February 29, 2016
This week’s workshops cover many stages of the research lifecycle, from finding sources and managing data to measuring the impact and reach of your scholarly work.
Your Research Impact
Research impact is the reach your work has in your scholarly community, but how is it calculated? In this workshop, we will discuss the basics of impact, traditional metrics (h-index, Impact Factor), alternative metrics, and best practices.
3/1/2016, 5:00-6:00 PM, 17 Hillhouse 07
Finding and Using Images for Presentation and Publication in the Sciences and Social Sciences
Are you a political scientist? Geologist? Anthropologist? Physicist? Chances are that you might want to use visual content that you didn’t create! This workshop will help you make better use of Google Images, historical archives, and open or educational use-only content. We will cover the basics of attribution, discuss where to find copyright info, and provide an overview of steps you can take to be mindful of copyright.
3/2/2016, 11:30 AM-12:45 PM, 17 Hillhouse 07
Google (Like a) Scholar for Undergraduates
An overview of advanced search tricks in Google Scholar for undergraduates, including how to think about search queries and connect to Yale’s subscription resources.
3/3/2016, 5:00-5:30 PM, Bass Library L06-A
Advanced Qualtrics and Research Design
Qualtrics is an easy to use but very sophisticated online survey tool that is now available to students, staff and faculty at Yale. This workshop will introduce you to some of the more advanced design considerations and features of the software, including conditional branching, scoring, embedded data, implementation of longitudinal designs, and integration of Qualtrics with crowdsourcing tools like Amazon Mechanical Turk.
3/4/2016, 10:00-11:00 AM, CSSSI Classroom
Research Data Management
This workshop will introduce researchers (from postdocs to undergrads) to the fundamentals of research data management. You’ll learn about the data life cycle: creating, processing, analyzing, preserving, giving access to, and re-using data. We’ll discuss how to identify the current best practices in your field and any funder or publisher mandates that you’ll need to be aware of. Topics will include metadata standards, data documentation, data preservation, and how to access Yale’s many resources for data management help. In addition, we’ll discuss data management guidelines for NIH, NSF, and NEH grants.
3/4/2016, 1:30-3:30 PM, CSSSI Classroom
For more information about workshops, please visit http://schedule.yale.edu/instruction.