Undergraduate researchers must attend four workshops. Returning researchers must complete four workshops. If you have already completed all workshops and do not wish to participate in them again please contact Prof. Hamid Norouzi, undergraduateresearch@citytech.cuny.edu SUBJECT Line: workshop alternatives, to discuss alternate activities to fulfill this requirement.
| Workshop | Leads | Date/Time | Modality |
| Zotero for Undergraduate Researchers Students will learn how to use Zotero, a powerful tool for formatting and managing references (citations), for their posters and other projects including reports, research papers, and presentations. Please download Zotero and create your account before the workshop. Registration | Prof. Berger | Oct. 9, 4-5 PM | Online |
| Being a Professional Students will learn about professionalism and strategies to develop from varied perspectives. Registration | Profs. Davide and Walljasper | Oct 10, 1:00-2:00 PM | Online |
| Research Types and Methods Panel Before beginning your research project, you need to decide how to design a study. This workshop will give you a brief overview of various types of research using field surveys, secondary data analysis, and laboratory experiments. Registration | Profs. Gregory, Rahman, and Kim | Oct 15, 1:00-2:00 PM | Online |
| Presenting Yourself Online Focuses on how students can create and maintain a professional and/or academic online presence. The OpenLab team supports students developing a presence on their OpenLab sites during their academic career at City Tech and even into their job search post-graduation. Registration | Profs. Rosen and Reitz | Oct. 17, 1-2 PM | Online |
| Using OpenLab for Research Projects The OpenLab team supports student researchers by showing how to communicate about and display research via OpenLab. Registration | Profs. Rosen and Reitz | Oct. 24, 1-2 PM | Online |
| Advancing Library Research Techniques Learn how to use the library and Google Scholar to find sources for your poster and general strategies for the literature review. Location: L540 (Library Eclassroom) | Prof. Leonard | Oct. 31, 1:00-2:00 PM | In-Person |
| Advancing Library Research Techniques Description: See above Registration | Prof. Berger | Oct. 31, 4:00-5:00 PM | Online |
| Journal Club #1 Alcohol and substance use diagnoses among HIV-positive patients receiving care in NYC clinic settings. Registration | Prof. Gurung | Nov. 1, 1:00-2:00 PM | Online |
| ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement Create dynamic, professional websites using WordPress featuring your outstanding academic work. Registration | iTEC | Nov. 6, 1:00-2:00 PM | Online |
| ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement Create dynamic, professional websites using WordPress featuring your outstanding academic work. Registration | iTEC | Nov. 6, 4:00-5:00 PM | Online |
| Journal Club #2 Marijuana and illicit drugs: Correlates of condomless anal sex among adolescent and emerging adult sexual minority men Registration | Prof. Gurung | Nov. 8, 1:00-2:00 PM | Online |
| Academic Works for Student Posters Adding your poster to CUNY Academic Works creates a unique, permanent link for your resume, CV, and graduate school application. Registration | Prof. Berger | Nov. 12, 4:00-5:00 PM | Online |
| Writing Abstracts for Research Projects Students will learn about abstracts: what they are and how they are used. They will also learn the necessary elements to writing an abstract and go through a series of exercises in small groups to distinguish between successful and unsuccessful abstracts. Registration | Profs. ElHitti, Garcia, and Wong | Nov. 14, 1:00-2:00 PM | Online |
| Writing Abstracts for Research Projects Description: See above Registration | Profs. ElHitti, Garcia, and Wong | Nov. 14, 4:00-5:00 PM | Online |
| Journal Club #3Â Examining recruitment strategies in the enrollment cascade of youth living with HIV: Descriptive findings from a nationwide web-based adherence protocol Registration | Prof. Gurung | Nov. 15, 2:00-3:00 PM | Online |
| Designing a Research Poster Presentation Understand the purpose of a scientific research poster; learn important layout principles and components to create and present effective research posters. Registration | Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao | Nov. 21, 1:00-2:00 PM | |
| Designing a Research Poster Presentation Description: see above Location: L540 (Library Eclassroom) | Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao | Nov. 21, 4:00-5:00 PM |
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