Resources

The 2020-2021 Student Seminar Series consisted of monthly events open to all GSE students and guests. The purpose was to build community and share resources to support graduate students throughout their academic journey. Topics included navigating graduate school during COVID, figuring out reference manager software, and writing a CV or resume for careers in education. Check out the links below for resources and recordings of past sessions.

Session 1: Navigating Graduate School during COVID-19

The Student Seminar Series Session 1 was held on Friday, September 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm

Click here for the recording.

Click here for the Google Slides presentation.

Session 2: Figuring Out Reference Manager Software

The Student Seminar Series Session 2 was held on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 12:00 pm.

Click here for the recording.

Click here for the Google Slides presentation.

Session 3: CV & Resume Feedback

The Student Seminar Series Session 3 will be an asynchronous virtual workshop.

This asynchronous virtual workshop was an opportunity to receive feedback on your CV or resume from a faculty member in your field.

If you're interested in more events like this in the future or have ideas for topics, please reach out to us at gsac@gse.rutgers.edu.

The Rutgers University Libraries website features a helpful guide on research in education:

• Rutgers Libraries Education Research Guide

Journal Impact Factors are common metrics that describes journal impact. Scores are determined based on the number of times a recently-published article in the journal is cited. For more information, check out the following links :

• Rutgers Libraries Journal Impact Guide

• Scimago Journal and Country Ranks

The Rutgers Library website features a comprehensive guide on resources for formatting in APA (and other styles):

• Rutgers Libraries Citation Styles Guide

APA formatting is very common in education. The official APA style guide can be found at the following link:

• APA Style Guide

Before using a resource from this section, always check with your advisor that the resource is up-to-date and that it applies to your particular project.

Dissertation Proposal Resources:

• Dissertation Proposal Outline

Dissertation Proposal Examples:

• Coming Soon!

Career Exploration and Success (CES) at Rutgers offers a number of workshops available to graduate students as well as access to the job search website Handshake:

• Handshake

• CES Career Communities

Aurora by Beyond the Professoriate is a professional development e-learning platform for graduate students and postdocs. Aurora includes instructional webinars and on-demand videos about networking, resume writing, online job search strategies, how to manage a career transition, and more. It is available exclusively by subscription to universities and professional organizations. All Rutgers graduate students can access Aurora by signing in using your NetID:

• Aurora by Beyond the Professoriate

Compilation of Resources for GSE Students

• This document contains a list of online resources available to GSE students. These include resources for teaching and learning, resources for safety, health, and wellness, and more! The Google Doc will be updated periodically throughout the school year.

• Click here for the resource document.

• If you are an alumni of Rutgers GSE, please consider joining the Rutgers GSE Alumni Association!

• Website: https://rugseaa.org

• Email: gseaaru@gmail.com.