graduate program in kinesiology and health science graduate seminar september 2015
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Graduate Program in Kinesiology and Health Science
Graduate Seminar
September 2015
Participation and Engagement
Opportunity to engage with fellow graduate students and faculty in academic exchange and dialogue - in a positive, multidisciplinary environment.
Be a scientist! Be curious, insightful, and supportive. Be critical thinkers. Ask questions.
Provide constructive feedback to presenting students through feedback forms (attendance). 2
Schedule
http://kahs.gradstudies.yorku.ca/graduate-seminars/
Sessions targeted towards specific streams, but open to all. Start dates differ based on stream.
Start date for most streams: October 9th – JOINT
First invited Speaker: Dr. Sean Wharton: October 23rd
Muscle Health Research Centre (supplementing Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology stream) in Lumbers 306 @ 2:30. 3
Attendance
Today - Counts towards attendance!
Attendance Mandatory • MA/MSc students in their first year• PhD students in their first and second years• All others strongly encouraged to attend
Must attend min. 8 sessions to receive a PASS grade.
Students must fill out evaluation forms for attendance grade. 4
When it’s your turn…
MA/MSc students present in their 2nd year
PhD students present twice during degree, usually in 2nd year (proposal stage) and 3rd/4th year (final stage)
Standard of Quality
Conference/defense style presentation
Follow seminar guidelines and guidelines/policies as prescribed/accepted in your field of study
Approval by supervisor and feedback from lab regarding content and structure 5
Abstracts
Due at least one week prior to your presentation
Should summarize your presentation
Maximum 300 words
Must be reviewed and approved by supervisor
Send to Stephanie at kahs@yorku.ca
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Presentation Format
Use MS PowerPoint
Minimum font of 28-30 pt
Length• MA/MSc – 15 mins presentation + 5-10 mins Q&A• PhD – 20 mins presentation + 10-15 mins Q&A
TIME LIMITS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED
Upload 15 minutes PRIOR to seminar start time.7
Presentation Outline Guide
Introduction
Rationale
Objectives/Purpose
Hypotheses (Optional)
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusion8
Introduction
• Include background information needed to understand the topic.
• Refer to published literature on the topic.
• Present information on mechanisms/theory the audience needs to understand the project.
• Highlight any hypotheses and /or controversies the audience needs to be aware of.
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Rationale, Objectives/Purpose Hypotheses (Optional)
Rationale • What is the rationale for undertaking the study?• What are current gaps in the literature?• How will this research address these gaps?
Objectives/Purpose• What is (are) the main objective(s) of the study?• What is (are) the question(s) you are trying to answer?
Hypotheses (Optional) • What are your hypotheses regarding the results?• Why did you generate these hypotheses (literature)?10
Methods
Subjects/Participants/Population• Include characteristics. • Clarify inclusion/exclusion criteria (if appropriate)• Clarify differences between groups (if appropriate).
Design and Protocol • E.g., testing protocol, measurement tools, cell lines• Independent and dependent variables (e.g., why
chosen, how operationalized).
Analyses• E.g., tests, calculations, methods, examples 11
Results
•Clearly outline the findings of the study.
•Highlight the most important points / take home message.
•Consider that figures and/or tables are often more expressive and more powerful than text in conveying findings.
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Discussion
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Summarize the main findings of your study.
Highlight discrepancies in your findings. Use scientific literature to explain why they may have occurred.
Contextualize your research. Discuss how it advances science and/or knowledge? Use scientific literature.
Discuss the strengths and limitations of your study.
Explain relevance/significance/implications of the study to the current state of knowledge in the field.
Outline directions for future research on this topic.
Conclusion; Referencing
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Conclusive statement best representing your results.
References• Whole slide: cite at the bottom right of the slide• Portion of the slide: cite immediately after the
appropriate sentence/paragraph, pref bottom right.• More than 2 authors: First author + “et al.”• Only 2 authors: Cite both• Include year of publication, abbreviated journal title,
volume, and page numbers (optional).
Referencing Example
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Burke DB, Sliver S, Holt LE, Smith-Palmer T, Culligan CJ, Chilibeck PD. The effect of continuous low dose creatine supplementation on force, power, and total work. Int J Sports Nutr Exerc Metab 2000;10:235-44.
Would appear as:(Burke et al, Int J Sports Nutr Exerc Metab 2000)or(Burke et al, Int J Sports Nutr Exerc Metab 2000;10:235-244)or(Burke et al,2000)
Questions
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Graduate Student Panel
Chris Thereaux Brian Nairn
Rachael Stone Loren Yavelberg
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