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Feb. 24: Intro to ETDR Templates

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made templates available (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting and have navigable documents.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Friday,  Feb. 24. 

 

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KSIS training sessions available during spring semester

Instructor-led KSIS training is available for faculty, academic advisors, and staff throughout the spring semester. Registration through HRIS is required. For step-by-step instructions, view the Register for classes in HRIS.

KSIS training now available

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Jan. 27: Intro to ETDR Templates

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made templates available (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting and have navigable documents.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 27. 

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Oct. 24: Intro to ETDR Templates

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24.    

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Advising in KSIS training dates now available for Fall 2022

Training dates for Advising in KSIS are now available for the fall 2022 semester. Sessions focus on the KSU Advisor Center functions. Full-time advisors and faculty advisors are encouraged to attend. Registration through HRIS is required. See Using HRIS to register for classes.

Advising training now available

The following Advising in KSIS sessions are provided in Zoom.  Zoom session information is provided on the morning of the training.  The available times are:

  • Monday, Sept. 19, 9-10:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1:30-3p.m.
  • Tuesday, Sept. 27, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Friday, Sept. 30, 1:30-3 p.m.

Topics covered during the sessions include, but are not limited to:

  • Advisee information pages
  • Running and viewing a DARS audit
  • Removing advising flags
  • Viewing program/plan history
  • Viewing test scores

For more information on current advising processes, visit the KSIS for advisors web page. See the KSIS training web page for additional classes.

If the available training sessions do not meet your schedule, please contact Fred Darkow at fdarkow@ksu.edu for further training options.

KSIS Class Scheduler training available for Fall 2022

KSIS Class Scheduler training is now available for sign-up in HRIS. Sessions are designed for employees new to the Class Scheduler process as well as refreshers for employees who have previously updated class schedules.

Topics include:

  • Printing the Class Schedule report
  • Updating room locations
  • Updating instructors
  • Updating the section status
  • Other course-related details

All sessions are conducted via Zoom.  The dates and times for the Class Scheduler sessions are:

New Class Scheduler

  • Monday, Sept. 26, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Thursday, Sept. 29, 1:30-3 p.m.

Registration through HRIS is required. See Register for classes in HRIS. If the current dates and times do not match your schedule, contact Fred Darkow at fdarkow@ksu.edu for more options.

KSIS Training sessions for Fall 2022 available

KSIS training dates and times are now available for fall 2022. Instructor-led, Zoom based training is available for faculty, academic advisors, and staff at no charge. However, registration through HRIS is required. See Using HRIS to register for classes.

Training for staff and faculty include the following topics:

  • Advising in KSIS
  • Class Scheduler
  • Grading in KSIS

For more information about each topic and the dates and times for training, visit the KSIS Training web page. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Fred Darkow, KSIS Training Coordinator, at fdarkow@ksu.edu.

Aug. 29: Getting Started w/ ETDR Templates

Are you a master’s or doctoral student? If so, it is likely that you will be conducting research as part of your studies. At some point, you may be writing a thesis, report, or dissertation to record your work to share with the profession and the world. K-State has made available templates (in Microsoft Word and LaTeX) for students to use, in order to ensure that they include all required information in the proper formatting.

“Getting Started with ETDR Templates” is an online training on Zoom from 1 – 2:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29.    

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Aug. 5: LIWC22 for Computational Text Analysis

LIWC“Using LIWC-22 for Computational Linguistic Analysis” will be presented from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5, via Zoom. (Link will not be live until the event.)

The Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) tool enables users to conduct computational linguistic analyses on single texts, collections of texts, and text corpora, in order to better understand the latent data.

 

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July 29: Intro to Microsoft Visio Professional

An introductory training for Microsoft Visio Professional is scheduled 1:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, July 29, on Zoom(Session is not live until the scheduled time.)

 

About Microsoft Visio Professional 

Microsoft Visio Pro is a common diagramming tool that enables the creation of vector graphics.

Some common examples include the following:

  • Flowcharts to describe work or research processes
  • Basic diagrams
  • BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) diagrams (with built-in validation based on rule sets)
  • Database systems
  • Floor plans
  • Network designs
  • Data-created visuals (with uploaded Excel spreadsheets used in Visio templates from MS Visio Online and/or the Excel backstage)
  • Automapping of websites to three levels
  • And more

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