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Welcome to the Ph.D. News Webpage. This Webpage site contains items of interest to iSchool Ph.D. students at University of Texas at Austin.
HOORAY! Suellen Adams
Current Week Events of General Interest to Students Monday, Nov 29, 7-9 PM, ACE 2.302 (Avaya Auditorium), Eric
Raymond, After the Revolution: Coping with Open Source Success. The
lecture will address open source economics, business models and advocacy
from an accidental revolutionary point of view. This lecture is Sponsored
by the The University of Texas at Austin School of Tuesday, Nov 30, 3-6:30 PM, ACES Avaya Auditorium, academic publishing meeting. Dean Lariviere writes, "Colleagues, Nov. 30 3-6:30 PM there will be a meeting on academic publishing. Details of the meeting are given at http://www.utexas.edu/cola/college_events/current/publishing/ . As you know the world of academic publishing is undergoing dramatic changes. These changes have implications for the most fundamental activities in the academy--how we disseminate information and how we judge the contributions made by our colleagues. Representatives from Oxford University Press, Google, UT Press, TAMU Press, our library and ARL libraries in the region are getting together to talk about these changes. The changes in academic publishing affect all of us. They have consequences for those who are looking to be promoted, and for those who are asked to make judgments about promotions. These changes will affect the evolution of scholarship and research. This is not a marketing exercise. We have asked the participants to come to UT to discuss with the producers and consumers of academic knowledge how that knowledge is to be disseminated. If you have interest in any of these issues, I suggest that you try to attend this meeting on November 30. Thanks, Richard, Richard W. Lariviere, Dean and Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, College of Liberal Arts" For more information please visit the above Website. Tuesday, Nov 30, 4-5:30 PM, Hogg Auditorium, Public Forum on Tuition Policy Recommendations. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend public forums about tuition policy recommendations. The Tuition Policy Advisory Committee will hold these two public forums on Nov. 19 and 30 to obtain feedback on its recommendations. President Larry R. Faulkner will be in the audience to listen to the comments offered by attendees. Tuesday, Nov 30, 8-10 PM, Bates, Holiday Choral Concert. Admission is free. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. Wednesday, Dec 1, 5-9 PM, Baha Fresh, iSchool Student Association, Fund-Raiser Happy Hour Social. Please reserve the first Wednesday in December for our fundraising happy hour at Baha Fresh. 15% of the value of receipts will be donated to SASI by the restaurant. Baha Fresh is located at 21st and Guadalupe. Be sure to turn in a flyer at the Baha Fresh register. The flyers are posted near student mail boxes & by the lab. Tell friends to visit & pick up some Mexican for dinner! See you there! Baha Fresh is located at 21st and Guadalupe. For further information please contact Monique or any of the other Co-Directors. [PS: The Taco Cabana/Friday fundraiser today (12/19) has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.] Wednesday, Dec 1, 6:30 - 8 PM, JES A115 (CEC Library), Take Your Degree and Run With It. A career exploration workshop that is cosponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) and Career Exploration Center (CEC). Did you sprint down the career path toward academia, and then wonder whether it's the right direction for you? In this 90-minute workshop you will assess where you are, where you are going, and learn how to explore other career paths outside academia. Seating is limited to 30 people. To reserve a seat, go to the OGS Workshop Website. For more information please visit the Workshop Website or contact Lynne Levinson, CEC, via email or phone, 471-1217. Friday, Dec 3, Last Day of Classes. Friday, Dec 3, Noon-2 PM, SZB 468, Capstone Presentations. Refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Lee Lacy. Saturday, Dec 4, 9-11, Bass, Graduate School Convocation. For more information on the convocation and regalia, please visit the Office of Graduate School Convocation Website and the UT 121st Fall Commencement Website. Saturday, Dec 4, Noon-1 PM, ACE 2.302 (Avaya Auditorium), iSchool, Fall Graduation Convocation. For more information please contact Melba Claymon by email or phone, 471-2185. Saturday, Dec 4, 1-3 PM, ACE Connector Lobby, iSchool, Fall Graduation Reception. For more information please contact Melba Claymon by email or phone, 471-2185.
Future Events - Mark Your Calendar Monday, Dec 6, 6-7:30 PM, SZB 468, Capstone Presentations. Refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Lee Lacy. Tuesday, Dec 7, 7-9 PM, Carver Branch, Austin Public Library, Lynn Chery, Lecture. Lynne Cherry is an internationally renowned author and illustrator whose books include The Armadillo, From Amarillo, and The Great Kapok Tree. Books will be available for sale (checks and cash only) or you may bring your own. For more information please contact Jeanette Larson via email or phone, 974-7465. Wednesday, Dec 8, 6:30 - 9 PM, Cepeda Branch, Austin Public Library, Christmas Fiesta. Mark your calendars! Austin Public Library presents Christmas Fiesta. Enjoy a Spanish-language play based on Too Many Tamales! by Gary Soto and an exhibit of photographs from the Austin History Center featuring tamal-making. The first 40 participants will get a free photo with Santa. Crafts and refreshments after the play. Free! The Cepeda Branch is at 651 N. Pleasant Valley Rd. Feel free to pass this on to others who might be interested. For further information or directions please contact Jeanette Larson or call 974-7372. Thursday, December 9, 6:30-8:30 PM, Lucy's Boatyard, ARMA Austin, Holiday Party. You are cordially invited to the ARMA Austin Chapter Member Appreciation Holiday Party. Appetizers will include: Skewered pecan chicken with Creole mustard sauce Imported and domestic cheese with gourmet crackers Grilled vegetables with Chipotle Ranch dressing Cedar plank salmon with cilantro sour cream One free drink ticket will be provided for either a domestic beer, wine or non-alcoholic beverage. Bring an unwrapped, new or gently used toy, book, or stuffed animal for Operation Blue Santa and receive an additional drink ticket. For items needed visit the Blue Santa Website. All ARMA members may invite one guest Every attendee will be entered into a door prize drawing. Lucy's Boatyard Grill is at 3825 Lake Austin Blvd., next to the Hula Hut. For more information please visit the ARMA Austin Website or contact Vickie Stephens. Friday, Dec 10 , 9 AM - Noon, NOA 5.138, ORSC Human Research Participants Training Session, IRB Access and Informed Consent. For more information please visit the ORSC training Website. Friday, Dec 11, 5-6:45 PM, Piccolo Italian Cafe, iSchool Student
Association, December Cocktail Party. Please join us for our December
cocktail party! All students, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni are Welcome.
Dress is cocktail savvy or Sunday, Dec 12, 3:30-4:30 PM, Hope Presbyterian Church, Austin Children's Choir, Holiday Concert and Sing-A-Long. The Austin Children's Choir will perform its second concert of the season with selections highlighting the holidays. Kathleen Turner is the current Artistic Director of the choir. The choir is entering its 19th Season offering Austin area children ages 5-18 a high-quality choral experience through music education and performance. Admission is free but donations would be greatly appreciated. For more information about the concert, or information regarding membership in the choir, auditions, or scholarship opportunities, please visit the choir Website at or call (512) 486-1221. Wednesday-Friday, Dec 15-17, ACE 2.302 (Avaya Auditorium), IEEE IP Technology Conference, From Twisted Pair to IP -- The Development of the Subscriber Networks . This conference is presented by the IEEE CTS Chapter ComSoc/SP Societies. The IEEE Central Texas Section will host this exclusive, invitation only event that will remain closed to the general public. This two and a half day conference is ideal for those involved with next-generation Entertainment and Information networks. Through presentations, open panel discussions and hands-on system demonstrations, attendees will gain intimate insights to existing and future delivery platforms and business models. Voice, Video and Data "Triple Play" platforms are forming into more than the sum of their parts and need to be properly understood, designed and deployed to ensure success.The conference organizers encourage enthusiastic and open participation from all participants. Here is a summary:
Registration: Conference registration fees: Non-IEEE
Members - $125; IEEE Members - $90; Students - $50; and Single
Day Passes - 1/2 of the full Conference prices. A portion of the
proceeds will fund the Edison Lecture Series, motivating students within the
math and sciences to stay in school and pursue careers in the technology field.
Pre-registration for the conference is required and space is limited. We
do not expect to be able to accommodate on-site registrations. To
reserve your conference seat, or for further information please contact
: Friday, Dec 17, 8-9:30 PM, Bates, Gerre and Judith Hancock, Holiday Organ Concert. Gerre and Judith are senior lectures in organ and sacred music in the Music School. Admission is $14.00 for the general public and $10.00 for students. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. 2005 Thursday, Jan 6, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, UT Club, TX Ex Business Network, Roy Longoria, Investments. Roy Longoria is an Investment Representative with Edward Jones. He will discuss how to start your new year with the right financial investments. Pre-pay discounts for registrations prior to Noon on October 3, 2004 are $12 for Texas Exes members and $15 for non-members; registrations after then or at the door are $15 and $18 respectively. For more information please visit the event Website or contact Walt Esquivel. Tuesday-Friday, Jan 11-14, Boston, ALISE Conference. For further information please visit the conference Website. Thursday, Jan 18, Classes begin. Friday, Jan 21, Proposals Due for contributed papers, technical sessions, and panels, and pre-conference sessions. for the ASIST Annual Meeting, Bringing Research and Practice Together, Oct 28-Nov 2, 2005 Charlotte NC. Sunday, Jan 23, 3-5 PM, Bates, Erik Mellenbruch, Great Organ Series Benefit Concert. Eric is the Organist at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Austin. Admission is $14.00 for the general public and $10.00 for students. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. Tuesday, Jan 25, 3:30-5 PM, SZB 468, iForum, Dr. Don Turnbull. For further information please contact Dr. Randolph Bias, iForum Committee Chair via email or phone, 471-7046. Thursday, Feb 3, Last day to apply for a graduate degree. Tuesday, Feb 8, 3:30-5 PM, SZB 468, iForum, Dr. Barbara Immroth, Can the application of social marketing techniques and theory promote collaborations between professors and classroom teachers? For further information please contact Dr. Randolph Bias, iForum Committee Chair via email or phone, 471-7046. Monday, Feb 14, 8-9:30 PM, Bates, Kevin Noe, UT Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $7.00. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. Tuesday, Feb 22, 3:30-5 PM, SZB 468, iForum, Dr. Loriene Roy., Spectrum Initiative Longitudinal Study. For further information please contact Dr. Randolph Bias, iForum Committee Chair via email or phone, 471-7046. Monday, Feb 28, 8-9:30 PM, Bates, Choral Arts Society, Quintessentially French. Dr. James Morrow directs the UT Choral Arts Society in Gabriel Fauré, Requiem, Louis Vierne, Messe Solennelle, and César Franck, Psalm 150. Featuring Judith and Gerre Hancock will be at the organ. Admission is $16.00 for the general public, $13.00 for faculty/staff, and $10.00 for students. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806 or contact Dr. James Morrow via email or phone., 471-0806. Sunday, March 6, 3-5 PM, Bates, Bradley Welch, Great Organ Series Concert. Bradley is the organist at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas and the 2003 winner, of the Dallas International Organ Competition. Admission is $14.00 for the general public and $10.00 for students. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. Monday-Saturday, March 14-19, Spring Break. Tuesday, March 22, 3:30-5 PM, SZB 468, iForum, Dr. Miles Efron. For further information please contact Dr. Randolph Bias, iForum Committee Chair via email or phone, 471-7046. Monday, March 28, 8-9:30 PM, Bates, Kevin Noe, UT Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $7.00. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. Monday, April 25, 8:-9:30 PM, Bates, Kevin Noe, UT Symphony Orchestra. Admission is $7.00. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, or contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806. Monday, May 2, 8-10 PM, Bates, Combined Concert, Classical Perfection. Mozart Mass in C Minor, (The Great) and Beethoven Choral Fantasy. Dr. James Morrow conducts the UT Choral Arts Society, UT Chamber Singers,and the UT Symphony Orchestra in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mass in C Minor, K. 427 (The Great), and Ludwig van Beethoven, Choral Fantasy. Featuring Anton Nel, piano. Admission is $16.00 for the general public, $13.00 for faculty/staff, and $10.00 for students. Tickets are available on the web, by phone, 477-6060, at the UT PAC ticket office, at the Erwin Center, at HEB stores, and at the door. For more information, please visit the Music Department Events Calendar, call the music events hotline, 471-5401, contact School of Music Information by email or phone, 471-0806, or contact Dr. James Morrow via email or phone., 471-0806. Friday, May 6, Last day of classes. Saturday, May 21, 9-11AM, Bass, Graduate School Convocation for Masters Students. For more information please visit the Office of Graduate Studied Website and the UT 122nd Commencement Website. Saturday, May 21, 11 AM - Noon, Alumni Center, Graduate School Reception for Masters Students. For more information please visit the Office of Graduate Studies Website. Saturday, May 21, Noon-1PM, Bass, Graduate School Convocation for Doctoral Students. For more information please visit the Office of Graduate Studies Website. and the UT 122nd Commencement Website. Saturday, May 21, 1-2 PM, Alumni Center, Graduate School Reception for Doctoral Students. For more information please visit the Office of Graduate Studies Website. Saturday, May 21, 3-4 PM, UNB 2.228 (Texas Union Theater), iSchool Convocation.For more information please contact Melba Claymon by email or phone, 471-2185. Saturday, May 21, 4-6 PM, UNB 3.502 (Santa Rita Room), iSchool Graduation Reception. For more information please contact Melba Claymon by email or phone, 471-2185. Saturday, May 21, 7:00-10:30 PM, South Mall, UT Commencement. For more information please visit the UT 122nd Commencement Website.
Who We Are Webpage The information on the Ph.D. student Webpage is slowly growing. Names of all current Ph.D. students have been added. Your other information is needed to complete it . Please send Don a jpeg photo, information to post, and a link to your Website whenever you can. What is this Webpage? Well, as we agreed in spring semester, 2002, we wanted to have a summary page with a list of all Ph.D. students and links to more detailed information on each of us. The summary page consist of a photo, name, academic interest, contact information, and links to other pages. A detail page repeats the summary information and provides, education, a brief biography, and specialization. Students information should be linked to each student's individual Website with their vita, resume, and any other information they may wish to provide. If there is interest, we can also add Ph.D. alumni to this list. There is an input form that might work with your browser. Otherwise you can copy and paste.
Professional Associations, Email Lists, and other Forums Information on professional associations, student governance organizations, email lists and and other forums of interest to Information school Ph.D. students is provided through the Ph.D. Forums link on the left. Included is information on email lists, Blackboard, Websites and other forums.
Information School Forums The school of information sponsors weekly or fortnightly iforums (or ifora) of interest to School of Information Students and Faculty. Scholars from across the campus and occasionally from other universities are invited to present their work at a forum. From time to time, Ph.D. students are also invited to present their work to the forum. Each individual forum will be listed in the above schedule when details are known. In 2001 and 2002 , Ph.D. students organized the Ph.D. students organized a colloquia to share their work in a friendly environment. The last series we had was the Fall 2002 Ph.D. Colloquia Series. Such a series could be reestablished if there was an interest. If you are interested in leading such a series, please contact Don Drumtra for his experience on leading the 2002 Colloquia
Orientations New students (and even old) might appreciate the following
two Orientation Websites:
Disclaimer. The following information is compiled from various sources and is current as of the time it was written and the documents available. It is not official UT, Graduate School, or School of Information policy. It is offered to help Ph.D. students gain an overview of Ph.D. requirements. Please refer to official sources for current information before taking irreversible action. General. UT Graduate School requirements for award of the Ph.D. degree are listed in the UT Graduate Catalog. Detailed requirements for the School of Information are listed the provided on the Doctor of Philosophy Webpage. Lisa Kleinman provided an unofficial summary of the requirements to the participants in the Fall 2004 Ph.D. Orientation. Milestones. Program milestones consist of development and approval of a Program of Study, satisfactory completion of course work and a comprehensive doctoral examination including written, oral, and research components, presentation and approval of credentials to Graduate School (including a separate Program of Work), approval of a dissertation proposal, research and completion of a dissertation culminating in a final examination consisting of defense of the the dissertation and final presentation approval of the student's credentials to the Graduate School. Administrative progress through most of these milestones is described in the Checklist for the Doctoral Program (1993). Annual reviews are submitted to the students Advising Committee so that the committee may evaluate the student's progress. The student's Supervising Committee monitors the student's progress after the student reaches candidacy. Graduate Studies Committee. Within the School of Information, the Graduate Studies Committee or GSC approves the students Program of Study and Annual review. Doctoral Program of Study. The content of the Program of Study is provided in the Guidelines for Development of the Doctoral Program of Study (ca. 1993). Lisa Kleinman and Don Drumtra have posted examples of their approved programs on their Websites. Annual Review. Required content of the Annual Reviews is provided in the Annual Review of GSLIS Doctoral Students (2002) and the Annual Review of Ph.D. Students (draft, 2003). Lisa Kleinman and Don Drumtra have posted examples of their approved Annual Reviews on their Websites. Qualifying Procedures. In order to qualify to apply for candidacy, the iSchool requires a written exam and oral defense (often called the comprehensive exam or "comps") and a research paper accepted by the student's committee. This committee (perhaps, it could be called the Examination Committee) ordinarily consists of three members of the iSchool faculty and one outside member. The three iSchool members could be your Advising Committee, potential members of your Supervising Committee, or any other three members who agree to serve. Application for Candidacy. On June 1, 2004 the UT Office of Graduate Studies automated the application for candidacy and placed it online. Instructions for completion of and a link to the actual online form is provided in the application Webpage. Other candidacy requirements are also provided on that page including the requirement for the Program of Work.
Dissertation. Requirements for the content of your dissertation are developed between you and your Supervising Committee and the Graduate School sets guidelines for format. There are two format guidelines are provided by the Graduate School (Office of Graduate Studies or OGS), print guidelines and electronic submission guidelines. Even though you must submit your dissertation electronically, you would do well to meet both guidelines because someone might very well want to print your dissertation in the future. An a point of interest, the final authority on both the content and format of your dissertation is your Supervisory Committee--not the folks in the Office of Graduate Studies. However, the OGS folks can make life really difficult for you if you do not listen to them. Dr. Harmon and eleven other UT advisors have published dissertation tips for doctoral students. It is posted on the UT Intellectual Entrepreneurship, Dissertation List-Serve and Resources Webpage. The Webpage also contains a dissertation writing bibliography, reflections of former graduate deans on dissertation completion, advice from UT alumni, and numerous other useful items for Ph.D. students. Final Oral Exam (Defense of Dissertation. A satisfactory final oral examination is required for the approval of a dissertation. The Office of Graduate Studies publishes the time and place of this examination. The exam is open to all members of the University community and the public, unless attendance is restricted by the Graduate Studies Committee. Information is available in the Graduate Catalog and an application form are available from the Office of Graduate Studies. Application for Graduation. There are lots of forms for graduation listed by the Office of Graduate Studies. You would be well advised to visit the office of Graduate Studies well before the deadlines to be sure you have the latest information and do not forget an essential form the absence of which might hold up your graduation. Graduation. After all that work you won't want to miss the graduation celebration and fireworks at the end of the spring semester. UT introduced a new doctoral robe in 2001, which will be first available for graduating students in May, 2005. You can be one of the first scholars to wear one. Additional Sources. The University of Texas and the UT Office of Graduate Studies provide the latest information on degree and administrative requirements requirements in three publications:
Research Methods and Other Graduate Courses The iSchool PhD Methods Courses Webpage lists many research methods courses available in the university that may be suitable for meeting the iSchool Ph.D. research methods requirements listed on the iSchool Doctor of Philosophy Webpage. Lisa Kleinman has written an excellent summary that should be of particular interest. She describes her summary as follows, "yo, in case (like me) you were overwhelmed by the number of research methods courses that seemed available at UT, but were suspiciously vague in terms of description -- here is a list that I've compiled with/ course names & descriptions. the doctoral studies committee & your own advisor may be able to make further recommendations as to which would be specifically appropriate for you" (2003 Dec. 15, personal communications). Doctoral Committee recommendations will be posted on this Website as soon as they become available. Research Methods in Information Systems, MIS 381N.26. Earlier, Lisa provided us this information on a this course. "The Information Systems department in the Business School is interested in having more iSchool folk taking their courses. In particular, Ph.D. students may want to consider taking “Research Methods in Information Systems” taught by Salina Circus. I took this class last year, and it provides an excellent survey of the multitude of different research methods (both qualitative and quantitative) as applied to understanding the effects of information technology. Alina is very flexible about the core focus areas, so if a whole bunch of people want to “study X”, she'll find a way to incorporate it. If you’re a Masters student, you can take this course if you’re interested in subjecting yourself to reading a ga-zillion journal articles from the latest sexy issues of MIS Quarterly... which ain’t the “Miss Quarterly” that I was hoping for, let me tell you... The course is offered in spring 2004" (personal communications). Information provided by Lisa Kleinman. For more information about the course see the Course Webpage or contact Dr. Chircu" (2003 Oct. 31, personal communications). Statistics Website. The Website, www.statpages.net, provides about 600 links and about 380 statistical calculators. It is now owned by AOL. Recently AOL has begun restricting its content to AOL members, so please let me know if this Website becomes inaccessible. Graduate School Courses provide a unique opportunity for School of Information Ph.D. students because they provide a multidisciplinary atmosphere of learning. Students from across the campus attend these courses and share experiences and viewpoints form their own departments. Two courses of major interest to our programs are:
Check to Be Sure. Please do not forget however, that not all of the courses listed will be satisfactory to meet any particularly student's Ph.D. program requirements. "Since advancement to candidacy is contingent on faculty approval of a course of work, the student should consult regularly with their committee on matters of course selection" (School of Information, undated, Academic Programs, Ph.D.). Information on Qualitative Research Methods. In September 2004, Dr. Davis loaned a copy of the three-volume Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods (2004) to the lab for our use. It not only provides excellent summaries of lots of issues and topics related to research methodology, but it provides reference sources under each topic to allow further exploration. A copy is also available is also at the PCL reference desk. Content Manager: Don Drumtra December 4 |
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