Past Programs and Workshops

Learn strategies for creating a focused question that will streamline your thesis or dissertation research and help you finish on time.

Part of the ASPIRE series of workshops for graduate students.

Understand and locate different types of information produced at each stage of the research cycle. We will discuss new tools and strategies regarding information discovery, analysis, writing, publication, outreach, and assessment.

Learn how to find, access, and use Canadian socioeconomic microdata from Statistics Canada.

Learn how to archive your research data with Borealis, Laurier's data archive.  We explain what is required to archive your research data for reuse.

Learn how to archive your research data with Borealis, Laurier's data archive.  We explain what is required to archive your research data for reuse.

Learn the very basics (or come for a refresher) on how Canadian laws are made, their key parts and where to find them. Discover resources for the analysis of laws and their impact, and how they have been interpreted in judicial proceedings.

StatCan data for beginners! We will show you how to find data on the StatCan website, download, and clean it for use in your work.

Learn what a data management plan (DMP), how to write one, and then start your own DMP in the session. Get trusted advice about data management planning from the Laurier Library and its DMP Assistant.

Learn what a data management plan (DMP), how to write one, and then start your own DMP in the session. Get trusted advice about data management planning from the Laurier Library and its DMP Assistant.

Learn strategies for finding “policy documents”, the steps that led to their creation, a few ways for finding policy analysis, and how you might consider the merits of these arguments.

Learn about the 2021 Census and the people that make up Canada. The Laurier Library will show you StatCan's resources and how to use them.