Professional development program for graduate students

As a research professor, I created a non-credit professional development program for graduate students; the contents were designed and taught by me. Data were then collected with surveys that I created, such as data after each session, and upon their completion of the program. This included self-reports of professional readiness, assessment of their professional development and mentoring in their departments, and self-ratings of English skills and efficacy. The results showed a lack of sufficient professional guidance from their departments, especially regarding career options, weaknesses in various professional soft skills, and in their academic English readiness. This shows a need for more attention to academic English and professional development for graduate students in Korea. Methods: correlation & logistic regression in SAS & R. Three papers were published in academic research journals.