R. Ehrenberg, C. Kuh, and C. Institute. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, (2009)edited by Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Charlotte V. Kuh.; Papers originally presented at a conference held in Oct. 2006 at the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-291) and indexes.; Changing the education of scholars: an introduction to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Graduate Education Initiative / Ronald G. Ehrenberg ... et al. -- The Council of Graduate Schools' PhD completion project / Daniel D. Denecke, Helen S. Frasier, Kenneth E. Redd -- Advocating apprenticeship and intellectual community: lessons from the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate / Chris M. Golde ... et al. -- Three ways of winning doctoral education: rate of progress, degree completion, and time to degree / Catherine M. Millett, Michael T. Nettles -- Confronting common assumptions: designing future-oriented doctoral education / Maresi Nerad -- Generating doctoral degree candidates at liberal arts colleges / Robert J. Lemke -- Undergraduate STEM research experiences: impact on student interest in doing graduate work in STEM fields / Myles Boylan -- Minority students in science and math: what universities still do not understand about race in America / Richard Tapia, Cynthia Johnson -- The Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute: a successful model for increasing minority representation in the mathematical sciences / Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Carlos Castillo-Garsow --; Curriculum intensity in graduate preparatory programs: the impact on performance and progression to graduate study among minority students in economics / Charles Becker, Gregory Price -- Assessing programs to improve minority participation in the STEM fields: what we know and what we need to know / Cheryl Leggon, Willie Pearson Jr. -- First a glass ceiling, now a glass cliff? The changing picture for women in science and higher education careers / M. R. C. Greenwood -- Increasing women's representation in the life sciences / Jong-on Hahm -- Attracting and retaining women in engineering: the Tufts University experience / Linda Abriola, Margery Davies -- Do foreign doctorate recipients displace U.S. doctorate recipients at U.S. universities? / Liang Zhang -- Opening (and closing) doors: country-specific shocks in U.S. doctoral education / Emily Blanchard, John Bound, Sarah Turner -- What the "war on terror" has meant for U.S. colleges and universities / Michael A. Olivas -- Looking to the future / Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Charlotte V. Kuh..
R. Berring. (2001)electronic resource / by Robert C. Berring.; 4 computer optical discs ; 4 3/4 in; Title from container.; Disc. 1. Introduction; The mysteries of the first year; Christopher Columbus Langdell and your first year; casebooks; How can you get the most out of your casebook?; The uniform system of citation; Hornbooks; Nutshells; Outlines; Prompts; Tips on surviving the first year. -- Disc 2. Cases; What is a case?; Understanding where cases come from; The importance of precedent and the kinds of judicial opinions; The parts of a case; How cases are published; Tips. -- Disc 3. Citators and legislative and administrative materials; The concept of a citator; Vertical and horizontal over rulings;; How cases change over time; Research functions and citators; Keycite and shepards: getting the most out of them; Tips; Legislation; The pattern of legislation publication; Session law; Codes; Annotated codes; The federal example; Administrative law: the CFR and the Federal Register. -- Disc 4. Legal research strategy; Part 1: Coming to terms with Westlaw and Lexis as libraries of information and search engines, Tips on how to usethem wisely; Part 2 is my twelve rules of legal research: Rule 1, Refine the question; Rule 2, Know what you expect the answer to be; Rule 3, Consider your resources;; Rule 4, The time space continuum; Rule 5, Context, context, context; Rule 6, Find someone who has done the work for you; Rule 7, Talk to a human being; Rule 8, Read with care; Rule 9, Take good notes; Rule 10, Update; Rule 11, Evaluate; Rule 12, Knowing when to stop; And...Bob's secret rule.; System requirements: Pentium PC; 32MB RAM; Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0; 130MB free hard disk space; Adobe Acrobat Reader (included on disc 1); 8-bit, 256-color display with 640 x 480 resolution; DVD-ROM drive.; Sum & substance CD series..