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Faculty HDR Commencement Week

Commencement Week is a great opportunity to meet students and staff in an informal, friendly environment. All new Candidates need to attend these workshops. Current HDR students and supervisors are also welcome to attend.

Please ensure that you register for the events that you wish to attend by registering through the registration link.

Research Candidate Essentials

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 10.00am-12.00pm. Seminar Room Level 3, E4A

Presented by Cynthia Webster and Agnieszka Baginska

This session will cover essential information for your success as a research student:

  • HDR candidate responsibilities
  • key steps and milestones in the research process,
  • support available: funding, training and services
  • thesis by publication

This session will enable you to find out more about the thesis by publication policy, and what it means for students and supervisors. The structure of the thesis will also be discussed.

This is a compulsory event for those who started in 2010 and those who started in 2009 but did not attend the 2009 Commencement Week. Lunch will be provided.

INTRODUCTION TO FACULTY IT RESOURCES

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 12.15pm-1.15pm. Seminar Room Level 3, E4A

Presented by Laura Coller and Alfred Wong.

Find out about the databases, software and IT facilities available through the faculty.

Get set up with an email address, network access (all candidates) and pick up your laptop (full time candidates only)

Introduction to the Library Databases and EndNote

Wednesday 24 February 2010, 1.30-4.30pm. Library Training Room number 2

Presented by Library Staff

This training has been specifically booked for PhD candidates enrolled in the Faculty of Business and Economics

Take advantage of this discipline focussed session to ask about resources particular to your research interests.

This library training session will introduce you to the Library website to help you to find appropriate resources through the Catalogue and Journal Finder, and how to use Databases and Research Guides to find appropriate information resources. Also the bibliographic software available through the Library, Endnote and Refworks, will be briefly introduced.


Introduction to Academic Writing Services

Thursday 25 February 2010, 10.00am-11.00pm. Seminar Room Level 3, E4A

Presented by Dr Juliet Lum

Find out about the academic writing programs and support available to all PhD candidates.

 To register please email academicwriting@efs.mq.edu.au


Being Your Own Boss and Surviving Your Thesis

Thursday 25 February 2010, 11.00am-1.00pm. Seminar Room Level 3, E4A

Presented by Dr Juliet Lum and Faculty staff

Being a research student is different from other occupations you may have mastered: being a coursework student, working in industry, managing a household. It’s more like managing your own business or a large-scale project. This workshop will highlight what you can do at the start of your research degree to set up your ‘new business’, optimise the use of your time, transform obstacles into opportunities, and reach your goals in a practical and professional way.

Come and listen to advice from people who have completed or are about to complete their thesis, as well as supervisors who have guided students to a successful completion of their project.

To register please email academicwriting@efs.mq.edu.au



Introduction to the Library Databases and EndNote

For Business Law candidates

25 February 2010, 2.00-4.00pm. Library Training Room number 2

Presented by Library Staff

This training has been specifically booked for the Department of Business Law. The session builds on information presented in the general Introductory session on the 24th February. Take advantage of this discipline focussed session to ask about resources particular to your research interests.