1. Course Shopping IPSIE

2. Overview Overall Strategies IEP Course Requirements Advisor and Professor Relationships FEPs, Work-study, and other activities Conferences

3. Overall Strategies Academic Calendar –http://hugse9.harvard.edu/gsedata/calendar_pkg.academic_calendarhttp://hugse9.harvard.edu/gsedata/calendar_pkg.academic_calendar

4. Types of courses at HGSE –Module 2 Credits ½ of a semester (approximately 7 weeks) –Half-course 4 credits 1 semester (approximately 14 weeks) Some half-courses are year-long –Full-course 8 credits Usually year-long –Course Catalogue http://hugse9.harvard.edu/gsedata/Schedule_pkg.terms_days_ti mes?term_in=1S

5. Overall Strategies First take a look at the big picture –Think about your overall goals and objectives for coming to HGSE before you start looking at classes Are you specifically interested in building skills or building your resume? Are you just starting out or changing careers and wanting to sample many different things? Are you thinking about continuing on for a PhD?

6. Overall Strategies Next, take a look at the whole year… –Some spring courses may have pre-requisites! Don’t miss out because you didn’t plan ahead. –How will your fall and spring courses compliment each other?

7. Overall Strategies Now, you’re ready to start planning for the semester… –Consider the schedules of all of your classes Do you prefer to spread your classes out or to concentrate your classes on specific days and have big blocks of free time? –Weekly Grid Block out IEP Seminar time (Mondays 2 to 4)

8. Overall Strategies When selecting particular courses, do your homework… –Talk to as many people as you can who took the course or a class with the prof –Look at the course evaluations –Shop until you drop (but follow your instincts and remember your personal goals for the year) –Review all of the course syllabi and reading lists Sometimes course titles can be deceptive If you can’t decided between a few classes, sign up for several and then drop one before the deadline

9. Overall Strategies Not all courses are open –Some courses have limited enrollment Lottery system Essay system –Some courses require that you get permission of the professor –Some of the courses are very competitive I.e. Dick Elmore’s courses, Negotiations course at the Kennedy School Make sure you plan for a back up option

10. Overall Strategies Other Advice –Consider the amount of work for each class – not all classes are equal –Consider other activities and the quality of your personal life Do you have to or want to do work study? Do you want to take advantage of the many lectures and activities at Harvard? How much sleep do you require? –Is more really less? Do you want to be able to delve into your classes at a deeper level?

11. IEP Requirements http://www.gse.harvard.edu/iep/iep_requirements.ht mlhttp://www.gse.harvard.edu/iep/iep_requirements.ht ml Required Courses –Microeconomics (A205) –Intermediate Statistics (S-030) –Introductory Stats (S-012 or S-010Y*module) –IEP Seminar (generally every other Monday from 2-4pm) –http://www.gse.harvard.edu/iep/iep_calendar.html Substitutions –You must get permission from Barbara

12. Cross Registration Opportunity to enroll in classes at other schools (MIT, Fletcher School, KSG, HSPH, HBS, Divinity School, FAS) Can expose you to other “schools of thought” –https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CourseCat/ schools.jsp

13. Advisor/Professor Relationships Dynamics of relationship –Advisor vs. Mentor The best way to build a relationship is to take a class with a professor Go to office hours prepared –Be considerate with their time Let them know your interests Know the professor’s articles and read their work Tap into the resources of HGSE; career services, study groups with Doctoral students, student organizations

14. Other Resources “Social Capital” resources of HGSE career services study groups student organizations student government

15. FEPs, Work-study, etc. Field Experience Program –Generally done in place of a course –Again, think about your overall goal for being here… –If you already have a lot of work experience, it may be better to take courses –Some people were able to combine FEP and work-study (got paid and got credit)

16. FEPs, Work-study, etc. Work-study –Really consider how much you need to earn vs. how many hours you can handle –Do you want a mindless job (where you can do homework), something totally different than schoolwork, or do you want to build your resume? –Work-study can be a good way to build a relationship with a professor or network –Start looking now—the better jobs go fast

17. FEPs, Work-study, etc. Career Days –Be strategic –Won’t be much international stuff, plan individual informational interviews Don’t forget about leaving time for lectures, exercise, cooking, etc.

18. Conferences Why participate? –Experience –Networking CIES National Conference (Stanford, California) – Deadline for presentations is Oct. 1 SRC – Student Research Conference (Harvard GSE) Other Conferences Finding $$ to fund Conferences