Graduate College Thesis/Dissertations Workshops

This workshop is designed to help the student become familiar with Graduate College guidelines for formatting and submitting a dissertation or thesis.  All workshops offered this semester are identical.

- February 16, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. This workshop is full.
- February 29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
- March 2, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.

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Copyright for the Graduate Student

This workshop is offered by the Graduate College and Alkek Library and will be of benefit for all graduate students.  Knowing how to ethically and legally use materials in your applied research projects, thesis, dissertation, and publications and how to fairly use materials in your teaching and presentations is an essential obligation for graduate students. This workshop will provide an introduction to copyright, with an emphasis on author rights and appropriate steps for acquiring and demonstrating permission to use materials in research publications.  Responsible teaching and presentation practices (e.g., use of materials in TRACS and in face-to-face teaching) will also be covered.  Copyright handouts are available online.

- February 1, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in Alkek 105-106
- March 6, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in Alkek 105-106

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IRB Workshop for Graduate Students

Graduate students whose research involves human subjects (surveys, interviews, use of secondary data, experimental research, etc.) should attend this workshop. The workshop will help students become familiar with the policies and procedures of the Texas State Institutional Review Board and the process for obtaining approval of their research. The workshop will cover the need for review and help students determine whether to submit an exemption request or IRB application.

- February 2, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.

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Basic Refworks 2.0

In this workshop you will learn how to use Refworks to organize citations and generate bibliographies and works cited pages in various citation styles.

- February 9, 2012 at 1:00 - 1:50 p.m. in Alkek 119 This workshop is full.
- February 20, 2012 at 4:00 - 4:50 p.m in Alkek 118 This workshop is full.
- March 7, 2012 at 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. in Alkek 101
- March 22, 2012 at 9:00 - 9:50 a.m. in Alkek 118
- April 3, 2012 at 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. in Alkek 101
- April 23, 2012 at 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. in Alkek 101

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Advanced Refworks 2.0

In this workshop you will learn advanced features of Refworks to save time and make writing your paper easier.

- March 28, 2012 at 4:00 - 4:50 p.m. in Alkek 118
- April 6, 2012 at 2:00 - 2:50 p.m in Alkek 118

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Introduction to Discovery for Graduate Students

In this workshop you will learn how to use Alkek's Library's new (soon to be announced) discovery research tool to search more easily, efficiently, and maximize your results.

- March 23, 2012 at 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. in Alkek 105-106
- April 5, 2012 at 3:00 - 3:50 p.m. in Alkek 105-106
- April 10, 2012 at 4:00 - 4:50 p.m. in Alkek 105-106
- April 19, 2012 at 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. in Alkek 101
- April 27, 2012 at 4:00 - 4:50 p.m. in Alkek 105-106

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Graduate Student Library Survival Guide

As a Graduate student, you will be using the library at a higher level than you thought possible. In this workshop you will learn advanced search strategies, familiarize yourself with library services such as interlibrary loan, and discover hidden research tips and tricks.

- February 13, 2012 at 6:00 - 6:50 p.m. in Alkek 101 This workshop is full.
- February 23, 2012 at 6:00 - 6:50 p.m. in Alkek 101

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Conducting Effective Research

- March 22, 2012 from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

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