Standard syllabus
Thesis / research support · Graduate · Engineering
Topics
Research planning and literature
- Developing a focused research question or hypothesis
- Systematic literature search strategies and databases
- Critical reading and synthesis of prior work
- Identifying research gaps and contributions
- Proposal writing and committee feedback cycles
- Research timeline, milestones, and Gantt planning
- IRB, IACUC, or safety approvals when applicable
- Data management plans and reproducibility
- Intellectual property and publication timing
- Advisor communication norms and expectations
Execution, writing, and defense
- Experimental design and statistical planning
- Simulation and modeling validation practices
- Lab notebook and documentation standards
- Handling negative results and iteration
- Thesis/dissertation chapter organization
- Figure, table, and notation consistency
- Citation management with Zotero or EndNote
- Journal manuscript preparation from thesis chapters
- Defense presentation structure and Q&A prep
- Post-defense revisions and graduation paperwork
Pricing
Graduate-level rates are set on consultation. See the pricing page for K–12 and undergraduate rates.