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Whether you’ve been recently funded or want to be prepared when you are, this session is for you.  We will cover the process to access your funding, hiring students or other research personnel, researcher obligations and expectations, and other best practices and tips for managing your internal or external funding.

Attendees must register through InVIU. Contact person is Shelley Lumsden shelley.lumsden@viu.ca

When students engage in research experiences with faculty mentors, they receive immeasurable benefits. Similarly, there are mutual benefits to faculty that mentor students including the infusion of new insights, energy and skills on their research projects. Join this session to learn about some of the options available to VIU faculty who want to engage students in their research including the Research Work Opportunities, Research Assistants or class based experiences.

Do you teach with case studies? Have you found it difficult to find suitable case studies to share with students? Why not write and publish your own? Join this session to learn about the process of writing and publishing case studies for education purposes. Examples of case study publications will be shared and an innovative model of case study publications done by the World Leisure Centre of Excellence will be profiled.  Participants will leave with the resources and inspiration they need to create their own case study publications. 

VIU is pleased to welcome Nolan Beise and Duncan Phillips from Mitacs.

Library faculty Jean and Dana will give an overview of important considerations in getting your article published in the right journal for your purpose. This will include:

- Selecting a journal that connects with your intended audience (topical, Open Access, etc.)

- Avoiding “predatory journals” and publishers

- Negotiating and protecting your rights as an author, including tips & tools for modifying author agreements

- Recognizing the uses and implications of research metrics such as impact factor, h-index and "altmetrics"

Supervising graduate students in their thesis or major projects requires faculty to develop skills in research mentorship. Join this session to share your experiences and to learn from others on campus about the techniques they are using. Best practices will be highlighted and participants will leave with a better understanding about the needs of graduate students during the research process and how they can provide support to them along the way.

Have you often thought about publishing a book or book chapter but don’t know where or how to start? Are you contemplating publishing your doctoral dissertation? Join Cheryl Warsh, Shannon Dames, Amanda Wager and Susan Juby in a panel discussion as they impart their wisdom dealing with academic and non-academic publishers. These authors bring a breadth of experience in writing that includes fiction, non-fiction, biographies, textbooks etc.

Whether you are trying to start or finish an article, chapter, story, poem or develop a grant proposal, carving out time to do serious writing during the semester can be tough. This on campus retreat provides dedicated time and space free from distractions to help you work on your writing. These sessions are not workshops, and no writing instruction will be provided; however, Theo Finigan will be available to address specific questions. This is a 2 day retreat and you are welcome to attend one or both days.

What is Data Management and why is it important?  Attend this session to learn how to create a data management plan, how to share your data in a data repository, and to find out what new requirements are being set by Canadian and international funding agencies. This session is a collaboration between the VIU library and SRCA. 

Attendees must register though InVIU. Contact person is Kathleen Reed kathleen.reed@viu.ca

Open practices in scholarship can lead to transformative knowledge and capacity building. Positive social impacts of Open Educational Resources (OER) are made clear through such advocacy initiatives as #textbookbroke.