It’s nearly here… the biggest month of the year for PG research events!
We are so excited for AUT Wiki Rangahau / Research Week 2024 (9-13 Sept), featuring over 20 events for researchers! All events are free and most are open to postgraduate research students. Check back on Thesislink next week for more details, or register here now if you’re raring to go.
Highlights of the week include the Postgraduate Research Symposium on Monday 9 September, starting from 9am in WG308. Join us for a fabulous keynote address from Dr. Atakohu Middleton, an AUT PhD graduate who transformed her PhD thesis on Māori journalism into a popular book. After morning tea we break out into dozens of oral presentations from postgraduate researchers, themed into streams to suit almost every research interest. After a delicious lunch there will be a forum for postgrad students looking to step toward publication. Then there are more oral presentations, creative exhibitions, and a poster session where you can vote for your favourite poster. The day closes with an awards presentation, alongside non-alcoholic drinks and nibbles. Fascinating research, free kai, great networking… lots of reasons to join for the biggest event in the PG calendar!
Research Week also features the 3 Minute Thesis finals on Friday 13 September from 4 – 5:30pm in WG308. Our talented PhD finalists have recorded their 3-minute videos, and will compete at the finals for some great prizes. Come along to watch the presentations, vote for your favourite, and cheer on your colleagues. Non-alcoholic drinks and nibbles are provided, and friends, family, and supervisors are all welcome.
In addition to all the Research Week festivities, we have a great line-up of PG workshops on in September. Read on for details.
Postgraduate Research Workshops in September 2024
| What? | Where? | When? |
|---|---|---|
| SPSS quick start SPSS is designed to assist researchers in the analysis of quantitative data, and is one of the most user-friendly and popular packages on the market today. This training course will teach participants how to successfully set-up SPSS data files and also run some basic analyses. No statistical knowledge is required for this workshop; however, the focus of the session will be on the SPSS software rather than statistical theory. | Online | Tue 3 Sep, 10:00am – 12:00pm |
| Thesis writing: Discussions Provides an overview of the structure of discussion sections within a thesis. Identifies typical functions and distinctive features of this section in relation to the whole research project. You will analyse and discuss text examples and relate these to your own writing. | Online | Tue 3 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Thesis writing: Connecting your findings and literature review sections Examines connections between a literature review and a findings/results section of a thesis or article. You will use your own work or chosen article to visually track where concepts are first introduced and then continue to be used for a sustained argument. Suited to research students who have already drafted their research findings and literature review. Please bring a device. | City campus | Wed 4 Sep, 2:00pm – 4:00pm |
| Getting started with writing Focuses on strategies to help researchers digest reading in preparation for writing about what you’ve read. Participants try freewriting and mapping concepts as strategies to get words on the page and then create more structured writing. Bring an article you have read recently and a sample of your own writing. | Online | Wed 4 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Thesis formatting: The works This workshop focuses on the best ways to use Microsoft Word to handle a long document such as a thesis. Topics covered will include: using styles, section breaks, table of contents, page numbering and using various techniques to move around a long document easily. | City campus | Sat 7 Sep, 9:00am – 2:00pm |
| Thesis writing: Introductions An overview of the structure of an Introduction section of a thesis. Identifies typical functions and distinctive features of this section in relation to the whole research project. Participants analyse and discuss text examples and relate these to their own writing. | Online | Tue 17 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Thesis writing: Connecting parts to the whole Discusses how the different parts of a thesis connect to each other. Participants will analyse examples relevant to them and practice using language to clearly show how existing knowledge connects to their new research, to what others may do with it in the future, and where that information gets organised across a thesis. Bring an article you have read recently and a sample of your own writing. | Online | Wed 18 Sep, 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
| Thesis writing: Highlighting research significance Explores where and how you can make your research findings stand out. Participants will consider ‘what matters’ and ‘who cares’ and where this information goes. Bring an article you have read recently and a sample of your own writing. Suited to PG research students who already have their research findings. | Online | Thu 19 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Understanding Format 2 at AUT: Q&A Forum This forum is an opportunity to ask questions about aspects of Format 2. Please note, you must watch the relevant video available on the Academic Resources page of the PG_Me organisation on Canvas within the “Research Journey” section prior to attending. | Online | Tue 24 Sep, 1:00pm – 1:30pm |
| Thesis writing: Conclusions An overview of the structure of a Conclusion section of a thesis. Identifies typical functions and distinctive features of this section in relation to the whole research project. Participants analyse and discuss text examples and relate these to their own writing. | Online | Tue 24 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Thesis writing: Literature reviews An overview of the structure of literature reviews within a thesis. Identifies typical functions and distinctive features of this section in relation to the whole research project. Participants analyse, discuss and relate text examples to their own writing. Systematic reviews are not covered. | City campus | Wed 25 Sep, 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
| Session 1: Systematic Literature Review (SLR) – curious! Part one of a series of three workshops exploring systematic reviews. How is a systematic review different from a literature review? Why do people have different ideas on what a SLR actually is? Is it the right type of research for me? | Online | Wed 25 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
| Thesis writing: Using literature to support your view Discusses writing strategies and reasons for bringing in past research to support your own arguments. Participants will practice precise language that changes the extent to which you may agree or disagree with the views of others. Bring an article you have read recently and a sample of your own writing. | Online | Thu 26 Sep, 5:30pm – 7:30pm |
