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| - | The EECS Graduate Handbook is a resource for EECS graduate students to share information about the department, MIT, and Boston. Feel free to browse through the wiki or add content by using the "edit" tab at the top of | + | The EECS Graduate Handbook is a resource for EECS graduate students to share information about the department, MIT, and Boston. Feel free to browse through the wiki or add content by clicking "log in" in the upper right corner, which will prompt you for MIT certificates, and then using the "edit" tab at the top of any wiki page after logging in. This wiki is for students by students so please share your wisdom! |
<b>Disclaimer:</b> Please note there is only light moderation of the content found on the wiki so there may be inaccuracies or out-of-date information. Be sure to verify anything you read with outside sources. Also, feel free to post advice on the Gradbook but make sure the information is factual and can be supported with documentation (especially related to departmental policies). Interpretations, opinions and hearsay will be removed from the Gradbook. | <b>Disclaimer:</b> Please note there is only light moderation of the content found on the wiki so there may be inaccuracies or out-of-date information. Be sure to verify anything you read with outside sources. Also, feel free to post advice on the Gradbook but make sure the information is factual and can be supported with documentation (especially related to departmental policies). Interpretations, opinions and hearsay will be removed from the Gradbook. | ||
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** The [[Technical Qualifying Examination]] (TQE) | ** The [[Technical Qualifying Examination]] (TQE) | ||
** The [[Research Qualifying Examination]] (RQE) | ** The [[Research Qualifying Examination]] (RQE) | ||
| + | * Joint Programs with Other Institutions | ||
| + | ** [http://web.mit.edu/mit-whoi/www/ MIT-WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography / Applied Science and Engineering] | ||
| + | ** [http://hst.mit.edu/index.jsp Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology] | ||
* Libraries and Resources within EECS | * Libraries and Resources within EECS | ||
* [[Graduate Areas]] of Study | * [[Graduate Areas]] of Study | ||
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* [[Grocery Stores]] | * [[Grocery Stores]] | ||
* [[Transportation]] | * [[Transportation]] | ||
| + | * [[MIT Discounts]] | ||
| - | == | + | == Humor == |
* [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/ PhD Comics: Piled Higher and Deeper] -- A comic strip about graduate student life (of the lack thereof) | * [http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/ PhD Comics: Piled Higher and Deeper] -- A comic strip about graduate student life (of the lack thereof) | ||
Latest revision as of 14:52, 28 August 2009
The EECS Graduate Handbook is a resource for EECS graduate students to share information about the department, MIT, and Boston. Feel free to browse through the wiki or add content by clicking "log in" in the upper right corner, which will prompt you for MIT certificates, and then using the "edit" tab at the top of any wiki page after logging in. This wiki is for students by students so please share your wisdom!
Disclaimer: Please note there is only light moderation of the content found on the wiki so there may be inaccuracies or out-of-date information. Be sure to verify anything you read with outside sources. Also, feel free to post advice on the Gradbook but make sure the information is factual and can be supported with documentation (especially related to departmental policies). Interpretations, opinions and hearsay will be removed from the Gradbook.
Editors' Overview and Wiki Users' Guide
Contents |
For New Students
- EECS Orientation
- MIT Orientation
- CSAIL New Student Info
- Web Resources for New Students
- Previous orientations
General Resources
- The Graduate Students' Office | Graduate Policies and Procedures | GSO FAQ
- EECS Department website
- The ATIC Lab: resources for ergonomic office environment and repetitive strain injury (RSI) mitigation
Academics
- student.mit.edu: records 6.8* course listings calendar
- lecture notes for MIT classes from previous years on MIT OpenCourseWare
- Role of an Academic Advisor
- Underground Guide to Course VI - Fall 2004 Edition (has grad courses too)
- Letters and the Petition process
- Degrees Offered:
- Official Requirements and timeline for a PhD.
- The MEng program
- The SM program
- The Technical Qualifying Examination (TQE)
- The Research Qualifying Examination (RQE)
- Joint Programs with Other Institutions
- Libraries and Resources within EECS
- Graduate Areas of Study
Research
- Description of the Graduate Program
- Description of RA
- Websites by Research Area
- Advisor-Advisee Relationships
- Who can be my research advisor?
- Role of a Research Advisor
- Selecting: styles, students, accepting?
- Surviving: common problems, how to talk, how to get help
- Multiple Advisors
- Switching Advisors
- Thesis advice
- Other resouces
- General advice from others
Teaching
- Official TA Description
- Teaching Assistants
- EECS TA Guide - Please help contribute to this growing guidebook!
- The Teaching and Learning Lab
- The Torch or the Firehose (I hope to be allowed to put a pdf of that here once we require MIT certs.)
- McKeachie's Teaching Tips
Finance
- types of support
- RA vs. TA vs. Fellowships
- Finding fellowships
- Tax advice
Administration
- EECS main web page
- People in EECS
- Role of an Academic vs. a Research Advisor
- Office space, resources, how to get them
- Social activities, funding, how to start a group, seminar, sport, etc.
- EECS rooms
Student Groups
MIT Life
- How to Get Around MIT Guide
- Useful Email Lists
- Cambridge and Boston Restaurants
- Grocery Stores
- Transportation
- MIT Discounts
Humor
- PhD Comics: Piled Higher and Deeper -- A comic strip about graduate student life (of the lack thereof)
- Random paper generator
Guestbook
You can leave a note in this section by clicking "edit" near the right hand margin. If you have questions or problems, don't hesitate to email eecs-gsa@mit.edu.
- this site is great, please contribute to it if you can! -nina, eecs area vi, ntandon-at-mit-dot-edu
