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Strategies for Navigating the Dissertation

Presented by the Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Conducted by Dr. Marianne Di Pierro, Director, Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Date:     Friday, August 26, 2011
Time:     1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Location:     WMU Fetzer Center

[More Information] - [Register Here]

 


Strategies for Successful Grant Writing:
A Seminar for Graduate Students

Presented by the Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Conducted by David Bauer, David Bauer Associates

Date:  Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Time: Two Sessions covering different material (Register for one or both)

Session One: 8:30 a.m. to noon
(Corporate, Foundation, Federal Grants, Dissertation Fellowships, and Internal WMU Awards)

Session Two: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Quality Circle Reviews, Team Building)

Location: Putney Lecture Hall, WMU Fetzer Center

[More Information]

REGISTER ON LINE AT THE FOLLOWING URL BY NO LATER THAN Monday, October 3, 2011

[Register for the AM Session with a focus on Corporate, Foundation, Federal Grants, Dissertation Fellowships, and Internal WMU Awards]

and / or

[Register for the PM Session with a focus on Quality Circle Reviews and Team Building]

 


Introduction of Statistical Concepts in SPSS Workshop

Presented by the Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Conducted by Mr. Lincoln Jiang, Doctoral Student, WMU Department of Statistics, and Doctoral Associate, Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Date:     Friday, October 07, 2011
Time:     9:00 A.M. – Noon
Location:     College of Health and Human Services Computer Lab: Room 1416

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Note: Please visit the following short Statistical Concepts tutorials below before attending the workshop.

Overview of Statistical Concepts

A: Basic Terms
B: Collecting Data
C: Frequency Table
D: Measures of Central Tendency and Variation
E: The Normal Curve , Z Score and Confidence Interval
F: Correlation
G: Linear Regression
H: Hypothesis Testing
I: T-Test
J: One Way Analysis of Variance
K: Chi-Square Test
L: Presentation of Data

Please also view the following SPSS video before attending the workshop

[SPSS Video Tutorial]

 


Overview of SAS Workshop

Presented by the Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Conducted by Mr. Lincoln Jiang, Doctoral Student, WMU Department of Statistics, and Doctoral Associate, Graduate Center for Research and Retention

Date:     Monday, November 7, 2011
Time:     9 a.m. to Noon
Location:  Computer Laboratory: Room 1416, College of Health and Human Services

[More Information] - [Register Here]

 

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