Workshops, Colloquia, Talks, and Training

 

Resources from Past Workshops

 

Statistical Analyses Using R (held 5/21/12 - 5/22/12)

The open-source software package R is a comprehensive platform for performing statistical analyses.

Streaming video of this workshop is available through iLearn. Please contact Jeff Cookston, Associate Professor of Psychology (cookston@sfsu.edu) for access.

 


Kickstart Your Grant Proposal Preparation (held on 1/19/12)

  • Powerful Project Summaries/Abstracts
  • Persuasive Budget Justifications

Focusing on the components identified in the workshop titles, the sessions also emphasized key elements of grantsmanship to help participants strengthen their overall proposal writing skills. Mandatory Data Management/Sharing plans were also discussed.

PowerPoint slides

 


IRB workshop for IRB Members and PIs (held on 8/4/10)

View presentation slides from the workshop

Streaming video of the workshop is available for viewing on CSU campus computers:

Video Part 1 of 3

Video Part 2 of 3

Video Part 3 of 3

As rules, regulations and norms change and shift, many universities consider it an important investment to keep faculty and IRB Members well informed about human research volunteer protections. Toward this end, ORSP hosted a 2-hour workshop on August 4th.  Tom Bechert, a nationally recognized consultant, covered the following topics:

Overview of Research Ethics and Regulations

Criteria for IRB approval of research, including:

  1. Minimizing risks to volunteers by using procedures consistent with sound research design that do not unnecessarily expose volunteers to risk
  2. Minimizing risks to volunteers by using procedures already being performed on the volunteers for diagnostic or treatment purposes
  3. Ensuring that risks to volunteers are reasonable in relation to anticipated benefits
  4. Equitable selection of volunteers
  5. Plans for monitoring research data to ensure the safety of volunteers
  6. Provisions to protect the privacy of volunteers
  7. Provisions to maintain the confidentiality of data
  8. Additional safeguards for vulnerable populations
  9. Informed consent processes
  10. Documentation of informed consent

 


Funded interdisciplinary teams and centers:
Progress reports and roundtable lunch - (3/19/10)

Presentation slides available, in order of original presentation:

 


How to Do Business With Business: A workshop on faculty partnerships with industry (3/2/10)
Streaming video of the workshop is available for viewing on CSU campus computers

 


“AREA R Us” Workshop (6/4/09) - Review of the NIH's R15 (AREA) research grant mechanism.
Presentation slides (pdf), Streaming video (NOTE: May take a few moments to load)

DVD by request: tlsantos@sfsu.edu

 


CAREER (4/9/09): Review of NSF's early Investigator award

Video (NOTE: sound quality clears up after 5 minutes into the video)

 


Specific Aims (4/2/09): Review of the most important page in an NIH proposal

Presentation slides (pdf), Video (DVD by request: tlsantos@sfsu.edu)

 


Data Analysis and Statistics (6/2/09): Review of how to think about experimental design and analysis.

Presentation slides (pdf), Streaming video (NOTE: May take a few moments to load)

DVD by request: tlsantos@sfsu.edu