Hi All,
I am pleased to announce a PDW sponsored by the Organizational Behavior division of the Academy of Management that may be of interest to you or some of your doctoral students. The PDW is entitled, "Halfway There, But Now What? Advice for Pre-Dissertation Doctoral Students," and is aimed for doctoral students who are about to start their third or fourth in their doctoral program. The PDW will take place on Saturday, Aug 8 from 11:10AM - 3:10PM.
Here is a brief summary of the PDW:
A wonderful aspect of the Academy of Management (AoM) Conference is that there are many developmental opportunities for doctoral students. For example, the New Doctoral Consortium helps students beginning their first or second year of a doctoral program to begin getting socialized to the field. In addition, the Organizational Behavior (OB) division sponsors a Senior Student Doctoral Consortium for doctoral students on the job market (typically before their fifth year). The purpose of this PDW is to fill the gap between the New Doctoral Consortium and the Senior Student OB Doctoral Consortium by providing information relevant to mid-career doctoral students beginning their 3rd or 4th year in their doctoral program, who completed their classwork and are about to begin the dissertation stage. We will bring together knowledgeable OB division members to provide advice on topics important to third and fourth year doctoral students such as (1) helping with one's dissertation (e.g., choosing a topic, picking an advisor, putting together a committee, strategies for success), (2) developing a stream of research (e.g., finding your passion, moving papers along), and (3) understanding the "on the job market" process (e.g., what your CV should look like, how the AoM placement system works, developing good research and teaching statements).
If you are a doctoral student about to start your third or fourth in your doctoral program, I think this PDW could be of great assistance to you. To read more about the PDW and to formally sign up simply go to the following web page:
http://program.aomonline.org/2009/Session_Details.asp?print=true&SubmissionID=11715
Once you are on this web page, if you would like to sign up for the PDW simply click on the link (https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg) at the bottom of the page. If you have not registered yet for the conference you will be directed to register for the conference before signing up for the PDW.
Space is limited so if you are interested I encourage you to sign up soon. The deadline for registration is July 10th. Feel free to contact me (dmayer@bus.ucf.edu) if you have any questions!
Regards,
Dave
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David M. Mayer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Management
College of Business Administration
University of Central Florida
PO Box 161400
Orlando, FL 32816-1400
Phone: 407-823-3209
Fax: 407-823-3725
Email: dmayer@bus.ucf.edu
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