ISR & the Business School present: Mini Writing Retreat Wednesday 13 November 2019, 13:15-15:15 Delivered by Prof Jo Crotty, Director: ISR Bring the laptop (and charger) and come ready to write! This session will mimic what takes place on a writing retreat. Using the ‘typing pool’ approach, we will set goals, write and reflect on progress…

Literature search for research Thursday 7 November, 12:00-13:30 Focusing the Scopus database, this session introduces how to: apply a search strategy and save searches gain insights from citation analysis set alerts use Scopus’s author index. The session involves hands-on activities and creating an Elsevier account to make the most of Scopus’s functionality. You will leave…

SPSS 2 – Intermediate Wednesday 6 November 2019, 10:00-12:00 This session will cover the performance of basic descriptive statistical analyses using SPSS, including an introduction to the generation of both tables and graphs for presenting data. Colleagues will also be shown how to transform variables from raw data into more appropriate forms for summaries. For…

Google Scholar & Microsoft Academic Thursday 31 October 2019, 12:00 – 13:00 This session covers the strengths and limitations of these two academic search engines. We cover search strategies, following the citation trail of items and people, saving to reference managers, managing alerts and creating your academic profile. The session involves hands-on activities and creating…

Pure: General User Training Wednesday 30 October 2019, 14:00-16:00 Learn how to update, create and relate your content in Pure, including: Review your account settings Maintain your academic staff profile Apply for research funding Monitor your funding awards Combine your content to create a `project’ Propose an output for REF2021 Generate a CV from all…

ISR & the Business School present: Academic Writing for Beginners Wednesday 30 October 2019, 13:15-15:15 Delivered by Prof Jo Crotty, Director: ISR Adapted from the work of Professor Rowena Murray, this session will take an honest look at the key blockages and difficulties academics face when writing – and look at different tips and techniques that…

General User Training for Pure Wednesday 30 October 2019, 14:00-16:00 This practical session is for academic staff, known as ‘personal users’ in Pure. Learn how to update, create and relate your content in Pure, including: Review your account settings Maintain your academic staff profile Apply for research funding Monitor your funding awards Combine your content…

Reference management with EndNote Thursday 24 October 2019, 12:00-13:00 Learn how to use software to manage your reading and automatically generate citations and references. This session focuses on EndNote and covers how to import sources, manage your library and use the Microsoft Word plugin to quickly insert citations, adding them to your bibliography as you…

Reference management with RefWorks Thursday 17 October 2019, 12:00-13:00 Learn how to use software to manage your reading and automatically generate citations and references. This session focuses on RefWorks and covers how to import sources, manage your library and use the Write-N-Cite Microsoft Word plugin to quickly insert citations, adding them to your bibliography as…

SPSS 1 – Introduction Wednesday 16 October 2019, 10:00-12:00 SPSS is a powerful tool for analysing quantitative data.  This session will help colleagues understand when and how to use it.  It is an introduction to the package and assumes no prior knowledge.  On completion of this session attendees will be able to: Manage SPSS data…