CS 6006

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CS 6006
Succeeding in the Graduate Environment

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

This is an onboarding course that first-year PhD students in Computer Science are required to attend during their first semester at Cornell. This course seeks to more formally present some of the "hidden curriculum" that is so often the marker of success in graduate school. Topics will include: your health, wellness, and finances; selecting an advisor and research direction; applying for grants and fellowships; giving a professional talk; setting and managing expectations; choices and consequences in computing.


Permission Note Enrollment limited to: Computer Science PhD students.

Outcomes

  • Practical understanding of how a Computer Science PhD works in general.
  • Students will be able to navigate their PhD journeys more confidently and know how to ask for help when they need it.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 12439 CS 6006   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 21039 CS 6006   LEC 030

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  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students.