Online Training Series
The Graduate School provides free access to a webinar series for all doctoral researchers. These offer research and professional skills training in a live-taught format. You will find that they complement the tailored, interactive face-to-face workshops in the DRDP and will be particularly helpful to those following the Distance Learning study mode or those studying part time who cannot always attend workshops due to other commitments. These webinars take place either between 7pm and 9pm or 10am-12pm.
There is a wide range of topics to choose from (62 sessions in total), which are organised into themed modules. You don’t have to attend a whole module, you can sign up for individual sessions from any module. As with the face-to-face workshops, some topics will be of more relevance at certain stages of your doctoral programme.
Webinar Software
You must download the required software (Electa-live) and you must book in advance. The software is free to the user and can be accessed direct from the Electa website.
The software can be downloaded to a PC, laptop, tablet, or even a smart phone. It is your responsibility to ensure you have the software ready in advance of the webinar. We recommend that you use a personal device because downloads to a work computer will require the university’s IT department to install it for you.
Booking
BOOKINGS FOR THE FIRST SESSION OPEN ON 13th SEPTEMBER, 12pm
The webinars are extremely popular and waiting lists may operate. Please be considerate to those who may be on a waiting list and cancel in good time if you find that you are no longer able to take part.
In the 2022-23 academic year, all sessions will open for booking THREE WEEKS BEFORE THEY ARE DUE TO RUN. When you access a specific session in the schedule below and go to ‘Book this Session’, it will tell you that the session is ‘available to book’ after a particular date and time. If you wish to attend, therefore, you will have to be ‘clued in’, access this website regularly, and generally be prepared! This little extra effort will, however, mean that places are available for PGRs to book all year round.
If you have any problems with any aspect of your booking, please e-mail [simon.d.watts@uea.ac.uk] and/or [ssf.advancedtraining@uea.ac.uk] and he we will be happy to help.
BOOKING LINK: https://bookwhen.com/ueaonlinetraining
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Modules
Below is an overview of the webinars organised into modules by theme. You may find it helpful to identify, perhaps with your DoS or School DRDP Coordinator, which individual sessions would be most helpful to you in your current year of study. For example, a doctoral researcher in the first year of study will be working on a literature review, honing their writing skills and exploring research methods, so sessions 1 and 2 in Module 1 and certain sessions in Modules 2 and 5 would be very relevant. Session 4 will be helpful in any year of study but may provide additional, specific support to those who are writing up, as will session 1 of Module 3. If you are interested in teaching, or already have some experience of teaching you will find the Module 4 sessions to be interesting and supportive. These sessions may therefore be relevant in any year of study.
Date | Module | Name | Time | Page | ||
Tues 4th Oct | 1. Writing | What Should a Literature Review Do? | 7pm-9pm | 7 | ||
Wed 5th Oct | 1. Writing | What Should a Literature Review Do? | 7pm-9pm | 7 | ||
Thurs 6th Oct | 1. Writing | What Should a Literature Review Do? | 7pm-9pm | 7 | ||
Tues 11th Oct | 1. Writing | Writing Effectively | 7pm-9pm | 8 | ||
Wed 12th Oct | 1. Writing | Writing Effectively | 7pm-9pm | 8 | ||
Thurs 13th Oct | 1. Writing | Writing Effectively | 7pm-9pm | 8 | ||
Tues 18th Oct | 1. Writing | Academic Publishing | 7pm-9pm | 9 | ||
Weds 19th Oct | 1. Writing | Academic Publishing | 7pm-9pm | 9 | ||
Thurs 20th Oct | 1. Writing | Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis | 7pm-9pm | 10 | ||
Tues 25th Oct | 1. Writing | Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis | 7pm-9pm | 10 | ||
Thurs 27th Oct | 1. Writing | Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis | 7pm-9pm | 10 | ||
Tues 1st Nov | 2. Qual. | A Comparison of Qualitative Methods | 7pm-9pm | 11 | ||
Thurs 3rd Nov | 2. Qual. | Qualitative Interviewing | 7pm-9pm | 12 | ||
Tues 8th Nov | 2. Qual. | Analysing Qualitative Data | 7pm-9pm | 13 | ||
Thurs 10th Nov | 2. Qual. | Using NVivo for Qualitative Research | 7pm-9pm | 14 | ||
Tues 15th Nov | 1. Writing | What Should a Literature Review Do? | 10am-12pm | 7 | ||
Tues 15th Nov | 2. Qual. | A Comparison of Qualitative Methods | 7pm-9pm | 11 | ||
Weds 16th Nov | 1. Writing | Writing Effectively | 10am-12pm | 8 | ||
Thurs 17th Nov | 1. Writing | Academic Publishing | 10am-12pm | 9 | ||
Thurs 17th Nov | 2. Qual. | Qualitative Interviewing | 7pm-9pm | 12 | ||
Tues 22nd Nov | 1. Writing | Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis | 10am-12pm | 9 | ||
Tues 22nd Nov | 2. Qual. | Analysing Qualitative Data | 7pm-9pm | 13 | ||
Thurs 24th Nov | 2. Qual. | Using NVivo to do Qualitative Research | 7pm-9pm | 14 | ||
Weds 30th Nov | 3. Finishing | Preparing for your Viva | 7pm-9pm | 15 | ||
Thurs 1st Dec | 3. Finishing | On the Job: Securing a First Academic Post | 7pm-9pm | 16 | ||
Tues 6th Dec | 3. Finishing | Preparing Impactful Research Proposals & Grant Applications | 7pm-9pm | 17 | ||
Weds 7th Dec | 4. Teaching | Preparing & Delivering Seminars | 7pm-9pm | 18 | ||
Tues 13th Dec | 4. Teaching | Preparing & Delivering Lectures | 7pm-9pm | 19 | ||
Weds 14th Dec | 4. Teaching | Assessment, Feedback, & Module Design | 7pm-9pm | 20 | ||
XMAS BREAK | ||||||
Tues 10th Jan | 2. Qual. | A Comparison of Qualitative Methods | 10am-12pm | 11 | ||
Tues 10th Jan | 1. Writing | What Should a Literature Review Do? | 7pm-9pm | 7 | ||
Wed 11th Jan | 2. Qual. | Qualitative Interviewing | 10am-12pm | 12 | ||
Tues 17th Jan | 2. Qual. | Analysing Qualitative Data | 10am-12pm | 13 | ||
Tues 17th Jan | 1. Writing | Writing Effectively | 7pm-9pm | 8 | ||
Wed 18th Jan | 2. Qual. | Using NVivo to do Qualitative Research | 10am-12pm | 14 | ||
Tues 24th Jan | 1. Writing | Academic Publishing | 7pm-9pm | 9 | ||
Tues 31st Jan | 1. Writing | Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis | 7pm-9pm | 10 | ||
Tues 7th Feb | 2. Qual. | A Comparison of Qualitative Methods | 7pm-9pm | 11 | ||
Tues 14th Feb | 2. Qual. | Qualitative Interviewing | 7pm-9pm | 12 | ||
Tues 21st Feb | 2. Qual. | Analysing Qualitative Data | 7pm-9pm | 13 | ||
Wed 22nd Feb | 3. Finishing | Preparing for your Viva | 7pm-9pm | 15 | ||
Tues 28th Feb | 2. Qual. | Using NVivo to do Qualitative Research | 7pm-9pm | 14 | ||
Weds 1st Mar | 3. Finishing | On the Job: Securing a First Academic Post | 7pm-9pm | 16 | ||
Tues 7th Mar | 3. Finishing | Preparing Impactful Research Proposals & Grant Applications | 7pm-9pm | 17 | ||
Tues 14th Mar | 1. Writing | What Should a Literature Review Do? | 10am-12pm | 7 | ||
Tues 14th Mar | 4. Teaching | Preparing & Delivering Seminars | 7pm-9pm | 18 | ||
Wed 15th Mar | 1. Writing | Writing Effectively | 10am-12pm | 8 | ||
Tues 21st Mar | 1. Writing | Academic Publishing | 10am-12pm | 9 | ||
Tues 21st Mar | 4. Teaching | Preparing & Delivering Lectures | 7pm-9pm | 19 | ||
Wed 22nd Mar | 1. Writing | Writing & Structuring an Effective Thesis | 10am-12pm | 10 | ||
Tues 28th Mar | 3. Finishing | Preparing for your Viva | 10am-12pm | 15 | ||
Tues 28th Mar | 4. Teaching | Assessment, Feedback, & Module Design | 7pm-9pm | 20 | ||
Wed 29th Mar | 3. Finishing | On the Job: Securing a First Academic Post | 10am-12pm | 16 | ||
Wed 29th Mar | 5. Quant | Quantitative Research: A Basic Guide | 7pm-9pm | 21 | ||
EASTER BREAK | ||||||
Tues 18th Apr | 3. Finishing | Preparing Impactful Research Proposals & Grant Applications | 10am-12pm | 17 | ||
Tues 18th Apr | 5. Quant | Introduction to Scale Development | 7pm-9pm | 22 | ||
Wed 19th Apr | 5. Quant | Intro. to Structural Equation Modelling | 7pm-9pm | 23 | ||
Tues 25th Apr | 2. Qual. | A Comparison of Qualitative Methods | 7pm-9pm | 11 | ||
Wed 26th Apr | 2. Qual. | Qualitative Interviewing | 7pm-9pm | 12 | ||
Tues 2nd May | 2. Qual. | Analysing Qualitative Data | 7pm-9pm | 13 | ||
Weds 3rd May | 2. Qual. | Using NVivo to do Qualitative Research | 7pm-9pm | 14 | ||
Tues 9th May | 3. Finishing | Preparing for your Viva | 7pm-9pm | 15 | ||
Wed 10th May | 5. Quant | Quantitative Research: A Basic Guide | 7pm-9pm | 21 | ||
Tues 16th May | 5. Quant | Introduction to Scale Development | 7pm-9pm | 22 | ||
Wed 17th May | 5. Quant | Intro. to Structural Equation Modelling | 7pm-9pm | 23 |