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Advising Expectations
See Graduate Advising for a statement of university policy on graduate advising.
For specific advising expectations for MS Programs EDS and LDT, please see below.
Education Data Science (EDS) Advising
Purpose
All students in the EDS MS program have the opportunity to receive guidance from the Program Director, the Program Teaching Assistant, and a Faculty Advisor. During the first year, most EDS MS students seek advice around curriculum design, research ideas, and places and people to connect with. During the second year, advising mostly shifts toward the Capstone Project research and post-EDS MS career plans.
Expectations
Meet Regularly
Minimum of three meetings per quarter (one with MS Program Director, faculty advisor, and teaching assistant (TA))
Additional meetings may be requested as needed
Accountability Structure
Students initiate the scheduling of meetings via email or on Calendly. The Seminar courses (EDUC 259A-F) will provide reminders of these tasks as graded assignments.
For those who do not post their office hours sign-ups online, an email response must be provided within a week to identify and schedule a mutually agreeable meeting time.
If students and faculty can’t find a time to meet, the student and/or the faculty should reach out to the MS Program Director to find alternative support structures for the students.
Suggested Meeting Topics
With the EDS Program Director
Fall 1:
The advising and meeting structure
Goals and expectations for your time in the EDS program
Course selection and other opportunities to develop that expertise and experience
Internship goals and options
People and places to connect with
Winter 1:
Capstone Project: Potential topics, readings, and data sources
Internship goals and options
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Conference(s) identification
Spring 1:
Capstone Project Proposal
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Conference(s) preparation
Building a professional network
Internship selection
Summer 1:
Capstone Project Proposal
Internship experiences
Fall 2:
First-year reflection
Capstone Project: Preliminary findings
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Building a professional network
Winter 2:
Capstone Project: First draft paper
Next steps post-graduation
Spring 2
Capstone Project: Second draft paper
Next steps post-graduation
Ways to stay connected with the EDS community
Program reflection
With Faculty Advisor
Fall 1:
Course selection and other opportunities to develop that expertise and experience
People and places to connect with
Winter 1:
Capstone Project: Potential topics, readings, and data sources
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Conference(s) identification
Spring 1:
Capstone Project Proposal
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Conference(s) preparation
Building a professional network
Summer 1:
Capstone Project: Proposal
Fall 2:
Capstone Project: Preliminary findings
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Building a professional network
Winter 2
Capstone Project: First Draft report
Next steps post-graduation
Spring 2
Capstone Project: Second draft paper
Next steps post-graduation
With Program Assistant
Fall 1:
How to make the most of the Stanford experience
Course selection and other opportunities to develop that expertise and experience
People and places to connect with
Winter 1:
Capstone Project: Potential topics, readings, and data sources
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Conference(s) identification
Doctoral students to connect with
Spring 1:
Capstone Project: Proposal
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Conference(s) preparation
Building a professional network
Summer 1:
Capstone Project: Proposal
Internship experiences
Fall 2:
First-year reflection
Capstone Project: Preliminary findings
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Building a professional network
Winter 2:
Capstone Project: First draft report
Next steps post-graduation
Spring 2
Capstone Project: Second draft paper
Next steps post-graduation
Ways to stay connected with the EDS community
Program reflection
Learning Design and Technology (LDT) Advising
Purpose
Providing assistance and accountability will help students and advisors hold similar expectations about advising meetings’ outcomes, intentions, and organization. Having a system of collective accountability supports overall support and engagement.
Expectations
Meet Regularly
Every student meets with the LDT Program Director once by the end of the third week of autumn quarter
Minimum of one meeting per quarter, each with the LDT Program Director, faculty advisor, and each LDT program assistant
Accountability Structure
Student initiates the scheduling of the meetings via email or on youcanbook.me.
For those advisors who do not post their office hours sign-ups online, an email response must be provided within two business days to identify and schedule a mutually agreeable meeting time.
Suggested Meeting Topics
With LDT Program Director
Autumn:
Discuss the advising and meeting structure
What do you want to get out of this program?
Course selection and other opportunities to develop that expertise and experience
Preliminary thoughts about an internship
People and places to connect with
Winter:
How to identify a useful internship?
Discuss LDT Project development: Who needs to learn what, and why is this important? How might we use technology to help?
What scholarship can be useful in informing the development of your LDT project?
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Spring:
Discuss LDT Project development: How can you build and test your ideas?
Course selection and other opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Help thinking through post-grad plans
How to build your professional network
Summer:
Feedback on the draft presentation & report for the LDT project
Reflection on year and next steps
Ways to stay connected with the LDT community
With Faculty Advisor
Faculty advisors will be assigned after fall quarter.Winter:
Discuss the advising and meeting structure. When do we meet? How often do we meet, and what are the expected outcomes?
How can you better understand the field(s) you’re interested in?
Discuss LDT Project development: Who needs to learn what, and why is this important? How might we use technology to help?
What scholarship can be useful in informing the development of your LDT project?
Spring:
Feedback on written LDT project proposal
Discuss LDT Project development: How can you leverage scholarship to inform your designs? How can you test the efficacy of your prototypes?
Summer:
Feedback on the draft presentation & report for the LDT project
Reflection on year and next steps
Sign off on project/paper
With Program Assistants
Autumn:
Preliminary thoughts about “Learning Problems”: What problems interest the student?
How to connect with experts and learners?
Course selection and other opportunities to learn
How to make the most of the Stanford experience?
Winter:
How can you develop a greater understanding of a particular issue?
What scholarship can be useful in informing the development of your LDT project?
How can you connect with doctoral students around your project and interests?
How do Stanford students manage stress?
Spring:
Discuss LDT Project development: How can you build and test your ideas?
What scholarship can be useful in informing the development of your LDT project?
Opportunities to develop expertise and experience
Help connecting with the alumni network
Summer:
Feedback on the draft presentation & report for the LDT project
Reflection on the year and next steps