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- Rewrite the graduate ``contract'' to incorporate support for new
and/or higher-level courses
Changes in our course offerings
require substantial effort on the part of faculty members. Having
graduate students provide support for new courses and for large
upper-level courses gives these students an opportunity to have some
teaching experiences in a closely supervised setting, gives
undergraduates more instructional attention, and encourages the
faculty to enlarge upper level courses and to create new courses.
Graduate students would work with a faculty mentor and could
participate in course design and give occasional, carefully supervised
lectures. They could also give recitations, tutorial sessions,
supervise labs, and share in grading for courses for which, due to the
novelty or the advanced level, there are few if any undergraduates
available to provide these services.
- Negotiate with local mathematically oriented companies to create
summer internships
By cultivating relationships with local industry (defined broadly)
through graduate summer internships, we can bring about a stimulating
exchange of ideas and problems. BBN in Boston has already expressed
interest in our students. Work experience would also enhance the
employability of our graduate students.
- Restructure course and qualifier requirements for more applied
graduate students
More applied coursework would provide more appropriate skills for
students interested in working in applicable areas, such as those
studied by Ken Bogart, Dorothy Wallace, or the Prosser/Healy/Rockmore
group. Additional courses could come from the computer science
department as well as the Thayer School.
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Geoff Davis
Sat Feb 18 12:57:19 EST 1995