Fundamental Skills for Academic Success

Harvard HMS

This short course is designed to give students an overview of some of the key skillsets that will support their experience as graduate students. We will review how we learn as adults and why having a growth mindset is essential in graduate school and professional life. Students will analyze and discuss key challenges related to professionalism (communication, respect, biases, academic honesty, etc.). Furthermore, we will focus on building and strengthening essential teamwork skills like…