Category: Student Opportunities

Workshop: SPSS #3: Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Multiple Variables for Scientific Journal Articles

The third session of the SPSS Workshop Series will explore the nuances of multivariable analyses tables — their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the freely available, selected article below in advance of our session.

The workshop, led by Prof. Gurung, will take place this Friday, April 17, from 6 to 7 pm.

Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the freely available, selected article in advance of our session: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

Be sure to Register for this online workshop via Zoom.

Photo Credit: Free to use photo by Scott Webb from Pexels.

Workshop: Writing Abstracts for Research Projects

More workshops to engage with this spring, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join Profs. Garcia, Papp, and Sun from City Tech’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program for a workshop on Writing Abstracts for Research Projects. In this workshop, 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.

The sessions are on Thursday, April 16, via Zoom:

Register for Th April 16, 1-2 PM

OR

Register for Th April 16, 4-5 PM

These are two great options for one great workshop!

Photo credit: “Abstract” by tanakawho via Flickr under the license CC BY-NC 2.0.

Workshop: Demystifying and Managing Citations 

In this workshop, students will learn more about why they need to cite sources for their poster and gain awareness of why citation is a powerful and meaningful practice. We cover different kinds of sources, necessary knowledge needed to properly cite a source, and will also showcase Zotero, a free tool for formatting and managing references (citations).

This workshop will be led by Prof. Monica Berger from the Library.

Register and attend via Zoom this workshop on Monday, April 13th, 4-5 PM.

Photo credit: “Citations” by fixedandfrailing via Flickr under the license CC BY-SA 2.0.

Workshop: SPSS #2: Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Two Variables

The second session of the SPSS Workshop Series will explore the nuances of demographic, clinical characteristics, and bivariate analyses tables their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the freely available, selected article below in advance of our session.

The workshop, led by Prof. Gurung, will take place this Friday, April 10, from 6 to 7 pm.

Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the freely available, selected article in advance of our session: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

Be sure to Register for this online workshop via Zoom.

Photo Credit: Free to use photo by Jan van der Wolf from Pexels.

Workshop: SPSS #1: Consort Diagrams

Within the Undergraduate Research Workshop Series is the SPSS Workshop Series. Its first session will delve into the intricacies of consort diagrams their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation.

The workshop, led by Prof. Gurung, will take place this Friday, March 27, from 6 to 7 pm.

Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the freely available, selected article in advance of our session: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

Be sure to Register for this online workshop via Zoom.

Photo Credit: Free to use Photo by Jan van der Wolf from Pexels

Workshop: Advancing Library Research Techniques

We’re just past mid-semester, but not quite midway through the slate of workshops designed for you, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join Prof. Leonard and Prof. Berger from City Tech’s library for Advancing Library Research Techniques, where you’ll learn how to use the library and Google Scholar to find sources for your poster and general strategies for the literature review.

This workshop is offered twice on Thursday, March 26th, once in the library and once on Zoom:

  • In person with Prof. Leonard, 1:00-2:00 PM–This workshop will take place in L540, the Library E-classroom. Enter the library on the 4th Floor of the Library building, and go up to the classroom on the next floor.
  • Online with Prof. Berger, 4:00-5:00 PM –You can register for the 4:00PM Advancing Library Research Techniques via Zoom.

Two great options for one great workshop!

Photo Credit: “Sky” by Ivan via Flickr under the license CC BY-SA 2.0.

Workshop: Academic Works for Student Posters

Another workshop, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join City Tech’s Prof. Monica Berger for a workshop to learn more about using Academic Works for student posters and the ways Academic Works can benefit you as a researcher. Adding your poster to CUNY Academic Works creates a unique, permanent link that you can use to feature your research in your resume or CV, as well as your graduate school applications.

Register now for Academic Works for Student Posters and join via Zoom on Monday, March 23, 4-5 PM for the workshop.

Photo credit: “Tubular” by Michael Levine-Clark via Flickr under the license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Workshop: Research Sites on Open Platforms

We’re nearly at midsemester, with many of the semester’s workshops still ahead of us, thanks to the effort of the workshop leaders and organizers, and of course to the curious and lively student participants!

Next in the workshop schedule is Research Sites on Open Platforms, led by Prof. Reitz and Prof. Rosen, from the OpenLab Team, who will support student researchers by showing how to communicate about and display research by creating and maintaining a site on City Tech’s OpenLab or other open online platforms. All are welcome–even student researchers from elsewhere in CUNY–so invite your research-minded friends from other campuses, too!

Register for Research Sites on Open Platforms and join online on Thursday, 10/16, 1:00-2:00PM.

If you haven’t already, you may want to take the time to sign up for an OpenLab account before the workshop so you can log in and get started creating your research site!

Photo credit: “The Right Tool” by Emily via Flickr under the license CC BY-NC 2.0 Deed.

Workshop: Research Types and Methods

Hopefully you’ve attended a workshop or two already this semester. Now get ready to join Profs. Gregory, Kim, and Parveen for today’s workshop, Research Types and Methods.

Before beginning your research project, you need to decide how to design a study. This panel discussion workshop will give you a brief overview of various types of research using field surveys, secondary data analysis, and laboratory experiments.

This session takes place on Tuesday, March 17th, from 1-2:00PM. Be sure to register for Research Types and Methods Panel and then join when it’s time!

Photo Credit: “Sunset Moth Scales Macro” by Johan J.Ingles-Le Nobel via Flickr under the license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed.

Workshop: The Mentee Roadmap: Navigating Your Way to Success

This busy first week of workshops continues with a third workshop. The Mentee Roadmap: Navigating Your Way to Success is designed specifically for students who want to take the driver’s seat in their professional development. Led by Profs. Samaroo and Rosen, the workshop dives deep into the practical strategies you need to find, build, and maintain high-impact mentor relationships that last well beyond a single semester.

This workshop is on Thursday, March 12, 1-2 PM. Be sure to register and join via Zoom.

Don’t forget to bring your questions about the mentor/mentee experience.

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