Each modules range from 1-4 hours of online classroom instruction and a homework exercise or assessment. PART is offered online during the Fall and Winter semesters, with a Summer Institute that includes all modules, offered at the end of April.
Summer Institute Asynchronous Launch: Monday, April 22
Summer Institute Synchronous Launch: Monday, April 29 - Friday, May 3
Download the PART Summer Institute 2024 Schedule PDF
Download the PART Summer Institute 2024 Schedule Word Document
Core Modules
Annotated Bibliography/Literature Review Writing
Part 1: Tuesday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Part 2: Thursday, May 2 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Conducting Literature Searches
Part 1: Monday, April 29 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Part 2: Wednesday, May 1 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Research Ethics
Friday, May 3 from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Understanding Citations and Citation Management Tools
Friday, May 3 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Primary Source Research
Part 1: Wednesday, May 1 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Part 2: Friday, May 3 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Special Topic Modules
Special Topic in the STEM
Monday, April 29 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Special Topic in the Humanities
Monday, April 29 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Special Topic in the Social Sciences
Monday, April 29 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Methods Modules
Lab Safety and Conduct in Labs
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Tuesday, April 30 from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Leading a Focus Group
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Thursday, May 2 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
Conducting Interviews
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Tuesday, April 30 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
Survey Techniques
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Tuesday, April 30 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
Data Analysis Modules
Descriptive Statistics
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Wednesday, May 1 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
Inferential Statistics
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Thursday May 2 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
Transcribing and Coding
Part 1: Asynchronous available April 22, 2024
Part 2: Thursday, May 2 from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Communication Modules
Communicating your Research
Friday, May 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET via Zoom
Working with Supervisors
Part 1: Monday, April 29 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Part 2: Wednesday, May 1 from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET via Zoom
Writing Graduate School Applications
Writing Graduate School Applications will not be offered during the PART Summer Institute
DEAL Reflections
DEAL Reflections Due: Friday, May 10, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET