preparing and Delivering Scientific Talks and Using Visual Aids. The Oceanography Society Council, Washington DC.
- UMN has a very helpful writing center for both in-person aid and guides
- Penn State has a good style guide for students