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Reminder 2015-2016 CARMA Webcast Program Research Methods Lectures: First Webcast Lecture next week, still time to join

  • 1.  Reminder 2015-2016 CARMA Webcast Program Research Methods Lectures: First Webcast Lecture next week, still time to join

    Posted 09-08-2015 15:37

     

    We would like to remind you of our first CARMA research methods webcast next week, and registration for our 2015-2016 CARMA Consortium Webcast Program remains open!  In addition to our 100+ recordings from previous years, our scheduled presenters and topics for this year include:

     

    2015-2016 CARMA Webcast Presenters and Topics: 

    Dr. Robert Vandenberg, University of Georgia: Latent Change Analysis  

    ·        September 18 2015: 12:00 noon ET  

    Dr. Mike Pfarrer, University of Georgia: Content Analysis 

    ·        October 9 2015: 12:00 noon ET 

    Dr. Ed Rigdon, Georgia State University: PLS Analysis  

    ·        October 9 2015: 1:15 PM ET 

    Dr. Fred Oswald, Rice University: Statistical Analysis With Big Data 

    ·        November 6 2015: 12:00 noon ET 

    Dr. Paul Spector, University of South Florida: Inductive Research Approaches  

    ·        November 6 2015: 1:15 PM ET 

    Dr. Ernest O'Boyle, University of Iowa: Special Topics With Moderators 

    ·        January 29 2016: 12:00 noon ET 

    Dr. Curtis LeBaron, Brigham Young University: Video Ethnography  

    ·        February 26 2016: 12:00 noon ET 

    Dr. Peer Fiss, University of Southern California: Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis  

    ·        February 26 2016: 1:15 PM ET 

    Dr. Zhen Zhang, Arizona State University: Advanced Methods Issues 

    ·        April 8 2016: 12:00 noon ET 

    Dr. Leona Aiken, Arizona State University: Generalized Linear Mixed Models 

    ·        April 8 2016: 1:15 PM ET

    Below or at our website http://und.edu/carma/  you can find more information about CARMA, our Consortium Webcast Program, membership and its benefits, and registration information. Click here to register.

     

    The price of membership is $975.00. Please note that membership in this program is at the university level, and different academic units at your university can share the cost of membership. 

     

    What Is CARMA?

    CARMA, the Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis, is an interdisciplinary consortium devoted to helping faculty, graduate students and professionals learn of current developments in various areas of research methods and statistics. Our focus in research methods is relevant to the management and organizational sciences. CARMA is a non-profit unit at the University of North Dakota, located in Grand Forks, ND. CARMA was established in 1997 by Dr. Larry J. Williams (former Chairperson of the Research Methods Division of the Academy of Management and Founding Editor of Organizational Research Methods) and was located at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia from 1997-2009, and was then located at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI from 2010-2014. 

     

    What Is the Purpose of the CARMA Consortium Webcast Program?

    The main purpose of this Program is to allow faculty and students the opportunity to hear the latest methodological developments relevant to their research.  For many faculty and students, learning about research methods is challenging, and watching and listening to an expert who can present current information in an understandable form is a valuable learning aid.  Our Webcasts emphasize the substantive application of methodological developments and can supplement the education that occurs in traditional courses.  Membership in the Program occurs at the institutional level, and viewing the live Webcasts as a group can be an important community building activity for department faculty and/or graduate students.

     

    We provide training on research methods and data analysis that can benefit the doctoral students and faculty at your institution.  This training includes extensive topics in quantitative and qualitative methods. Through our Program, faculty and students from participating universities have access to live Webcasts and an extensive Video Library that address a wide range of topics in research methods used in organizational and social science disciplines.

     

    The 2015-2016 Consortium Webcast Program will include 10 one-hour lectures on advanced topics delivered live (with video and audio components) by leading methodological scholars from organizational studies. The live Webcasts are available for group viewing by an unlimited number of participants from each member institution.  Also, the Webcast Program will allow viewers to ask questions, will be supported with relevant PowerPoint slides and background references, and will be made available in our Video Library for unlimited individual viewing throughout the year.

     

    We hope the faculty and students at your school will be interested in our Program planned for the upcoming year.  Please forward this email to the faculty and doctoral students in your program so they can learn about the programs CARMA is hosting in the upcoming weeks.

     

    What Does Membership Include?

    The CARMA Consortium Webcast Program is an annual program established to provide university faculty, graduate students, and other researchers with advanced training in research methods and data analysis.
    The price of membership is $975.00. Please note that membership in this program is at the university level, and different academic units at your university can share the cost of membership.
    Access to the CARMA Video Library begins at the time of registration and ends on September 1st, 2016. Membership will be renewed annually.
    Membership includes three access points to ten live webcast lectures and free unlimited individual access to 104 recordings of past lectures in the CARMA video library.
    The membership fee is refundable at any time during the year if a participating university is not satisfied with the program (prorated fee applies).
    CARMA users from 2015-2016 CARMA Consortium Webcast Program member organizations will receive a 50% discount for 2015 and 2016 CARMA Short Courses.
    CARMA users from 2015-2016 CARMA Consortium Webcast Program member organizations will gain access to the group CARMA Members @ LinkedIn, which is used as a discussion board and to network with other members with shared interests.

     

    How Can the CARMA Consortium Webcast Program Advance Faculty and Graduate Students' Research Methods Learning?
    Useful for research within a wide variety of disciplines, including management and other business-related disciplines, psychology, sociology, education, nursing, social work and public health among many other disciplines;
    Live webcasts as a doctoral program event (i.e. an electronic multimedia colloquium
    Excellent resource for faculty development to help faculty with their research
    Use in class by instructors looking for a way to complement their teaching syllabus interactively;
    Use by faculty to raise points of discussion and to engage students in class;
    Helps to promote the quality of research
    Recognizes and supports various methodologies and approaches for younger researchers, doctoral students and faculty members;
    Videos can be used to clarify doubts, learn more about issues with certain types of methodologies and to introduce doctoral students to various types of quantitative and qualitative methodologies
     Help doctoral students and faculty in their research and publications; and
    Great resource for distance learning programs!

     

    What Has CARMA's Impact Been So Far?

    Last year, 171 universities from throughout the United States and abroad participated;

    More than 13,579 faculty and students from 59 countries are CARMA Website Users;

    More than 825 universities have participated in the CARMA Consortium Webcast Program since 2005;

    More than 4,012 faculty and students have made more than 33,507 requests to watch recordings of CARMA Webcast lectures since the fall of 2004; and

    More than 2,250 faculty and students from universities throughout the world have attended CARMA Short Courses around the world since the summer of 2004.

      

    I would like to encourage you to initiate discussions with your program, department, school administrators, and/or your library administrators, about having your university register its membership for our Consortium Webcast Program.

     

    If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks in advance for sharing this email with colleagues at your school!

     

    Sincerely,

     

    Dr. Larry J. Williams

    Director, CARMA

    Consortium for the Advancement of Research Methods and Analysis

    Professor of Psychology

    University of North Dakota