User ObscureOwl

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Is publishing runnable code instead of pseudo code shunned?

answered Dec 3, 2019 at 13:57

118 votes

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Seemingly-irrelevant papers, all with author in common, suggested by reviewer

publications peer-review

answered Jan 21, 2020 at 10:15

58 votes

My h-index is very low and I want to increase it

bibliometrics self-promotion

answered Jan 15, 2020 at 14:29

34 votes

How to answer the diversity question during faculty interview

faculty-application interview

answered Jan 29, 2020 at 15:25

20 votes

To what extent is the students' perspective on the lecturer credible?

teaching course-evaluation

answered Jan 17, 2021 at 13:39

20 votes

Someone else's grad student not interested in following up on a project

advisor collaboration

answered Dec 29, 2019 at 19:05

19 votes

What does "All deadlines are: 11:59 PM UTC-12:00" mean?

conference paper-submission deadlines

answered Jan 21, 2020 at 22:37

16 votes

Is it considered plagiarism when you modify your professor's proof when solving a problem in a homework assignment?

mathematics plagiarism homework

answered Sep 24, 2020 at 12:44

15 votes

Is it recommended for a professor to not entertain advanced questions for a basic course?

teaching professorship

answered Jan 23, 2020 at 19:31

15 votes

How can I efficiently check the originality of my work?

literature-review publishability

answered Dec 24, 2019 at 10:32

14 votes

MS in Mathematics, having trouble finding work outside teaching algebra

graduate-school mathematics career-path

answered Nov 5, 2019 at 13:29

10 votes

Curving grades without creating competition among students

undergraduate grades grading

answered Dec 17, 2020 at 14:07

9 votes

Is it unethical to accidentally benefit from online material in a take-home exam?

ethics cheating

answered Feb 6, 2021 at 16:11

9 votes

Department policy possibly affecting inclusion and diversity

graduate-school policy diversity

answered Dec 14, 2019 at 11:48

9 votes

How to request source code?

phd code economics

answered Jan 17, 2020 at 23:26

8 votes

Should I be worried that I don't have ideas of questions to ask during seminars?

research-process conference seminars

answered Feb 4, 2021 at 12:12

6 votes

A few students requesting to cancel lectures due to their personal reasons. What should I do?

teaching lecture-teaching-method workshop

answered Jan 15, 2020 at 14:05

6 votes

Is it appropriate to rewrite and republish another author's useful but very badly written paper?

publications plagiarism

answered Dec 13, 2019 at 23:55

6 votes

Accepted

Would using the advanced built-in functions on a CAS calculator be cheating?

ethics cheating

answered Dec 10, 2019 at 15:09

6 votes

I wasted six years of my life getting a PhD degree. What should I do, and how will I survive?

career-path postdocs academic-life early-career emotional-responses

answered Dec 8, 2019 at 15:37

5 votes

Should I do handover of tools and methodologies I have developed?

methodology contract

answered Jan 28, 2020 at 13:19

5 votes

How should I cite the ministry in my own country in APA?

citations writing citation-style

answered Jan 25, 2021 at 13:48

5 votes

Is it possible to have a career in academia and not be confident in their field of research?

research-process career-path emotional-responses

answered Jan 25, 2021 at 8:52

4 votes

How can I motivate the teaching assistants to grade more strictly?

teaching-assistant grading

answered Jan 25, 2021 at 9:17

4 votes

Should live sessions be recorded for students when teaching a math course online?

teaching online-learning lecture-teaching-method

answered Nov 29, 2020 at 16:43

4 votes

"Beyond the scope of this paper" phrase

writing writing-style

answered Feb 2, 2020 at 15:56

4 votes

How do you decide whether or not to collaborate with an acquaintance?

collaboration

answered Jan 28, 2020 at 9:23

4 votes

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How to write an untested hypothesis?

paper-submission software-papers

answered Jan 14, 2020 at 9:12

4 votes

What should be done when the theory behind a PhD thesis turns out to be wrong?

phd research-process thesis

answered Dec 7, 2019 at 11:42

4 votes

Does building a Python library fall in the category of research?

publications code software-papers

answered Dec 14, 2019 at 13:58

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Is publishing runnable code instead of pseudo code shunned?

Seemingly-irrelevant papers, all with author in common, suggested by reviewer

My h-index is very low and I want to increase it

How to answer the diversity question during faculty interview

To what extent is the students' perspective on the lecturer credible?

Someone else's grad student not interested in following up on a project

What does "All deadlines are: 11:59 PM UTC-12:00" mean?

Is it considered plagiarism when you modify your professor's proof when solving a problem in a homework assignment?

Is it recommended for a professor to not entertain advanced questions for a basic course?

How can I efficiently check the originality of my work?

MS in Mathematics, having trouble finding work outside teaching algebra

Curving grades without creating competition among students

Is it unethical to accidentally benefit from online material in a take-home exam?

Department policy possibly affecting inclusion and diversity

How to request source code?

Should I be worried that I don't have ideas of questions to ask during seminars?

A few students requesting to cancel lectures due to their personal reasons. What should I do?

Is it appropriate to rewrite and republish another author's useful but very badly written paper?

Would using the advanced built-in functions on a CAS calculator be cheating?

I wasted six years of my life getting a PhD degree. What should I do, and how will I survive?

Should I do handover of tools and methodologies I have developed?

How should I cite the ministry in my own country in APA?

Is it possible to have a career in academia and not be confident in their field of research?

How can I motivate the teaching assistants to grade more strictly?

Should live sessions be recorded for students when teaching a math course online?

"Beyond the scope of this paper" phrase

How do you decide whether or not to collaborate with an acquaintance?

How to write an untested hypothesis?

What should be done when the theory behind a PhD thesis turns out to be wrong?

Does building a Python library fall in the category of research?