disseminating your results

http://webstat.une.edu.au/unit_materials/c1_behavioural_science_research/research_process.html

Disseminating Your Results

THE WRITING

What type of paper is it?

• Extended abstract?• Position paper?• Work-in-progress?• Note?• Full conference paper?• Journal paper?• Magazine article?• Thesis?

Where are you going to submit?

• What is the focus on the venue?• Is there a style guide and/or writing template?• Who is your audience?

What are the standards in your domain?

• And what does your supervisor strive for?

REFERENCES

Discussion

• What is the most important paper that you will be citing in your research proposal?– Why?

• Do you think it is a well-respected paper in your field?– Why or why not?

Get started

iteration

Kirstie’s writing process

• Words on paper– Any words – know that they are not the best words– Blah blah blah is acceptable– ***insert something about X here****

• Iterative edits– Easier than writing– Learn to let go– Imagine that somebody else wrote this– Read CAREFULLY

The submission system

• Check it out before hand…– What do you need to upload? – What information do you need?– Do your co-authors also need to be registered in

the system?• Upload an “almost done!” version at least 30

minutes before– Better than missing the deadline due to

circumstances beyond your control!

THE REVIEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VRBWLpYCPY

It is always reviewer #3

Notification

• Of Acceptance– Yay!– Now the work of making the camera-ready copy

begins: improve your paper– Presentation? Poster?

Notification

• Of rejection– Quick skim and then walk away from your computer– After you have processed it, go back to the review

• Anonymous Facebook friend of a friend: “I generally read them, then go make coffee/take a walk/etc and reread. Often the first read sounds like " you suck" while the second read sounds like "I have some questions and concerns.”

• Improve your paper• Find a new venue!

THE PRESENTATION

Saul Greenberg’s tips

• Attend and critique presentations– Good or bad, you learn

• Practice Practice Practice– It is not all about the slides, practice for timing– (and then remember to delete timings in PPT!)

• Have others critique you– Practice talks: supervisor, lab meeting– (give them a hard copy of your presentation to

make notes on)

Examples of good / bad presentations

• Bad……– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfY8dvbuFg

• Good……– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5utoLhjUuAI