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RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM
The Office of Research, in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Library, and the Research Standing Committee, and other supportive faculty, to offer a research training program for faculty, staff and senior students only. Suggestions for other workshops or support groups welcomed.
All sessions are held at 12:00 noon and last one hour; Light lunch provided; Zayed University Faculty, Staff and Senior Students Welcome (NOT open to the public).
 Register online from on-campus at the HR Professional Development Web site.
Training Manuals
Workshop Descriptions
Previous Workshops
::JUNE 2007
RefWorks (Web-based bibliographic management software) - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Joseph Threllfall from CSA & Fiona Hunt, Library & Learning Resources
Wednesday 6 June
Abu Dhabi Campus, Room Y-116 (Library Classroom) 12:00 noon
PREVIOUS TRAINING SESSIONS 2007
::FEBRUARY 2007
NEW DATE - Research Incentive Fund: The Low-Down - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Dr. David McGlennon, Office of Research and Outreach
Monday 12 February
Abu Dhabi Campus, Y-231, 12:00 noon
NEW DATE - Research Incentive Fund: The Low-Down - Dubai
TRAINER: Dr. David McGlennon, Office of Research and Outreach
Tuesday 13 February
Dubai Campus, R-L1-015, 12:00 noon
Introduction to SPSS (Two Part Workshop) - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Kevin Schoepp, Center for Teaching and Learning
Part One: Tuesday 13 February
Part Two: Thursday 22 February (new date)
Abu Dhabi Campus, Room Y-231, 12:00 noon
Introduction to SPSS (Two Part Workshop) - Dubai
TRAINER: Kevin Schoepp, Center for Teaching and Learning
Part One: Thursday 15 February
Part Two: Tuesday 20 February
Dubai Campus, Room 04-GF-053 (CTL), 12:00 noon
Qualitative Research I - Dubai
TRAINER: David Palfreyman, Center for Teaching and Learning
Monday 26 February
Dubai Campus, Room 04-GF-053 (CTL), 12:00 noon
Qualitative Research II - Dubai
TRAINER: David Palfreyman, Center for Teaching and Learning
Wednesday 28 February
Dubai Campus, Room 04-GF-053 (CTL), 12:00 noon
::MARCH 2007
Copyright & Plagiarism - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Monday 5 March
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Bibliographic Management 1 - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Monday 12 March
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Introduction to Using LIWA-UAE Library Consortium - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Tuesday 13 March
Abu Dhabi Campus, Y-231, 12:00 noon
Where to Publish? - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Sunday 18 March
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Understanding UAE Copyright Law & Tools for Detecting Plagiarism - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Tuesday 20 March
Abu Dhabi Campus, Y-231, 12:00 noon
Managing your References for Research Using Bibliographic Management Tools - Intro to EndNote and RefWorks - Abu Dhabi - POSTPONED
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
::APRIL 2007
Funding Sources for your Research Activities - COS Funding - Abu Dhabi - POSTPONED
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Surveying But Were Afraid to Ask (Two Part Workshop) - Dubai
TRAINER: Timothy Walters, College of Communication and Media Sciences
Part One: Monday 2 April
Part Two: Monday 9 April - POSTPONED
Dubai Campus, Room 04-GF-053 (CTL), 12:00 noon
Using PapersInvited: Where to Present your Findings, Publish, and When? - Abu Dhabi - POSTPONED
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Surveying But Were Afraid to Ask (Two Part Workshop) - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Timothy Walters, College of Communication and Media Sciences
Part One: Wednesday 4 April
Part Two: Wednesday 11 April - POSTPONED
Abu Dhabi Campus, Room Y-231, 12:00 noon
Power Searching for Researchers: Exploring the Internet as a Research Tool - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Tuesday 10 April
Abu Dhabi Campus, Y-231, 12:00 noon
Research Resources - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Monday 16 April
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Exploring Research Tools in ZU Libraries (Two Part Workshop) - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Part One: Tuesday 17 April
Part Two: Sunday 29 April
Abu Dhabi Campus, Y-231, 12:00 noon
Bibliographic Management 2 - Dubai - POSTPONED
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Sunday 22 April
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
::MAY 2007
EndNote Advanced - Dubai
TRAINER: Janet Martin
Wednesday 9 May
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom D, 12:00 noon
Funding Opportunities - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Thursday 10 May (note date change)
Abu Dhabi Campus, Y-116 (note room change) , 12:00 noon
Funding Opportunities - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Wednesday 16 May
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Getting Ready for Summer Research - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Monday 21 May
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Copyright & Plagiarism - Dubai
TRAINER: Library & Learning Resources
Wednesday 23 May
Dubai Campus, Library Classroom C, 12:00 noon
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Surveying But Were Afraid to Ask (Two Part Workshop) - Abu Dhabi
TRAINER: Timothy Walters, College of Communication and Media Sciences
Part Two: Sunday 27 May
Abu Dhabi Campus, Room Y-027/028, 12:00 noon
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Surveying But Were Afraid to Ask (Two Part Workshop) - Dubai
TRAINER: Timothy Walters, College of Communication and Media Sciences
Part Two: Tuesday 29 May
Dubai Campus, Room R-L1-015, 12:00 noon
2005/2006 Schedule
Training Manuals
(Available to Faculty & Staff from on-campus only)
Dr. Jeffrey Hill, of the Department of Natural and Quantitative Sciences, has produced IT manuals for a number of different software applications that may be of interest to researchers, including EndNote, the bibliographic reference tool supported at Zayed University.
Workshop Descriptions
N.B. - Not all sessions may be under offer at the present time. Please see the current schedule above.
How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal
Power Point Presentation by Dianne Martin & Todd DeVriese 
Session covers types of proposals, defining the project, proposal writing hints, attributes of a good proposal, advice on budgets and timelines, common problems of non-winning proposals, and what to do if your proposal is declined.
Researching Effectively & Keeping up-to-date in your field
In this short session we explore what databases and information resources you have at your fingertips to research effectively both for your teaching and personal research needs - how to locate and use these resources, and how to set up a profile on databases to notify you when new articles or books have been pu.blished in your research field.
Your literature review: Managing your resources and citations using EndNote
Participants need to bring their laptop to this session, with EndNote installed. Those interested in this EndNote session should contact the Service Desk for downloading instructions before the session (supervisors must send approval for license to the Service Desk).
This practical session covers the management of your resources and documents, and the creation of a bibliography database using EndNote - for beginners. Make sure that you have this software and these skills in place before you begin your research work!
Research Incentive Fund: The Low-Down
David McGlennon, Director of Research and Outreach, and a member of the Research Incentive Fund review committee will provide an overview of the RIF cycle, the application process, and provide feedback and answer your questions about funding your research project.
Intro to Descriptive Stats/Excel for Statististical Research Purposes
Topics to be covered include:
- Why do we need to know about statistics
- The growth and development of modern statistics
- Key definitions
- Descriptive versus inferential statistics
- Why data is needed
- Types of data and their sources
- Design of survey research
- Types of sampling methods
- Types of survey errors
- A Systematic approach to examining Households Survey Data using Excel
Introduction to SPSS 14.0 (Two-Part Workshop)
SPSS (originally Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is the leading statistical analysis software. It is commonly used by academics conducting quantitative research and can be used for both basic and advanced data analysis. This introductory session will cover some of the basic skills of working with SPSS. This includes entering data, running analyses, and working with graphs. This session is intended for beginners.
Before attending the workshops, attendees are asked to have SPSS 14.0 already installed and validated on their laptop. This can be done by double clicking SPSS14 from ZU Applications/Applications Explorer on your desktop (the installation may take a few minutes). Once you have installed it, contact your campus ServiceDesk for activation.
All attendees are asked to bring their laptops and cables to the sessions. Although not a requirement, attendees may peruse the following websites prior to attending the session to get an idea of how SPSS works:
• Texas A & M- a huge selection of helpful movies http://www.stat.tamu.edu/spss.php
• UCLA- SPSS 12.0 Starter Kit (useful movies, FAQs, etc) http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/spss/sk/default.htm
PapersInvited
PapersInvited assists researchers and students who are seeking publishing opportunities for their research papers. PapersInvited presents a list of Calls for Papers issued by professional bodies, journal editors and other conference organizers in all disciplines.
EndNote (Introductory)
This practical session will cover the management of your resources and documents, and the creation of a bibliography database using EndNote - for beginners. Make sure that you have this software (available through the HelpDesk with Supervisor authorization) and these skills in place before you begin your research work!
EndNote (Advanced)
This practical session will suit those who are already using EndNote, but wish to import references from databases, the ZU catalog and other resources. Efficiency hints, in-text citations and questions from participants will be covered.
Getting Ready for Summer Research!
Discover the best new online resources available in your field. Learn new tips for effective searching and how to access these ZU library resources from anywhere in the world. All librarians with subject specializations will be available to assist faculty with databases and online resources best suited to your research needs and discipline. Drop in any time between 12 and 2 p.m.
E-brary: Online book resources
Most subjects are included in this extensive database offering access to thousands of e-books from 175+ publishers. Full-text access to all books.
Qualitative Research Methods 1: Introduction to Techniques and Approaches
Powerpoint presentation by Dr. David Palfreyman
This session will look at planning a qualitative research project; techniques for gathering data; and approaches to analyzing data (including coding data and looking for patterns in coded data).
Qualitative Research Methods 2: Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis Software
This session will look at digitizing qualitative data; using software to analyze qualitative data; and presenting qualitative research projects online.
RIF Fundamentals for Principal Investigators
This session, for PI's of internal Research Incentive Fund grants, covers principal investigators' roles and responsibilities, policies and procedures, deadlines and deliverables, as well as an overview of the financial management system and how you can view your account and track expenditures online.
Introductory Statistics
Methods of collecting data, how to represent nominal descrete and continuous data graphically (manually and using excel), as well as an introductory analysis of the data will be covered.
Faculty Profile Basics
Do you have questions about how to update your faculty profile at www.zu.ac.ae/profile? Not sure how to access your profile from off-campus or unsure as to which part of your profile to update first?
The "Faculty Profile" enables ZU faculty and staff to update their current research activities, teaching interests, creative activities, publications and grants via the Intranet. It also acts as the online version of the "Experts List," is the main catalogue of faculty publications, and allows you to easily create your own Web page.
Copyright & Plagiarism
This session will include an understanding of plagiarism as it applies to our students, the use of Turn-it-in, and copyright practice and procedures at ZU. Ensure that your ‘course packs’ for the future will meet ZU standards!
Bibliographic Management 1
This practical session will cover the management of your resources and documents, and the creation of a bibliography database using EndNote - for beginners. Make sure that you have this software (available through the Help Desk) and these skills in place before you begin your research work! Zayed University is also undertaking a trial of a web-based bibliographic software entitled ‘RefWorks’. Joseph Threlfall from CSA who support this database will present an introduction to RefWorks.
Bibliographic Management 2
This practical sessions will suit those who are already using EndNote, but wish to import references from databases, the ZU catalog and other resources. Efficiency hints, in-text citations and questions from participants will be covered.
Where to Publish?
This session will look at how to identify both appropriate conferences and journals (including editorial guidelines) for presentation of your research. Presented by Librarians, and Joseph Threlfall from CSA who supports the ‘Papers Invited’ database. ‘Papers Invited’ assists researchers and students who are seeking publishing opportunities for their research papers. This database presents a list of Calls for Papers issued by professional bodies, journal editors and other conference organizers in all disciplines.
Research Resources
What regional resources, and global resources does the ZU library give you access to? What databases do we subscribe to, and how to get assistance with research skills and resources both for yourself and your students. Are you making the most of our library web resources, our online tutorial web site entitled InfOasis, and the range of electronic journals and books that you and your students have available from anywhere in the world?
Funding Opportunities
How to identify external funding opportunities, and how to apply for grants. Presented by Librarians and Joseph Threlfall from CSA who supports the ‘COS Funding Opportunities’ database. Further information about the Zayed University RIF funding program will also be available for anyone interested in thinking about this for the next year.
"Everything You Wanted to Know about Surveys but Were Afraid to Ask" (Two-Part Workshop)
Power-point presentation by Dr. Timothy Walters
A how to series: discussing the who, where, where, when and how of survey design and implementation, and a discussion of the questions and statistics that drive survey research. Come with ideas about what you would like to research.
Introduction to Using LIWA-UAE Library Consortium
This session will introduce participants to Inter Library Loan services provided by ZU Libraries both in the region and overseas that participants can use for their teaching, research and other activities.
SelectSurvey for Research
Select Survey ASP is a tool which allows users to create an online survey quickly and easily. Users can then either view survey results online or export them onto their laptops for sophisticated analysis in either Excel or SPSS. This two-part series will provide an opportunity to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of online surveys, provide a few useful tips, and introduce users to the capabilities of this software. By the end of the two sessions participants will be able to create, deploy, and analyze the
results of a survey that they have created. Attendance at both sessions is required. Bring your laptop.
Last Updated:
08-Aug-2007 11:38 AM
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