The Resource Passion projects for smart people : turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition, Michael R. Wing, Ph.D
Passion projects for smart people : turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition, Michael R. Wing, Ph.D
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The item Passion projects for smart people : turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition, Michael R. Wing, Ph.D represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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- Summary
- Passion Projects for Smart People shows how you can create your own opportunities to do intellectually serious work. Written by a high school science teacher who has done field work on five continents, published in professional journals, and worked with NASA, this book details how to turn side projects into career-development opportunities. It shows how to develop your own research and creative projects; form collaborations with universities and public agencies; apply for grants and professional experience opportunities ; get published in peer-reviewed journals; and even travel the world for free!-- back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 177 pages
- Contents
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- Have projects : you can't stop thinking about a passion project
- Have affiliations and collaborate : affiliation opens doors and give you credibility
- Apply for things : it's like buying a lottery ticket, except with better odds
- Travel with purpose : attend a conference or study tour, or do fieldwork, sometimes for free!
- Teach and mentor : share your passion through extension courses, adult education, community colleges, arts organizations, and nonprofits
- Do citizen science : there are no passengers on spaceship earth, we are all crew
- Publish your work : publish for satisfaction, closure, credit, and posterity
- Achieve creative flow : you need projects to be happy
- Appendices: Programs for teachers ; Sample program applications ; A query letter to an agent or publisher
- Isbn
- 9781610353069
- Label
- Passion projects for smart people : turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition
- Title
- Passion projects for smart people
- Title remainder
- turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael R. Wing, Ph.D
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Passion Projects for Smart People shows how you can create your own opportunities to do intellectually serious work. Written by a high school science teacher who has done field work on five continents, published in professional journals, and worked with NASA, this book details how to turn side projects into career-development opportunities. It shows how to develop your own research and creative projects; form collaborations with universities and public agencies; apply for grants and professional experience opportunities ; get published in peer-reviewed journals; and even travel the world for free!-- back cover
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wing, Michael R
- Dewey number
- 158
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Vocational interests
- Science
- Hobbies
- Career development
- Vocational guidance
- Teachers
- Fieldwork (Educational method)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers
- SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success
- Label
- Passion projects for smart people : turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition, Michael R. Wing, Ph.D
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Have projects : you can't stop thinking about a passion project -- Have affiliations and collaborate : affiliation opens doors and give you credibility -- Apply for things : it's like buying a lottery ticket, except with better odds -- Travel with purpose : attend a conference or study tour, or do fieldwork, sometimes for free! -- Teach and mentor : share your passion through extension courses, adult education, community colleges, arts organizations, and nonprofits -- Do citizen science : there are no passengers on spaceship earth, we are all crew -- Publish your work : publish for satisfaction, closure, credit, and posterity -- Achieve creative flow : you need projects to be happy -- Appendices: Programs for teachers ; Sample program applications ; A query letter to an agent or publisher
- Control code
- 1902309
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610353069
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781610353069
- (OCoLC)974673569
- Label
- Passion projects for smart people : turn your intellectual pursuits into fun, profit and recognition, Michael R. Wing, Ph.D
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-168) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Have projects : you can't stop thinking about a passion project -- Have affiliations and collaborate : affiliation opens doors and give you credibility -- Apply for things : it's like buying a lottery ticket, except with better odds -- Travel with purpose : attend a conference or study tour, or do fieldwork, sometimes for free! -- Teach and mentor : share your passion through extension courses, adult education, community colleges, arts organizations, and nonprofits -- Do citizen science : there are no passengers on spaceship earth, we are all crew -- Publish your work : publish for satisfaction, closure, credit, and posterity -- Achieve creative flow : you need projects to be happy -- Appendices: Programs for teachers ; Sample program applications ; A query letter to an agent or publisher
- Control code
- 1902309
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 177 pages
- Isbn
- 9781610353069
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781610353069
- (OCoLC)974673569
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