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  • Negotiating Your Salary
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  • Selecting Your Advisor
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  • Designing Experiments
  • Learning to Use New Intruments
  • Scientific Literature Searching
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  • Your Laboratory Notebook
    • What Should I Use as a Laboratory Notebook?
    • The Purpose of a Lab Notebook
    • Do's and Don'ts
    • What Should I Record in My Notebook?
    • Useful Notebook Checklist
    • Sample Notebook Table of Contents
    • Sample Notebook Page
    • Quiz On Laboratory Notebook Page
  • Getting the Most Out of a Technical Presentation
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• Your Research Team
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The Purpose of a Lab Notebook

A real time record of what was done at what specific point in time on a project for the individuals and/or organizations that may have funded the research, for your advisor and you to facilitate your efforts in publishing and/or patenting your work. A good record gives confidence in the reproducibility of your work, aids others in building on your research.