There's a lot happening at the CORAL Center this Spring.
Don't miss these great opportunities to get the most out of your graduate experience.
Mark Your Calendars! Make plans to attend the Spring 2009 Doctoral R&R Seminars! |
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Date: First Saturday of each month |
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Each R&R session provides a program of interest to doctoral students as well as an informal discussion and a question-and-answer session. All doctoral and specialist students are invited to attend these free seminars. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss with colleagues and knowledgeable faculty those questions and concerns that are uppermost in your mind. Network with other students in the program over coffee and doughnuts.
FEBRUARY 7—Prelims--Preparing and Performing: Advice from Peers AND Final Steps in Completing the Dissertation: From Defense to Publication The February R&R Seminar features two timely topics! First, there will be a guest panel of doctoral candidates who have recently successfully completed prelims. They will discuss their personal experiences and provide advice on preparing for and performing during prelims. This will be followed by a presentation on completing the dissertation process by Helen Richards, Coordinator of Theses and Dissertations, at the UWF Office of Graduate Studies. FEBRUARY 28—Research Opportunities in Escambia School District Looking for a dissertation topic? Don't miss this session! Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent of schools for the Escambia County School District, will present. APRIL 4 —The Terminal Degree: The President's Perspective Dr. Judy Bense, UWF's Interim President, will present April's program. If you've ever heard Dr. Bense speak, you know you're in for an interesting, informative, and often humorous talk. Don't miss this opportunity to meet and talk with the president of the university. MAY 9—Juggling Career, Family, Responsibilities, and the Ed.D. Program: Tips for Balancing Life and Learning Dr. Rebecca McBride, UWF Professional and Community Leadership, will talk about the difficulties that modern-day doctoral students face and ways to keep from being torn apart by the competing demands that have the potential to derail your doctoral journey. |
The schedule for the Spring 2009 SOS Sessions is out. These sessions are free for COPS faculty and graduate students!
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BEGINNING SOS This beginning refresher special session will focus on setting up an SPSS data file, getting started with SPSS, running descriptive statistics and frequency tables with SPSS, and generating simple graphs. INTERMEDIATE SOS This intermediate refresher special session will focus on using SPSS for basic inferential statistical procedures such as t tests, ANOVA, and correlation. ADVANCED SOS The advanced refresher special session will focus on using SPSS for conducting advanced statistical analyses such as multiple regression analysis, ANCOVA, reliability analysis, and other inferential statistics. |
Register now for the Spring 2009 Grant Writing Workshop. There will be three sessions: February 14, March 14, and April 14. Dr. Thompson, the instructor, has a long history of winning grants and will help you learn how to write a winning proposal! See the workshop flyer (pdf) for more information.
P3 (Presenting, Procuring, and Publishing) Competition Winners, October 4, 2008
Dr. Kromrey's Presentation on Academic Publishing, April 5, 2008