Cogn ition and Cognitive Neuroscience Graduate Student Handbook 2020 Updated: Nov 2020 Department of Psychology University of Michigan Rackham School of Graduate Studies CCN Area Chair Jun Zhang Please email Dr. Zhang at [email protected] for any questions regarding the CCN Program. Psychology Department Chair Table of Contents Welcome .................................................................................... 4 Program Overview ......................................................................... 5 Program Scope ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Goals of Graduate Study ................................................................................................................... 7 Basic Structure of the Program ....................................................................................................... 8 Mentoring ................................................................................... 8 Program Requirements .................................................................................................................... 12 Academic Standing ............................................................................................................................ 12 Timeline and Expectations .............................................................................................................. 13 Pre-Candidacy Requirements ........................................................................................................ 13 Formal Course Work ......................................................................................................................... 17 Recommendation for Candidacy ................................................................................................... 19 Master Degree .................................................................................................................................... 20 Post-Candidacy Requirements ...................................................................................................... 20 Post-Candidacy Course Work........................................................................................................ 22 Doctoral Dissertation......................................................................................................................... 23 Professional Development .............................................................. 26 Publications.......................................................................................................................................... 26 Research Presentations .................................................................................................................. 27 Committee Service ............................................................................................................................ 27 Acquiring Professional Skills .......................................................................................................... 27 The Curriculum Vita .......................................................................................................................... 28 Professional development seminar .............................................................................................. 28 Methods workshops .......................................................................................................................... 28 Statistics Training ............................................................................................................................... 29 Practica ................................................................................................................................................. 29 Social Events ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Career Options ................................................................................................................................... 30 Additional Graduate Training Programs .............................................. 31 Formal Models and Methods Specialization .............................................................................. 31 Cognitive Science Certificate Program ....................................................................................... 31 LIFE Program ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Graduate Teaching Certificate Program ..................................................................................... 32 Conducting Research ................................................................... 32 Responsible Conduct of Research Course................................................................................ 32 Department Subject Pool................................................................................................................. 33 Supervising Undergraduate Research Assistants ................................................................... 33 Human Subject Incentive Payments ............................................................................................ 34 Teaching .................................................................................. 35 GSI Appointments .............................................................................................................................. 35 CANVAS Environment: Course Web Pages ............................................................................. 35 CRLT ...................................................................................................................................................... 36 Sweetland Center for Writing ......................................................................................................... 36 Course Enrollment Policies ............................................................. 36 Registration .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Visiting (Auditing) a Course ............................................................................................................. 37 Adding, Modifying, Dropping and Repeating a Course ........................................................... 37 Rackham Graduate School Policies ................................................... 39 CRLT Sexual Harassment Workshop ......................................................................................... 39 Doctoral Degree Process ................................................................................................................ 39 Continuous Enrollment Policy ......................................................................................................... 39 Leave of Absence Policy .................................................................................................................. 40 Financial Support ........................................................................ 40 Psychology Five Year Funding Plan ............................................................................................ 40 Benefits Package ............................................................................................................................... 41 Research and Fellowship Awards ................................................................................................ 42 Where To Go For Help .................................................................. 43 Psychology Five Year Funding Plan ............................................................................................ 43 Student Academic Affairs Office ....................................................... 45 Contact Information ...................................................................... 46 CCN Area Faculty ........................................................................ 48 Welcome Program Overview Program Scope Goals of Graduate Study Basic Structure of the Program Mentoring Program Requirements Academic Standing Timeline and Expectations Pre-Candidacy Requirements Formal Course Work Recommendation for Candidacy https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/portal.html Master Degree Post-Candidacy Requirements Year 3 Fall Winter Spring/Summer Courses Advanced Seminar Workshop (?) Research Write up 619 for Submit conference Dissertation Pilot publication paper Auxiliary research Explore dissertation Narrow dissertation project options options Auxiliary research project Teaching GSI Appointment GSI Appointment Service Committee Committee Year 4 Fall Winter Spring/Summer Courses Research NIH style or grant Finalize dissertation Dissertation research proposal style committee (Jan/Feb) Job search/postdoc prospectus draft and hold prospectus planning/CV/cover meeting letter Auxiliary research Auxiliary research Auxiliary research project project project Teaching GSi appointment Service Admissions Admissions committee committee Year 5 Fall Winter Spring/Summer Courses Research Dissertation Complete thesis by committee mtg early March and Apply for schedule defense postdocs/jobs before Rackham deadline Graduate! Teaching Teach own seminar Teach own seminar (optional) (optional Service Department associate Department or grad committee associate or grad committee Post-Candidacy Course Work