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The following is a list of responsibilities for the organizers of the Qualifying Exam Preparation Workshop. It should be updated each academic term as appropriate. | The following is a list of responsibilities for the organizers of the Qualifying Exam Preparation Workshop. It should be updated each academic term as appropriate. | ||
- | * Decide upon scheduling details, including time, date, and location. The suggested timing is to hold the Workshop each year in early Winter quarter. (Consider holding it more often: is once per quarter too often?) | + | * Decide upon scheduling details, including time, date, and location. The suggested timing is to hold the Workshop each year in early Winter quarter. (Consider holding it more often: is once per quarter too often? Based on feedback: consider running two separate workshops, one for GMAT and one for GGAM.) |
* If holding in Winter quarter, emails should go out to faculty and staff to plan the event by winter break. | * If holding in Winter quarter, emails should go out to faculty and staff to plan the event by winter break. | ||
* Decide upon the exact format of the Workshop. The suggested format is to allocate about 15 minutes for a Department staff person to discuss the logistics of the qual and the role of staff support, and then 30-40 minutes for faculty perspectives and questions. | * Decide upon the exact format of the Workshop. The suggested format is to allocate about 15 minutes for a Department staff person to discuss the logistics of the qual and the role of staff support, and then 30-40 minutes for faculty perspectives and questions. | ||
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* Ask the Galois Group for snack money, and purchase snacks appropriate to the expected turn out. | * Ask the Galois Group for snack money, and purchase snacks appropriate to the expected turn out. | ||
* Update (as needed) the "Qualifying Exam Template" available via the [[qualadvice|Resources for Taking your Mathematics Ph.D. Qualifying Exam]] webpage. | * Update (as needed) the "Qualifying Exam Template" available via the [[qualadvice|Resources for Taking your Mathematics Ph.D. Qualifying Exam]] webpage. | ||
- | * Update (as needed) the list of past qualifying exam proposals and syllabi on the [[qualadvice|Resources for Taking your Mathematics Ph.D. Qualifying Exam]] webpage. | + | * Update (as needed) the list of past qualifying exam proposals and syllabi on the Members Only Resources webpage. |
+ | * Consider having a printout of important dates/forms for attendees. |