Further Enquiries

Researcher Education and Development
School of Education
Level 8, Nexus 10
THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
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Telephone: +61 8 8313 3022
Facsimile: +61 8 8313 5725

RED Research Degree Programs 2012, Semester 1

The schedule for Semester 1 RED Research Degrees is given below. Please register using the links provided to access our online enrolment system.

Due to the high volume of interest in these workshops there are no waitlists.

RED Research Degree Programs 2012, Semester 1
Faculty Workshops
Faculty & Date	Workshop Description
Health Sciences Mon 27 Feb Waite Wed 29 Feb HumSS Thur 1 March Professions Mon 5 March Women's & Children's Hospital Tues 6 March ECMS Wed 7 March Sciences Fri 9 March	On being supervised A good relationship between HDR candidates and their supervisors is one of the keys to a successful research degree. This workshop explores ways in which HDR candidates can establish and maintain clarity in the supervision relationship during the course of their degrees. Register for one of these workshops
Health Sciences Mon 19 March Waite Wed 21 March HumSS Thur 22 March Professions Mon 26 March Women's & Children's Hospital Tues 27 March ECMS Wed 28 March Sciences Fri 30 March	Reviewing literature Strategies and tips for getting organised and managing the process of locating the relevant literature, reviewing it with a critical eye and presenting the resulting critique in an appropriate document. Register for one of these workshops
Health Sciences Mon 30 April Waite Wed 2 May HumSS Thur 3 May Professions Mon 7 May Women's & Children's Hospital Tues 8 May ECMS Wed 9 May Sciences Fri 11 May	Effective writing strategies Ever wondered why some writing is so easy to follow, when some is almost incomprehensible? This interactive workshop provides practical guidelines to ensure clear written communication through logical flow and cohesion. Register for one of these workshops
by negotiation Contact Cally Guerin	Thesis writing groups Struggling with writing up your research? Need some extra energy to get you motivated? We can help you set up a writing group in your discipline and facilitate the first five sessions to get you started. Contact Cally Guerin to make arrangements

General Workshops

Date/Venue

Workshop Description

Thurs 31 May 11am-1pm

Chapman Lecture Theatre Engineering North N158

Managing an HDR thesis with Word 2007 (lecture)

This lecture will help the user understand the concepts involved in managing a long document. It will include a demonstration of these techniques using Microsoft Word 2007. Experience has shown that some HDR students have used Word to prepare shorter documents, but have never understood the rationale for some of the more complex features.

Mon 5 March
2-4pm

AGC Seminar Room
Level 6 115 Grenfell St.

Asking questions about statistics
This workshop is designed to get you started asking the right questions about statistics. We will discuss the questions you need to ask yourself in order to be sure you are choosing the right statistical procedures; we will discuss the questions a statistician will ask you if you seek help from them; and we will discuss the questions you should ask in order to understand a statistical procedure better. Participants are asked to bring a research article that mentions statistics.

Mon 26 March
1-5pm

AGC Seminar Room
Level 6 115 Grenfell St.

Writing a paper for publication: papers that analyse primary data
Focuses on 'packaging' results, identifying the most appropriate journal, identifying likely expectations of referees, and strategies for writing and revising. Example papers are analysed to highlight issues of structure, information flow and writing style. Please bring along a paper from your target journal for analysis.

Mon 23 April
2-4pm

AGC Seminar Room
Level 6 115 Grenfell St.

Time management and procrastination
The process of the PhD is often both exciting and daunting. This workshop will offer strategies and ideas to help you along this journey. Key aspects such as procrastination, study-life balance, and getting back on track will be explored to help you deal with the 'ups and downs' of the PhD process.

Mon 14 May
2-4pm

AGC Seminar Room
Level 6 115 Grenfell St.

Qualitative methods

This course aims to provide theoretical and practical training to higher degree research students and researchers wishing to use qualitative research methods. We will discuss and provide instruction about how to manage and analyse qualitative data without the use of computer software. Participants will gain practical skills, including: asking open-ended questions and setting up data coding sheets.

The course is aimed at students and researchers who are in the early stages (who have either recently or not yet begun to collect data) of the research process. Places are strictly limited. In registering, applicants are asked to send a brief overview of their current or intended research to the facilitator at anne.wilson@adelaide.edu.au, so that practical exercises can be designed to facilitate development of their research interests and design if possible.

Register for this workshop

Mon 18 June - Fri 22 June

10am-12pm

Napier G04

Basic statistics and research methods

This course consists of 5 x 2hr workshops.

Participants MUST enrol in and attend all workshops.

This course is a first introduction to basic statistical methods for research students with little or no recent exposure to mathematics and statistics. Experience with statistical computing is not assumed and the material is complementary to the introductory SPSS course.

For online materials click here.

Mon 13 - Thur 16 Feb
Horace Lamb

Fri 17 Feb
Napier G03

Statistics for research students

This course consists of 5 x 2hr workshops and is a more advanced course than the 'Basic statistics and research methods' course.

Participants MUST enrol in and attend all workshops.

For online materials click here.

EMG13
Engineering and Maths building
Map reference D11

SPSS training linked to 'Basic statistics' course

This workshop provides some hands-on training in the SPSS statistical software package. It covers the basics: entering data, simple charts and data summaries. Students receive a worksheet to go through at their own pace with demonstrators to help when needed.

Only those who are enrolled in the full 5-part 'Basic statistics and research methods' course are eligible for this workshop. Students enrol in only one session.

Wed 11 April

10am-4pm

Engineering South

S111

Introduction to statistical comparisons

This workshop provides an overview of basic statistical analysis procedures for comparing groups of individuals. Emphasis is on understanding the concepts of statistical procedures (with an absolute minimum of mathematics), choosing the correct analysis and interpreting computer output.

The workshop will include lectures on the concepts and time in the computer laboratory using the statistical computer package SPSS. Relevant websites that provide online statistical calculations for sample sizes will also be given.

Wed 4 April

R provides a powerful environment for the statistical and graphical analysis of data. It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms and, although there are cosmetic diï¬€erences in the interfaces, the material presented in this workshop will apply directly to any platform.

The purpose of this workshop is to provide an introduction to R. It is assumed that you have a general familiarity with computers and knowledge of introductory-to-intermediate level statistical analysis. Programming experience and advanced statistical theory are not needed.

Fri 6 July
10-12pm
Or
Thur 12 July
10-12pm
Or
Wed 8 Aug
10-12pm

Computer Room 3 2.28
Nexus 10
Pulteney Street

Endnote: beginner
A demonstration for absolute beginner users of Endnote. Session will be hands-on and no previous knowledge of EndNote is assumed.

The session will cover the following topics:
• Starting an EndNote (EN) Library
• Entering references manually into a Library
• Introduction to using styles provided with EN
• Using a connection file to search and download references from the University of Adelaide catalogue
• Exporting references from a database into an EN Library
• Using EN with Word to insert an in-text citation into a word document and produce a bibliography
• Editing citations - adding page numbers, excluding author and/or year
• Creating an independent bibliography from an EN Library
• Saving an EN Library
• Getting help

Thursday afternoon Endnote drop-in sessions are available in the Writing Centre - level 3 in the Hub

Wed 18 July
10-12.30pm
Or
Fri 27 July
10-12.30pm
Or
Fri 24 Aug
10-12.30pm

Computer Room 3 2.28
Nexus 10
Pulteney Street

Endnote: intermediate
Prerequisite: Attendance at beginners EndNote(EN) session OR completion of EndNote tutorial on University of Adelaide Library website OR experience in using EN

The session will cover the following:
• Refresher of how to manually enter data into an EndNote library; using connection files to search online catalogues; exporting references from databases using a direct export function or filter
• Customising an EN Library – setting preferences, term lists, sorting, attaching figures and files
• Working with groups
• CWYW - Working with formatted and unformatted citations in Word docs
• Generating an independent bibliography from references in an EN Library
• Locating and downloading styles not available from EN
• Customising styles
• Saving EN libraries

Thursday afternoon Endnote drop-in sessions are available in the Writing Centre - level 3 in the Hub

May 2
9-1pm

Nexus 10 Room 2.17
Computer Suite 2
10 Pulteney Street

NVivo 9
Workshop A - Beginners

This hands-on workshop is a basic introduction to NVivo 9. It will provide you with the information and practice you need to get started with your own project. Using sample data, you’ll create a project in NVivo and will work with a range of material like documents, audio, video, pictures, spreadsheets and database tables.

Participants MUST be available to attend all 3 Workshops A, B & C as demand is very high. It is not acceptable to take a place and attend only part of the course.

May 9
9-1pm

Nexus 10 Room 2.17
Computer Suite 2
10 Pulteney Street

NVivo 9
Workshop B - Advanced

This hands-on workshop takes you beyond the basics to asking questions of your data and your analysis, using grouping tools, text analysis, queries, and visualizations. You will also get a chance to practice what you’ve learned with your own data.

Participants MUST be available to attend all 3 Workshops A, B & C as demand is very high. It is not acceptable to take a place and attend only part of the course.

May 16
9-1pm

Nexus 10 Room 2.17
Computer Suite 2
10 Pulteney Street

NVivo 9
Workshop C

Participants MUST be available to attend all 3 Workshops A, B & C as demand is very high. It is not acceptable to take a place and attend only part of the course.

ITS Training Room
9 Gawler Place

No further sessions scheduled at present

Managing an HDR thesis with Word 2007 - Level 1

This course will firstly help the user understand the concepts involved in managing a long document. It will then assist the user to develop the skills to implement these techniques using Microsoft Word 2007. Experience has shown that some HDR students have used Word to prepare shorter documents, but have never understood the rationale for some of the more complex features.

It is assumed that the user already has sound basic computer skills and familiarity with MS Word 2007. If a user lacks these skills, they should attend a preliminary course in Word 2007.

(Go here and then locate the Word courses in the ITS Training Team area.)

Other Resources

Date/Venue

Workshop Description

Wed 23 May
3.10-4.00pm

Counselling Service Meeting Room
Map Reference: G9

Managing a PhD (for 1st year PhD students)
Embarking on the PhD journey can be both exciting and daunting. This workshop will explore a particularly important aspect of this journey, namely self-management strategies (including work-life balance, supervision, maintaining motivation). It will also investigate what you can do to ensure that you are prepared to deal with the ’ups and downs’ of the PhD process

For further enquiries, contact Researcher Education & Development.