Workshops
Graduate Studies and Research (GSR) at Eastern Michigan University provides professional development opportunities for faculty and graduate students. Designed to strengthen the professional foundation by focusing on critical topics specific to students’ graduate education and faculty members’ scholarly and creative work. These opportunities include workshops, presentations, and the GSR Lunch & Learn series. Lunch & Learn is a series of workshops designed to build community while focusing on topics related to graduate education and research. Our series of workshops and presentations will provide participants with information that is necessary to establish a strong knowledge base in many interesting areas.
Lunch and Learn Series
Lunch and Learn Calendar Fall 2023
Previous Lunch and Learn Recorded Sessions
Workshop: SPSS Part 1
This "hands-on" workshop is for participants who have never used or feel out-of-date with the statistics package SPSS. The menu-driven system of the Windows version of SPSS will be demonstrated for performing common tasks such as: entering data into SPSS, creating variable and value labels, computing new variables, recording values, running selected statistical procedures, and saving data and output files. The SPSS I Workshop will cover the basics of this package. A recording of this session is available. (Intended for Faculty and Graduate Students)
Workshop: SPSS Part 2
A "hands-on" workshop for faculty and graduate students who want to know how to create and use syntax files for SPSS for Windows. The SPSS II Workshop will cover selected advanced features and syntax files. Syntax files are text files allowing the user to run programs on a SPSS data file. The advantages of using syntax files rather than menu-driven systems will be discussed and demonstrated during the workshop. A recording of this session is available. (Intended for Faculty and Graduate Students)
Workshop: Grant Basics: the "101" of How ORDA Can Help
This workshop will provide an overview of the grant process, such as how to find, apply for, and write grants. Also addressed will be how the Office of Research Development and Administration can provide support in this process. A recording of this session is available. (Intended for Faculty and Graduate Students)
Workshop: How to Do Human Subject Research Without Getting in Trouble
Case studies, common pitfalls, and advice for conducting ethical research. A recording of this session is available. (Intended for Faculty and Graduate Students)
EMU’s Data Retention Policy (Fall 2020)
This session discussed EMU’s Research Data Retention Policy and covered university practices regarding data management. A recording of this session is available. (Intended for Faculty and Graduate Students)