Decoding Your Research Niche: From Broad Ideas to Focused Questions
Decoding Grad School Series Session 5
Location
Information Technology/Engineering : 229
Date & Time
December 4, 2025, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Description
** We are offering a Seminar Series to help first-year Ph.D. students navigate their program. All graduate students are welcome to attend. **
A PhD is a journey to generate new knowledge. This session demystifies the creative and analytical process of identifying a research area and turning a broad interest into a specific, engaging, and answerable research question.
Topics
- Identifying a Research Area
- Whose Question is it Anyway?
- Mining the Gap
- Applying What You Learn in Class
- The Art of the Question
- Assessing Feasibility
- Crafting Your "Elevator Pitch"
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