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Undergraduate Research

ESP/CRSP Workshops and Activities Schedule

Undergraduate researchers must attend four workshops. Returning researchers must complete four workshops. If you have already completed all workshops and do not wish to participate in them again please contact Prof. Hamid Norouzi, undergraduateresearch@citytech.cuny.eduSUBJECT Line: workshop alternatives, to discuss alternate activities to fulfill this requirement.

Workshop

Date/Time

Modality

Type

Presenting Yourself Online
Focuses on how students can create and maintain a professional and/or academic online presence. City Tech's OpenLab team supports students developing a presence on online spaces including their OpenLab sites during their academic career and even into their job search post-graduation.
Registration

Profs. Rosen and Reitz

March 11, 1-2 PM

Online

Research Types and Methods Panel
Before beginning your research project, you need to decide how to design a study. This workshop will give you a brief overview of various types of research using field surveys, secondary data analysis, and laboratory experiments.
Registration

Profs. Gregory, Kim, and Parveen

March 13, 1-2 PM

Online

Being a Professional
Students will learn about professionalism and strategies to develop from varied perspectives.
Registration

Profs. Davide and Walljasper

March 13, 3-4 PM

Online

Using OpenLab Sites for Research Projects
City Tech’s OpenLab team supports student researchers by showing how to communicate about and display research via open platforms such as OpenLab and CUNY Academic Commons.
Registration

Profs. Rosen and Reitz

March 20, 1-2 PM

Online

Academic Works for Student Posters
Adding your poster to CUNY Academic Works creates a unique, permanent link for your resume, CV, and graduate school application.
Registration

Prof. Berger

March 25, 4-5 PM

Online

Advancing Library Research Techniques
Learn how to use the library and Google Scholar to find sources for your poster and general strategies for the literature review.
Location: L540 (Library Eclassroom)

Prof. Leonard

March 27, 1-2 PM

In-Person

Advancing Library Research Techniques
Description: See above
Registration

Prof. Berger

March 27, 4-5 PM

Online

SPSS #1 Consort Diagrams
The first session of the SPSS Workshop Series will delve into the intricacies of consort diagrams their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.

Students will need to read the freely available, selected article below in advance of our session. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

Registration

Prof. Gurung

March 28, 1-2 PM

Online

Grad School Research Workshop
Thinking about Graduate School? This workshop will cover the essential things you need to know before applying. Learn how to research degree programs, internship offerings, and funding opportunities. Various application components including GRE, recommendation letters, personal statements, and portfolios or work samples will be introduced. Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on their own expectations for graduate school.
Location: L540 (Library Eclassroom)

Prof. Almeida

April 2, 2-3 PM

In-Person

Writing Abstracts for Research Projects
Students will learn about abstracts: what they are and how they are used. They will also learn the necessary elements to writing an abstract and go through a series of exercises in small groups to distinguish between successful and unsuccessful abstracts.
Registration

Profs. Garcia and Wong

April 3, 1-2 PM

Online

Writing Abstracts for Research Projects
Description: See above
Registration

Profs. Garcia and Wong

April 3, 4-5 PM

Online

SPSS #2 Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Two Variables
The second session of the SPSS Workshop Series will explore the nuances of demographic, clinical characteristics, and bivariate analyses tables their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.

Students will need to read the freely available, selected article below in advance of our session. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

Registration

Prof. Gurung

April 4, 1-2 PM

Online

Demystifying and Managing Citations
Students will learn more about why they need to cite sources for their poster and gain awareness of why citation is a powerful and meaningful practice. We cover different kinds of sources, necessary knowledge needed to properly cite a source, and will also showcase Zotero, a free tool for formatting and managing references (citations).
Registration

Prof. Berger

April 9, 4-5 PM

Online

ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement
Create dynamic, professional websites using WordPress featuring your outstanding academic work.
Registration

iTEC

April 10, 1-2 PM

Online

ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement
Create dynamic, professional websites using WordPress featuring your outstanding academic work.
Registration

iTEC

April 10, 4-5 PM

Online

SPSS #3 Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Multiple Variables for Scientific Journal Articles
The third session of the SPSS Workshop Series will explore the nuances of multivariable analyses tables — their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.

Students will need to read the freely available, selected article below in advance of our session. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

Registration

Prof. Gurung

April 11, 1-2 PM

Online

Designing a Research Poster Presentation
Understand the purpose of a scientific research poster; learn important layout principles and components to create and present effective research posters. Please register before midnight on April 23, 2024. Registrations submitted after this deadline cannot be guaranteed approval.

Registration

Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao

April 24 1-2 PM

Online

Designing a Research Poster Presentation
Description: see above
Location: L540 (Library Eclassroom)

Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao

April 24 4-5 PM

In-Person