Graduate and Research Affairs
http://gra.sdsu.edu

Division of Research Administration is responsible for research assurances, regulatory compliances, research promotion, intellectual property and technology development.
URL: http://gra.sdsu.edu/research.php
Of interest: IRB contacts, research highlights, research funding opportunities, websites, and listservs, proposal application forms (such as the NSF grant proposal guide). Find out:

• Centers and Institutes
  • University Research Facilities and Organizations
• Research Integrity/Regulatory Compliance
  • Animal Care and Use Program
  • Biosafety Program
  • Conflict of Interest in Research
  • Human Research Protection Program
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
• Research Support and Development
  • Research Lectures and Events
  • SDSU Research Foundation
  • University Grants Program (UPG)
  • Student Research Opportunities
  • CSU Student Research Competition Guidelines
• Intellectual Property and Tech. Development
  • Intellectual Property Development and Support
  • Technology Transfer Office
  • Guidelines for Royalty Distribution
  • Copyright FAQs
  • Material Transfer Agreement (MTA

Data Analysis Clearinghouse

There is a need for local districts to connect with universities to conduct action research. The Data Analysis Clearinghouse provides project exposure for the local districts and project participation and analysis opportunities for the doctoral population.

Visalia Unified School District - beginning of a 2-year project focusing on 5th grade science using a constructivist approach with problem-based learning and "performance pedagogy." Contact Director of Technology Scott Smith at scott@visalia.k12.ca.us (posted 2/27/06)

AERA Fellowship and Grants Program
Focus: varied
Deadline: March, September
URL: http://www.aera.net/fellowships and http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/

ASHE/Lumina Foundation for Education Dissertation Fellowships
Focus: on student access and success in education beyond high school
Deadline: May
URL: http://www.ashe.ws/fellowship/aboutfellowship.htm

SDSU/Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
URL: http://www.sd.sdsu.edu/scholarship/index.html

Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education.
Focus: must have completed all program requirements except the dissertation
Deadline: November
URL: http://www.spencer.org/programs/index.htm

Free Training

BATS: Student Computer Training Workshops

Free computer software classes for SDSU students, faculty, and staff.

North City/Career Center

This campus of the San Diego Centers for Education and Technology (see below) offers free Continuing Education courses in Computer Software and Office Skills, among other subjects.

San Diego Centers for Education and Technology

Free Continuing Education courses in a wide range of areas at different campuses of the San Diego Community College District.

Free Software

Microsoft Excel: simple basic Excel sheet on finding averages and standard deviations for a set of numbers. Getting Started is thanks to Vera Bruce. MSExcel also has an ANOVA option.

SPSS: www.statcrunch.com is a free program that does what SPSS does. Thanks Inga for forwarding Dr. Bober's tips.

Stuffit (.sit) and Zip (.zip) files can be decompressed using the freeware Stuffit® Expander.
Portable Document Format (.pdf) files require the free Adobe® Reader® software.

Qualitative Analysis free software from ResearchWare: http://www.researchware.com/hr/downloads.html Versions available for Microsoft Windows (Win95 through XP), OS X (10.2 to 10.4), and Mac OS (8.0 to 9.2.2)

APA Style: http://citationmachine.net/ is a free service of Davis Warlick's Landmark Project. This fill-in-the-blank citation generator allows users to input information from a variety of resources, such as books, articles, and Web sites. The site then creates a citation in either APA or MLA format.

File Transfer Protocol: www.coreftp.com/download.html Core FTP Lite is a free download for Windows. Remember, Micromedia Dreamweaver MX has a FTP function.

DSCE: "BUILDING COMMUNITY BY SHARING KNOWLEDGE"