GPS-STEM Orientation & Registration Questionnaire

Dear Prospective GPS-STEM members,

Thank you for taking time to watch GPS-STEM Orientation video presentation by Drs. Harinder Singh & David Fruman plus Lauren Lyon (Division of Career Pathways).

Please answer the following questions, so we know that you have listened to the whole orientation. If you answer the questions right, you have partially fulfilled the requirement to be a GPS-STEM member.

The 2nd requirement to be a full member is myIDP. You are required to submit myIDP certificate and upload it here.

Missed the myIDP workshop? We will share the event video with you, fill out the forms, upload and you are full benefits member of GPS-STEM program.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thanks

Harinder Singh, Ph.D

Director,

GPS-STEM Program

University of California, Irvine

Harinder.Singh@uci.edu

Question Title

* 1. Please write your name

Question Title

* 2. Please write your email

Question Title

* 3. PhD student/Postdoc & Department/School e.g PhD student in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry School of Biological Sciences

Question Title

* 4. What is the difference between traditional model of scientific training & BEST model?

Traditional Model: PhD>Postdoc>Faculty. BEST Model: PhD+broader scientific training or/and Postdoc with career and professional development training >other careers emanating out of PhD & Postdoc training

Traditional Model: PhD+broader scientific training or/and Postdoc with career and professional development training >other careers emanating out of PhD & Postdoc training. BEST Model: PhD>Postdoc>Faculty

There is no difference between traditional scientific training and BEST training model

Question Title

* 5. What is the sequence of four pillars in GPS-STEM Career & professional programming?

Explore>Transition>Experience>Train

Train>Experience>Explore>Transition

Explore>Train>Experience>Transition

Explore & Experience > Transition & Train

Question Title

* 6. Science Communication Skills Course falls under which element of GPS-STEM programing?

Explore

Experience

Train

Transition

Question Title

* 7. Which of the following choices describe programming for Transition element of GPS-STEM ?

LinkedIn workshop, Business Course, Networking Mixer

LinkedIn workshop, Networking Mixer, Mentoring program

Careers in beer & wine making, Career nights featuring teaching & medical devices, industry site visits

Question Title

* 8. What are the many requirements to become an official GPS-STEM program member?

myIDP Certificate, attend 2 events & industry site visit

Attend orientation session, submit myIDP certificate, LinkedIn profile

Fill out orientation survey, attend orientation session, submit myIDP certificate, LinkedIn profile

LinkedIn profile, attend beer/wine event & talk to program leaders

Question Title

* 9. What are professional development credits (PD Credits)?

Credits you get for attending career events

Credits you get after attending orientation session, submitting myIDP certificate and attending events

Question Title

* 10. How many PD credits are required to enroll into Division of Continuing Education courses?

One

Five

Three

Ten

Question Title

* 11. What is the difference between GPS-STEM weekly newsletter & Science Cafe?

Newsletter is for Orange County news & Science Cafe is Coffee with Harinder ;-)

Newsletter is one-stop-shop with all on-campus, off-campus events, jobs, grants & Science Cafe is a GPS-STEM blog

Newsletter is a letter I get via USPS & Science Cafe is writing science at Starbucks

Question Title

* 12. Division of Career Pathways (Lauren Lyon) serves to fill which element of GPS-STEM progamming?

Explore

Train

Experience

Transition