Doctoral Symposium

This year the doctoral symposium will be held on Friday, November 20, before the conference officially starts. Doctoral students will have the opportunity to network with many faculty during the doctoral symposium.

This symposium will be free to attend for DSI members but will require an online registration. Registration for the symposium is separate from registration for the conference, which will have a $75 fee. Registration for one event does not automatically apply to the other.

The symposium will offer panels of speakers to provide wisdom on better managing an academic career, interactive sessions with journal editors, professional development workshops and even some social events!

During the actual conference, there is a special track for students that are on the job market (Doctoral Showcase, https://decisionsciences.org/annual-conferences/national-dsi/showcases/doctoral-research-showcase/). The Showcase is for doctoral student papers that are in advanced stages of conceptualization with a view to mentoring and providing high-quality feedback on the papers. If you are interested in this part of the conference, you will need to submit a manuscript through the normal conference channels and register for the main conference.

Special thanks to PHD Research Track Facilitator Cindy Blair, Brigham Young University and PHD Teaching Track Facilitator, Yi-Su Chen, University of Michigan for all their efforts in putting together these special sessions for the Doctoral Symposium.

If you have any questions, please email wendy.tate@utk.edu

To register for the Doctoral Symposium, CLICK HERE.   Note: Remember, you must be an active member of DSI at the time of the conference to participate.  Student membership in DSI is FREE. To Join DSI, click here.

OPENING PANEL (6:30-7:30 am PST)

How to Navigate your Academic Career

Facilitator:

  • Wendy L. Tate, University of Tennessee

Panelists:

  • Stephanie Eckerd, University of Tennessee
  • Steven Carnovale, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Sining Song, University of Tennessee
  • Stephan Wagner, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
  • Morgan Swink, Texas Christian University
  • Peggy Lee Daniels, Indiana University

Break (7:30 – 7:45 am PST)

PDW1 PHD RESEARCH TRACK (7:45-8:45 am PST)

The Review Process:  Responding to Comments and Conducting a Peer Review

 

Presenter:

  • John E. Bell, University of Tennessee

  

 

 

PDW1 PHD TEACHING TRACK (7:45- 8:45 am PST)

A Global Team on Teaching in a Global Setting

 

Panel Facilitator: 

  • Vijay Kannan, Utah State

Panelists: 

  • Rohit Verma at Vin University (Viet Nam)
  • Sabine Baumann, Jade University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
  • Vaidy Jayaraman, Great Lakes Institute of Management (India)

Break (8:45 -9:00 am PST)

MEET THE EDITORS INTERACTIVE SESSION

9:00 – 10:00 AM  PST

Break and Networking (10:00-10:30 am PST)

PDW2 RESEARCH TRACK (10:30-11:30 am PST)

Writing a Compelling Introduction

Presenter:

  • Sriram Narayanan, Michigan State University

PDW2 TEACHING TRACK2 (10:30-11:30 am PST)

Generation Z

Presenters:

  • Karen Eboch, Bowling Green State University
  • Katharine Sobota, Bowling Green State University

Break (11:30 – 11:45 am PST)

PDW3 RESEARCH TRACK (11:45 am – 12:45 pm PST)

Crafting a Manuscript that Makes a Theoretical and Practical Contribution

Presenter:

  • Barb Flynn, Indiana University
 PDW3 TEACHING TRACK (11:45 am – 12:45 pm PST)

Online Teaching for Phd Students, Tips and Tricks

Presenter:

  • Mark Collins, University of Tennessee

Break (12:45 – 1:00 pm PST)

WRAP-UP SESSION (1:00 – 1:30 PM  PST)