Discounted registration for Laurier Summer Institute of Research Methods

May 20, 2020
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The Laurier Summer Institute of Research Methods (LSIRM) is a two-week summer school designed to offer introductory and advanced training in research methods for students, researchers and professionals across Southwestern Ontario. This is an opportunity to receive training and add professional development to your C.V. Workshops are open to anyone.

The 6th annual LSIRM has moved online. Half- to two-day workshops will be offered on MyLearningSpace between July 13 and 24, 2020. Students from any institution are eligible for a 10% discount.

Discount for Three or More Workshops

  • Students save 20% off the registration fee.
  • Email lsirm@wlu.ca before you pay to receive a multi-workshop discount. Discounts are not possible after payment. Ask about the Laurier internal transfer option for further discount.

Workshop Highlights

  • Work with real world examples including the current COVID-19 crisis, the integration of Syrian refugees into Canada, and social impact projects around the globe in We All Count: Quantitative Data Equity & Ethical Issues
  • Hear about the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the mental health of Canadian workers while learning Structural Equation Modeling
  • The idealism of AI as benign or objective has led to misuses and abuses of data; learn about what is behind the hype and marketing fiction in Artificial Intelligence/AI, Data and Ethics: An Introduction to Critical Considerations for Real World Settings
  • What do people wish they had known as a grad student? Find out in Make the Most of Your Graduate Studies: The Professional Approach
  • What practical tools and process will help you manage research projects with multiple people, components and goals? Sign up for Project Management 101
  • Explore how Indigenous thought and philosophy inform methods, theories and protocols in Indigenous Methodologies
  • Want an overview of case study, ethnography, grounded theory, narrative research, and phenomenology? Take Qualitative Approaches: Finding the Right Fit
  • Gain a better understanding of qualitative data analysis and how best to use it for your research in Qualitative Analysis
  • Use software to organize and code qualitative data and efficiently highlight results in Intro to NVivo
  • Think through how to mobilize and meaningfully engage communities with examples from the health field in Patient-Oriented Community-Based Research
  • Creatively share results to participants, industry, research partners, and the general public by Creating Clear Infographics