Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot!
Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about the nuts and bolts of formatting: tables of contents, page layout, numbering, headings, front matter, and more! As well, find out more about the resources that are available to help you in writing your thesis/dissertation. Graduate students at any stage of the writing process are welcome; some prior knowledge of Microsoft Word will be helpful.
Thursday November 7th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4465
Wednesday November 13th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4466
Tuesday November 19th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4348
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/
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Citation Management Using RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley
Need to manage large numbers of references and citations as part of your research, teaching or administrative work? Citation management tools are for you. These tools provide a simple way to store, organize and retrieve your citations in an effective manner, and can also help you in formatting in-text citations and bibliographies in your work.
Sign up for a tool specific hands-on workshop about the core concepts of citation management and detailed instruction for use of either RefWorks, Zotero, or Mendeley.
Citation Management Using RefWorks:
Thursday November 21st, 2:00-4:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/43002
Citation Management Using Mendeley:
Thursday November 14th, 3:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4342
Citation Management Using Zotero:
Tuesday, November 12th, 10am-12pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4299
Are you new to citation management tools entirely, or do you have advanced-user questions? See our Consultations page to book a one-on-one session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.
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SPSS
Workshop 1- Basic SPSS
Do you wonder what SPSS is and how it can be useful to manage and analyze your data? Would you like to learn how to work with SPSS just by clicking a few keys? Let us help you learn the basics.
No previous knowledge of SPSS is required for the first workshop.
Wednesday, November 6th, 4:00-5:00pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4306
Workshop 2- SPSS Data Management
Do you know how to edit your data using effective data management software? Do you want to work with user-friendly software without going through a hassle of writing code? SPSS can do this for you with a few clicks. Attend this workshop and learn how to manage your data fast.
Monday, November 18th, 9am-10:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4310
Workshop 3-Descriptive/Graphing Analysis with SPSS
Do you have trouble summarizing your data? Do you want to analyze your data with t-test, ANOVA, Pearson-test, etc. using SPSS? Do you have trouble graphing and presenting your data with SPSS? Well, we can help you with all of these questions. Enroll in this workshop and learn how to analyze your data hassle-free!
Wednesday, October 27th, 1:30-2:30pm: http://elred.library.ubc.ca/libs/dashboard/view/4314
Have specific questions you think would be best answered in a one-on-one session? See our Consultations page to book a session: http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/research-commons/.