Category Archives: Research Processes
SGIF Report out, Consulting hours, & Group Check ins
In this class meeting, we will do the following: Report out by me (Prof. Stephens-Martinez) on what I learned from the SGIF and what I plan to do going forward with that feedback. Finish up any slides left from Wednesday’s … Continue reading
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How to write briskly and well
Read Tomorrow’s Professor Writing Scholarly Manuscripts—Briskly and Well Revising Scholarly Manuscripts—Briskly and Well
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How to find related work
In this class, we will discuss different ways to find related work. One way to think of it is papers are nodes in a graph, citations are like links, and keywords are ways to cluster nodes or “color” a node. … Continue reading
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How to read an academic paper
Reading academic papers is hard. The reading below talks about a three-pass process. In this class, we will discuss reading academic papers, how to apply this process, common pitfalls, and paper reading mindset. Reading How to Read a Paper by … Continue reading
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Organizing notes: Obsidian
In this class, we will go over how I (Prof. Stephens-Martinez) use Obsidian.md to organize my research notes. If want to try it out yourself, I recommend installing it before coming to class.
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Organizing notes: Word
Outline mode in Word is a powerful tool for taking notes and outlining papers. In this class, I (Prof. Stephens-Martinez) will showcase how I organize my notes for the Cambridge Handbook and an old Word doc I used to outline … Continue reading
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