Update 03-general_policies.Rmd

Author: nobuaki-mzmt

03-general_policies.Rmd

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 Ultimately, the job of researchers is writing. Therefore, graduate students are encouraged to write their work as they progress through their degree program. So we have productivity incentives as follows:
 
 * Submit a paper to a refereed journal (the first submission for each paper) co-authored with NM
-  + first (co-first) or corresponding author: $1,200 per year added to stipend 
-  + co-authors: $200 one-time award in student account
-  
-* Accepted at exceptional journals (incentive = 1 in the [list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tNzj1UMuvO9vShVRI0QanOSFvRSSd8Q5cm1ndOqWjYg/edit?gid=1450194090#gid=1450194090)) co-authored with NM
   + first (co-first) or corresponding author: $500 one-time award in the student account
+  + co-authors: $100 one-time award in student account
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+* Accepted at a refereed journal co-authored with NM
+  + first (co-first) or corresponding author: $500 one-time award in the student account
+  + co-authors: $100 one-time award in student account
+  + Accepted at exceptional journals (incentive = 1 in the [list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tNzj1UMuvO9vShVRI0QanOSFvRSSd8Q5cm1ndOqWjYg/edit?gid=1450194090#gid=1450194090)): additional $500 one-time award to the first (co-first) or corresponding author
 
 * Accepted at refereed journals, not co-authored with NM
   + first (co-first) or corresponding author: $100 one-time award in the student account
 
-* Grant
+* Research Grant
   + Although the students' main role is to be trained to do good research, write a good paper, and present the results, I encourage having an opportunity to do grant writing for skill development. See [Fellowship and Grant opportunities] for information, and feel free to add.
-  + accepted grant: 10% of grant income per year added to stipend
+  + Accepted grant: 10% of research grant income added to stipend as a one-time award. For example, if you get a [$2,500 grant](https://iussi.cyberbee.net/awards/), you will receive $250. The PI does not need to be a coauthor (Most student grants do not allow that).
 
 * If you achieve something noteworthy, please let me know. I may add that to this policy.
 
+* There are graduate school rules for the upper threshold for the amount that can be added to your base stipend. So, I may not be able to increase the stipend sometimes (e.g., if you get a $1M grant, I cannot add $100,000), but I do my best. 
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 2. **Undergraduates**
 Undergraduate student pay rates usually begin at $10 per hour.
 
@@ -42,13 +46,20 @@ Undergraduate student pay rates usually begin at $10 per hour.
 ## Lab meetings and seminars
 
 1. **Daily journal club**
-  + Mizumoto lab has a daily journal club (Mon-Fri, 11:30am-12:00pm at NM's office, TBC). No preparation will be required other than downloading a pdf or printing it. We will read one paper together within 30 min. If you find a paper you want to read, just add it to the [list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oH9S6sksLE8oym9vj8eIPnwtD1yuOtqDAbN96wR89H0/edit?gid=0#gid=0).
+  + Mizumoto lab has a daily journal club (Mon-Fri, 11:30am-12:00pm at NM's office, TBC). No preparation will be required other than downloading a pdf or printing it. We will read one paper together within 30 min. If you find a paper you want to read, add it to the [list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oH9S6sksLE8oym9vj8eIPnwtD1yuOtqDAbN96wR89H0/edit?gid=0#gid=0). Any papers are welcome. Do you have papers you need to read for your assignments, writing, or studying? Put them in the list. They do not need to be a good paper.
+  + The purpose of the journal club is to have a habit of reading papers. Reading paper builds your foundation for writing. You are going to read ~150 papers/year just through this journal club.
+  + Journal Club format (we do not read just silently but go through the paper with interactive discussion):
+    + 0-3  : Read out the title and abstract to understand the main point of the paper
+    + 3-10 : Read the introduction quickly and individually in ~ 5 min. Point out the important sentence for each paragraph.
+    + 10-25: Interpret figures one by one through discussion.
+    + 25-30: Follow-up discussion
 
 2. **Department seminar**
   + The Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology has a department seminar during semesters; you are expected to attend it. Ask a question even if it differs greatly from our field (mostly, they are!). Thinking about what to ask for a question is the most effective way to attend seminars.
 
 3. **Lab meeting**
-  + I am thinking of a biweekly lab meeting to present the progress. To discuss this later.
+  + I am thinking of a lab meeting to present the progress. To discuss this later.
+  <!-- This should not be presentation based. Rather, write a paragraph introducing what you did, methods, and figures. -->
 
 4. **Shared Lab Meeting**
   + We have shared lab meetings between Penick Lab (Entomology), Mizumoto Lab (Entomology), and Smith Lab (Biology) on collective behavior in social insects. This is a monthly meeting on the first week of Friday.