Seminars and Training
Details of training seminars and workshops are provided in the full Seminar/Training Calendar below and cover a variety of sessions in key program areas. Information on a range of additional programs for research students and supervisors is also available via the listings in the left-hand menu.
To register for all seminars offered by ORD please use the central Seminars Booking System, under the various ORD seminar/training series headings. (Note: Generally, dates for the seminars will be advised on this site three weeks after the start of semester due to venue booking requirements.)
Missed a session? Notes, iLectures, powerpoint presentations and other links/documents are available from the Notes, iLectures and documents page.
Staff who attend any session marked as eligible for the Register of Supervisors of Higher Degree by Research Students shall be considered to have met the professional development criterion necessary for entry.
Seminar/Training Calendar
2012
Semester One
(View listings of past seminars held in 2011)
| Seminar | Date | Program | Audience | Eligible for Register? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masterclass: Focus Groups | 6 February |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| Masterclass: Indepth Interviews | 9 February |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| Masterclass: Focus Groups | 13 February |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| Word 2010 - Styles |
13 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2010 - Managing Long Documents |
13 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2010 - Annotating Documents | 13 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Excel 2010 - Fundamentals | 14 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Excel 2010 - Intermediate |
14 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Masterclass: Indepth Interviews | 16 February |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| Powerpoint 2010 - Introduction | 16 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Powerpoint 2010 - Advanced | 16 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Supervisor Induction View further details including link to online booking system |
16 February |
Induction | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
| Orientation session for Doctoral and Masters postgraduate students (Research only) View further details including link to online booking system |
23 February |
Orientation | HDR Students | |
| HDR Supervisor Update Register Online |
12 March |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
Past Seminars - Visit the Notes and iLectures webpage for information from previous sessions
2011
| Seminar | Date (2011) | Program | Audience | Eligible for Register? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCRIPT Training - Research Projects module | 1 February |
SCRIPT Training | Researchers, Research Administrators | |
| Beginner RPI Administrator sessions |
3 February and 7 February |
SCRIPT training | New RPI administrators | |
| Advanced RPI Administrator sessions | 4 February and 8 February |
SCRIPT training | Experienced RPI administrators | |
| HDR Supervision Update: Trends and changes over the last three years (Supervisors only) | 15 February |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
| Word 2007 - Styles |
21 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2007 - Managing Long Documents |
21 & 22 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2007 - Annotating Documents | 21 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA |
22 February |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Excel - Introduction | 22 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Excel - Intermediate |
22 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Orientation session for Doctoral and Masters postgraduate students (Research only) | 24 February |
Postgraduate Research Student Orientation | HDR Students | |
| Powerpoint 2007 - Introduction | 25 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Powerpoint 2007 - Advanced | 25 February |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Animal Ethics Committee: Animal Welfare Training Module 1 | 2 March |
Ethics | Researchers and HDR students using animals in research or teaching | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA |
15 March |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Supervisor Induction | 5 April |
Supervisor Induction | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA |
5 April |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques - Topic 1: DIY Focus Groups; Topic 2: Understanding In-depth Interviews, and Topic 3: Designing a winning Questionnaire |
7 April |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques - Topic 4: Case Study Research, and Topic 5: Mastering Content Analysis |
14 April |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| Preparing the Candidacy Application and Research Proposal |
14 April |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students HDR Supervisors |
Yes |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
19 April |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Introduction to eResearch View Seminar Invitation |
4 May |
Hosted by CITS eResearch Project Centre | HDR Students HDR Supervisors |
|
| So You Want to Present a Paper at a Conference! |
9 May |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students HDR Supervisors Researchers |
|
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
10 May |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| How to Pass Your Thesis with Flying Colours! (Student Focus) |
16 May |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students HDR Supervisors |
|
| Developing career success through Higher Degree by Research Program |
20 May |
Curtin Careers Centre | HDR Students Only | |
| NVivo9 Qualitative Analysis One-day Workshop, cost of $180 (Contact: Anne Whitehouse. A.Whitehouse@curtin.edu.au) |
27 May |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Management of Student Progress (Staff only) | 30 May |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors, Potential HDR Supervisors | Yes |
| Excel - Fundamentals | 30 May |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Excel - Intermediate |
30 May |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
31 May |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Powerpoint 2007 - Introduction | 2 June |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Powerpoint 2007 - Advanced | 2 June |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Student/Supervisor Conflict:Practical Steps to Negotiate Solutions - (Students Only) | 2 June |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students Only |
|
| Student/Supervisor Conflict:Practical Steps to Negotiate Solutions - (Staff Only) | 2 June |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors Only |
Yes |
| Human Research Ethics Committee - Reviewer Training | 9 June |
R&D Ethics | Curtin Academic Staff Only | No |
| So You Want to Write a Paper? | 20 June |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | Early Career Researchers who are yet to publish | |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques - Topic 1: DIY Focus Groups; Topic 2: Understanding In-depth Interviews, and Topic 3: Designing a Winning Questionnaire |
20 June |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
21 June |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques - Topic 4: Case Study Research, and Topic 5: Mastering Content Analysis |
27 June |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| HDR Supervision Update: Trends and changes over the last three years (Supervisors only) | 30 June |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
| Powerpoint 2007 - Introduction | 4 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Powerpoint 2007 - Advanced | 4 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2007 - Styles | 7 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2007 - Managing Long Documents | 7 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Word 2007 - Annotating Documents | 7 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Excel - Fundamentals | 8 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Excel - Intermediate | 8 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
12 July |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Orientation session for Doctoral and Masters postgraduate students (Research only) View further details if you missed the session |
14 July |
Postgraduate Research Student Orientation | HDR Students | |
| NVivo9 Qualitative Analysis One-day Workshop, cost of $180 Conducted by Anne Whitehouse |
29 July |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.163 (Basement of the Library) |
2 August |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
23 August |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Supervisor Induction | 25 August |
Supervisor Induction | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
| NVivo Qualitative Analysis One-day Workshop, cost of $180 (Contact: Anne Whitehouse. A.Whitehouse@curtin.edu.au) |
26 August |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Preparing the Candidacy Application and Research Proposal |
5 September |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students HDR Supervisors |
Yes |
| Research Involving Humans: What you need to know about ethics | 12 September |
Ethics | Researchers and HDR students | Yes |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.163 (Basement of the Library) |
13 September |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| HDR Student Networking Session | 19 September |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students Only |
|
| Animal Welfare Training Module 1 | 22 September |
Ethics | Researchers and HDR students using animals in research or teaching | |
| The Process of Thesis Examination (Supervisor Focus) | 29 September |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students, HDR Supervisors, Potential HDR Supervisors | Yes |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.163 (Basement of the Library) |
4 October |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Management of Student Progress (Supervisors only) |
10 October |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors, Potential HDR Supervisors | Yes |
| Student/Supervisor Conflict:Practical Steps to Negotiate Solutions - (Students Only) | 27 October |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students Only |
|
| Student/Supervisor Conflict:Practical Steps to Negotiate Solutions - (Staff Only) | 27 October |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors Only |
Yes |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.153 (Basement of the Library) |
25 October |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| Who Writes the Papers? Authorship Issues |
3 November |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students HDR Supervisors |
Yes |
| HDR Supervision Update: Trends and changes over the last three years (Supervisors only) | 10 November |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Supervisors Only | Yes |
| Copyright, Plagiarism and Self Plagiarism |
14 November |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students, HDR Supervisors, Potential HDR Supervisors | Yes |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.163 (Basement of the Library) |
15 November |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
| An Indepth Look at Focus Groups [Cancelled] | 21 November |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| An Indepth Look at Interviews [Cancelled] |
24 November |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students | |
| IP and Research Commercialisation for HDR students and their supervisors |
24 November |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students, HDR Supervisors, Potential HDR Supervisors | Yes |
| NVivo Qualitative Analysis One-day Workshop, cost of $180 (Contact: Anne Whitehouse. A.Whitehouse@curtin.edu.au) |
25 November |
Surviving IT | HDR Students | |
| Turbocharge Your Writing |
2 December |
Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning | HDR Students, HDR Supervisors, Potential HDR Supervisors | |
| PODS Seminar, supported by CUPSA and held at 1.00pm in Room 105.163 (Basement of the Library) |
6 December |
Postgraduate Open Door Society / CUPSA | HDR Students Only | |
