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Hosted by the UCF Libraries and the UCF College of Graduate Studies

• Friday, February 5, 2016
• 9A.M. – 4P.M.
• John C. Hitt Library
• Room 223

Join us for the UCF Dissertation Forum on Friday, February 5, 2016!

The Dissertation Forum is a one-day event offered by the UCF Libraries and the UCF College of Graduate Studies. The Forum is designed to foster knowledge sharing and provide information about resources and services for doctoral students related to their research.

Forum programming includes brief presentations, concurrent sessions that attendees can choose from, a presentation on time and stress management, and a lunch and learn panel discussion presented by recently hired UCF professors to provide doctoral students with insights about planning, project management, and expectations.

Registration is free and open to doctoral students who have not yet enrolled in the candidacy phase of their UCF programs. Space is limited to 35 attendees. A light continental breakfast will be provided by the College of Graduate Studies and boxed lunches, sponsored by ProQuest, also will be available.

To register, please use the link below.

Registration must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, February 3, 2016.

You will receive an email confirmation of your registration using the email you provide.
If you have questions about registration, please email corinne.bishop@ucf.edu

Register for the Dissertation Forum

Dissertation Forum Schedule

The Dissertation Forum is organized conference style; some sessions run concurrently. Please don’t hesitate to speak with a Forum organizer if you have questions about which session might be most useful for your needs.

Time	Presentation	Room
9:00-9:15	Light Continental Breakfast Provided by College of Graduate Studies	223
9:15-9:30	Welcoming Remarks Barry Baker, Director, UCF Libraries	223
9:30-9:45	Introduction Dr. Jana Jasinski, Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies This overview will briefly highlight the Graduate College’s resources, services, workshops, and other information.	223
9:45-10:30	Concurrent Sessions Researcher Networks & Profiles Andy Todd, UCF Nursing Librarian This session discusses ideas for managing researcher profiles, why it’s important to develop an online profile as a researcher, and how to promote your work and connect to other researchers. The discussion will include a look at several sites to see what ORCID, LinkedIn, Research Gate, Academia.edu, PIVOT, Plum Analytics, and Google Scholar can do for you. 235A Library Research & Literature Review Strategies Dr. Corinne Bishop, UCF Social Sciences Librarian Library research strategies can help you differentiate sources and tools for academic projects and for conducting literature reviews. This session includes discussions, demonstrations, and Q&A that focus on identifying subject databases, making use of review articles, tracking citations, creating alerts to stay updated on publications, and using Google Scholar to identify and link to UCFs databases. 235C
10:30-11:00	ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Demo Sean Keough, ProQuest Academic This session provides an overview of ProQuest’s Dissertations and Theses database and tips on locating dissertations and theses by topic, institution, etc.	223
11:00-11:15	Break
11:15-11:30	Pick up boxed lunch & drink Lunch provided by ProQuest
11:30-1:00	Lunch & Learn: New Faculty Panel Dr. Linda Walters, UCF Biological Sciences, Moderator This moderated panel discussion includes Q&A and offers insights from presenters about their experiences and advice related to dissertation project management, timelines, working with advisors and committees, flexibility with topic changes and research challenges, and planning post-doctoral goals.	223
1:00-1:15	Break
1:15-2:30	Concurrent Sessions Publishing & Author Rights Sarah Norris, UCF Scholarly Communication Librarian This two-part session covers criteria to consider when planning to submit your work for publication and basic information about copyright as it pertains to publishing. We will look at factors such as acceptance rates, audience, indexing, cost to publish, and open access. There also will be discussion about how author rights are a bundle of rights that may be negotiated by the author. 235A Dissertation Formatting Overview Nathalia Bauer, Assistant Director Thesis & Dissertation, Pathways to Success, College of Graduate Studies This session will teach students the formatting requirements for a UCF thesis or dissertation as well as information about completing the thesis/dissertation process. 235C
2:30-3:15	Time & Stress Management Dr. Shari Ann James, UCF Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) Learn about resources and strategies for healthfully managing and coping with the stress of a dissertation project.	223
3:15-4:00	Closing Activity, Take-A-Ways, & Resources Dr. Penny Beile, Associate Director for Information Services & Scholarly Communication, UCF Libraries	223

Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about the Forum:

Dr. Corinne Bishop, Social Sciences & Graduate Outreach Librarian  (corinne.bishop@ucf.edu)

Richard Harrison, UCF Humanities & Undergraduate Outreach Librarian  (richard.harrison@ucf.edu)

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