Helping Professors Grow as They Teach and Advise Graduate Students

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to share ideas from professors who are teaching graduate courses and advising graduate students. Also, the information could benefit graduate students and anyone who is thinking about earning a graduate degree. Each of the professors stated that an experience during their graduate studies helped them develop their teaching and advising style. Professors discussed the importance of including ethical behavior in their graduate courses and described approaches for including the information. One professor discussed obtaining a graduate degree completely online. The need to meet frequently with graduate students when they are working on their theses or dissertations was noted. Whether or not an adviser should include their graduate students as authors on their own publications was discussed.

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“…Cheating is negatively considered in every university in every country. In some cases, teachers are not allowed to speak with a student about suspected academic misconduct and the case is submitted to an academic misconduct monitor for review (see DeVaney et al, 2020).…”

“…The use of assignments, work groups, and presentations as part of a course is much more frequent in the US than in other countries. For instance, Wilmarth (see DeVaney et al, 2020, p. 363) talking about the role of term papers in teaching in the US says: “I hope that term paper or project would act as a culminating experience within a course.” However, there is a growing trend in the last few years to extend the teaching beyond traditional classes, including one of more of the above mentioned practice sessions.…”