AOM 2011 Professional Development Workshop: "Halfway There But Now What? Advice for Pre-Dissertation Doctoral Students"
The purpose of the "Halfway There" PDW is to bridge the gap between the New Doctoral Student Consortium and the Senior Student Doctoral Consortium by providing information and advice relevant to students beginning the third or fourth year of their programs. At this stage most students have finished their class work and are getting set to launch their dissertation. "Halfway There" is designed to help these students in their journey to establish themselves as independent scholars.
Meeting Date and Time: Friday, Aug 12 2011 12:15PM - 4:15PM (CST)
Location: Grand Hyatt, Lone Star C
Primary Sponsor: OB
Cosponsor(s): HR / CM / CAR / ODC
Organizers: Cindy P. Zapata Georgia Institute of Technology and Ned Wellman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Presenters: Don Conlon (Michigan State University)
Ben Herndon (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Tom Lee (University of Washington)
Brent Scott (Michigan State University)
Cindy Zapata (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Proposed Timeline:
Part 1: Welcome and Introduction (15 Minutes)
Part 2: Assistance with Launching the Dissertation Process (45 minutes)
Presentation will focus on issues such as choosing a topic, picking an advisor, putting together a committee, developing strategies for success, avoiding procrastination, etc. Following the two presentations, we will allow participants to ask the presenters questions for 15 minutes.
Part 3: Developing a Stream of Research (45 minutes)
Two speakers will speak for 15 minutes each providing advice about how to develop a stream of research. They will focus on issues such as finding one's passion, moving papers along, developing one's research identity, etc. In addition, presenters will discuss how one's dissertation can often be used to launch one's program of research as a junior faculty. Following the presentation, we will allow participants to ask the presenters questions for 15 minutes.
Part 4: Snack and Roundtable discussions (2:00-3:00)
Recent graduates will join our PDW to answer questions from participants.
Drew Carton, Pennsylvania State University
Marlys Christianson, University of Toronto
Eean Crawford, the University of Iowa
Katy DeCelles, University of Toronto
Flannery Garnett, University of Utah
Dong Liu, Georgia Institute of Technology
JP Stephens, Case Western University
John Sumanth, Southern Methodist University
Kelly Wilson, Purdue University
Part 5: Understanding the "Job Market" Process and Preparing for it (45 minutes)
Two speakers will speak for 15 minutes each providing advice about understanding the job market process and how to prepare for it. They will focus on issues such as what one's CV should look like, how the AoM placement system works, developing good research and teaching statements, etc. Following the three presentations, we will allow participants to ask the presenters questions for 15 minutes.
Part 5: Wrap-Up and Evaluations (15 minutes)
Pre-registration is required for this workshop (no access code necessary).To register online, please visit https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg. The deadline to register online is August 10, 2011. Please register early as we have capped registration at 120. There are no fees for the workshop.
Questions about the workshop can be directed to Cindy Zapata (cindy.zapata@mgt.gatech.edu).