The Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI) is a Libraries-sponsored online learning experience intended to benefit graduate students through:
- Skill-sharing
- Community-building
- Information
- Preparedness
By the end of this Institute, you will have gained insight into research skills and resources, as well as the importance of community and how to make those connections with others. The goal is for you to leave this week prepared with the knowledge needed to engage in successful research projects as a UW graduate student.
We recommend completing one topic each day of the program and following the topic order in sequence however you may skip around to different topics in a non-linear sequence if you wish.
Here is a suggested sequence for the week:
- Join Slack and meet the UW Libraries staff and your peers
- Complete the Early Check-in feedback form
- Participate in the GSRI Kick-Off event
- Read through the topic Foundations and complete an activity
- Continue connecting with others in Slack and consider reaching out to your librarian or peers from your discipline
- Participate in the daily GSRI event
- Read through the topic Services and Resources and complete an activity
- Continue connecting with others in Slack and consider reaching out to your librarian or peers from your discipline
- Complete the Midweek Check-in feedback form
- Participate in the daily GSRI event
- Read through the topic Write and Cite and complete an activity
- Continue connecting with others in Slack and consider reaching out to your librarian or peers from your discipline
- Participate in the daily GSRI event
- Read through the topic Publish and Present and complete an activity
- Continue connecting with others in Slack and consider reaching out to your librarian or peers from your discipline
- Participate in the daily GSRI event
- Consider bookmarking the GSRI website for future reference
- Reflect on your time in GSRI and complete the Workshop Feedback form
Foundations
Master foundational research. Topics include research as conversation, improving research strategies, database search tips, and developing research questions.
Learning outcomes:
Learning outcomes:
- Describe graduate-level research as a conversation
- Examine different strategies for improving your research efficiency
- Identify steps for drafting a research question
Services and Resources
Empower your research. Topics include UW Libraries Search, research guides, databases, subject librarians, research software, institutional technologies, funding and mental health resources.
Learning outcomes:
Learning outcomes:
- Find and locate common UW Libraries research tools
- Connect with your subject librarian
- Experiment with different tools and techniques to locate the information you seek
- Identify different support areas on campus for technology, productivity, collaboration, travel, and mental health resources
Write and Cite
Write like a reseacher. Topics including citation styles, citation trails, underrepresented sources, research and study skills.
Learning outcomes:
Learning outcomes:
- Locate support for citation styles
- Identify how to get started using citation management tools
- Understand the importance of citing underrepresented voices
Publish and Present
Communicate your research. Topics including scholarly publishing, copyright, open access, research impact, open educational resources and IRB.
Learning outcomes:
Learning outcomes:
- Examine scholarly publishing and open-access resources
- Understand the role copyright plays in academic research
- Identify alternative metrics for evaluating research impact
- Outline tools for presenting and publishing research
- Determine if you need to involve IRB as part of your research
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