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Social and Behavioral Sciences Workshops - Upcoming Events

 

Annotated Bibliographies

Attendees will learn about annotated bibliographies, including various types of annotations and how they contribute to understanding a research problem. We will learn strategies for developing analytical and evaluative annotations, and use the APA 7th edition guidelines to format an annotated bibliography. 

This workshop will be conducted via Zoom and recorded. After registration, you will receive the link to attend. You will receive a reminder 3 hours before the workshop. 

 

Date:          Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Time:          1:00pm - 2:00pm

Location:    Online

Audience:      Undergraduates     Graduates  

Categories:    APA Style     Research Skills  

Register! - 36 seats left

 

Online Library Workshops

Librarians are offering a variety of workshops in October and November. Join in to learn about new tools or hone your research skills. Select the links below for descriptions and RSVP info.


October
10/1 - Organize Your Research with Citation Managers: RefWorks & Zotero
10/7 - Advanced Searching: PsycINFO
10/14 - Homelessness: Finding and Visualizing Data to Promote Policy Change

10/21 - Using Zotero to Organize Your Research
10/27 - Overcoming Research Anxiety: A Mindful Approach to Literature Review Searching
10/28 - 4th Annual Humanitarian Mapathon with USC and UCLA (3-day event)
10/29 - Using Zotero to Organize Your Research

 

November
11/4 - Using Zotero to Organize Your Research

 

Visit Fall 2020 at the USC Libraries for updates and links to resources. 

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NVivo Presentation at Weekend Write, Dec 7 at 1:30 PM PST

If you are starting to analyze interview data, attend this workshop on NVivo.  As a USC student you can download NVivo from USC Information Technology Services (ITS) at https://itservices.usc.edu/nvivo/.  All you need is your USC login and password.  

NVivo is a software for qualitative analysis of textual and audiovisual data sources, including:

• Organizing and coding multiple data sources in one central project file.
• Assigning attributes to data (e.g., demographics) for comparative purposes.
• Adding interpretations and notes.
• Querying and searching data.
• Visualizing data. (https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo/what-is-nvivo)

Dr. Angela Bland will conduct this NVivo workshop on Saturday, Dec 7 at 1:30 PM PST in Waitte Phillips Hall (WPH) 403.  For more information, please contact the Rossier Doctoral Support Center at [email protected].

USC Rossier Scholars of Color Research Lecture Series

USC Rossier is excited to announce the visiting faculty for its fourth annual Scholars of Color Research Lecture Series. Sponsored by the USC Rossier Office of Research, the 2019-20 series will bring seven visiting researchers to the USC campus throughout the school year to present to students, faculty and staff.

Constance Lindsay UNC Chapel Hill Noon, October 31, 2019 Dauterive Hall LL-101 Dr. Lindsay has worked in education policy in various contexts, applying her research training in traditional studies and in creating and evaluating new systems and policies regarding teachers. Lindsay’s areas of expertise include teacher quality and diversity, analyzing and closing racial achievement gaps, and adolescent development. Before doctoral study at Northwestern, she was a Presidential Management Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education.

USC Rossier Scholars of Color Research Lecture Series

USC Rossier is excited to announce the visiting faculty for its fourth annual Scholars of Color Research Lecture Series. Sponsored by the USC Rossier Office of Research, the 2019-20 series will bring seven visiting researchers to the USC campus throughout the school year to present to students, faculty and staff.

Dana Miller-Cotto University of California, San Francisco Noon, October 8, 2019 Dauterive Hall LL-101 Dr. Miller-Cotto’s research applies a psychological, ecological systems theory perspective to math and science achievement. She aims to understand the associations among antecedent factors (e.g. SES, race) and opportunities (e.g., classroom instruction, home and child-care experiences) that shape children’s readiness in math and science.

ICPSR Virtual Data Fair - Data: Powered by You (October 1-5, 2018)

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is hosting a virtual data fair,  "Data: Powered by You" from October 1-5, 2018. This conference is free and open to the public. They will explore topics such as data transparency, data activism, sharing data, and more. The Data Fair will feature over 20 webinars hosted by expert presenters. For more information and to register go here: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/content/membership/datafair/#flyer.

Organize Your Research with Citation Managers

Organize Your Research with Citation Managers

https://libraries.usc.edu/events/organize-your-research-citation-managers

 

When: Thursday, September 14, 2017, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Location: DML 241 - USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study

RSVP: bit.ly/citeit914 by Sept. 12

 

Citation managers help you keep track of your research by collecting and organizing citations, and creating bibliographies. So how do you pick the best citation management software for your research? There are many factors to consider including functionality, cost, and accessibility. Come learn all about the citation managers, Refworks, Mendeley, and Zotero, and choose the best tool for your research.

 

Pizza provided!

 

Presented by:

Alyssa Brissett, Social Work Librarian

Dr. Zoe Pettway Unno, Head, Science & Engineering Library

Melanee Vicedo, Head, Education and Social Work Library Services

Stacy Williams, Head, Architecture and Fine Arts Library

 

For more information on USC Libraries events, please go to: https://libraries.usc.edu/events

 

 

 

WEBINAR: Organize Your Research with Citation Managers

https://libraries.usc.edu/events/webinar-organize-your-research-citation-managers

 

When: Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 3:00pm – 4:30pm

Location: ONLINE

RSVP: bit.ly/cite919 by Sept. 18

 

Citation managers help you keep track of your research by collecting and organizing citations, and creating bibliographies. So how do you pick the best citation management software for your research? There are many factors to consider including functionality, cost, and accessibility. Come learn all about the citation managers, Refworks, Mendeley, and Zotero, and choose the best tool for your research.

 

Presented by:

Alyssa Brissett, Social Work Librarian

Dr. Zoe Pettway Unno, Head, Science & Engineering Library

Melanee Vicedo, Head, Education and Social Work Library Services

Stacy Williams, Head, Architecture and Fine Arts Library

 

For more information on USC Libraries events, please go to: https://libraries.usc.edu/events

 

Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Awards - Deadline 10/30

Each year the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi recognizes four students with awards of $500 each for outstanding scholarly and creative work, presented at the honors convocation in April.  The competition is open to all students enrolled this fall at USC, both graduate and undergraduate. The deadline for submissions this year is Friday, October 30, 2015. If you have questions about the Phi Kappa Phi Student Recognition Program, please visit www.usc.edu/libraries/pkp/ or contact us at [email protected].

 

Download PKP_Student_Announcement 2015-16

Implications of the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing for Educational Policy and Accountability Webinar

Implications of the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing for Educational Policy and Accountability Webinar

Dr. Laura S. Hamilton, RAND Education

Thursday, October 8, 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. CDT

For more information about this and other webinars, visit http://buros.org/decoding-standards-webinar-series

TO REGISTER: http://marketplace.unl.edu/buros/2015-buros-webinar-series-2.html

For questions about this webinar, please contact Dr. Jessica L. Jonson at [email protected] or 402-472-0780.

 

Interested in submitting an academic article? Editorial Board Panel on September 28, 10:30am

Come and learn more about what editors are looking for when reviewing articles for top tier journals! 

When: Monday September 28, 2015 - 10:30AM

Where: WPH 2015

Please see attached PDF for more information:  Download Editorial Board Panel