[Ph.D. life] Daily Progress in Spring 2022

 

 

It's just to be more motivated and keep me on track!

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Things to be done

1. 5/18: APSR preconference abstract submission

2. 5/26: TOP exam

3. 6/2: PS200C term paper draft presentation 

4. 6/5: First-year paper submission

5. 6/7: PS259 term paper submission

6. 6/8: Annual PD student progress report + up to date CV submission

7. 6/9: First-year paper presentation

8. 6/10: PS 200C Final paper submission

9. 6/8: Comm230 Final paper submission

10. Other assignments: PS200C problem set 3 and 4, Comm230 Reflection 9 and 10, Comm 230 make up assignment, PS259 network measure assignment

11. 5/12: CPG meeting presentation

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Fri. 5/20/2022 

What I did

- PS259 assignments: Network node level measures and network structure measures

- Studying English

Note

- Stop being lazy!

 

Sat. 5/21/2022 

What I did (5h)

- PS200C: reviewed previous topics and organized

Note

- It's taking more time than expected. Need to finish PS200C Pset3 by tomorrow and start making coding scheme for the final paper

- May need to cancel the scheduled meeting this Tuesday

 

 

Fri. 5/27/2022

What I did (5h)

- made outline for hate crime research and sent it to G.

Note

- If it get accepted, I will get a grant!

 

Sun. 5/29/2022

What I did (12h)

- PS 200C: Study identification strategies for drawing causal inference (i.e., regression, SOO, matching, weighting, Difference in difference design, instrumental variable approach, RDD, sensitivity analysis)

- PS 200C: suggested a new coding scheme for the final presentation

- PS 200C: Four journal articles review (Political Communication)

Note

- I will work on the rest of the articles tomorrow

 

Mon. 5/30/2022

What I did (10h)

- PS200C: finished lit review on nine papers in Political Comm and completed the classification

- Comm 230: did the last reading reflection

Note

- didn't have time to Pset. Hopefully I could do that this weekend.

 

Tues. 5/31/2022

What I did (5h)

- Comm230: make-up assignments (quick update of term paper)

- PS200C: group meething

- First-year paper: lit review regarding data context, made overall outline for data part

Note

- I had an 'Aha' moment today regarding the data representativeness issue that has been a main weakness of the data.

- May has gone. I hope my English is getting better.

 

Wed. 6/1/2022

What I did (8h)

- First-year paper: lit review for data context, continued.

- First-year paper: completed an outline of the data part

- PS200C: prepared the presentation

 

Thur. 6/2/2022

What I did (3h)

- PS200C: presentation

Note

- bad condition

 

Fir. 6/3/2022

What I did (7h)

- First-year paper: lit review for  1) selective exposure and  2) cognitive process of information consumption

- FIrst-year paper: organized the reviewed content and listed papers to further read tomorrow

Note

- Found a newly published paper directly relevant to my research method. I will read the paper tomorrow. 

 

Sat. 6/4/2022

What I did (10h)

- First-year paper: completed lit review and overall outline for every part.

 Note

- Can I possibly write it up in one day?

 

Sun. 6/5/2022

What I did (15h)

- Completed first-yea paper and submitted

 

Mon. 6/6/ 2022

What I did (1h)

- PS 259 paper submission

 

Tues. 6/7/2022

What I did (7h)

- Comm 230: completed comm230 final paper and submitted.

- Sent the final draft of first year paper to Georgia

 

Wed. 6/8/2022

What I did (7h)

- Submitted annual progress report and up-to-date CV

- prepared for the tomorrow's presentation

 

Thur. 6/9/2022

What I did

- Gave the presentation for my first-year paper

Note.

- Why am I like this? The presentation was obviously not ideal. I exceeded time limit allotted, thwarting audiences' intention to ask me. Would it be different if I'm so fluent in English?

 

Fri. 6/10/2022

What I did (11h)

- PS 200C: Problem set 3,4

- PS 200C: Final submission

Note

- Finally everything is done! I'm free now