Illustrated guide to a Ph.D.
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Illustrated guideto a Ph.D.
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The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.• Professor Matt Might, CS, University of Utah
has a good way of explaining what it meansto do a Ph.D.– It is also applicable to doing MS research– and probably your life after graduation• The presentation is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial2.5 License
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imagine a circle that containsall of human knowledge
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By the time you finish elementaryschool, you know a little
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By the time you finish high school,you know a bit more
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With a bachelor's degree,you gain a specialty
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A master's degree deepens that specialty
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Reading research papers takes you to the edge of human knowledge
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Once you're at the boundary, you focus
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You push at the boundary for a few years
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Until one day, the boundary gives way
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And, that dent you've made is called a Ph.D.
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Of course, the world looks different to you now
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So, don't forget the bigger picture
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Keep pushing