CESR-Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research

CESR–Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research

CESR Staff

Recently relocated to 325 of the Wigley Administration Center, the Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research (CESR) supports faculty research, scholarship, and creative activities.

Contact In-Jae Kim, Director of the Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research, at in-jae.kim@mnsu.edu or x6278

The CESR Mission

• Develop and nurture communities of scholars
• Promote and support faculty scholarship and publication
• Provide faculty with assistance in research design and data analysis
• Develop and promote forums for faculty and students to showcase scholarly work
• Provide recognition for the scholarly accomplishments of faculty and students

Need Some Guidance?

Contact CESR for Help!

Manuscript Editing

Our editors provide the following services:

• Manuscript editing (grammar, document coherence, completeness)
• Assisting with APA, MLA, and other publication styles
• Manuscript formatting
• Word processing, spreadsheet, and bibliographic software tutoring

Research Design and Data Analysis

Our data analysts provide the following services:

• Data analysis (descriptive statistics, power analysis, regression, correlation, t–test, z scores, ANOVA, MANOVA, etc.)
• SPSS tutoring
• Data coding
• Data interpretation and presentation
• Research design consultation
• Spreadsheet software tutoring

To access these services, contact the CESR Director, In-Jae Kim, at 507-389-6278 or in-jae.kim@mnsu.edu

Authorship Issues

MSU, Mankato has instituted a set of guidelines for authorship issues. These issues include the following:

• Who should and should not be included as an author.
• Faculty-student authorship and
• Dispute resolution.

To view the complete authorship guidelines, use the following link:

Authorship Guidelines