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PUAD 831 Schedule

Online Research in 60 Minutes

Friday, August 22, 2008:
TOPIC: “Online Research in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

How to find academic articles and books at the KU libraries using the databases and what steps to take to get this information to you for your ease of research.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Saturday, August 23, 2008:
TOPIC: “Online Research in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 9:30 A.M
. PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

How to find academic articles and books at the KU libraries using the databases and what steps to take to get this information to you for your ease of research.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Wednesday, August 27, 2008:
TOPIC: “EndNote I in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 5:00 P.M.
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

This beginning EndNote session will cover where and how to download a copy of EndNote software for KU students. We will look at how to export citations from specific library databases directly into EndNote and how to build up research collections.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Friday, August 29, 2008:
TOPIC: “EndNote I in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

This beginning EndNote session will cover where and how to download a copy of EndNote software for KU students. We will look at how to export citations from specific library databases directly into EndNote and how to build up research collections.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Wednesday, September 3, 2008:
TOPIC: “EndNote II in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 5:00 P.M.
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

For those familiar with EndNote, this session will cover where and how to construct, print, and save email bibliographies from selected references stored in the EndNote library. You will work with a Word document to use Cite-While-You-Write. You will download specific citations to a Word document as in-text citation and bibliography.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Friday, September 5, 2008:
TOPIC: “EndNote II in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

For those familiar with EndNote, this session will cover where and how to construct, print, and save email bibliographies from selected references stored in the EndNote library. You will work with a Word document to use Cite-While-You-Write. You will download specific citations to a Word document as in-text citation and bibliography.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Friday, September 12, 2008:
TOPIC: “SPSS I: Getting Started in 90 Minutes”
TIME: 11:30 A. M. to 1:00 P.M.
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

Learn to navigate the various SPSS windows and menus, to enter, save, and retrieve data, perform statistical analysis and publish the results. This class will help those enrolled in the Quantitative Methods class on the Edwards campus.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Saturday, September 13, 2008:
TOPIC: “Competencies of the MPA Program”
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE: Room to be Announced, Kansas Union, Lawrence.
Credits: Three

All newly enrolled students must attend this Seminar. Previously enrolled students are also invited to attend. Michael Moody and Marilu Goodyear along with staff will lead the students through the competency and portfolio project.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Monday, September 22, 2008:
TOPIC: “SPSS I: Getting Started in 90 Minutes”
TIME: 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

Learn to navigate the various SPSS windows and menus, to enter, save, and retrieve data, perform statistical analysis and publish the results. This class will help those enrolled in the Quantitative Methods class on the Edwards campus.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Wednesday, October 1, 2008:
SPEAKERS: Laureen Pfannenstiel and Roger Moore, KU MPA graduates TOPIC: “The Community Visioning Process.”
TIME: 5:30 P.M.
PLACE: Room D, Public Management Center, 715 SW 10th Street, Topeka, KS 66612
Credits: Three

Laureen Pfannenstiel and Roger Moore, KU MPA graduates, will be presenting the process by which the Topeka/Shawnee County Heartland Visioning draft strategic plan was developed. Laureen’s involvement includes working as a support staff member with Heartland Visioning via the Topeka Chamber of Commerce (although affiliated with the Chamber, Heartland Visioning is a grassroots organization and not officially part of the Chamber). Roger became a vision task force member and attended four community task force meetings which facilitated creation of the draft Heartland Visioning strategic plan. . Heartland Visioning began as a way for the citizens of Topeka and Shawnee County to work together to craft a plan for the future and make Topeka a better place to live and work. You will also be able to give your input on the plan. For more information on the Heartland Visioning process, please review this website: http://www.heartlandvisioning.com/ Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Thursday, October 2, 2008:
TOPIC: “Word: Long Documents in 90 Minutes”
TIME: 7:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

This session will cover Microsoft Word features for longer documents such as long reports.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Friday, October 3, 2008:
TOPIC: “Is Public Policy Possible” by Gerald Gaus
TIME: 4:00 P.M.
PLACE: Hall Center for the Humanities
Credits: Three

This talk will be the lead lecture in the Public Lecture Series on Rights, Freedom and Equality titled What Does A Liberal Society Owe the Disadvantaged. Gerald Gaus, Department of Philosophy, University of Arizona, will discuss public policy in this area.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Thursday, October 16, 2008:
TOPIC: “RefWorks: Writing and Citing in 60 Minutes”
TIME: 5:00 P.M.
PLACE: Regents Center Library, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

This session will introduce RefWorks as an n alternative citation manager to End Note. RefWorks is easy to use and free to all students. The class will cover getting an account, importing citations, entering citations, and creating a bibliography.
On line registration: www.infotraining.ku.edu

Saturday, October 18, 2008:
TOPIC: “Project Management”
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE: Room to be Announced, Edwards Campus, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS
Credits: Three

Molly Saunders working with Shockey Consulting Services will lead the discussion on the basics of project management which can be used for any type of project.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Friday, October 24, 2008:
TOPIC: “What Do We Owe the World’s Poor” by Loren Lomasky
TIME: 4:00 P.M.
PLACE: Hall Center for the Humanities
Credits: Three

This talk will be the second lecture in the Public Lecture Series on Rights, Freedom and Equality titled What Does A Liberal Society Owe the Disadvantaged. Loren Lomasky, Corcoran Department of Philosophy, University of Virginia will be the featured speaker.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Friday, October 31, 2008:
TOPIC: Symposium on Law, Reparations, and Racial Disparities
TIME: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
PLACE: Green Hall, 1535 W. 15th Street, Lawrence.
Credits: Three

The Symposium will gather a distinguished group of scholar from around the country in law, philosophy, economics, sociology, and political science to discuss racial disparities in wealth, health, education, and the criminal justice system and to access whether legal reparations for slavery can be a viable means of dealing with these persistent disparities. Credit will be awarded on half day attendance.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Saturday, November 8, 2008:
TOPIC: “Personal Mission Statements”
TIME: 9:00 A.M.
PLACE: Room to be Announced, Kansas Union, Lawrence.
Credits: Three

Kathleen Ames-Oliver, Professional and Organizational Effectiveness Manager for the KU Human Resources and Equal Opportunity, will lead you in developing personal mission statements.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

Friday, December 5, 2008:
TOPIC: “Varieties of Cosmopolitanism and the Ideal of Global Justice” by Richard Arneson
TIME: 4:00 P.M.
PLACE: Alderson Room, Kansas Union, Lawrence
Credits: Three

This talk will be the third and final lecture in the Public Lecture Series on Rights, Freedom and Equality titled What Does A Liberal Society Owe the Disadvantaged. Richard Arneson, Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego will be the featured speaker.
Please contact Ray Hummert at rhummert@ku.edu if you plan to attend.

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) (FEMA) offers more than fifty independent study courses. These are self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. For most of the courses you will need to download and print the materials. Others are interactive courses that you can take directly over the internet. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment. Each Independent Study Course includes lessons with practice exercises and a final examination. Students who score 75 percent or better are issued a certificate of achievement from EMI. For more information about these courses, please go to http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ .

For each certificate you earn, you will receive 3 credits with a maximum of 6 credits or two courses.

Througout the Academic Year

Workshops conducted by the KU computing center

Credit: 3 hours maximum (1 credit hour per workshop)

Provide evidence of attendance.

The Computer Center at KU provides an extensive range of short workshops on most topics/software. Workshops are offered for beginners to advanced. Check out their web site at www.ku.edu/computing and follow the link to "workshops and training." These workshops are free to students. All are offered in Lawrence only.