The grad students I knew were split pretty evenly with respect to their feelings about mandatory journal clubs. Some thought it was extremely helpful. Others....not so much.
Back then, while I had a vague sense that journal club probably had some value, mostly I thought it was a waste of time.
Now, I'm thinking of starting a version of a journal club with my undergraduate researchers. Is that sick or what?
So tell me. Are journal clubs useful? How were yours run?
