Graduate Workshops

Spring 2025 Graduate Workshop Schedule

January

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 12:00 pm:  Managing the Thesis and Dissertation Writing Process

Students will learn about resources at ASU that can be utilized to support their thesis or dissertation processes. Students will also learn strategies for planning time to research and write, using mentor texts, keeping track of research, communicating with thesis or dissertation committee members, and staying motivated and inspired.

View the recording at asuasn.info/GradWorkshopRecordingManagingtheProcessSP25

February

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm:  Critical Reading Strategies

Reading is a vital component of the research and writing process. This presentation will describe strategies for identifying themes from sources as well as how to track and organize information from sources to help with projects.

View the recording at asuasn.info/GradWorkshopRecordingCriticalReadingSP25

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 12:00 pm:  Research Ethics

This workshop will explore the foundations of ethical research practices. Students will learn about key principles such as responsible authorship, avoiding plagiarism, and maintaining data integrity. The session will also cover ASU-specific research compliance guidelines, including human subject research protocols and navigating conflicts of interest. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of available resources to support ethical decision-making throughout their research journey.

Register today at asuasn.info/GradWorkshopResearchEthicsSP25

March

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 4:00 pm:  Preparing Application Materials

This workshop will guide students through crafting compelling application materials for academic and professional opportunities. Topics will include tailoring resumes, CVs, and cover letters to specific positions, showcasing achievements effectively, and emphasizing transferable skills. Students will also learn strategies for organizing materials and accessing ASU resources to support their application process.

Register today at asuasn.info/GradWorkshopApplicationMaterialsSP25

April

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm:  An Overview of the Publication Process

This presentation will provide a general overview of the main components of the publication process and will provide suggested strategies that can be used when planning publication projects.

Register today at asuasn.info/GradWorkshopPublicationProcessSP25

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 12:00 pm:  Tips for Editing in Academic Writing

This workshop will review grammatical concepts in academic writing as well as strategies for revising and editing papers. 

Register today at asuasn.info/GradWorkshopTipsforEditingSP25

Have questions about statistics?  Check out the following recordings.

Intro to SPSS:  Tutors present an introduction to the statistical software SPSS. Students will learn background information about the software, data acquisition, and data management. The tutors also demonstrate data management techniques, exploratory data analysis and visualization, and modeling and significance testing in SPSS.

Statistical Concepts Review, Part 1:  Part 1 of the Statistical Concepts Review discusses introductory statistics concepts such as mean, hypothesis testing (z-test and t-test), and confidence intervals (z-test and t-test).

Statistical Concepts Review, Part 2:  Part 2 of the Statistical Concepts Review provides information about concepts such as types of data, types of data distribution, central limit theorem, and the law of large numbers.

Intro to R:  Tutors present an introduction to R, software for statistical computing. The tutors demonstrate how to input data into R, data cleaning methods, rudimentary analyses (e.g., t-test and linear regression), and some data visualization.

Writing Center Videos

ASU Writing Centers offer online writing workshops recordings as a way to provide you with additional information to help you be successful. You can request workshop recordings on a variety of topics. The workshops are designed to provide information on topics that you can watch at your convenience and engage in applying these principles to your classwork. Topics may continue to be added, so check back to see what’s new!

Please use the workshop request form button below to request a workshop video. The link for the video you request will be viewable upon completion of the form.

Workshop Request Form