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Thursday 16 August notes
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Research students' writing group
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Aug 5 2008, 9:46 PM EDT by
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Here are a few points we discussed that week
First, Second, Third. Do not use firstly. The convention is to write first, secondly, thirdly. First, second, third is also accepted.
Avoid unnecessary pronouns and in general words that do not add meaning to your sentence, or are repetitions. For example
There was something strange - write something was strange
There are a number of examples to support this - write a number of examples support tis
It is this element that confirms it - write this element confirms it.
At a broader level
Write clearly, remember you do not have to try to impress, but express your ideas. Everything you say has to be clearly understood. Material should be written so that people can follow it. Keep it simple (easy to understand words, short sentences, short paragraphs)
Writing is a substitute for conversation. An article is a substitute for conversation. In a thesis you make a point and defend it. Even though you write it for someone far away, your thesis should retain all the features of a decent conversation. If you are not sure it does, try to read it aloud, see how this works…
Show confidence by direct, almost blunt, writing. Don’t be afraid to say what you think. You have to show that you are confident in what you are doing. If your text has lots of ‘There appear to be’, ‘it appears’, ‘may be’, ‘suggesting’, think about why you used these words. Do you really have to be so tentative? You have to have a position. Make that position clear and come up with your strongest points first.
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Aug 5 2008, 9:46 PM EDT
Watch the length of sentences. If a sentence runs over three lines, check that it only expresses one idea. Even then, it might still be better written as two sentences. In most cases, long sentences simply lose the reader.
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Collaboration (researchers looking for others to collaborate with)
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Discussion Forum
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Apr 22 2008, 8:09 PM EDT by
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At the last 'Creative Research Discussion Group' Elliot brought up the idea of perhaps putting a page on this wiki to enable researchers to find each other so they might be able to collaborate on writing papers.
What are peoples thoughts on this?
Any other kinds of collaborations people are looking for?
Should we put up a page where people open to collaborating with others can put their research interests down and how they would like to collaborate?
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RE: Collaboration (researchers looking for others to collaborate with)
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Apr 22 2008, 8:09 PM EDT
In our Creative Research Discussion Group last Thursday we talked about the possibility of dedicating a discussion session once a semester to generating collaborative papers, projects etc, where people would come and say what kinds of collaborations they are interested in forming and we can either group up or suggest other individuals that may be good to approach. This could supplement a wiki page with a face-to-face as Clare suggested. Maybe people could suggest this kind of thing for other research group meetings that happen around the campus.
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Resources available
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Research Students Information wiki and discussion pages
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Apr 2 2008, 4:16 PM EDT by
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Thread started: Nov 19 2007, 7:58 PM EST
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ASSDA
Staff and students of ACSPRI member institutions have access to the holdings of the Australian Social Science Data Archive (ASSDA), located in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Current holdings of the ASSDA include data files from about 500 academic and government studies, about 480 opinion poll data files, and data files released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from the Population Censuses of 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986 and 1991.
Link: http://assda.anu.edu.au/
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Apr 2 2008, 4:16 PM EDT
I recently came accross your wiki and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice wiki.
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thaksin's back
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Discussion Forum
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Mar 2 2008, 9:30 PM EST by
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Hi Thai students at UC,
I expect most of you already know that Thaksin came back to Bangkok last week and kissed the ground. As the Senate election was on yesterday there's not been a lot of comment yet, though something interesting is bound to happen soon. There's a new book out - Political Regimes and the Media in Asia (Routledge, 2008) which has my chapter on Thaksin that takes the story of his expulsion from Thailand up to the Sep. 2006 coup.
chok dee, Glen Lewis
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Wanted: computer with microphone & camera
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Research students' writing group
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Feb 26 2008, 5:44 PM EST by
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Hi,
I am trying to find a computer on the UC campus that has a camera and microphone, so that I can participate remotely in a conference in Savannah, Georgia in the USA (via the Web), related to my PhD research. I have been in contact with the IT section, who have approved for me to do this, but have been unable to assist me in locating a computer like this...it seems that NO ONE at UC has requested this before (according to IT) nor participated in a conference remotely and I'm very surprised by this!!
If there is any computer available in any School/Department at UC that I could please use to do this (in early April 2008), please let me know ASAP!
Thanks for your assistance,
Claire
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RE: Wanted: computer with microphone & camera
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Feb 26 2008, 5:44 PM EST
Hi Joelle,
Thank you very much for your reply and suggestion. I contacted Michael who indicated that there were computers in the Language Lab in Building 9 equipped to do this, but in order to book them, I had to organise this with IT! Anyhow, I'm very grateful for your advice- at last I've found one after looking for over a month.
Regards,
Claire
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Inspired by this workshop!
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Structuring and writing the research thesis
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Feb 15 2008, 5:23 PM EST by
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I think most of us, if not ALL of us will agree that this workshop was really inspiring. I feel like I could finish my whole thesis within the next fortnight, if I didn't have to wait for pesky things like participants and results! I feel like I've been given so much more direction, and know exactly where I am at and what I need to do next. What is everyone else feeling? Let's keep the motivation up!
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Feb 15 2008, 5:23 PM EST
Yes, I agree. I attended the same workshop last year and it really enabled me to make a good start on my thesis. While lots of changes have been made since then, that workshop helped me to get that initial focus.
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NVivo version
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Nvivo
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Feb 11 2008, 7:26 PM EST by
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I am not sure which version of NVivo is available at the library but will check it. The last version is service pack 4. I heard that later this year a new version will come out (Nvivo8?), which will also be able to deal with sound and images.... should all be on the QSR site: http://www.qsrinternational.com
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Concept mapping workshop: Friday 8 February 2008
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workshops and workshop notes
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Feb 6 2008, 9:03 PM EST by
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Hullo from Peter Donnan,
Along with James Neill, I am a facilitator for this upcoming workshop on concept mapping.
There will session notes and a couple of readings available from the workshop (will be provided to Joelle for distribution). I am also happy to follow up any inquires etc.
Cheers,
Peter
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Bring a computer?
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Statistical analysis using R
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Feb 4 2008, 5:52 PM EST by
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Hi, is it necessary to bring a computer with R installed? and do we need to have our own data too?
Thanks
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Metaphor analysis
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workshops and workshop notes
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Feb 2 2008, 12:20 AM EST by
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I attended the Metaphor analysis workshop last week and found it really interesting.
A thought I had was can a really powerful metaphor help build a conceptual framework for your research?
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Finding a good editor
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Tips for writing a thesis
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Jan 30 2008, 8:41 PM EST by
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Here are contact detail sof some editors. I normally recommend Sue Prentice, whose works has proven to be very good in thesis examination.
But I have been given details of other editors
Kate Machin: her publicity says
‘Making your documents the best they can be!’
Need some help improving your academic writing? I have experience in editing and proofreading all forms of academic work — essays, reports, presentations and theses — in a wide range of subject areas. My services include:
• Proofreading – correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting
errors
• Copy editing – improving the way your sentences are written
• Structural editing – developing a more logical structure for your document
I can also help you format your footnotes, references and bibliography correctly.
Penny Cook
Penny Cook
11/1 Basedow Street
TORRENS ACT 2607
P: 02-6290 0747
M: 0401 402 132
E: pen@snowgrass.com.au
She has an editing qualification, a master in social ecology and a bachelor in human management.
Contact Details
Phone: 0421 999 673
Email: kate.machin@optusnet.com.au
Web: www.katemachin.com.au
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Jan 30 2008, 8:41 PM EST
"Here are contact detail sof some editors. I normally recommend Sue Prentice, whose works has proven to be very good in thesis examination.
But I have been given details of other editors
Kate Machin: her publicity says
‘Making your documents the best they can be!’
Need some help improving your academic writing? I have experience in editing and proofreading all forms of academic work — essays, reports, presentations and theses — in a wide range of subject areas. My services include:
• Proofreading – correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting
errors
• Copy editing – improving the way your sentences are written
• Structural editing – developing a more logical structure for your document
I can also help you format your footnotes, references and bibliography correctly.
Penny Cook
Penny Cook
11/1 Basedow Street
TORRENS ACT 2607
P: 02-6290 0747
M: 0401 402 132
E: pen@snowgrass.com.au
She has an editing qualification, a master in social ecology and a bachelor in human management.
Contact Details
Phone: 0421 999 673
Email: kate.machin@optusnet.com.au
Web: www.katemachin.com.au
" There are many professional editors working in Canberra, and the Canberra Society of Editors provides a list on its site at <www.editorscanberra.org> Each editor on the CSE list describes their areas of specialisation. As well, the University of Canberra's Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing (Editing) produces an annual crop of graduates and many of these would be well qualified to help with structural editing and proofreading. I am a professional editor, indexer and freelance writer with some experience in editing theses. My contact details are: Carolyn Page Editor The Clear English Company 78 Applebox Lane The Angle, Via THARWA, ACT 2620 ph 0427 350 151 clearenglish@bigpond.com www.clearenglishcompany.com
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How to find out which course to enrol in
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Administrative issues
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Jan 2 2008, 12:57 AM EST by
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Go to OSIS, unit enrol information, my studies, courses and units
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Graduation 2007
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Alumni
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Dec 19 2007, 5:48 PM EST by
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29 research students graduated this December at the University of Canberra. I wish them all good luck and hop ethey'll stay in touch.
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Reearch income
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Alumni
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Nov 18 2007, 8:00 PM EST by
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Researchers in EU earn less than US, Australia, Japan and India
A study on researchers' salaries carried out for the European Commission shows that the average salary for EU researchers is almost €23000 less than the average in the US, and also below average salaries in Australia, India and Japan.
"If Europe is to be able to face the challenges of the future, then we need knowledge to move freely to where it can best be used, and that includes our researchers," said Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science and Research. "This huge disparity of salaries within the EU certainly distorts free movement, and also contributes to our top people seeing better opportunities elsewhere in the world. While it's not simple to isolate all the factors that lead to these differences, I would say that in some Member States, more attention needs to be given to the value society places on the people carrying out work vital to our future."
The survey " Remunerations of Researchers in the Public and Private Commercial Sectors " was carried out online and considered a researcher as a person devoting at least 50% of their time to research activities. Almost 10 000 replies were collected from researchers at various stages of their careers, in the public and private commercial sectors across the EU-25 and associated countries. The data were validated, analysed and the results compared to two different groups: other European professions, and researchers in Australia, China, India, Japan and the United States.
Placing the EU on the global stage shows that researchers in the US, Australia, India and Japan all have an average remuneration higher than the EU-25. Of the countries used as comparison, only China is below the EU average.
Report available at: http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/pdf/final_report.pdf
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Design with a thousand faces where to from here.
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Design with a Thousand Faces
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Sep 19 2007, 7:19 PM EDT by
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Congratualtions Viv for triggering such an interesting scope on the idea of design in research and teaching. Can I suggest we as a group start to look at how the new RQF rules can turn this research into brownie points in the next few years. I've attended a meeting of Australasian educators of Landscape Architecture, and there are some interesting happenings at other Uni's.
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Creative Research
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Creative degrees
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Sep 5 2007, 11:43 PM EDT by
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Thanks Joelle this is a really interesting article. Another which might be helpful to other creative researchers is Brad Haseman Tightrope Writing: Creative Writing Programs in the RQF Environment, in TEXT (http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/art/text/) I found it very useful for creative led research practice.
cheers
Tanya
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Sep 5 2007, 11:43 PM EDT
Thank sfor that. I have put it in the main text ontop, so people wouldn't mis it. I hope you don't mind.
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Tip of the week
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Tips for finishing a degree
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Aug 30 2007, 1:19 AM EDT by
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Joelle, these are very helpful tips! Many thanks! - Linda
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Web Links
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'Ecology of the Artificial'… Where does it come from? Why is it here?
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Aug 19 2007, 10:06 PM EDT by
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One of our DRDGroup members has just brought my attention to Mitchell Whitelaw (lecturer in creative comms here at UC) blog on artificial life and generative art
http://teemingvoid.blogspot.com/
Definitely worth a look.
Any other good web links on this topic pleas let us know.
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join the writing group now!
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Aug 16 2007, 3:46 AM EDT by
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Thread started: Aug 2 2007, 12:36 AM EDT
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The writing group has just started this week. Come and join us!
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The research degree rollercoaster (or RDR)
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The ups and downs of doing a research degree
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Aug 2 2007, 12:41 AM EDT by
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I can identify with much of what has been said already.
There is a resourse on the web that I found useful. It's Dr. Dario Toncich - Key Factors in Postgraduate Research - A Guide for Students. http://www.doctortee.net/ and click on "Download text books".
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Aug 2 2007, 12:41 AM EDT
Yes I've downloaded that book on the WebCT site, under 'stages of a research degree' -'starting and finishing your thesis' if anyone is interested. Obviously he has put the book into the public domain and is happy to leave it there, which I find rather nice of him.
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