ATIC Open House
Kathy Cahill
Thu Jan 20, 11:30am-02:00pm, 7-143
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Our annual open house focuses on the latest technologies for persons with disabilities. Are you aware of alternative ways to take notes in class or read written material? Can you navigate around a computer without using a mouse, a keyboard, or the monitor? We can show you how! Come to the lab and see Braille translation, screen reading, magnification, scanning and reading, voice recognition software, and more. Try out our TTY telephone, a note taking device, or a language assistance tool. Ask us questions about accommodations or accessibility.
[If you are solely interested in keyboards and pointing devices for repetitive strain injuries, please attend our separate event on January 27, 11:30 - 2.]
Web: http://web.mit.edu/atic/www/
Contact: Kathy Cahill, 7-143, (617) 253-5111, kcahill@mit.edu
Sponsor: Information Services and Technology
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All About UROP
Melissa Martin-Greene, Sonia Brathwaite, Andre Dixon
Tue Jan 4, 03-04:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
You are invited to come and learn about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). All aspects of the Program will be addressed, including how to participate, what type of work is appropriate for UROP and what to expect from the program. Discussions will be led by UROP staff and will feature a panel of UROP students. Bring your questions!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Are We Actually Doing What We Think We Are Doing: Using Assessment to Measure Effectiveness and Create Change In Programs
Sumi Ariely, Alberta Lipson
Thu Jan 27, 09:30-11:30am, 1-135
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 25-Jan-2005
Single session event
Prereq: none; interest or experience in program development useful.
This course provides a general introduction to evaluation techniques and research design and is intended to help participants set-up appropriate tools to study event outcomes. We will explore basic principles of how events, service programs, or activities can be set-up so experimental or quasi-experimental designs can be used to do effective evaluation and measure change. Students with programs or personal events in mind will be given time to develop event structure and evaluation questions. Join us for breakfast!
Contact: Sumi Ariely, 4-104, x3-0742, sumidan@mit.edu
Sponsor: Public Service Center
Cosponsor: Teaching and Learning Lab
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Avoiding Plagiarism Pitfalls or Whose Line Is It, Anyway?
Steven Strang, Patricia Durisin Barbera
Thu Jan 20, 10:30am-12:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
A hands-on workshop and discussion about the nature and recognition of plagiarism. All the concern in academia about plagiarism (not to mention all the headlines about plagiarism in the last few years) motivates this discussion and hands-on workshop. What is plagiarism? How can we avoid it? What’s the difference between plagiarism and research, between plagiarism and appropriate help, between plagiarizing and paying homage to other writers? What kinds of tools are available to aid you in your writing and citing process? Attend this session and find out! Bring your thoughts and questions with you.
Contact: Patricia Durisin Barbera, 14S-200, 253-4979, durisin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Writing and Communication Center
Cosponsor: Libraries
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Beinecke Scholarship Information Session
Dean Andrew Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Thu Jan 20, 04-05:00pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
The Beinecke Scholarship is an award of $32,000 to be used for graduate school support in the arts, humanities and social sciences. While only juniors can apply, all interested parties may attend.
Web: http://www.beineckescholarship.org/
Contact: Dean Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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Biomedical Research for Engineers
Howard Silver, Louisa Worthington
Tue Jan 25, 03:30-04:30pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
This session is intended to introduce researchers involved in interdisciplinary projects to core resources and strategies for finding biomedical literature. We will use hands-on exercises based on current MIT research projects. Attendees will learn how to be more efficient and effective searchers of the literature, where to get expert help with complex research questions, and how to get hard-to-find documents.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Choice of Major: Using Department Open Houses Effectively
Dan Chapman
Fri Jan 28, 02-03:00pm, 4-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
When are they? What questions should I ask? Will they help me choose a major? Who is invited? We will answer these questions and more about department open houses. Learn how to use these free resources to your advantage in the hunt for the perfect major.
Contact: Dan Chapman, 7-103, x3-9764, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
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Connect, Participate, Explore – MIT’s Alumni Network
Kathryn Hankin
Tue Jan 18, 02:30-04:30pm, Bush Room (10-105)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Did you know that the MIT Alumni Association provides services for students, not only alumni? Discover the many services available to students and start building the foundation of your network today. Let us demonstrate ways to contact alumni for career advice, search the Online Alumni Directory for alumni with similar interests as you, learn about MIT Club social activities, and gain insight on ways to engage alumni in your events. MIT’s exclusive network - more than 100,000 alumni strong - is here for your benefit.
Come explore our services with alumni and students that have benefited from our programs. Join us in the Bush Room for refreshments, free gifts, and valuable info on our student programs!
Web: http://alum.mit.edu/ccg/students/index.html
Contact: Kathryn Hankin, W59-200, aa-student-services@mit.edu
Sponsor: Alumni Association
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Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships: Creating a Winning Proposal
Dean Andrew Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Tue Jan 18, 04-05:00pm, 4-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Several $6,000 undergraduate fellowships are available for summer 2005. These fellowships will support challenging intellectual work in any field: science, engineering, humanities, social science, and the arts. This is the time to begin making your plans! We will review elements of past winning proposals and discuss how to put together a successful submission (which will be due March 18, 2005).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eloranta/
Contact: Dean Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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EndNote: Getting Started
Howard Silver
Thu Jan 13, Tue Jan 18, 03:30-05:00pm, 14N-132
Thu Jan 20, 05-06:30pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2005
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
EndNote is a "personal bibliographic software" package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references. Your database can be used to automatically generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your manuscripts. This session will be a hands-on practicum. Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, PubMed and other sources of published literature. You will learn how to search and manipulate databases, and to generate a manuscript and bibliography.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Find Full Text Fast
Peter Cohn, Patty Durisin Barbera
Thu Jan 20, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
News, reviews, research, trivia –the MIT Libraries has it all. Find out how to get quality information from the MIT Libraries directly to your desktop. Bring your questions and topics to this hands on session, where we’ll show you how to find full text resources for news articles, magazines, academic journals and much more.
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5506, pcohn@Mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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From Archimedes to Stephen Hawking: Resources in the History of Physics
Ewa M. Basinska, Graham Howard
Tue Jan 25, 10-11:00am, 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Would you like to know how Einstein came upon the idea of relativity? Or the story behind Schrödinger’s cat? If so, come to this session and learn how to look for the answers. We are offering an introduction to the resources in the history of physics from ancient times through present. Together, we will look at the wide range of resources, from manuscript collections to electronic databases. Our perspective is historical, so no math background is required.
Contact: Ewa M. Basinska, 14N-118, x8-5533, basinska@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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How to Find a UROP
Melissa Martin-Greene, Sonia Brathwaite, Andre Dixon
Tue Jan 25, 03-04:00pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
Learn everything you need to know to find a UROP position! We will talk about approaching faculty supervisors, when and where to look for projects, UROP paperwork and registration procedures. Please bring your questions! Discussions will be led by UROP staff.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Intellectual Property at MIT: Patent Searching Fundamentals
Carol Robinson, Tracy Gabridge
Thu Jan 27, 01-03:00pm, 4-237
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
While you won't come out of this session qualified to be a patent attorney, you will be able to successfully find patent references from all over the world, and know how to obtain patent text and diagrams. Using patent literature is important for understanding competitive technologies, keeping abreast of current product innovations and more!
Contact: Carol Robinson, 10-500, x3-7749, csrobins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Introduction to Intermediate Statistics: Lose Your Fear of Bivariate & Multivariate Regressions
Zak Taylor
Tue Jan 18, Thu Jan 20, 02-05:00pm, 1-150
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Learn how to read and interpret bivariate & multivariate regression analysis. Find out what R-squared, residuals, standard errors, dummy variables, and interaction terms are and how they work. The purpose is to learn the basic concepts, applications, and jargon of intermediate statistics "without" much math and no proofs! (you'll get plenty of that in your regular stats classes). Also includes a guide to good readable statistics texts, and an overview of the world of statistical methods. A great prep class for students who intend to take, or need to review, 17.874 (or 11.221, 11.241, 24.32, 14.382, 15.034). If you hate statistics, but need to learn this stuff, this is the activity for you; taught by a grad student who knows your pain!
Contact: Zak Taylor, mzak@mit.edu
Sponsor: Political Science
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Introduction to Metadata
Robert Wolfe
Tue Jan 11, 10am-12:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Got data?
You need metadata!
The MIT Libraries have created the Metadata Services Unit to provide effective metadata solutions in support of the creation of reusable collections of electronic educational resources.
Metadata will:
Help visitors search and browse your collections,
Organize complex electronic objects into effective educational resources,
Share copyright information with users,
Record critical information needed to preserve your collection over time and across new technologies,
Come explore metadata in use at MIT in collections such as DSpace and OpenCourseWare and discover the importance of metadata for managing digital content.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/metadata
Contact: Robert Wolfe, 14E-210B, x3-0604, rwolfe@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Investigating a Renaissance Architectural Drawing
Gary van Zante, Larry Sass
Thu Jan 20, 10am-12:00pm, MIT Museum
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 18-Jan-2005
Single session event
Prereq: n/a
The session examines a sixteenth century architectural drawing in the MIT Museum collection attributed to Baldassare Peruzzi, one of the most important architects of the Italian Renaissance. We will study the origins of the paper, the drawings' conservation over 450 years, construction of the architectural perspective and the architectural imagery. We will also discuss the digital projection of the perspective and 3D modeling of the architecture.
Contact: Gary van Zante, N52-211, x3-2825, vanzante@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Museum
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Jack Kent Cooke Information Session
Andrew Eisenmann
Tue Jan 11, 04pm-05:00am, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award 45 to 50 scholarships to seniors or recent graduates planning to attend graduate school in fall 2005. Each award will cover a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $50,000 per year and the maximum length is six years.
While only Seniors may apply, all interested parties can attend
Web: http://jackkentcooke.org/
Contact: Andrew Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-7364, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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Kawamura Fellowship Information Session
Dean Andy Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Fri Jan 21, 04-05:00pm, 2-105
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Kawamura Visiting Fellowship Program, sponsored by Kawamura Electric, Ando Cloisonne and CoTech International, is a five week, all expenses paid Summer Fellowship in Japan open to all currently enrolled MIT students. Fellowship recipients need not have any prior experience with Japanese language, culture or history. The program gives students exposure to Japan in many ways---culture, politics, business, and society through home stay with a Japanese family, visits to a Japanese school, companies, government offices, etc. Find out more about this excellent opportunity to discover Japan. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Web: http://kawamurafellowship.org/
Contact: Dean Andy Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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Learning Strategies: Time Management and Study Skills
Dan Chapman
Thu Jan 20, 02-03:00pm, PDR 1&2 (W20)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Want to improve your study habits from last semester? Need to make a change in the way you organize your time (for classes, sleeping, and eating, etc.)? We will discuss time management skills and offer tips on how to study smarter not harder.
Contact: Dan Chapman, 7-103, x3-9764, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
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Meet ERIC!
Patricia Durisin Barbera
Thu Jan 27, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Doing research in the field of higher education? Investigating topics such as educational technology, institutional assessment, accreditation, or scientific literacy? Need to find articles and other documents for your research? Attend this session and meet the ERIC database, with a "guided tour" and hands-on searching time.
Contact: Patricia Durisin Barbera, 14S-200, x3-4979, durisin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Orientation and Associate Advising: How to Get Involved
Dan Chapman, Elizabeth Young, Leslie Bottari
Mon Jan 24, 03-04:00pm, 4-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Want to get involved with the Class of 2009 through Freshman Orientation or as an Associate Advisor? Want to help create history? Interested in being an Orientation Leader or a Coordinator for Orientation 2005? Bring your questions and attend this information session. Intended for all registered undergraduates.
Contact: Dan Chapman, 7-103, 253-9764, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
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PsycInfo for Everyone
Patricia Durisin Barbera
Wed Jan 12, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Participate in a hands-on look at the American Psychological Association’s PsycINFO database. This database contains thousands of references to articles, books, and other types of material in psychology and related fields, such as medicine, sociology, education, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Find out about the many features of this sophisticated database; bring your research topic with you.
Contact: Patricia Durisin Barbera, 14S-200, 253-4979, durisin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Rights and Responsibilities in Research for EECS Graduate Students
Tayo Akinwande
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2005
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
How does co-authorship work? Can your advisor submit a paper containing your work without telling you? How do you form a thesis committee and use it to help you graduate on time? Come to interactive discussions about the "Rights and Responsibilities in Research", hosted by Prof. Tayo Akinwande, studying some case examples and discussing other topics over dinner. Geared specifically to grad students (MEng. MS or Doctoral) in EECS; students may attend either or both sessions. RSVP to kowusu@mit.edu by Monday, 1/10, 5 PM, to reserve your spot. See http://eecs-gsa.mit.edu/, http://hackman.mit.edu/RRR/.
Contact: Kwaku Abrokwah, kowusu@mit.edu
Sponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
How to Assign Fair Credit for Scientific Work
Tayo Akinwande
What is first authorship? How do you determine who is an
author for a paper? What makes a paper journal-worthy? How
can I get help writing a paper?
Tue Jan 11, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A, Dinner Served
The Advisor/Advisee Relationship
Tayo Akinwande
How can students get quality time with the supervisor? What about sexual harassment? How do I switch research groups?
How much power does my supervisor have over my life and my
future?
Thu Jan 13, 06-07:30pm, 34-401A, Dinner Served
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Transition to Sophomore Year: Making the Leap
Dan Chapman, Michael Bergren
Wed Jan 26, 02-03:00pm, 4-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Being a sophomore means dealing with a number of changes including adjusting to a new department advisor, meeting new department staff, and getting comfortable in a major. There are great resources at MIT to help you make a smooth transition. We will discuss getting to know important people, places, and internet sites that will help you as a sophomore.
Contact: Dan Chapman, 7-103, x3-9764, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Academic Resource Center
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Udall Scholarship Information Session
Dean Andy Eisenmann, Eric Thorsen
Thu Jan 13, 04-05:00pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Morris K. Udall Foundation offers Scholarships of $5,000 to undergraduates working in fields related to the environment. While only sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply, all interested parties may attend.
Web: http://www.udall.gov/p_scholarship.htm
Contact: Dean Andy Eisenmann, 7-133, x3-8444, eisen@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Academic Services
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