Postgraduate, Researcher and Faculty Workshops

• Use the two multi-disciplinary databases, EBSCOHost and ProQuest, to discover research information in your research field
• Use the Advanced search features in the databases
• Register for a free account to enjoy the personalized features and services

This workshop you will learn how to:

• Use Scopus to discover quality research information in your research field
• Search with topic, keyword, author, author identifier, etc.
• Find the citation counts of research papers
• Set up alerts to receive the most updated information automatically by email

This workshop you will learn how to:

• Use Web of Science to discover quality research information in your research field
• Search with topic, keyword, author, author identifier, etc.
• Find the citation counts of research papers
• Set up alerts to receive the most updated information automatically by email

This workshop you will learn:

• Why we need to search for theses
• How to locate theses and dissertations from universities in:
  • Hong Kong (CUHK & other local universities)
  • China & Taiwan
  • Other Countries

Choosing the appropriate journal for publishing your paper is of utmost importance, as you are only allowed to submit your manuscript to one journal at a time. It is equally crucial to be able to recognize predatory journals and refrain from publishing your articles in such journals. In this session, we will provide an introduction to the process of ascertaining the rankings of journals in different fields using Scopus and InCites Journal Citation Reports. Additionally, you will gain knowledge about the characteristics of predatory journals and the tools available to help you steer clear of them.

Medium of Instruction: English
Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk

Speaker: Dr. Yvonne Loong, Senior Lecturer, ILC

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to concerns important to the planning of research and thesis writing. Overall thesis structure and language features of major thesis sections will be covered. Citation issues, styles and useful tools will be mentioned.

Medium of Instruction: English

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User Education Room, G/F,  University Library

Digital Scholarship Lab, G/F, University Library

This workshop you will learn:

• Why we need to search for theses
• How to locate theses and dissertations from universities in:
  • Hong Kong (CUHK & other local universities)
  • China & Taiwan
  • Other Countries

Medium of Instruction: English

Speaker: Dr. Yvonne Loong, Senior Lecturer, ILC

You will learn how to summarize the most important information in your research as well as describe the most significant contributions that your research has made in a concise, readable and impressive manner. Both the structure and language of the thesis abstracts will be discussed during the workshop.

Medium of Instruction: English

Speaker: Dr. Felix Chao, Senior Lecturer, ILC

If the thesis is not written and formulated in the right way, its key ideas will not be able to be communicated effectively. In this workshop, you will study the good language features of a thesis written in Chinese and learn how to avoid the common errors. You will also be introduced to the skills and choice of words for stating your research and theorizing your arguments. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss how to write definitions for key terms, the introduction and the conclusion.

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese supplemented with Putonghua

Academic referencing is essential. You are always recommended to knowledge the sources of work that you borrow from others.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to:

• Identify and avoid plagiarism
• Cite sources properly, including AI-generated content
• Know how EndNote can streamline the citation process

Medium of Instruction: English

**This workshop is part of the Academic Success Month, in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs (OSA).

This workshop demonstrates how to use RefWorks, a web-based bibliography management tool, to generate bibliographies and in-text citations.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to:

• Set up a RefWorks account
• Add references from various sources, like LibrarySearch and various databases
• Generate citations in your preferred citation style

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese (English will be used if users require.)

A hands-on workshop for beginners to learn basic EndNote skills for managing references and citing the sources smoothly.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to:

• Create an EndNote library
• Add references through PDFs, LibrarySearch and various databases to EndNote
• Generate in-text citations and references in MS Word
• Manage references effectively using grouping features

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese (English will be used if users require.)

Speaker:
Dr. Yvonne Loong, Senior Lecturer, ILC
Ms. Lily KO, Head, Research and Learning Support, CUHK Library

Two essential academic skills in university writing are quoting and paraphrasing. In this in depth workshop, you will first see examples of texts and discuss what constitutes plagiarism, if any, in each case. The respective advantages of quoting and paraphrasing will be looked into. Direct quoting and paraphrasing skills which help you demonstrate academic honesty will be discussed and practised. Finally, RefWorks, a web-based bibliography management tool, will be introduced and you will know the way which helps you manage the citations easily.

Medium of Instruction: English

Speaker: Dr. Sarah E. Webb

Students will learn how to present scientific information in their thesis, research publications and conference presentations. Topics to be covered include the preparation of figures (line illustrations, photomicrographs and graphs) and tables.

Dr. Sarah E. Webb was born and brought up in the UK. She obtained a BSc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry at the University of Bath, and a PhD in Cell Biology from King’s College London. She has worked in Hong Kong for almost 30 years, first at the CUHK and then at the HKUST. She has many years’ experience in writing, proof-reading and editing scientific research articles and reviews, and has taught a number of scientific writing courses and workshops. Dr. Webb also runs a company (EDITXL) to help academics and students in Hong Kong and China proof-read and edit their work.

Medium of Instruction: English
Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk

Speaker: Dr. Maria Luisa C. Sadorra

This workshop for postgraduate students is designed to prepare participants for their oral defence. It familiarizes them with the common structure and expected content of the defence, and management of public self-presentation. Participants will be introduced to principles of presentation and notions of public persona. Two Q&A sessions will provide opportunities for participants to ask questions and receive feedback specific to their viva.

Dr. Maria Luisa C. Sadorra is a language consultant and independent researcher. She is lecturer at Ateneo De Manila University. She pioneered persona studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) through the Ideas and Exposition Programme where she offered “Public Persona and Self-Presentation” at the University Town College Programme. At NUS, she also taught and coordinated undergraduate and postgraduate communication and academic writing courses.

Remarks:
Participants are recommended to turn on the video during the Zoom workshop.

Medium of Instruction: English
Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk

Speaker: Dr. Felix Chao, Senior Lecturer, ILC

In this workshop, you will learn about various types of oral presentations for academic purposes. You will discuss how to make the best use of the presentation format, and will examine the issues that you will need to pay attention to when presenting in Cantonese. You will also discuss the use of multimedia tools and how to deal with difficulties that you might experience during oral presentations.

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese supplemented with Putonghua

Speaker: Dr. Paula Hodgson

Postgraduate students often need to give short presentations to different audiences. You may present your research in your departments, faculties, or conferences, both locally and internationally. This workshop is intended to empower you with key skills that may captivate your audience.

Good content structure of your research work, precise and accurate contents with visually engaging graphics are essential in presentation slides when giving professional and proficient oral presentations. Apart from structure and content, a presenter’s pace and tone of delivery are key to drawing the attention of the audience. In this workshop, AI-powered tools are introduced in a way that participants may use them to receive timely impartial feedback, including evaluation of content clarity, accuracy and relevance, and analysis of voice quality, tone and pace.

Unlike many workshops, this is an interactive workshop. To fine-tune your oral presentation skills to the next level, participants will practise these skills, including using these tools and interactions with fellow participants. You will also learn tips and tricks on handling stage fright and responding to ‘questions and answers’ professionally. By becoming AI-ready graduates, this workshop will boost your confidence to deliver captivating presentations.

Medium of Instruction: English

Speaker:
Dr. Felix Chao, Senior Lecturer, ILC
Dr. Ocean Siu, Lecturer, ILC

Research emphasizes independent research and the responsibility for the author’s own work. This is a common understanding among academic researchers. However, the rapid development of artificial intelligence in recent years has challenged this traditional academic perspective. If you are approved to use AI in your research, what is the appropriate level of application? This workshop begins with an overview of the “AI-supported Academic Writing Framework,” explaining the support AI can provide at different stages of academic writing and the challenges it may pose. It then focuses on three areas: “Sense of Problem and Value,” “Research Literature,” and “Argument and Organization.” Through examples and exercises, participants will master the skills of using AI appropriately in academic writing.

Medium of Instruction: Cantonese supplemented with Putonghua
Enquiries: Email to eref@cuhk.edu.hk

Digital humanities is a new form of research increasingly embraced by scholars in arts and humanities. This seminar will show you:

• Concepts of digital humanities research and the research methods used
• How to apply popular digital tools on GIS, text mining and analysis, data and network visualisation, etc. in digital humanities research
• Examples of digital humanities research projects from worldwide to illustrate the use of research methods and tools used

Invited speaker: Dr. Kwong-cheong WONG, Senior Lecturer, Data Science and Policy Studies Programme, CUHK

This workshop series offers hands-on training in Natural Language Processing (NLP) using Python.  Designed for beginners and intermediate learners, the series covers essential NLP techniques – from text preprocessing (including tokenization, lemmatization, and stopword removal) and word embeddings to advanced topics such as Transformer and large language models (LLM).

Participants will explore practical applications such as text classification, named entity recognition, topic modeling, and question answering. The workshops also delve into cutting-edge tools like spaCy, BERT, and OpenAI models, with sessions on visualizing text data and building chatbots.

Workshop Outline

• Lesson 1: NLP Basics – Text Preprocessing and Syntax
• Lesson 2: Word Embeddings and Text Classification
• Lesson 3: Named Entity Recognition and Topic Modeling
• Lesson 4: Transformers and Question Answering
• Lesson 5: Large Language Models and Chatbots

Through hands-on exercises, this series equips attendees with the skills to effectively implement NLP solutions.

Remarks:

1. Participants must have Python knowledge;
2. Participants will need to bring their own device for hands-on practice.

This online workshop will introduce the concept of text analysis and a few examples of text analysis tools. An online text analysing tool – Voyant Tools (http://www.voyant-tools.org/) will be demonstrated to give handy results of textual materials, no matter they are in text file or online.

Research data management refers to the collection, analysis, archive, sharing, and reuse of research data. This workshop will introduce the principles in managing data, the practice of managing and depositing research data. It will also emphasize how sharing and reuse of research data influences your research impact.

Invited speakers: Mr. Cyrus CHU, Esri China (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Conducted by ArcGIS vendor, this seminar will introduce the concept of Geographic Information System (GIS) and its use in research.  It will also cover the use of the software ArcGIS with illustration from examples of research projects.

Gephi is a free software for visualisation and exploration of graphs and networks. This workshop will demonstrate with hands-on exercise in turning your data into network graphs to discover hidden message.

Remarks:
Participants should bring their own device with Gephi 0.10.1 (https://gephi.org/) and related plugins installed for hands-on practice.

A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a written document that outlines how research data will be managed throughout a research project. Some funding agencies require researchers to prepare and include a DMP in their grant application proposals.  CUHK is affiliated with DMPTool, which provides access to the CUHK Data Management Plan Template as well as templates from several major funding agencies. This workshop will explain the rationale for creating a DMP and guide participants through the steps of writing one using DMPTool.

The CUHK Research Data Repository (https://researchdata.cuhk.edu.hk/) is the University’s research data repository. It aims to facilitate CUHK researchers to deposit, publish, and curate their research data outputs and for the worldwide to discover, access, and reuse the data. This workshop will introduce the features of the CUHK Research Data Repository and the effective methods for better data self-management, including publishing and sharing data in the Repository, and depositing data for peer review.

• Identify keywords of your topic and formulate a search statement for searching resources;
• Use LibrarySearch to search for resources, particularly theses;
• Understand different types of library databases, and use Scopus to discover quality research information; and
• Find a journal to publish in and increase the visibility of a published article.

(All groups are identical. Please only register for one group)

• • Fundamental concepts of RDM;
  • Key benefits of effective RDM;
  • Core components in RDM;
  • RDM practices in the CUHK context; and
  • Data depositing and sharing in the CUHK Research Data Repository.

*These sessions are identical, please join only one session.

• • Fundamental concepts of DMP;
  • Benefits of creating a DMP;
  • Core components in a DMP; and
  • Detailed steps on how to create a DMP using the CUHK DMP Template in DMPTool.

*These sessions are identical, please join only one session.

(All groups are identical. Please only register for one group) 

(All groups are identical. Please only register for one group)