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The Graduate School’s year-round Skills Training program is tailored to support the needs of RHD students during their candidature and encourage cross-disciplinary networking. Skills Training includes workshops and information sessions designed to develop and address skill requirements at different stages of your candidature. Other training programs are offered by Student Services and the Library.
Please ensure you register to attend sessions to receive updates regarding possible changes to the program, for example room changes or notification in the unlikely event of a session cancellation.
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Finding research information: the next level
Tuesday 28 February | 9:30am - 11:30am
This workshop will cover the advanced database features of specialist resources relevant to your research area, including: Web of Science, SciFinder/Reaxys, PubMed and Patents. Register now
Conceptualising your thesis structure
Wednesday 29 February | 10am - 11am
This one hour workshop looks at different types of thesis writing, while focussing mainly on the traditional thesis write up. It examines the parts of the thesis and some problems that occur in writing different parts of the thesis. Register now
Crafting & writing a thesis for PhD and MPhil
Wednesday 7 March | 9:30am - 10:30am
This workshop focuses on how to write a flowing and cohesive thesis. It examines planning for clear structure as well as linking to ensure your reader understands your argument. Register now
Basic statistical ideas for research students
Wednesday 14 March | 2pm - 4pm
This workshop gives a broad conceptual overview of statistical ideas relating to research design, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. It is aimed at students who have not done statistics before or haven’t done any for a long time and wish to obtain some foundations for further reading. Register now
Writing a literature review
Wednesday 21 March | 2pm - 3pm
This workshop outlines a process to use when reading for and writing your literature review. It focuses on critical reading and examines the unique features of a literature review as a frame for your research. Register now
Writing a confirmation document/research proposal
Wednesday 21 March | 3pm - 4pm
This seminar outlines a process to use when writing a confirmation document. It focuses on a critical approach and explains the unique features of a confirmation document as opposed to other forms of academic writing. Register now
Research data management
Wednesday 28 March | 9am - 10am
Creating a research data management plan: what are the kinds of things you should consider? Register now
Thesis examination
Monday 5 March | 10am - 11am
The session will give an overview of the thesis examination process and everything that RHD students need to know to prepare for their thesis examination. Register now
Thesis e-submission
Monday 5 March | 11am - 12noon
A hands-on workshop taking RHD candidates through the online thesis submission and lodgement process. Register now
Introduction to research commercialisation
Monday 19 March | 10am - 11am
Discover how your research, ideas and expertise could achieve global impact through commercialisation. Register now
Induction session for new RHD candidates
Tuesday 28 February | 10am - 12noon
This session provides new research students with vital information on Graduate School support, the milestone process, events and activities for research students, professional development opportunities, including the Career Advantage PhD Program, campus culture, and what to expect during your degree. Register now
Time management for postgraduate students
Tuesday 13 March | 3pm - 4pm
This workshop is specifically designed for students who face difficulties structuring their work when there is no imposed timetable. This session will help candidates to make independent study plans that will assist with managing the process of writing a thesis or research project. Register now
Library essentials for research candidates
Tuesday 27 March | 10am - 11am
Overview of key library services and support for research students. Covers in brief: the Library (overview) and support for learning and research, liaison librarians and advanced research assistance, self-assessing your research skills and identifying development required (research higher degree skills audits), learning spaces/facilities for research students, scholarly communication, searching for cited papers/authors, UQ eSpace, open access, research output and impact including introduction to Thomson/ResearcherID, keeping up to date, overview of referencing software and support available in the library. Register now
Career management for postgraduate students
Thursday 15 March | 2pm - 4pm
A workshop to increase your awareness of self, knowledge of the labour market and career options relevant to your area of study. Register now
Your research profile
Thursday 8 March | 2pm - 3pm
A talk to inform research students about how to get their name ‘out there’ as a researcher covering Thomson/ResearcherID, UQ eSpace, open access, metrics, JCR (could be combined with the following, Showcasing your Research). Find out who is citing your research. Register now
Oral & poster presentations
Thursday 22 March | 10am - 11am
What makes a good presentation – what to include and how to structure your talk, how to use overheads and interact with the audience effectively, and how to be prepared for questions. Register now
This area of the Graduate School website is continually updated with presentations from Skills Training sessions. Please feel free to download these presentations to refer to. Your student/staff username and password are required.
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The Graduate School organises two Graduate Student Week programs each year which include a broad range of presentations, workshops, applied training activities, and social functions. Graduate Student Week is specifically designed to support research higher degree students at any stage of their candidature. The intensive week-long program provides over 30 sessions, ranging from writing workshops to careers panels to popular keynote presentations.
In 2011, over 750 candidates attended sessions presented by the Graduate School, UQ Library, UQ Student Services, UQ Office of Marketing & Communication, UniQuest, UQ Sport, current RHD students, academic staff from both UQ and other Australian institutions, and industry contacts.
Graduate Student Week dates will be announced in early 2012.
From 15 July 2011, the Graduate School will be offering complimentary bus passes for research students who are based at Gatton to allow them to travel to the St Lucia campus for Graduate School Skills Training and Graduate Student Week activities.
This pilot initiative has been introduced to encourage multi-disciplinary collaboration and to assist Gatton students in accessing a broader range of training activities that are held at St Lucia. Each student is entitled to a maximum of 2 (return) bus passes per semester.
To access these bus passes, students must register for a Skills Training or Graduate Student Week session then email uqadvantage@gradschool.uq.edu.au and advise which session they are attending. The email request must be sent 1 week before the scheduled session.
The Graduate School will then forward a return bus pass to the Postgraduate Administrative Officer in the enrolling School at Gatton for collection by students.Students must ensure that they mark their attendance on the attendance sheet at the training session in order to verify their presence. Failure to do this may result in students being asked to pay back the cost of the full bus fare.
Full details on the Intercampus Bus Timetable can be found at http://www.pf.uq.edu.au/buses.html.
For additional information, please contact the UQ Advantage team.
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