1. 1 University of Wisconsin- Madison Adam Fiedler, Tami Lasseter, Erin McElroy, and Lenny Sheps- Graduate Students Judith Burstyn, Charles Casey, Lloyd Smith, Jim Taylor, Howard Whitlock, and Arun Yethiraj - Faculty

2. 2 Purpose of the WI Ph. D. Train for self-teaching/learning. Find, define, and solve new problems. Develop communication skills – both written and oral. Develop leadership and teamwork. Develop depth in a domain and breadth in several areas.

3. 3 WI Program Similar to Others WI Program Similar to Others Focus on research. Minimum coursework. Progress exams – cumes. Present seminars, talks, and a research proposal on the research. Write dissertation and defend.

4. 4 Major Discussions – See HO Issues of balance and responsibility of the student to select and self learn. Mass of material to cover and efficiency while in graduate school – led to ideas of mini-courses. Whatever changes are made, the importance of the degree lies in the output traits and their evaluation.

5. 5 Innovation Explore mini-courses to introduce critical topics and provide reading and/or case studies for depth. Give motivated students choices to guide their educational development and involve older students as mentors. Test to see effectiveness of achieving desired “traits of output”. Yearly career development symposium to help students recognize the importance of and learn leadership skills and teamwork.

6. 6 Novel Idea – Focus on Traits Independence and ability to self-teach in new and unknown environments. Communicate clearly and logically in writing and in oral situations, including ability to analyze critical comments and respond. Demonstrate depth of knowledge in a selected discipline and breadth in others. Demonstrate leadership and teamwork – teamwork remains a problem for us.