Graduate Studies - Seminars for Students and Supervisors

Seminars for Students and Supervisors (Higher Degrees by Research)

Seminar Program for Postgraduate Student Orientation, Supervisor Induction and the Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Seminars offered by the Office of Research and Development.
The Research Information Literacy Program details seminars focussed on information literacy skills for students to assist with literature research, IT proficiency and thesis writing.
Online Modules are available on issues of project management, leadership and communication, ethics, risk management and critical writing, and Supervisors can also access supervision resources such as case studies and training materials.
Seminars/Programs Provided by Other Areas at Curtin on a wide range of topics from research and writing, to teaching techniques, to IT and how to get the most out of the library.
Notes from previous Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Seminars.

Seminar Program (Office of Research and Development)

Online Registration: Generally, dates for most of the seminars will be advised on this site 3 weeks after the start of semester. When session dates and times are confirmed, online registration will be available via the central Seminars Booking System, under "Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning".

Notes from Previous Sessions: Missed a seminar? View the Powerpoint presentations, notes and important links online!

Register of Supervisors: Please note that Staff who attend a Supervisor Induction session or any of the Enriching Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Seminars (except those marked with a "*") would be considered to have met the professional development criterion necessary for entry to the Register of Supervisors of Higher Degree by Research Students (view Application Form and Guidelines).

Seminar	Date	Facilitating Excellence in Research Training Principles**
Semester 1 Missed a session? View the notes or an iLecture!		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Orientation Session for Doctoral and Masters Postgraduate Students (Research Only)	21 February	X	X	X		X	X
Preparing the Candidacy Application and Research Proposal	20 March	X				X	X	X
Supervisor Induction	4 March	X				X	X	X
Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques (5 Sessions)	11 & 18 March, 1, 8 & 15 April	X	X			X
Research Involving Humans: What You Need To Know About Ethics	17 April	X	X		X	X	X
The Process of Thesis Examination (Staff Focus)	6 May	X	X		X		X
HDR Supervision Update: Trends and changes over the last three years (Supervisors Only)	13 May	X	X		X	X
Demonstration of Modules Online for Research Education (MORE)	15 May	X	X			X	X
Student/Supervisor Conflict: Practical Steps to Negotiate Solutions (Staff only)	27 May	X	X		X	X
Semester 2
Orientation Session for Doctoral and Masters Postgraduate Students (Research Only) (Details of next session)	24 July	X	X	X		X	X
Questionnaire Design Techniques*	4 August					X
Preparing the Candidacy Application and Research Proposal	5 August	X				X	X	X
SPSS - Introduction*	5 August					X
SPSS - Beyond the Basics*	7 August					X
Funding Opportunities (Grants/Industry Partnerships) for Research Students and Staff	19 August	X	X		X	X
Copyright, Plagiarism and Self Plagiarism Register Online	26 August	X	X	X	X	X
Supervisor Induction Information and Registration Information	28 August	X				X	X	X
Research Involving Humans: What You Need To Know About Ethics Register Online	9 September	X	X		X	X	X
Questionnaire Design Techniques* Register Online	15 September					X
Who Writes the Papers? Issues of Authorship Register Online	16 September	X	X	X	X	X
SPSS - Introduction* Register Online	17 September					X
Supervisor Networking Session (Supervisors Only) Register Online	17 September	X	X	X	X
HDR Student Networking Session (Students Only) Register Online	18 September	X	X	X		X
SPSS - Beyond the Basics* Register Online	23 September					X
SPSS Syntax - How, Why & When* Register Online	26 September					X
Student/Supervisor Conflict: Practical Steps to Negotiate Solutions (Supervisors Only) Register Online	7 October	X	X		X	X
How to Pass Your Thesis With Flying Colours (Student Focus) Register Online	7 October	X	X			X	X
HDR Supervision Update: Trends and changes over the last three years (Supervisors Only) Register Online	14 October	X	X		X	X
IP and Research Commercialisation for HDR Students and their Supervisors Register Online	20 November	X	X	X	X	X

**The Office of Research and Development's seminar program is designed to address the seven principles of the Facilitating Excellence in Research Training framework shown below. Each seminar addresses one or more principles.

1.	Research Culture Curtin develops and maintains a University-wide research culture in which staff and Higher Degree by Research students are valued partners in a community that actively fosters quality research and scholarly work.
2.	Equity All research students and staff have equitable access to, and participate in, a quality postgraduate research experience at Curtin.
3.	Student/Supervisor Relationships All research students and staff involved in research training know, understand and can manage the roles, responsibilities and functions of supervision for successful postgraduate research.
4.	Supervisor Development and Support Curtin recognises the critical importance of the supervisory role and ensures that adequate time and resources are allocated to support staff.
5.	Research Student Progress and Support Curtin HDR students progress successfully through all stages of their research degree and complete in good time. Research students exit with the necessary generic skills to participate effectively in their chosen professions.
6.	Higher Degree by Research Rules and Guidelines HDR Rules, Policies and Guidelines are clear, readily accessible by staff and research students, regularly updated and applied scrupulously.
7.	Provision of Resources and Essential Facilities All HDR student research is appropriately resourced and supported with essential facilities.

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Online Modules

Offerings	Moderated?	Focus
ATN-LEAP Project (Australian Technology Network - Learning Employment Aptitudes Program) These modules provided by the ATN offer postgraduate research students with the opportunity to increase their employment prospects through an increased awareness of key issues that increase their employability. Modules: Entrepreneurship (UniSA), Global Sustainability (RMIT), Leadership and Communication (Curtin), Project Management (UTS), Public Policy (RMIT), and Research Commercialisation (QUT) .	Yes	Aimed at Students, but Supervisors are encouraged to oversee completion
ATN-MORE Project (Australian Technology Network - Modules Online for Research Education) These modules provided by the ATN aim to increase postgraduate research students' access to a wider range of offerings for the development and enhancement of their research skills. Modules: Ethics (Curtin), Risk Management (UTS), Critical writing (UniSA), Critical and creative thinking (RMIT), and Practice-led research in arts, media and design (QUT).	No	Available to Students and/or Supervisors
ATN-MYC Project (Australian Technology Network - Maximising Your Career) This short course provides the opportunity to expand your cohort of research colleagues and is dedicated to meeting the needs of research students and aims to help participants prepare for their career and empower them with skills and knowledge that they can use for the rest of their working life.	Yes	Available to Students
for Improving Research Supervision Training (fIRST Consortium) fIRST aims to review and share existing supervision development resources and to develop new resources for the benefit of consortium members. Resources include: 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, and tools, case studies, a bibliography and links to other relevant web sites. Login: Please email Graduate.Studies@curtin.edu.au for details.	No	Available to Supervisors

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Seminars/Programs Provided by Other Areas at Curtin

Development Opportunity	Offering Area	For Students	For Staff
Developing Computer Competencies for Teaching and Learning This stream provides skill development in the use of computers in a broad range of teaching and learning situations. Each session focuses on educational aspects of ICT in the teaching and learning environment. (Some crossover with the Surviving IT seminars listed below.) Topic Examples: Creating Theses and Long Documents in Word, Endnote, Constructing your Thesis with Styles, Questionnaire Design Techniques.	Educational and Online Technologies / Library	#	#
Foundations of Learning and Teaching at Curtin Program HDR students who are to undertake teaching or tutoring at Curtin are encouraged to enrol in this Curtin program. This entails three full days prior to the start of semester and two half days later in the semester, as well as several hours time commitment during the semester. Numbers are strictly limited.	Office of Teaching and Learning	#
Group Sessions for Students and Staff Topic Examples: Overcoming Procrastination, Presentation Anxiety, Assertive Communication.	University Counselling and Health Services	#	#
Library Workshop Program Topic Examples: Databases, Research Skills, Endnote, Supporting Your Teaching, Using the Internet.	Library	#	#
Postgraduate Program Series of free two-hour research-writing seminars and one-hour workshops open to all postgraduate students. Postgraduate Research Seminars - Topic Examples: Postgraduate Writing, Literature Review, Structure and Cohesion. Postgraduate Writing Workshops (Workshops A and/or Workshops B) - Topic Examples: Research proposal, Developing a research question, Notemaking for research, Presenting at conferences, Using critical language, Paraphrasing, Editing	The Learning Centre (through the Office of Teaching and Learning)	#
Staff Training and Development Topic Examples: Induction, Occupation Safety and Health Courses, EESJ Seminars, General Staff Training.	Staff Services		#
Surviving IT Seminars (NOT OFFERED IN SEMESTER ONE) Free seminars on the use of IT in teaching and learning at Curtin. (Some crossover with the Developing Computer Competencies for Teaching and Learning seminars listed above.) Topic Examples: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Embedding Objects in your Thesis, Working with graphics/media in Word. (View iLectures of some seminars.)	Curtin Information Technology Services	#	#

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