- Create an account in CGScholar
Be sure that you also validate your account by responding to the post-creation email. If you don’t receive a confirmation request by email, check your spam folder. - Join the course community in CGScholar (link can be found in Current Courses)
- Sign up for the oral or video presentation in the Google Spreadsheet (link can be found in Current Courses)
Analytics
- Familiarize yourself with the Analytics area in CGScholar, where you can check your progress during the course (be sure to be logged in to CGScholar prior to accessing the Analytics)
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LDL Courses Onboarding and Orientation videos
View the Happening Now page for a list of upcoming sessions.
| Topic | Brief Description | Audience | Suggested Attendance Timing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Information Session | Learn about our different degree and certificate offerings | Prospective Students or new students who did not attend prior to applying | Prior to applying, but no later than before starting your first course |
| 2 | New LDL Students | Learn about available resources and how to get started with your degree or certificate program | New students pursuing a degree or certificate in LDL | Upon acceptance, but no later than before you take your first course |
| 3 | LDL Courses Introduction | Learn how to navigate the regular LDL courses and their participation requirements | All new LDL degree or certificate students and students who have not taken an LDL course previously | Prior to taking your first LDL course |
| 4 | CGScholar Bootcamp | Learn how to navigate CGScholar, the online platform we use to administer the LDL courses | All new LDL degree or certificate students and students who have not taken an LDL course previously | Prior to taking your first LDL course |
| 5 | Peer Reviews | Discuss qualities of and practice providing meaningful peer review | All new LDL degree or certificate students and students who have not taken an LDL course previously or anyone who wants to improve the quality of their peer reviews | Prior to taking your first LDL course |
| 6 | Academic Writing and the Literature Review Genre | Become familiar with the basic principles and expectations of the literature review genre, which is enforced at the exam-dissertation stage | Required for new LDL doctoral students; encouraged for others | Prior to taking your first LDL course |
| FYI: Doctoral Students only | Exam-Dissertation Sequence (EDS) | Learn how to navigate the EDS, including the processes and expectations of this six-course sequence | LDL doctoral students preparing to start the EDS | At least one full semester prior to starting the EDS (The EDS begins after you complete your regular 10 courses) |