Workshops
a. How to Conduct a Literature Review
This workshop is aimed at postgraduate students working on a literature review as part of a research proposal, a thesis, or an independent article. The students will familiarize themselves with current knowledge on their topic of interest, identify gaps in knowledge and provide an overview of the essential findings and debates on the topic of interest. The main objective of writing the literature review is to show the reader how your work is related to existing research and what new insights it will contribute.
b.How to Write a Proposal for a Master's Thesis
This workshop is aimed at postgraduate students to assist them in identifying a problem, literature review skills, and writing good questions, objectives, and hypotheses. The objective of the workshop is to equip postgraduate students with a set of skills to write a research project. The course will focus on quantitative and qualitative healthcare and scientific research methods.
c.How to Cite and reference a dissertation/thesis
This workshop is aimed at postgraduate students to discuss when to reference, what classifies as a good reference, and the appropriate number of references within an academic report. Referencing is a critical academic practice for students to master.
d. Style and Clarity in academic writing
This workshop focuses on writing a thesis, posters, conference papers, or manuscripts clearly and cohesively to make academic discussions understandable and engaging for readers. The workshop will focus on the techniques used to structure sentences, paragraphs, and grammar to clarify the writing and avoid plagiarism.
e. Acing Research Presentation
The workshop is designed for postgraduate students who want to improve their research presentation skills before an audience. The main objective of this workshop is to provide students with the skills to explain and persuade their audience of the significance of their work.
f. Thesis and Dissertation formatting
The workshop is aimed at postgraduate students and will cover the procedures of formatting theses and dissertations for publishing your thesis in compliance with the library.
g. Writing a Scientific Paper
The workshop is aimed at postgraduate students and will provide a step-by-step research paper creation process. The workshop will also focus on organizing your work, getting your thoughts in a paper, and reviewing and improving your work.
h. Data presentation and analysis
The workshop is designed for postgraduate students and will focus on data and information presentation techniques in textual, tabular, and graphical forms. The student will learn the appropriate ways of presenting data effectively to communicate their work with their audience.