HDR Workshops
The Graduate Research School offers a range of workshops open to all higher degree research candidates. Working in collaboration with Schools, Institutes and other units, we also advertise targeted training opportunities and seminars as part of our workshops program.
The workshops are targeted to meet your needs for support at different stages of your candidature. It is a good idea to talk to your supervisor about which workshops are best suited to your current aims and needs. You may also consider attending some workshops more than once at different stages of your candidature.
The workshops calendar is updated regularly so please revisit this page to find out about upcoming training and development opportunities. For more information, contact the Graduate Research School at grs.hdr@westernsydney.edu.au.
Date | Time | Workshop | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
February 2020 | |||
| Mon 03 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Introduction to Statistics | Zoom |
| Wed 12 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Ethics Process and Q&A | Zoom |
| Tue 18 | 10.30am - 12.00pm | Academic Editing Seminar |
EA.G.32 Parramatta South |
| Tue 18 | 2.00pm - 3.30pm | Academic Editing Seminar |
I.1.14 Kingswood |
| Wed 19 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Excel for Researchers |
12.G.02 Campbelltown |
| Thu 27 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Research Data Management Techniques |
P.1.52 Kingswood |
| Thu 27 | 1.00pm - 4.30pm | Unix Shell and Command Line Basics |
P.1.52 Kingswood |
March 2020 | |||
| Mon 02 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Experimental Design, Power Analysis, Sample Size Estimation | Zoom |
| Thu 05 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | R for Reproducible Scientific Analysis |
01.6.21 Parramatta City |
| Thu 12 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R |
01.6.21 Parramatta City |
| Thu 26 | 12.00pm - 3.00pm | HDR Orientation | Zoom |
April 2020 | |||
| Mon 06 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Introduction to SPSS | Zoom |
| Fri 17 | 11.00am | Ethics Webinar: Conducting Research During COVID-19 | Zoom |
| Tue 21 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | How to Structure Your Confirmation of Candidature Document | Zoom |
| Tue 28 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure Your Thesis (Early Stages) | Zoom |
May 2020 | |||
| Mon 04 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: ANOVA, Linear Regression and Logistic Regression in SPSS | Zoom |
| Mon 05 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | So, You Want To Be An Academic? | Zoom |
| Tue 05 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure Your Thesis (Late Stages) | Zoom |
| Wed 06 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Wed 13 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Zoom |
| Thu 14 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Wed 20 | 9.30am - 4.00pm | Excel for Researchers | Zoom |
| Thu 21 | 10.00am - 11.00am | Fulbright Scholarship Information Session | Zoom |
| Fri 22 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Mon 25 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Meta-analysis Using R | Zoom |
| Mon 25 | 2.00pm - 4.30pm | How to Structure your Doctor of Creative Arts | Zoom |
| Fri 29 | 11.00am - 12.30pm | 3MT Preparation Workshop and Q&A | Zoom |
June 2020 | |||
| Mon 01 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Factor Analysis Using SPSS | Zoom |
| Thu 04 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Wed 10 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Zoom |
| Thu 18 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Thu 18 | 10.30am - 12.00pm | Visualise Your Thesis - Preparation Webinar and Q&A | Zoom |
| Fri 19 | 9.30am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Tue 23 | 9.30am - 12.45pm | Surveying with Qualtrics (USYD Online) | Zoom |
| Tue 23 | 10.00am - 12.30pm | Longitudinal Trials with REDCap (UTS Online) | Zoom |
| Tue 23 - Wed 24 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Learn to Program using R (UNSW Online) | Zoom |
| Thu 25 | 9.30am - 4.00pm | Excel for Researchers | Zoom |
| Fri 26 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Introduction to Quirkos | Zoom |
| Tue 30 | 6.00pm - 7.30pm | 7 ways the Research Design Canvas can help you to plan, progress and finish your PhD (Digital Health CRC) | Zoom |
July 2020 | |||
| Thu 02 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Fri 03 | 1.00pm - 2.30pm | 'Ask Us Anything' - Q&A Session with GRS | Zoom |
| Mon 06 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Mediation/Moderations/SEMs | Zoom |
| Wed 08 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Zoom |
| Tue 14 | 12.30pm | Start Coding without Hesitation | Zoom |
| Wed 15 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtics | Zoom |
| Wed 15 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Research Hour at Western Sydney | Zoom |
| Thu 16 | 10.00am - 1.15pm | HDR Orientation | Zoom |
| Fri 17 | 9.30am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Wed 22 | 9.30am - 4.00pm | Excel for Researchers | Zoom |
| Wed 29 | 10.30am - 12.00pm | Building Resilience During HDR Candidature | Zoom |
| Wed 29 | 1.00pm - 2.30pm | Online and Remote Methods for Data Collection | Zoom |
| Fri 31 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Unix Shell and Command Line Basics | Zoom |
August 2020 | |||
| Mon 03 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Multivariate Analysis and Repeated Measures ANOVA | Zoom |
| Mon 03 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Research Impact | Zoom |
| Fri 07 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Programming with Python | Zoom |
| Mon 10 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management | Zoom |
| Tue 11 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | A showcase of Data Analysis in Python and R: A case study using COVID-19 data | Zoom |
| Wed 12 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Wed 12 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Successful Writing for Grant Applications | Zoom |
| Thu 13 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Researcher Profiles and Online Identity Management | Zoom |
| Fri 14 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Strategic Publishing and Building a Track Record | Zoom |
| Wed 19 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Research Hour at Western Sydney | Zoom |
| Thu 20 | 9.30am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Fri 21 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in Python | Zoom |
| Fri 21 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Metrics and Altmetrics | Zoom |
| Wed 26 | 9.30am - 4.00pm | Learn Excel for Research | Zoom |
| Fri 28 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Open Access | Zoom |
September 2020 | |||
| Tue 01 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Referencing and Academic Integrity for HDRs | Zoom |
| Thu 03 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure Your Confirmation of Candidature Document | Zoom |
| Thu 03 | 10.00am - 12.00om | Difficult Conversations with Your Research Supervisor | Zoom |
| Mon 07 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Introduction to R | Zoom |
| Tue 08 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Science Communications to the General Public | Zoom |
| Thu 10 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure Your Thesis (Early Stages) | Zoom |
| Thu 10 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Survey Tools in Research: REDCap and Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Fri 11 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | Zoom |
| Thu 17 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure Your Thesis (Late Stages) | Zoom |
| Fri 18 | 9.30am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Wed 23 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Data Capture and Surveys with REDCap | Zoom |
October 2020 | |||
| Tue 06 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Managing your Citations with Software for HDRs | Zoom |
| Tue 06 | 12.30pm - 1.30pm | Webinar: From PC to Cloud or High Performance Computing | Zoom |
| Thu 08 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Research for Public Policy and Justice | Zoom |
| Fri 09 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Translating your Research and Writing for a Wider Audience (Beyond Academia) | Zoom |
| Mon 12 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: GLMs and Mixed Effects Models in R | Zoom |
| Wed 14 | 9.00am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Fri 16 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Public Policy Research and Charting a Career in Public Policy | Zoom |
| Fri 16 | 9.00am - 5.00pm | Statistical Comparisons using R | Zoom |
| Mon 19 | 10.00am - 11.00am | Project management 101 for the Fresh Academic | Zoom |
| Thu 22 | 9.00am - 5.00pm | Exploring and Predicting Using Linear Regression | Zoom |
| Thu 22 | 9.30am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Thu 22 | 1.00pm - 4.00pm | Research Week: Career Empowerment for HDRs | Zoom |
| Wed 28 | 10.00am - 11.00am | Qualtrics Hour | Zoom |
November 2020 | |||
| Mon 02 | 10.00am - 12.00pm | Stats Sessions: Meta-analysis Using R | Zoom |
| Wed 04 | 10.00am - 11.00am | REDCap Hour | Zoom |
| Wed 04 | 10.00am - 1.00pm | HDR Orientation | Zoom |
| Wed 04 | 1.30pm - 2.30pm | Library Services - how can we help you? | Zoom |
| Mon 09 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Programming with R | Zoom |
| Fri 13 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | Data Manipulation and Visualisation in R | Zoom |
| Wed 18 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Research Hour at Western Sydney | Zoom |
| Fri 20 | 9.30am - 12.00pm | Research Data Management Techniques | Zoom |
| Wed 25 | 10.30am - 3.30pm | Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Introduction & Linear Regression | Zoom |
| Fri 27 | 9.30am - 12.30pm | Surveying with Qualtrics | Zoom |
| Fri 27 | 10.30am - 3.30pm | Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: Classification | Zoom |
December 2020 | |||
| Tue 01 | 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Thinkwell: Staying Well during your PhD | Zoom |
| Wed 02 | 1.00pm - 3.00pm | Thinkwell: The Balanced Researcher | Zoom |
| Thu 03 | 10.30am - 3.30pm | Introduction to Machine Learning using Python: SVM & Unsupervised Learning | Zoom |
| Thu 03 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure your Confirmation of Candidature Document | Zoom |
| Thu 10 | 9.30am - 1.30pm | How to Structure your Thesis (Late Stage) | Zoom |
| Wed 16 | 1.00pm - 2.00pm | Research Hour at Western Sydney | Zoom |
*TBA = To be advised
Date | Time | Workshop | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
May 2021 | |||
| TBA | TBA | How to Structure Your Thesis (Early Stages) | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | How to Structure Your Thesis (Late Stages) | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | How to Structure Your Confirmation of Candidature (CoC) Document | TBA |
September 2021 | |||
| TBA | TBA | How to Structure Your Thesis (Early Stages) | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | How to Structure Your Thesis (Late Stages) | TBA |
| TBA | TBA | How to Structure Your Confirmation of Candidature (CoC) Document | TBA |
Research Training vUWS site
The Research Training vUWS site(opens in a new window) provides supporting resources to the workshops program.
For more information, visit the frequently asked questions page.
Intersect Training
Intersect offers a wide range of training opportunities for HDR candidates. Western Sydney University is a member organisation which means that you can access all of the training sessions, including those offered through other institutions.*
For more information, check out the Intersect Training Schedule.
*Conditions apply
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos and training materials.
All students and staff have free access using this link:
LinkedIn Learning for students(opens in a new window)
Attendance
Workshops are provided free of cost unless stated otherwise.
We request that you only register for workshops that you are able to attend. There are limited places available and they are in high demand.
If something else comes up, just send us a quick email so we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.
Ethics Consultations
The Human Ethics Team is available for consultations on all campuses. For more information visit the ethics page.
Mathematics and Statistics Consultations
The School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics provides a mathematical and statistical consulting service to all staff and research candidates.
To book an appointment, please contact Russell Thomson. The cost is free and there is no limit on the number of consultations.
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