1. www.rsc.qut.edu.au RESEARCH STUDENTS CENTRE CRICOS No 00213J Research Training Careers and Employment Seminar Tuesday 1 March 2011 Presenter: Dr Eliza Matthews

2. Research Students Centre About this workshop: What is the Research Students Centre (RSC)? What is Research Training? What seminars do we run? How do I find out about upcoming RSC training workshops? How does this fit in with my Research Higher Degree (RHD)? Do you provide RHD students with any resources? How do I register for events? Research Students Centre

3. Research Students Centre: Who are we? Dean of Research and Research Training  Professor Paul Burnett Admissions, Enrolments and Scholarships  Dr Ricky Tunny, Coordinator Candidature and Examinations  Mr Ian Wright, Coordinator Research Training  Dr Eliza Matthews, Coordinator Research Students Centre

4. Research Training: Our Pitch! Research Students Centre The Research Students Centre is committed to providing a free program of research training to support QUT research students, supervisors and staff. We are here to help get you through your degree as quickly and painlessly as possible by providing the following –Seminars –Resources –People Your feedback is extremely valuable to us Email: training.rsc@qut.edu.autraining.rsc@qut.edu.au

5. Research Students Centre Our workshops… Writing –Productively –Literature Review –Creating an Argument –Writing for Publication –Abstracts –Structure of a Thesis Data analysis and statistical symposia Methodology Examination Processes | Fellowships | Beyond Ethics | IP | Copyright Conferences and Public Speaking Stage II | Project Management; Confirmation Supervisor Workshops! Research Students Centre

6. Orientation Kelvin Grove –9.30am—12.30pm, Tuesday 8 March 2011, 88 Musk Avenue, Room SYN109 Gardens Point –9.30am—12.30pm, Thursday 10 March 2011, Library, Room V714 IRIS | Introduction to Research for International Students –Gardens Point, 9.30am—4.30pm, Thursday 17 March 2011, Library, V714 Research Students Centre

7. How do I know what’s on? Monthly email newsletter Research Training Calendar—visit the Research Students Centre website at http://www.rsc.qut.edu.au/ -- also lists events being held for Research Higher Degree students by other areas of the Universityhttp://www.rsc.qut.edu.au/ Regular email reminders! Research Students Centre

8. Registrations You can also find out what’s coming up at our registrations page Events open for registration approximately one month prior to the relevant workshop Visit the registrations page at http://www.rsctraining.qut.edu.au/http://www.rsctraining.qut.edu.au/ Research Students Centre

9. Resources: Visit the Research Training Wiki at https://wiki.qut.edu.au/display/rst https://wiki.qut.edu.au/display/rst Research Students Centre

10. Why? Graduate capabilities: –advanced theoretical knowledge and analytical skills, as well as methodological, research design and problem-solving skills in a particular research area –advanced information processing skills and knowledge of advanced information technologies and other research technologies –independence in research planning and execution, consistent with the level of the research degree –competence in the execution of protocols for research health and safety, ethical conduct and intellectual property –skills in project management, teamwork, academic writing and oral communication –awareness of the mechanisms for research results transfer to end- users, scholarly dissemination through publications and presentations, research policy, and research career planning. Research Students Centre

11. Questions, comments and discussion We look forward to seeing you at an event soon! Research Students Centre