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Proposal Writing and Thesis Defense

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…)

E-Resources for Research

Literature Searching: How to assess credibility of Web Content

Data Collection tools
Survey Monkey
Google forms

Enhancing researchers online visibility

Google Scholar (more…)

Science communication and Communicating to Non Scientist

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

Oral communication and presentation

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

Resource Mobilization and Grants Management

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

Data Analysis for Presentation

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

Scientific Writing and Publishing

Publishing and Open Access

Understanding the academic publishing industry
Understanding the importance of Open Access in publishing
Using pre-print repository services-AfricArxiv (more…)

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