Graduate Student Links

Graduate School can be exciting, challenging, fun. The following resources are intended to familiarize you with the graduate study experience, help you decide whether it is for you, and describe the skills you need to succeed as a graduate student.

Research resources

Technical Support Information

Solaris UNIX system reference

Faculty of Graduate Studies - Dalhousie University

Writing theses and papers

LaTeX Template for Computer Science Theses at the Dalhousie University (by Vlado Keselj)
A simple approach to thesis writing (by Tim Brecht, Univ. of Waterloo)
How to get your paper accepted at OOPSLA (useful hints for publishing your work)

Poster presentations

How to prepare a poster (by Hammarling and Higham)
Do's and Don'ts of Poster Presentation (by Steven M. Block)
Doing posters in LaTeX
Developing a poster presentation
Poster tips

Oral presentations

Some Lecturing Heuristics (by P. Winston)
Presentation guidelines (by E. Milios)
Oral presentation advice (by M. Hill)
Giving a Talk (by Frank Kschischang)

Doing research in graduate school

How to succeed in graduate school (by Marie deJardins, SRI International) short version
Information for graduate students & those considering graduate study in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering (by Tim Finin, UMBC)
Everything I wanted to know about Computer Science graduate school at the beginning but didn't learn until later (by R. T. Azuma)
Graduate School: what it's about, why one might go, how to apply, what research is (by Andrew Black, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology)
The dead thesis society: Dalhousie U. support group for graduate students who have stalled on their thesis.
How to build an economic model in your spare time, by Hal Varian (UCB).

Resources for Teaching Assistants

Other resources

Designing effective poster presentations (resource site)
Computer Science Student Resource Site by W. Stallings (a wealth of resources including advice on research and writing).