Events for Postdoctoral Scholars (Postdocs) at UCF. Managed by the College of Graduate Studies.
Ethics: Personal Integrity as a Graduate Student – CORE Dr. Jonathan BeeverIn this workshop students will think with Dr. Beever about the concept of integrity. What’s the relationship between research integrity, academic integrity, and personal integrity? How does integrity shape our institution and your lives as graduate students? Through a series of cases studies and conceptual analyses, we’ll propose answers …
Postdoc EventsAre you prepared to begin the job search process? This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview of the academic job search. We will discuss the job search timeline, pre-application and application process, as well as expectations of faculty interviews. This workshop session is being offered online. Click on the registration link to attend. This workshop is offered through the College …
Postdoc EventsThis session will outline ethical writing guidelines and define commonly found plagiarism practices. The student will gain an understanding on how to prevent plagiarizing another person’s work and learn the proper use of citations when drafting research papers and journals. This workshop is offered through the College of Graduate Studies Pathways to Success professional development program for graduate students. See https://graduate.ucf.edu/professional-development …
Postdoc EventsDoing the Right Thing: What Every Graduate Student Should Know About Research Misconduct – CORE Dr. Stephen Kuebler In this session students will learn the 12 core areas of responsible conduct of research (RCR). The core areas will be explored using a combination of case studies and facilitated discussion. Emphasis will be placed on recognizing the historical foundations of RCR within the broader landscape of ethics. Students will learn how to leverage communication …
Postdoc EventsThis session covers evaluating your publishing impacts and managing your online researcher profile. Learn about methods and tools to obtain citation counts and impact data, metrics to assist in identifying key journals and notable researchers, and why it’s important to develop an online profile using sites, such as ORCID, Research Gate, Academia.edu, PIVOT, Plum Analytics, and Google Scholar. This workshop …
Postdoc EventsProfessional Associations are currently relying heavily on technology to manage and run their conferences and professional development opportunities. Learn about how virtual conferences differ from in-person ones and what you can do to successfully prepare for them and effectively network in an online format. This workshop session is being offered online. Click on the registration link to attend. This workshop …
Postdoc EventsCommunicating your specialized research to a broader, sometimes non-academic, audience can be a challenging process. This workshop is designed to help you communicate your research project to a variety of audiences. We will work through examples and each student will develop their own ‘elevator pitch’ by the end of the workshop. This workshop is intended for graduate students who are …
Postdoc EventsThis session covers evaluating your publishing impacts and managing your online researcher profile. Learn about methods and tools to obtain citation counts and impact data, metrics to assist in identifying key journals and notable researchers, and why it’s important to develop an online profile using sites, such as ORCID, Research Gate, Academia.edu, PIVOT, Plum Analytics, and Google Scholar. This workshop …
Postdoc EventsEthical Decision Making in Graduate School and Beyond – ELECTIVE Jennifer Wright Actions taken as a result of a decision made reflect one’s values and principles. Inherently, we know what right and wrong behavior is and we typically make the correct decision. However, there are times when we allow outside factors to influence our decisions which could lead to personal …
Postdoc EventsThis session highlights time-saving steps to locate academic sources for upcoming course assignments and literature reviews. Learn how to locate peer-reviewed articles and related sources for topics, identify relevant subject-databases and background information, develop a plan for reviewing sources, and tips to maximize Google Scholar. This workshop is offered through the College of Graduate Studies Pathways to Success professional development …
Postdoc EventsDoing the Right Thing: What Every Graduate Student Should Know About Research Misconduct – CORE Dr. Stephen Kuebler In this session students will learn the 12 core areas of responsible conduct of research (RCR). The core areas will be explored using a combination of case studies and facilitated discussion. Emphasis will be placed on recognizing the historical foundations of RCR within the broader landscape of ethics. Students will learn how to leverage communication …
Postdoc EventsUnderstand the importance of showcasing your skills, experiences and accomplishments through the use of a portfolio. Compare the advantages of both a hard copy and an electronic portfolio. This workshop session is being offered online. Click on the registration link to attend. This workshop is offered through the College of Graduate Studies Pathways to Success professional development program for graduate …
Postdoc EventsThis workshop addresses the various conflicts of interest encountered by faculty during their academic and research tenure. The session will address conflicts of interest between faculty and students, financial conflicts of interests related to sponsored research and conflicts of commitments related to faculty members institutional assignments and their private business or consulting activity. The objective of the session is to …
Postdoc EventsAuthorship, Credit and Collaborative Scholarship and Research: Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid – CORE Dr. Andrew Randall This workshop will help to clarify rules governing authorship of peer-reviewed publications, with particular focus on archival journals. We will identify issues and decision making with respect to authorship through the instructor’s personal experiences and example case studies. This workshop is offered through the …
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