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This info session is dedicated to providing context and additional information about the “Industry Insights for STEM Graduate Students” course. This multi-week course will be open for registration from August to September 2023.

Facilitator:  Chris Halliwell

Key take-aways from this info session:

• What is the Industry Insights course?
• What will the course teach me?
• How will this course improve my employability?
• How to register
• Ask questions and gain priority registration

High level Overview About the course:
To provide instruction and practice to introduce Ph.D. students & postdocs to strategy, structure, and mission of companies in various technology industry sectors.   The instruction is practical, using several real-world examples.  This course makes a direct connection to the important skills that scientists offer to technology businesses, most importantly, being able to sort through all available evidence to formulate and test hypotheses that make up a business strategy, and the ability to clearly synthesize and apply the learning. The course is meant to prepare UCI graduate scientists to identify, articulate, and apply their potential contributions if they choose to pursue a career outside academia.