Information Management

Fall 2013

Advanced Library Research Methods for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This session will present a wide spectrum of Library research methods. Information sources including journal databases, digital facilitators, federated search engines, the deep web and open access portals to research and institutional depositories will be explored. Cited reference searching and an introduction to qualitative and quantitative journal ranking will also be covered.

RefWorks for Graduate Students 

RefWorks is a Web-based program you can use to organize your research, enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your personal RefWorks database and create bibliographies in a variety of formats. This workshop will also cover advanced RefWorks functions including the effective use of RefShare, RefGrabit and RSS Feeds.  

Canadian Copyright Essentials for Graduate Students (register above)
If you plan to use copyrighted materal in your theses, including images and works from the Internet, this workshop is essential.   This workshop will provide guidance in complying with and checking copyright requirements for your thesis submission.   While this workshop is open to all graduate students, it is especially relevant to PhD students.    (1 hour)

Winter 2013

Academic and Technical Reading

Program Partner:  Writing Centre, Student Learning Support

Learn efficient ways of coping with large amounts of technical reading, such as texts and journal articles.

Session at 2:00 PM on Feb 05, 2013 (Tuesday) REGISTER HERE

Advanced Library Research Methods for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This session will present a wide spectrum of Library research methods. Information sources including journal databases, digital facilitators, federated search engines, the deep web and open access portals to research and institutional depositories will be explored. Cited reference searching and an introduction to qualitative and quantitative journal ranking will also be covered.

Feb 7, 2013 Thursday 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.  REGISTER HERE

RefWorks for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

RefWorks is a Web-based program you can use to organize your research, enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your personal RefWorks database and create bibliographies in a variety of formats. This workshop will also cover advanced RefWorks functions including the effective use of RefShare, RefGrabitand RSS Feeds.Please note: As of September 2011, RefWorks 2.0 will replace the original version of RefWorks. This workshop will cover the RefWorks 2.0 only.

Feb 26, 2013 Tuesday 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon REGISTER HERE

Introduction to LaTeX Typesetting System

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

Introduction to the LaTeX Typesetting System This workshop is for graduate and postgraduate students in science and engineering who want to begin using the LaTeX typesetting system. LaTeX replaces word processors for technical writing, as it provides automatic formatting and enables equations, tables, etc. to be included as text. It is useful for those who plan to write technical books, dissertations, or articles for publication. Those planning to attend the workshop are asked to bring their own laptop computers and to install the following editing program and wikibook, available at the following links: For PC: http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/ For Mac: http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/

Session at 10:00 AM on January 28, 2013 REGISTER HERE

Data and Statistical Sources for Graduate Research

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This workshop will explore various data resources that are available to the Ryerson community including Statistics Canada sources, ICPSR resources (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), ODESI(Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure)–a digital repository for social science data–and polling data. Evaluating, accessing and downloading data sets for research purposes will also be covered.

Feb 13, 2013 Wednesday 11:00 – 12:00 noon REGISTER HERE

Canadian Copyright Essentials for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

If you use copyrighted material in your thesis, did you know you may need permission from the copyright holder to do so? As a graduate student you are both a creator and a user of copyrighted material. Issues that will be discussed in this workshop will be: who owns the intellectual property of work you do as a graduate student or employee of Ryerson; how to comply with and check copyright requirements for your thesis submission; and what you should know about copyright as a teaching and research assistant.

Using practical examples, this workshop will provide a brief history of copyright in Canada, a summary of recent changes, as well as guidance for the use of copyrighted materials in your research and teaching. Learn about issues you need to be aware of regarding intellectual property and copyright, both now and in your future academic career.

Feb 12, 2013 Tuesday 2:00 – 3:00 noon REGISTER HERE

Using Project Management Concepts in the Facilitation of Group Work

Program Partner:  Learning and Teaching Office (LTO)

Group work can be used as an effective tool to help students learn from each other, build community and engage in the course content. The key to the success of a group is in the planning and understanding of the purpose of the work needed.

In this session you will learn about project management concepts and how they can be applied to facilitating your students’ group work. We will explore project management processes through the use of examples and exercises. Attendees will learn useful strategies that will help students to understand and define their roles in a group. We will explore ways of planning, collaborating and communicating that you can use to help your students work effectively within a group.  Facilitated for LTO by Dalia Hanna, Project Management Professional (PMP®), Program Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University.

Date: February 27, 2013 - 12:00-2:00 pm REGISTER HERE

How to Avoid Plagiarism: Citing, Quoting and Summarizing Effectively

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

Learning the difference between citing, quoting and summarizing efficiently for university work. Emphasis on learning when to cite an author's work.

12:00 PM on Jan 23, 2013 (Wednesday) REGISTER HERE
6:00 PM on Jan 31, 2013 (Thursday) REGISTER HERE
2:00 PM on Feb 05, 2013 (Tuesday) REGISTER HERE
4:00 PM on Feb 14, 2013 (Thursday) REGISTER HERE
1:00 PM on Feb 26, 2013 (Tuesday) REGISTER HERE
6:00 PM on Mar 07, 2013 (Thursday) REGISTER HERE
12:00 PM on Mar 20, 2013 (Wednesday) REGISTER HERE

Introduction to Maple

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

2:00 PM on Mar 20, 2013 (Wednesday)  REGISTER HERE

Introduction to Matlab

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

Learn how to do basic calculations and programming with Matlab

2:00 PM on Mar 12, 2013 (Tuesday) REGISTER HERE

Introduction to the SPSS Statistics Program

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

2:00 PM on Feb 27, 2013 (Wednesday)  REGISTER HERE

Critical Reading Skills for Better Academic Writing

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

6:00 PM on Feb 07, 2013 (Thursday) REGISTER HERE
4:00 PM on Feb 25, 2013 (Monday) REGISTER HERE
2:00 PM on Mar 13, 2013 (Wednesday) REGISTER HERE

FALL 2012

Introduction to LaTeX Typesetting System

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

Session at 10:00 AM on Sep 24, 2012 (Monday) at VIC 312 REGISTER HERE

Workshop Description: Introduction to the LaTeX Typesetting System This workshop is for graduate and postgraduate students in science and engineering who want to begin using the LaTeX typesetting system. LaTeX replaces word processors for technical writing, as it provides automatic formatting and enables equations, tables, etc. to be included as text. It is useful for those who plan to write technical books, dissertations, or articles for publication. Those planning to attend the workshop are asked to bring their own laptop computers and to install the following editing program and wikibook, available at the following links: For PC: http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/ For Mac: http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/

APA Workshop

Program Partner: Wrting Centre, Student Learning Support

This workshop teaches students how to use the APA citation method.

Session at 4:00 PM on Sep 20, 2012 (Thursday) at LIB 386C - REGISTER HERE
Session at 2:00 PM on Sep 24, 2012 (Monday) at LIB 386C - REGISTER HERE
Session at 5:00 PM on Sep 27, 2012 (Thursday) at LIB 389 - REGISTER HERE
Session at 12:00 PM on Oct 15, 2012 (Monday) at LIB 386C - REGISTER HERE
Session at 5:00 PM on Oct 23, 2012 (Tuesday) at LIB 386C - REGISTER HERE
Session at 1:00 PM on Oct 25, 2012 (Thursday) at LIB 386C - REGISTER HERE
Session at 4:00 PM on Oct 30, 2012 (Tuesday) at LIB 389 - REGISTER HERE
Session at 12:00 PM on Nov 13, 2012 (Tuesday) at LIB 386C - REGISTER HERE
Session at 12:00 PM on Dec 03, 2012 (Monday) at LIB 389 - REGISTER HERE

Canadian Copyright Essentials for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

If you use copyrighted material in your thesis, did you know you may need permission from the copyright holder to do so? As a graduate student you are both a creator and a user of copyrighted material. Issues that will be discussed in this workshop will be: who owns the intellectual property of work you do as a graduate student or employee of Ryerson; how to comply with and check copyright requirements for your thesis submission; and what you should know about copyright as a teaching and research assistant.

Using practical examples, this workshop will provide a brief history of copyright in Canada, a summary of recent changes, as well as guidance for the use of copyrighted materials in your research and teaching. Learn about issues you need to be aware of regarding intellectual property and copyright, both now and in your future academic career.

Oct 16 Tuesday 1:00 – 3:00 noon LIB 667A (Library, 6th floor)  REGISTER HERE
Nov 15 Thursday 10:00 – 12:00 noon. LIB 667A (Library, 6th floor)  REGISTER HERE

Advanced Library Research Methods for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This session will present a wide spectrum of Library research methods. Information sources including journal databases, digital facilitators, federated search engines, the deep web and open access portals to research and institutional depositories will be explored. Cited reference searching and an introduction to qualitative and quantitative journal ranking will also be covered.

Oct 23 Tuesday 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. LIC 667A (Library 6th floor)  REGISTER HERE

Using Project Management Concepts in the Facilitation of Group Work

Program Partner:  Learning and Teaching Office (LTO)

Group work can be used as an effective tool to help students learn from each other, build community and engage in the course content. The key to the success of a group is in the planning and understanding of the purpose of the work needed.

In this session you will learn about project management concepts and how they can be applied to facilitating your students’ group work. We will explore project management processes through the use of examples and exercises. Attendees will learn useful strategies that will help students to understand and define their roles in a group. We will explore ways of planning, collaborating and communicating that you can use to help your students work effectively within a group.  Facilitated for LTO by Dalia Hanna, Project Management Professional (PMP®), Program Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University.

Date: Thursday, October 25, 2012 - Time: 12:00-2:00 pm - Location: VIC 504  REGISTER HERE

RefWorks for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

RefWorks is a Web-based program you can use to organize your research, enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your personal RefWorks database and create bibliographies in a variety of formats. This workshop will also cover advanced RefWorks functions including the effective use of RefShare, RefGrabitand RSS Feeds.Please note: As of September 2011, RefWorks 2.0 will replace the original version of RefWorks. This workshop will cover the RefWorks 2.0 only.

Nov 6 Tuesday 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. LIB 667A (Library 6th floor)  REGISTER HERE

Data and Statistical Sources for Graduate Research 

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This workshop will explore various data resources that are available to the Ryerson community including Statistics Canada sources, ICPSR resources (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), ODESI(Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure)–a digital repository for social science data–and polling data. Evaluating, accessing and downloading data sets for research purposes will also be covered.

Nov 8 Thursday 11:00 – 12:00 noon Geospatial Map & Data Centre 2nd floor  REGISTER HERE

WINTER 2012

Academic and Technical Reading

Program Partner:  Writing Centre, Student Learning Support

Learn efficient ways of coping with large amounts of technical reading, such as texts and journal articles.

Wednesday January 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Advanced Library Research Methods for Graduate Student

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This session will present a wide spectrum of Library research methods. Information sources including journal databases, digital facilitators, federated search engines, the deep web and open access portals to research and institutional depositories will be explored. Cited reference searching and an introduction to qualitative and quantitative journal ranking will also be covered.

Thursday February 9, 2012, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Monday February 27, 2012 - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

RefWorks for Graduate Students

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

RefWorks is a Web-based program you can use to organize your research, enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your personal RefWorks database and create bibliographies in a variety of formats. This workshop will also cover advanced RefWorks functions including the effective use of RefShare, RefGrabit and RSS Feeds.  This workshop will cover RefWorks 2.0 only.

Tuesday January 17, 2012 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Monday February 6, 2012 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Data and Statistical Sources for Graduate Research

Program Partner:  Ryerson Library

This workshop will explore various data resources that are available to the Ryerson community including Statistics Canada sources, ICPSR resources (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), ODESI (Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure)--a digital repository for social science data--and polling data. Evaluating, accessing and downloading data sets for research purposes will also be covered.

Monday Jan 31, 2012 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday Feb 15, 2012 - 10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Canadian Copyright Essentials for Graduate Students

Program Parnter:  Ryerson Library

Canada's Copyright Act protects both creators/owners and users of copyrighted materials. As a graduate student you need to understand that it is your responsibility to obtain permission for copyrighted material used in your thesis or practicum as well as in courses you may be teaching now or later in your career. Using practical examples, this workshop will provide a brief history of copyright in Canada, a summary of recent changes, as well as guidance for the use of copyright materials in your research and teaching. Learn what you need to know about fair dealing and Canada's copyright environment.
Jan

Thursday January 19, 2012 - 10:00 - 12:00 pm

Tuesday February 7, 2012 - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Academic Integrity: An Essential Guide for TAs and GAs

Program Parnter:  The Learning and Teaching Office (Facilitated by Donna Bell, Academic Integrity Officer, Ryerson University)

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of academic integrity at Ryerson University. Information and examples will be provided on the types of misconduct that can occur and the University policies and procedures that must be implemented when academic misconduct is suspected. In addition, tips and tricks on how to spot academic misconduct when marking and grading will be discussed. This workshop will be particularly useful for any TAs and GAs who are and will be grading assignments and examinations.

Friday, January 27, 2012 - Time: 12:00-2:00 pm

Using Project Management Concepts in the Facilitation of Group Work

Program Partner:  The Learning and Teaching Office.  (Facilitated by Dalia Hanna, Project Management Professional (PMP®), Program Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University)

Group work can be used as an effective tool to help students learn from each other, build community and engage in the course content. The key to the success of a group is in the planning and understanding of the purpose of the work needed.

In this session you will learn about project management concepts and how they can be applied to facilitating your students' group work. We will explore project management processes through the use of examples and exercises. Attendees will learn useful strategies that will help students to understand and define their roles in a group. We will explore ways of planning, collaborating and communicating that you can use to help your students work effectively within a group.

Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Time: 12:00-2:00 pm

FALL 2011 SESSIONS

Academic Integrity: An Essential Guide for TAs and GAs

The Learning and Teaching Office.  Facilitated by Donna Bell, Academic Integrity Officer, Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University

This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of academic integrity at Ryerson University. Information and examples will be provided on the types of misconduct that can occur and the University policies and procedures that must be implemented when academic misconduct is suspected. In addition, tips and tricks on how to spot academic misconduct when marking and grading will be discussed. This workshop will be particularly useful for any TAs and GAs who are and will be grading assignments and examinations.

Date:  Tuesday October 4, 2011 - Time:  12:00-2:00pm

Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011 - Time: 12:00-2:00 pm

Using Project Management Concepts in the Facilitation of Group Work

The Learning and Teaching Office.  Facilitated by Dalia Hanna, Project Management Professional (PMP®), Program Coordinator, Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University and Dr. John Paul Foxe, Educational Developer, Learning and Teaching Office, Ryerson University

Group work can be used as an effective tool to help students learn from each other, build community and engage in the course content. The key to the success of a group is in the planning and understanding of the purpose of the work needed.

In this session you will learn about project management concepts and how they can be applied to facilitating your students' group work. We will explore project management processes through the use of examples and exercises. Attendees will learn useful strategies that will help students to understand and define their roles in a group. We will explore ways of planning, collaborating and communicating that you can use to help your students work effectively within a group.

Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - Time: 12:00-2:00 pm

Advanced Library Research Methods for Graduate Students
Ryerson Library

This session will present a wide spectrum of Library research methods.   Information sources including journal databases, digital facilitators, federated search engines, the deep web and open access portals to research and institutional depositories will be explored. Cited reference searching and an introduction to qualitative and quantitative journal ranking will also be covered.

Date:  September  27, 2011 - Time: 2:00-4:00 pm

Date:  October 17, 2011 - Time: 3:00-5:00 pm                       

RefWorks for Graduate Students
Ryerson Library

RefWorks is a Web-based program you can use to organize your research, enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your personal RefWorks database and create bibliographies in a variety of formats.  This workshop will also cover advanced RefWorks functions including the effective use of RefShare, RefGrabit and RSS Feeds. 

Please note:  As of September 2011, RefWorks 2.0 will replace the original version of RefWorks.  This workshop will cover the RefWorks 2.0 only. 

Date:  October 5, 2011 - Time: 10:00-12:00 pm

Date:  October 11, 2011 - Time:  2:00-4:00 pm

Data and Statistical Sources for Graduate Research
Ryerson Library

This workshop will explore various data resources that are available to the Ryerson community including Statistics Canada sources, ICPSR resources (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), ODESI (Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure)--a digital repository for social science data--and polling data. Evaluating, accessing and downloading data sets for research purposes will also be covered.

Date:  October 3, 2011 - Time: 2:00-4:00 pm

Date:  October 18, 2011 - Time: 10:00-12:00 pm

Canadian Copyright Essentials for Graduate Students
Ryerson Library

Canada's Copyright Act protects both creators/owners and users of copyrighted materials. As a graduate student you need to understand that it is your responsibility to obtain permission for copyrighted material used in your thesis or practicum as well as in courses you may be teaching now or later in your career. Using practical examples, this workshop will provide a brief history of copyright in Canada, a summary of recent changes, as well as guidance for the use of copyright materials in your research and teaching.

Note:  This session will be offerred in the Winter 2012 term.

Academic and Technical Reading

The Writing Centre.  Facilitated by Dr. Robert Roseberry, English Language Support Specialist, Graduate Liaison, Student Learning Support, Ryerson University

Learn efficient ways of coping with large amounts of technical reading, such as texts and journal articles.  

Date:  Wednesday September 21, 2011 - Time: 2:00-4:00 pm