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Learn about the term "research" and the variety of ways in which we engage with research on a daily basis.

Learn how to conceptualize your role as an investigator and recognize how context and information need influences your approach to research.

Learn about about the pros and cons of jargon, including how it can help us understand and communicate complex ideas.

Learn how to transition a poster designed in Google Slides to PowerPoint.

This handout is a brief guide to the basics of citing sources using the 7th edition of the APA style manual, released in October 2019.

Learn about various search tools available through the University Libraries at Virginia Tech and when you should consider using each one. Download the second file linked above to access a screenreader-friendly version.

This video covers the difference between topics and research questions and how they may change over the course of a research project.

An interactive tutorial that examines the elements of APA citations. Includes a brief quiz and resources for further exploration.

A recent Advanced Research Skills graduate discusses her experiences with the program's coordinator.

This handout summarizes Williams' Design Principles (1994) and can be used to help students designing posters or other types of visual projects. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Sharing Your Research.

This video covers Williams' Design Principles, which include proximity, alignment, repetition, contrast, and balance (1994). It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Sharing Your Research.

This video defines abstracts, discusses their purpose, and identifies strategies for writing effective abstracts. This video was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Writing Successful Proposals.

This video defines proposals and related components in addition to covering why they are important, who should write them, and when they should be written. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Writing Successful Proposals.

This video describes research posters and explains why, when, and how students could consider creating posters. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Sharing Your Research.

A self-paced, 30-minute tutorial introducing the basics of Zotero.

This video gives an overview of relevant definitions and concepts related to data, including data ethics, sensitive data, and data collection. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Using Data Ethically.

This video discusses the importance of research proposal titles and identifies strategies to improve proposal title clarity. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Writing Successful Proposals.

This video covers how to start planning your poster by thinking about who might be in your audience, what they might need to know from your presentation, and how to organize your poster to best showcase your work. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Sharing Your Research.

This video reviews the process for managing and organizing your own files and covers strategies/best practices for naming files and utilizing subfolders. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Managing & Organizing Data.

This video introduces the concept of file management and its importance for personal and research purposes in addition to the usefulness of file management long term and short term. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Managing & Organizing Data.

This video addresses data ethics in relation to data misconduct. Plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification are defined alongside data collection, data usage, and data storage. It was created for the Advanced Research Skills Program and included in the module Using Data Ethically.

A self-paced tutorial covering the basics of Mendeley

A handout describing different types of communication technologies.

A guide to best practices for online communication.