GRADReCon: Graduate Research Connections 2024

Discover how to effectively and efficiently work with data in Excel. Learn best practices for setting up and exploring your data, including pivot tables for summaries. Intended for those who are already comfortable in Excel.

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Authorship and publication practices are the activities of preparing research findings and sharing them in a professional context, in a way that upholds the integrity of the research process. Emilie Algenio, the Open Educational Resources and Scholarly Communications Librarian, will lead the discussion and answer questions on these critical topics. Participants will learn about concepts like what it means to be the primary author, the essential research question to address, plus a takeaway of useful resources to get started.

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Working on a research project but not sure how to begin to organize and manage your data? This introductory workshop is designed to be an overview of major data management topics. You will learn the essentials of research data management, including best practices for organizing, storing and backing up your files; documenting your research data (readme files, codebooks, etc.); and useful tools for organizing your data. One tool that will be highlighted is the Open Science Framework, which provides free and open source project management support for researchers across the entire research lifecycle.

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Rewarding and exciting as it can be, writing at the graduate level is often synonymous with stress. In this workshop, we offer mindful writing as a means of easing the stress and fatigue of graduate writing. Prepare to leave with mindful writing practices and resources you can use in your thinking, writing, and researching.

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Funding is one of the greatest challenges graduate students face as they plan research activities. This session will offer an overview of funding opportunities and support available to Mason grad students. The session will cover internal funding opportunities offered to Mason grad students from within the university, and also help students learn how to identify funding opportunities from external sources, including government agencies, foundations, professional associations, and more. The session will also provide information on support and advising services available to students through the Office of Fellowships, which assists Mason students seeking external funding in support of research, training, or professional development opportunities.

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Developing a grant proposal can be overwhelming. In this presentation you will learn some basic tips on how to “Tell Your Story” to funders and learn strategies for preparing strong proposals for any external funder, including federal agencies, foundations, and other organizations. Dr. Leslie Frieden, Associate Director for Research Development, and Dr. Rebekah Hersch, Associate Vice President for Research Innovation, both from the Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Impact, will share tips, insights, and additional resources to help you craft your proposal to meet the requirements of the funding opportunity.

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This session will provide you with strategies for managing large projects such as research projects, community service events, and dissertations. Learn how to define the scope of your project, identify resources, create a timeline, and keep everything organized.

This workshop is a part of Graduate Research Connections (GRADReCon), a two-day series hosted by Graduate Student Life and Mason Libraries.

For more information about GRADReCon, please visit the website: https://infoguides.gmu.edu/gradrecon

Most graduate students must write literature reviews, but this genre of writing can be mysterious for students approaching it for the first time. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn about the main purposes and features of lit reviews, and they will explore methods for analyzing how lit reviews function in their own disciplines and genres of writing. The workshop will then provide participants with tools for generating material and organizing a review of the literature that is driven by the writer.

For full details on GRADReCon, including the schedule for upcoming sessions, visit https://infoguides.gmu.edu/gradrecon.