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RESEARCH STUDENTS CENTRE
Research Training
Careers and Employment
Seminar
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Presenter: Dr Eliza Matthews
CRICOS No 00213J
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About this workshop:
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What is the Research Students Centre (RSC)?
What is Research Training?
What seminars do we run?
How do I find out about upcoming RSC training workshops?
How does this fit in with my Research Higher Degree (RHD)?
Do you provide RHD students with any resources?
How do I register for events?
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Research Students Centre
Research Students Centre: Who are we?
• Dean of Research and Research Training
 Professor Paul Burnett
• Admissions, Enrolments and Scholarships
 Dr Ricky Tunny, Coordinator
• Candidature and Examinations
 Mr Ian Wright, Coordinator
• Research Training
 Dr Eliza Matthews, Coordinator
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Research Training: Our Pitch!
• The Research Students Centre is committed to providing a free
program of research training to support QUT research students,
supervisors and staff.
• We are here to help get you through your degree as quickly and
painlessly as possible by providing the following
– Seminars
– Resources
– People
• Your feedback is extremely valuable to us
• Email: [email protected]
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Research Students Centre
Our workshops…
• Writing
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Literature Review
Creating an Argument
Writing for Publication
Abstracts
Structure of a Thesis
Data analysis and statistical symposia
Methodology
Examination Processes | Fellowships | Beyond
Ethics | IP | Copyright
Conferences and Public Speaking
Stage II | Project Management; Confirmation
Supervisor Workshops!
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Orientation
• Kelvin Grove
– 9.30am—12.30pm, Tuesday 8 March 2011, 88 Musk Avenue,
Room SYN109
• Gardens Point
– 9.30am—12.30pm, Thursday 10 March 2011, Library,
Room V714
• IRIS | Introduction to Research for International Students
– Gardens Point, 9.30am—4.30pm, Thursday 17 March 2011,
Library, V714
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Research Students Centre
How do I know what’s on?
• Monthly email newsletter
• Research Training Calendar—visit the Research Students Centre
website at http://www.rsc.qut.edu.au/ -- also lists events being held
for Research Higher Degree students by other areas of the
University
• Regular email reminders!
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Registrations
• You can also find out what’s coming up at our registrations page
• Events open for registration approximately one month prior to the
relevant workshop
• Visit the registrations page at http://www.rsctraining.qut.edu.au/
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Research Students Centre
Resources: Visit the Research Training Wiki at
https://wiki.qut.edu.au/display/rst
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Research Students Centre
Why?
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Graduate capabilities:
– advanced theoretical knowledge and analytical skills, as well as
methodological, research design and problem-solving skills in a
particular research area
– advanced information processing skills and knowledge of advanced
information technologies and other research technologies
– independence in research planning and execution, consistent with
the level of the research degree
– competence in the execution of protocols for research health and
safety, ethical conduct and intellectual property
– skills in project management, teamwork, academic writing and oral
communication
– awareness of the mechanisms for research results transfer to endusers, scholarly dissemination through publications and
presentations, research policy, and research career planning.
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Questions, comments and discussion
• We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
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