Dr. Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Regents' Professor and Joaqin Bustoz Jr. Professor of Mathematical Biology in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, speaks to the importance of passion and discipline in order to be a successful, productive, and engaged researcher.
Dr. Ranu Jung, a Professor in Bioengineering, discusses the routines, habits and tactics to increase your research productivity to help you accomplish your dreams.
All research activities involving the use of human subjects must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) before data collection can begin. Susan Metosky, Senior Compliance Coordinator at the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development explains the process for Dr. Elizabeth Segal’s Graduate Social Work Seminar. The graduate students ask critical questions about the process especially when working with high risk participants, from teenagers to prostitutes. Visit our iTunesU page to download the podcasts to your computer or player.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development provides an overview of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and describes some of the differences between the different review processes: exempt, expedited, and full board.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development describes the full board review process and the makeup of each board.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development answers questions about when to submit your IRB application and common misconceptions about the full board meeting deadline.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development discusses what to do and what not to do when designing your study and preparing your IRB application.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development answers questions about procedures to change a study that has already been approved by the IRB.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development describes the training that is required by the IRB for all researchers submitting applications.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development explains the rationale for having a faculty member as the principal investigator (PI), even if it is a graduate student’s research.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development discusses ways that researchers can be proactive and sensitive in working with vulnerable populations.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development describes procedures when working with an outside agency that has an internal IRB process.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development answers questions about working with researchers at another university with existing IRB approval for their project.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development discusses protocol for using data previously collected as part of a study at an outside agency or in the classroom.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development answers questions about procedures for paying research participants.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development discusses issues regarding compensating mail survey respondents.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development answers questions about conducting research over the internet and utilizing social media applications.
Susan Metosky of the ASU Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development describes requirements for safeguarding vulnerable populations involved in online studies.
Dr. Blake Ashforth, a Professor in Management in the W.P. Carey School of Business, discusses how to discover your research interests and the importance finding a topic you are passionate about.
Dr. Paul Hirt, Professor in History, discusses how you should not let your hard work on seminar papers go to waste by providing advice on turning them into a conference presentation and then a publication.
Dr Nancy Rodriguez, Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, shares strategies for publishing while in graduate school. She talks about writing with a purpose, the impact a mentor can have on your publication success and the role that research plays in attaining future employment.
Dr. Subhash Mahajan, Regents' Professor and Director of the School of Materials, talks about the importance of making good decisions in order to be successful in your graduate career and beyond, starting with choosing your advisor and research topic.
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Who should be listed in the first author position? What about the last position? What does it mean to be listed first, last, or somewhere in between? Order of authorship means different things across disciplines. Learn more about what the positions mean and how the order is determined in various fields. Free royalty-free music from danosongs.com.
Faculty members describe ethical dilemmas they have faced when collaborating with graduate students. What are the pros and cons of collaboration in the humanities? When should others be included on patent applications? Can work from a forthcoming dissertation be published as a coauthored piece? Find out the answers and learn how you can be proactive to avoid problems down the road. Free royalty-free music from danosongs.com.
Questions discussed include: When should you simply cite previous work versus granting authorship? Is there a limit on the number of co-authors, and can too many authors weaken a paper? What constitutes a significant intellectual contribution to a project? If data is generated at ASU, does it belong to the student or the advisor? Free royalty-free music from danosongs.com.
More graduate student questions, including: What should I do if another student or faculty member has plagiarized my work? How is authorship determined in collaborations between different labs or universities? How should I handle conflicts over authorship with my advisor? Who owns intellectual property at the university? Free royalty-free music from danosongs.com.
Dr. Paul Hirt, a Professor in History, discusses crafting and delivering your presentation to engage the academic audience and maximize the impact of your opportunity to interact with scholars in your field.
Dr. Marcia Levitus, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, shares some insights and advice on creating and delivering conference presentations, specifically the importance of keeping it simple and speaking to your audience.
Dr. Linda Vaughan, the Associate Dean of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences, discusses the nuts and bolts of an academic conference presentation, from writing the abstract to networking at the conference.
Dr. Jane Maienschein, a Regents professor in the School of Life Sciences describes the editorial review process and shares strategies for improving your chances of being published. She advices graduate students to "get a point" in their writing, seek feedback and to be persistent.
Dr. Kory Floyd, a Professor in the Hugh Down's School of Communication, shares some insights about what journal editors are looking for and provides some helpful information about what you can do to better your chances of getting published.
Dr. Stephen West, a Professor in Psychology at ASU outlines the review process used in peer-reviewed journals. He provides graduate students advice on submitting a paper to a journal for the first time, and how to recover and handle revisions and rejections from a journal.
Dr. Sally Kitch, the Humanities Professor of Women and Gender Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU describes stages and strategies for getting your dissertation published as a book.
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: Translating Your Work for a Larger Audience
Lee Gutkind provides a brief overview of the purpose of creative nonfiction and how creative nonfiction written by academics can provide much needed information to the general public. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com.
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: Translating Your Work for a Larger Audience
David Fugate, a successful literary agent, talks about the market for creative nonfiction and what publishers are looking for. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com.
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: Translating Your Work for a Larger Audience
Joel Garreau talks about the importance of connecting with your audience in a way that will make them want to continue reading and not lose them when you discuss the specific details of the topic you are sharing. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com.
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: Translating Your Work for a Larger Audience
Dr. Stephen Pyne provides a framework for authors and provides some rules that must be followed when writing creative nonfiction. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com.
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: The Importance of Narrative
Lee Gutkind provides an in-depth overview of creative nonfiction and discusses the importance of using the narrative to communicate your point and engage the audience. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: The Importance of Narrative
Terry Green Sterling provides a number tips to help you transform from an academic writer to a writer of creative nonfiction. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking: The Importance of Narrative
Pagan Kennedy walks you through the process of taking your research and converting it to a medium that can reach the public at large and some of the pitfalls to avoid in that process. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com
Rethinking Our Writing, Rewriting Our Thinking – The “Creative” and the “Nonfiction” Tug of War
Lee Gutkind describes the importance of keeping the reader engaged with scene and story while at the same time giving them the information you want them to have. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com
Lee Gutkind and Dr. Dan Sarewitz engage in a friendly back and forth about how too much substance and not enough style or too much style and not enough substance can leave the reader unfulfilled. Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com
Drs. Susan Gray and Anna Holian of the Department of History and Dr Tracy Fessenden of the Department of Religious Studies share with Dr Jeanne Simpson of the Writing Center their thoughts about the value of choosing one's words, the importance of self knowledge and discipline in the writing process, and whether one should ask for feedback on drafts.
Drs. Susan Gray and Anna Holian of the Department of History and Dr Tracy Fessenden of the Department of Religious Studies share with Dr Jeanne Simpson of the Writing Center their thoughts about the value of choosing one's words, the importance of self knowledge and discipline in the writing process, and whether one should ask for feedback on drafts.
Drs. Susan Gray and Anna Holian of the Department of History and Dr Tracy Fessenden of the Department of Religious Studies share with Dr Jeanne Simpson of the Writing Center their thoughts about the value of choosing one's words, the importance of self knowledge and discipline in the writing process, and whether one should ask for feedback on drafts.
Dr. Jeanne Simpson of the ASU Writing Center discusses the structure of good writing and the benefits and importance of simplicity in writing with Dr. Winslow Burleson from Computer Science and Engineering.
Drs. Ben Minteer, Jamey Wetmore, Merlyna Lim, and Clark Miller (from Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology) talk with Dr. Jeanne Simpson (ASU Writing Center) about how style can make or break a piece of writing and about the tenuous relationship between clarity and complexity.
Learned professionals are those who write well, communicate well and have a firm grasp of the expectations of the discipline they represent. Dr. Jenefer Husman, an Associate Professor in ASU’s School of Social & Family Dynamics emphasizes the need to “read a lot and write a lot”, incorporate the help of peers, and seek out esteemed scholarly works and use them as a guide to develop the “Scholarly Voice.”
Two scholars, Dr. Kay Norton and Dr. Sandra Stauffer, from the ASU School of Music come together to offer advice about writing from a performer’s perspective. Similar to the preparation for a musical performance, Norton and Stauffer suggest that students apply the same principles to writing. These principles include breaking down a large project into smaller component and perfecting the individual pieces and then assembling the piece in its entirety to create a polished final product.
Beyond grammar, the logic and flow can make or break a piece of writing. Dr. Chris Buneo and Dr. Vincent Pizziconi, from the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, explain that a piece of writing must be cohesive and guide the reader through the argument and not just individual pieces. As science writers, they discuss how the use of the charts, graphs, and other figures can be used to, in a sense, tell a story of the data in a way that your audience is able to understand what your intend.
The nature of a writing project, whether it is for a class or for publication or for a thesis/dissertation, impacts the expectations faculty have of that writing. Dr. Subramanian Rajan and Dr. Edward Kavazanjian, from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, discuss how they approach different types of writing and what they expect of writing that is for a class, for publication, or for the thesis/dissertation and the nature of the feedback they give for each type. They also talk about the importance of organization, creating an outline, and amount of effort required to accomplish quality writing.
For students in interdisciplinary fields, it is important to be able to write so that the work can be understood by the entire audience, including those who are not in your specific discipline. In this podcast, Dr. Douglas Fridsma and Dr. Graciela Gonzalez, from the Department of Biomedical Informatics, discuss some of the challenges faced by graduate students in fields that are relatively young and not well known to broader academic community. They also talk about the writing process being a slow one, in which each piece builds upon the previous and where revisions often seem endless, and strategies for not getting bogged down.
Dr. Sudhir Kumar, the Director of the Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics and a Professor in the School of Life Sciences, speaks about the culture of the American classroom and how the university experience might differ in the United States from other countries.
Dr. Gyan Nuapane, an Assistant Professor in the School of Community Resources and Development, speaks about the expectations and norms that are expected of instructors in the American classroom.
Farideh Navabi, a Senior Lecturer in the School of computing and Informatics, speaks about the expectations and norms that are expected of instructors in the American classroom.
Dr. Xu Wu, an Assistant Professor in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, speaks about the expectations and norms that are expected of instructors in the American classroom.
Prasad Boradkar, an Associate Professor in the College of Design, speaks about the importance of language and the role it plays in teaching success.
Dr. Susanne Neuer, an Associate Professor in the School of Life Sciences, speaks about the importance of language and the role it plays in teaching success.
Mugdha Yeolekar, a PhD Student in Religious Studies, shares her experiences and offers advice on how to be successful as an international TA.
Susan Holechek, a PhD student in Molecular and Cellular Biology, shares her experiences and offers advice on how to be successful as an international TA.
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