Proposal Writing

• Introduction
• Module Objectives
• Why a research proposal?
• What is the reader looking for in your proposal?
• Developing the Structure of a research proposal (more…)

Literature Searching: How to assess credibility of Web Content

• Data Collection tools
• Survey Monkey
• Google forms

Enhancing researchers online visibility

• Google Scholar (more…)

Concepts in Science Communication

• To prepare an oral presentation for different audiences, how to effectively deliver it
• Using Web 2.0 Tools for communicating research
• Communicating to Policy Makers
• Communicating with the press

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• Preparation and planning
• Steps in developing a talk
• Medium/Tools for giving a talk
• Theory and practice of poster design

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• The mind of a donor
• The research proposal
• The grants proposal
• The proposal and funding process
• Typical structure of a proposal
• Stages of developing a proposal
• Usual pitfalls when writing a proposal

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• The theory and practice of presenting data in graphical form
• The basic principles of economy, clarity, and integrity
• Old types of graphs to avoid, new graph types: dot plot, scatterplot matrix, conditional plot
• How to design effective graphs

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Publishing and Open Access

• Understanding the  academic publishing industry
•  Understanding the importance  of Open Access in publishing
• Using pre prints portals-Africaarxivs (more…)