Well, I would imagine that they wouldn't register for the seminar if they had not interest in become faculty.
Given that this list is called "Lib/Info Sci Education Forum" and that most of said education is provided by academic faculty members who were once doctoral students, I don't see why it wouldn't be appropriate. LIS education -- and higher education in general -- is not served by a succession of tenure-track faculty members who fail to advance to tenure because they did not understand what was expected of them until too late in the game.
Doctoral students who are considering a career as tenured faculty should understand what that means early in their program, so that they can decide whether it really is for them, and structure their program accordingly.
Suzanne M. Stauffer, Ph.D.
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> I highlighted Richard Cox's doctoral seminar at Pitt because of its
> focus on preparing doctoral students
> for their futures as faculty members. Not just asLIS faculty
> members, but faculty members generally.
But what of students who aren't planning to become faculty members? or who
don't get to be faculty members? Nothing against Richard's course, or any of the
others discussed, just wondering whether the list feels such situations should be
addressed.
Sue
Sue Easun, Ph.D.
Principal and Editorge
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