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Endnote and Refworks: Citing Made Easy – Online (Recurring Event)
Oct. 21, 2019 at 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Online
Citation Management Tools allow you to dedicate more time to research! Join us to learn how to export citations from library databases, organize citations, generate bibliographies, and format citations in a Word document. Endnote & RefWorks can help make managing your references and formatting citations easy! This online webinar will briefly introduce the basics for BOTH products. Students must register ...
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Presentation Skills (Recurring Event)
Oct. 22, 2019 at 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Does the idea of giving a presentation freak you out? There's good news and bad news. Bad news – presentations are unavoidable in your courses and in your future career path. Good news – presentation skills are something you can easily improve! This 45-minute session will provide some tips, tricks, and ideas for how to become a better presenter. There ...
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Apps to Help Organize Your Research Life (Recurring Event)
Oct. 22, 2019 at 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Do you ever wonder if there is a great app out there that you are missing out on? Need help staying organized, taking notes, or need a better way to communicate with classmates over shared projects? Well look no further as this session will introduce helpful and important apps that all grad students should love and use! We will cover ...
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Optimizing Your Online Presence as a Researcher (Recurring Event)
Oct. 23, 2019 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Learn more about evaluating research impacts and managing your online research profile. This session will cover citation metrics and measuring your publishing impact. Citation metrics provide quantitative data used to evaluate the impact of a scholar’s research. Learn about methods and tools to obtain citation counts and impact data (ISI Web of Science, Google Scholar, and others), and metrics to ...
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Author Rights: Understanding and Protecting Your Rights (Recurring Event)
Oct. 23, 2019 at 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Learn to be a savvy author! Do you know that all rights to a work are often assigned to publishers when a manuscript is accepted? Are there other options that allow you to retain the copyright of your work? This workshop will provide an overview of general copyright and what author rights mean to you, as a researcher. We will ...
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Creating Balance in Your Life
Oct. 29, 2019 at 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Graduate students often are challenged to balance multiple responsibilities in their personal and academic lives. This presentation will address how to define and work toward priorities, manage time and energy, and be present and effective in the various aspects of life. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.
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Endnote and Refworks: Citing Made Easy – Online (Recurring Event)
Oct. 30, 2019 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Online
Citation Management Tools allow you to dedicate more time to research! Join us to learn how to export citations from library databases, organize citations, generate bibliographies, and format citations in a Word document. Endnote & RefWorks can help make managing your references and formatting citations easy! This online webinar will briefly introduce the basics for BOTH products. Students must register ...
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Lacking Experience or Changing Careers? Combination Resumes that Work
Oct. 30, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
A combination resume is an excellent resume format for students who are changing careers and for students who don’t have significant experience in their field of interest. Learn strategies to develop a combination resume that highlights your transferable skills and accomplishments. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.
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Authorship, Credit and Collaborative Scholarship and Research: Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid – CORE (Recurring Event)
Nov. 4, 2019 at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
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. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Teaching Workshop (Recurring Event)
Nov. 5, 2019 at 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
A discussion of various issues that may and do arise in college and university-level teaching, including disruptive student behavior, academic dishonesty, FERPA, your responsibilities as an instructor or Teaching Assistant. Also included as a central feature is the place of the UCF Creed and UCF Golden Rule as guiding principles. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student ...
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Library Research and Literature Review Strategies - Online
Nov. 5, 2019 at 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Online
What strategies are you using to conduct literature searches for your research or projects? This session highlights effective strategies to locate related sources using citation tracking and search strategies, tips to customize Google Scholar, and options to organize sources and stay updated on publications. Please bring a laptop to follow along with the presentation. Consider also attending the related topic, ...
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WEBINAR: What is a CV?
Nov. 6, 2019 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Online
How does a CV differ from a resume? Techniques to target academic and professional positions will be discussed. Discover the components and formats to create a document that effectively communicates your professional background. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success. The webinar link will be included in the confirmation ...
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Presentation Skills (Recurring Event)
Nov. 7, 2019 at 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Does the idea of giving a presentation freak you out? There's good news and bad news. Bad news – presentations are unavoidable in your courses and in your future career path. Good news – presentation skills are something you can easily improve! This 45-minute session will provide some tips, tricks, and ideas for how to become a better presenter. There ...
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Apps to Help Organize Your Research Life (Recurring Event)
Nov. 13, 2019 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Do you ever wonder if there is a great app out there that you are missing out on? Need help staying organized, taking notes, or need a better way to communicate with classmates over shared projects? Well look no further as this session will introduce helpful and important apps that all grad students should love and use! We will cover ...
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Doing the Right Thing: What Every Graduate Student Should Know About Research Misconduct (Recurring Event)
Nov. 13, 2019 at 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
In this session students will learn the 12 core areas of responsible conduct of research. 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 and disclosure for the ethical and ...
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Networking Strategies- Graduate Series (Recurring Event)
Nov. 13, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Learn what to do before, during, and after a networking event. Overcome fears and anxiety related to networking. Please RSVP through the UCF Graduate Studies Center.
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How It Works For You: Networking Techniques (Recurring Event)
Nov. 13, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Colbourn Hall, Suite 146
Overcome fears and anxiety related to networking by using outcome-based thinking. Learn what to do before, during and after a networking event. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.
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Authorship, Credit and Collaborative Scholarship and Research: Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid – CORE (Recurring Event)
Nov. 20, 2019 at 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
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. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.
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Academic Job Search- Graduate Series
Nov. 20, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Overview of the job search timeline, pre-application/application process, and expectations of faculty interviews. Please RSVP through the UCF Graduate Studies Center.
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The Academic Job Search
Nov. 20, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
Are 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. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF Student Center under Graduate Students then Pathways to Success.
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Create a Professional Portfolio - Graduate Series (Webinar)
Dec. 4, 2019 at 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. Online
Showcase your skills and accomplishments through a professional portfolio. Please RSVP through the UCF Graduate Studies Center. ONLINE ONLY! *This is a webinar, be sure to register prior to the session: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED59D682854D3B *
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Doing the Right Thing: What Every Graduate Student Should Know About Research Misconduct (Recurring Event)
Dec. 6, 2019 at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213
In this session students will learn the 12 core areas of responsible conduct of research. 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 and disclosure for the ethical and ...
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Endnote and Refworks: Citing Made Easy – Online (Recurring Event)

Presentation Skills (Recurring Event)

Apps to Help Organize Your Research Life (Recurring Event)

Optimizing Your Online Presence as a Researcher (Recurring Event)

Author Rights: Understanding and Protecting Your Rights (Recurring Event)

Endnote and Refworks: Citing Made Easy – Online (Recurring Event)

Authorship, Credit and Collaborative Scholarship and Research: Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid – CORE (Recurring Event)

Ethical and Legal Issues in Teaching Workshop (Recurring Event)

Presentation Skills (Recurring Event)

Apps to Help Organize Your Research Life (Recurring Event)

Doing the Right Thing: What Every Graduate Student Should Know About Research Misconduct (Recurring Event)

Networking Strategies- Graduate Series (Recurring Event)

How It Works For You: Networking Techniques (Recurring Event)

Authorship, Credit and Collaborative Scholarship and Research: Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid – CORE (Recurring Event)

Doing the Right Thing: What Every Graduate Student Should Know About Research Misconduct (Recurring Event)