Online workshops, courses and resources
index
Use this quick guide to access online resources, by topic area, supporting higher degree by research students,
supervisors and other academic support
staff.
Please note: some of these sites are password protected and
require your student/staff username and id.
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Workshop: some interactivity as
well as information and links |
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Resource: information and links only |
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Course: participants receive a certificate
for completion within a set timeframe |
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RESA Online |
Writing the research proposal; Research ethics and
compliance; Methodology in the social sciences and humanities; Methodology
in the sciences, engineering and technology; Word for thesis writing;
Literature review in business, the social sciences and humanities;
Literature review in the sciences, engineering and technology;
Networking in the research community; Publishing your research |
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Induction 2008 |
DVD, web videos, podcast and RSS feed available |
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Induction for new students |
Site map to information in the Research degrees website
for current students |
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Doing a research degree |
Getting started; Supervision; Ethics; Methodology; Methods; Research
management; Research writing |
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Getting started |
A quick guide to UniSA resources for research students; Computing
resources; Money management; Refining the research topic; Time
management |
Research management
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Research management |
Managing research; Minimising stress; Networking; Intellectual
property; Understanding and managing intellectual property; Research
management; Minimising stress and optimising your performance;
Building networks |
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Personal development |
UniSA resources; Other resources (Research Degree
Graduate Quality 2) |
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Autonomous and
collaborative research |
Project management; Research team collaboration;
Academic networks; Funded research grants (Research Degree Graduate
Quality 4) |
Writing the proposal
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Literature review
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Literature review in business, the social sciences and humanities |
Sample literature reviews; Conceptions and
misconceptions; Composing the literature review; Structuring the
literature review; Writing the literature review |
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Literature review in the sciences, engineering and technology |
Shoulders of giants; Publications; Reading for your
literature review; Writing your literature review; Quiz |
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Strategies for Successful Research |
Australian statistics; Company information;
Ejournals; Engineering Village 2; Introduction to the world wide
web; Keeping up to date; Patents; Strategies for searching
databases; Web of Science; Where do I publish? (and more) |
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InfoScholar - e-Grad School |
1. Introduction and overview; 2. The world of
information; 3. Search strategies; 4. Library collections and
catalogues; 5. Searching databases; 6. Citation and cited reference
searching; 7. Internet searching; 8. Evaluating information; 9.
Keeping up-to-date; 10. Managing your information; 11. Where to from
here? |
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Writing the literature review |
Purpose; Common misconceptions; Important
considerations; The process; Constructing the literature;
Problematising the literature; Structuring the literature review;
Questions; Conclusion |
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Literature review |
UniSA resources; Other resources (Research Degree
Graduate Quality 1) |
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Lifelong
learning |
Information retrieval; Information processing
(Research Degree Graduate Quality 2) |
Methodology
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Methodology in the sciences, engineering and technology |
Concept map; The research objective; Research
strategies; Research validation; The research team; Quiz - avoiding
pitfalls; Resources |
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Methodology in the social sciences and humanities |
Four fundamental questions; Four elements of
research; More on terminology; Four elements integrated; Research
methodology issues; Glossary of philosophical terms; Resources |
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The research process in business |
Introduction to the research process; Research
foundations; Research methods; Data analysis; Communicating
research; Research issues; Resources (and more) |
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Issues in research design and
methodology (MORE)
- e-Grad School |
Ethics; Risk management; Critical writing; Critical
and creative thinking; Practice-led research in Arts, Media and
Design
Access to the modules |
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Research
methodology |
Fact or fiction analysis; Factor analysis: just
another tool in the box; Factor analysis and randomness; Can factor
analysis be useful in research? Pitfalls and promises - will have
a Business (BUE) slant |
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Methodology and research design |
Introduction to methodology; References and web
links; Positivism, empiricism; Interpretivism - constructionism,
phenomenology, symbolic interactionism and grounded theory; Critical
approaches - critical realism, hermeneutics and Critical Theory |
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Research
knowledge and methodologies |
Original thinking; Research methodologies and
methods; Research writing; Literature review (Research Degree
Graduate Quality 1) |
Ethics and compliance
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Research ethics and compliance |
Ethics and research; Do you need ethics and
compliance
approval?; Types of ethics approval; Human research; Animal
experimentation; Biosafety and gene technology; Chemical hazards;
Radiation safety; Plant, equipment, devices and pressure vessels;
Ethics application; FAQs; Resources
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Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
Introduction; Key principles; UniSA policy; FAQs;
Applying for ethics approval; Case studies |
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Ethics |
A quick guide to resources on human research
ethics; Ethics in research involving humans; Introduction to human
research ethics |
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Ethical and social issues in research |
Ethics in research; Social issues in research;
Human research ethics approval; Ethics and cultural difference (Research Degree Graduate Quality 5) |
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Human research ethics on
campus workshop |
National
statement on ethical conduct in human research; Human research
ethics at UniSA |
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Thesis
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Word for thesis writing |
Word help; Learningfast; Sample templates; Working
with your template; Compiling your thesis; Printing your thesis;
Referencing; FAQs; Resources |
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Completing your PhD |
Examiners; Completing your thesis; Submitting your
thesis for examination; Resubmission and final submission; FAQs |
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Diverse thesis models |
Why publish; Writing a theoretical thesis; PhD
(Visual Arts) by exegesis and artefact; and more (presentations and
videos) |
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Emerging thesis models |
Thesis models; The creative writing thesis: a
dialogue between an exegesis and creative artefact; A Photovoice
approach case study |
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Research writing |
Abstracts: purpose, conventions and types; Academic
writing conventions; The research proposal; UniSA thesis template;
Writing the literature review |
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Research writing |
Thesis (Research Degree Graduate Quality 1) |
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2 for 1: writing a PhD and journal articles at the
same time |
Prof Peter Høj (Vice Chancellor and President)
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Prof Phyllis Tharenou (Dean of Research BUE) present their views
at this on campus workshop for supervisors and students |
Examination process
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Completing your PhD |
Examiners; Completing your thesis; Submitting your
thesis for examination; Resubmission and final submission; FAQs |
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What examiners are
looking for |
Thesis submission and examination process;
Experiences as a supervisor and examiner; Choosing the examiner (and
what examiners look for) - staff present their views at this on
campus workshop for supervisors and students |
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Towards
completion |
Examination process; What is a thesis?; Ensuring
the thesis is completed (sciences and engineering); Ensuring the
thesis is completed (qualitative research in business, humanities,
social sciences and health sciences); Choosing the examiner (and
what examiners look for); Final Review of Progress: addressing the
core Research Degrees Graduate Qualities component |
Publishing
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Networking
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Networking in the research community |
What is networking?; Why network?; Who is in your
network?; How to network; Face to face networking; Electronic
networking; Employment; Professional activities; Communicating with
the public; Top tips; Networking profiles; Resources |
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Career Services |
Research as preparation for employment; Goal
setting; Networking; Job application; Career support; Frequently
asked questions |
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Grant
writing |
Writing a small grant application; Applying for
Australian Research Council (ARC) and National Health and Medical
Research Council (NHMRC) grants; Geospatial Group research planning;
Managing an industry-linked grant; ARC rejoinders |
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Gaining industry and government research money |
SA Government funding; Getting industry funding
- may have a Business (BUE) slant |
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Graduate colloquium - e-Grad School |
Theme-based postgraduate research colloquium to
stimulate debate, information sharing and networking amongst
Australian doctoral students and also with leading international
centres.
Access grid technology is incorporated into colloquium
activities |
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Autonomous and
collaborative research |
Project management; Research team collaboration;
Academic networks; Funded research grants (Research Degree Graduate
Quality 4) |
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Communication of research knowledge |
Oral presentations; Work in progress seminars;
Research publication; Communicating to the public (Research Degree Graduate Quality 6) |
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International perspectives on research |
Internationalisation of research; International
research communities; International publication; Cultural
differences (Research Degree Graduate Quality 7) |
Research commercialisation
Computer and information retrieval skills
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Word for thesis writing |
Word help; Learningfast; Sample templates; Working
with your template; Compiling your thesis; Printing your thesis;
Referencing; FAQs; Resources |
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Strategies for Successful Research |
Australian statistics; Company information;
Ejournals; Engineering Village 2; Introduction to the world wide
web; Keeping up to date; Patents; Strategies for searching
databases; Web of Science; Where do I publish? etc |
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InfoScholar - e-Grad School |
1. Introduction and overview; 2. The world of
information; 3. Search strategies; 4. Library collections and
catalogues; 5. Searching databases; 6. Citation and cited reference
searching; 7. Internet searching; 8. Evaluating information; 9.
Keeping up-to-date; 10. Managing your information; 11. Where to from
here? |
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Software help and training
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Centra; Endnote; RefWorks; Top tips (Word, Excel
etc) |
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LearningFast online IT training |
Word - to word process your thesis; Excel - to
create graphs and do calculations; PowerPoint - to create slides for
oral presentations; Outlook - to use email; Access - to create
databases |
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Supervision
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Research supervision |
Beginning supervision; Maintaining supervision;
Towards completion |
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Supervision (students) |
A quick guide to resources on human research
ethics; Introduction to human research ethics (online workshop);
Negotiating candidate and supervisor expectations |
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Supervisors and their role |
UniSA resources; PORTIA: management system; Types
of supervisors; Student-supervisor relationship; On campus and
online resources; Other resources |
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Resources from on campus
programs |
Program and resources from
RESA supervisor deveopment
face to face sessions:
Supervising at UniSA; Emerging thesis models; Human research ethics
session; 2 for 1: writing a PhD and journal articles at the same
time; What examiners are looking for; Research writing workshop
series for early career supervisors; and more |
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Supervising international and intercultural research students |
Internationalisation; Negotiating expectations;
Roles and relationships; Crosscultural communication; Language;
Academic preparation; Academic development; Resources; Activities |
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Resources for Research Degree Graduate Qualities |
Research knowledge and methodologies (1); Lifelong
learning (2); Problem solving in research (3); Autonomous and
collaborative research (4); Ethical and social issues in research
(5); Communication of research knowledge (6); International
perspectives on research (7) |
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RESA Online |
Methodology in the social sciences and humanities;
Word for thesis writing; Publishing your research; Networking in the
research community; Research ethics and compliance; Writing the
research proposal; Methodology in the sciences, engineering and
technology; Literature review in business, the social sciences and
humanities; Literature review in the sciences, engineering and
technology |
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Academic integrity for research degree supervisors |
Welcome; Investigative process flowcharts; Turnitin;
Thesis editing guidelines; Referencing resources; Intellectual
property; Ethics and safety; Research education support activities;
Writers circles for students with English as additional language;
Research degree graduate qualities |
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Quick Guide for Starting Research @UniSA
(PDF file, 358kb) |
Frequently asked questions; Researching at UniSA;
Resources and support; Funding and grants; Publishing; Research
supervision; Internationalisation; Professional development;
Appendices: UniSA structure (1); UniSA research institutes, centres
and groups (2); Glossary of research terms and acronyms (3); UniSA
research policies (4) |
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fIRST |
Online activities that individuals can use to
develop their expertise as postgraduate research student supervisors
Materials and instructions for providing face-to-face staff
development workshops
Tools, case studies, a bibliography and links to other websites |
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Supervisor
Solutions - e-Grad School |
What is good supervision?; A perfect match; The
write stuff; A guide to etiquette; Cross border expertise; Cracking
the whip; Approval ratings; Connections; The big picture |
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Premia
website |
Awareness and development materials aiming to make
the research environment more accessible to disabled students |
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Articles |
Characteristics associated with research degree student
satisfaction, completion & attrition at the University of South Australia
(2003) (PDF file, 893kb), a study undertaken by
A/Prof Dianne Bills
Postgraduate students and generic capabilities: online
directions (2003), a report by Jill Borthwick and Rod Wissler
More
articles... |
Life after the research degree
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Resources for
Research Degree Graduate Qualities |
Research knowledge and methodologies (1); Lifelong
learning (2); Problem solving in research (3); Autonomous and
collaborative research (4); Ethical and social issues in research
(5); Communication of research knowledge (6); International
perspectives on research (7) |
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Career Services |
Research as preparation for employment; Goal
setting; Networking; Job application; Career support; Frequently
asked questions |
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Research grants (Research and
Innovation Services) |
Calendars and key dates; Australian Research
Council; National Health and Medical Research Council; Other
Australian funding opportunities; Internal funding opportunities;
International funding opportunities; Funding databases |
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Learning Employment Aptitudes
Program (ATN LEAP)
- e-Grad School |
Modules: Entrepreneurship; Project Management;
Leadership and Communication; Research Commercialisation; Public
Policy
Administrator: Wendy Bowes, tel: 8302 5246, email:
wendy.bowes@unisa.edu.au |
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Teaching @ university - e-Grad School |
Modules: increase your confidence and understanding
of effective teaching and learning practices; suggest strategies for
supporting students' learning outcomes; acknowledge your commitment
to teaching at university |
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Maximising your career
- e-Grad School |
Self assessment - understanding yourself -
strengths, weaknesses, skills to use and develop; The world of work
- matching it up with what suits you and your needs; Search
strategies - finding the right job and landing it |
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