Research ethics training and applying for ethics clearance: non-medical

Workshop for postgraduate students, presented by Prof. Jasper Knight

This workshop has two components.

PART 1 (3 hours) comprises formal training on research ethics, with a particular emphasis on social science research. This training is content based. There is a formal written assignment following this workshop. Successful completion of this assignment will allow participants to receive a Certificate of Competence in Research Ethics.

PART 2 (1 hour) describes how to apply for ethics clearance to the University Research Ethics Committee (Non-Medical) or to school ethics committees. This workshop will be relevant to Honours, Masters, PhD students as well as staff dealing with human subjects in their research projects. 

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Humanities: using the library - exploring e-resources

An online workshop for Humanities postgraduate students, presented by Nkemeleng Lesejane

The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication.  The workshops will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, e-Journal portal, Subject Portals & inventories, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have.

We will also will focus on high-level research and publication resources, advanced information finding using discipline specific databases, using ZOTERO to manage references, and how to keep abreast with knowledge advances in subjects of interest.  

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CLM: using the library - exploring e-resources

An online workshop for postgraduate students in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, presented by Xoliswa Hobo and Khomotso Chipu

Part 1 of the workshop will cover exploring the Library Home Page & Creating a library Pin, exploring CLM Libguides, Copyright & Plagiarism, How to navigate Databases to search for e-journals, e-books and print materials, How to strategise your search using keywords from your topic (e-Wits Library Catalogue, Library Discovery Tool to search for library materials and digital content, e-Journal Portal, Google Scholar, EBSCOHost, SABINET African Journals, & Scopus (Journal impact factors)) Accessing Electronic Thesis & Dissertations (ETDs).

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CLM: using the library - exploring e-resources (ZOTERO)

An online workshop for postgraduate students in the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, presented by Xoliswa Hobo and Maggie Benjami

Part 2 of the workshop series will focus on using ZOTERO to manage references. ProQuest (Introduction to Systematic review), Zotero - the Reference Online Management Tool
Zotero is a free and open-source reference management software that manages bibliographic data and related research materials. 

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CLM: using the library - exploring legal resources

Presented by Maggie Benjamin and Aysha Patel, this workshop is part 3 in a series for CLM postgraduate students

The focus of the workshop will be on Legal Resources such as Jutastat, Mylexisnexis, Heinonline, etc.

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Introduction to Zotero

Introduction to Zotero for Wits postgraduate students, presented by Ms Thuli Dhlamini

This workshop, will introduce you to Zotero, a free, open source alternative to reference manager systems such as EndNote and Refworks. Zotero allows you to easily save bibliographic details, comments, indexing terms, and direct links to webpages, word documents, and even articles that are in library subscription databases. You will be shown how you can use Zotero to integrate your references into your research in many citation styles using Microsoft Word

Time: 09:30 to 11:30

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Research ethics training and applying for ethics clearance: non-medical

Workshop for postgraduate students, presented by Prof. Jasper Knight

This workshop has two components.

PART 1 (3 hours) comprises formal training on research ethics, with a particular emphasis on social science research. This training is content based. There is a formal written assignment following this workshop. Successful completion of this assignment will allow participants to receive a Certificate of Competence in Research Ethics.

PART 2 (1 hour) describes how to apply for ethics clearance to the University Research Ethics Committee (Non-Medical) or to school ethics committees. This workshop will be relevant to Honours, Masters, PhD students as well as staff dealing with human subjects in their research projects. 

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Critical Reading in Academia and Beyond

Workshop for Postgraduate students presented by Dr Ute Schwaibold

As a critical reader you do far more than just remember the ideas an author shared in his/her paper. You should be able to understand the author’s main idea about, or position on, a topic, see their opinions, and analyse the author’s choices of major and minor supporting details as evidence to back up his/her position. A critical reader can see how ideas fit together and flow to support to build up to the point or argument the author is presenting, and assess whether the argument presented is valid. Regardless of whether you are reading an academic article or a news clip, critical reading empowers you to come to your own conclusions on what the author has written. This workshop will guide you, the reader, on how to recognise an author’s position or opinion and their supporting evidence and to critically evaluate what you read. At the end of this course you should be able to:
- Identify an author’s position/opinion/argument;
- Find the evidence used to support the position/opinion/argument;
- Evaluate the strength of this evidence, and
- Evaluate the credibility of the sources you may find for your own writing. 

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Starting out: Finding a Research Topic and Working towards your Proposal

Workshop for postgraduate students presented by Prof Jasper Knight

This workshop is suitable for those just starting out on their research, including Honours, Masters and PhDs, and those who are writing their proposals. The workshop is 2 hours in duration and deals with how to find a research topic, the research statement, aims, objectives, methods and methodologies, and how to frame your research in a wider context.

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Research Writing academy: SESSION 4 - Developing argument and voice in writing

Workshop for postgraduate students presented by Ms Marike Kluyts

This session will explore the concepts of voice and argument in our research writing. In writing voice refers to your control over your topic, in other words what you think and which insights you glean from the literature and the study you are conducting. This synthesis of ideas is expressed in your argument. 

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Project Management Workshop

Workshop for postgraduate students presented by Dr Ute Schwaibold

This workshop provides practical advice and guidance on how projects of any size or type can be effectively managed at postgraduate level. Aspects to be covered include how to plan a project, forecast for time, cost (funding) and resources, assess and manage risk such as unplanned changes in methodology, and most importantly preventing project creep and meeting project deadlines.

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How to make a Powerpoint Presentation

Workshop for Postgraduate students Presented by Prof Jasper Knight

This 3-hr workshop focuses on the successful design and then the delivery of a verbal presentation, using Powerpoint. The workshop will provide tips on the presentation structure, how to design slides correctly, how to identify and communicate your key points, and speaking (presentation) technique. Attendees will then start to design their own presentations (based on their research), with opportunities for feedback. This is a practical workshop with interactive elements and will be run as a face-to-face activity on campus only. Attendees should bring their own laptops and any other materials they require. This workshop is suitable for staff and students who are preparing to present their studies/results as a verbal presentation at a conference, symposium or similar event. 

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How to Design and Present a Poster

Workshop for Postgraduate students presented by Prof Jasper Knight

This 3-hr workshop focuses on the successful design and then the delivery of a poster, which is a typical mode of presenting results at an academic conference. This workshop will deal with what a poster should look like, how it should be designed and structured, and practical tips for the presenter (and for the audience) on how to interact with a poster. Attendees will then have an opportunity to start to design their own posters (based on their research), with opportunities for feedback. This is a practical workshop with interactive elements and will be run as a face-to-face activity on campus only. Attendees should bring their own laptops and any other materials they require (poster sheets will be provided). This workshop is suitable for staff and students who are preparing to present their studies/results as a poster at a conference, symposium or similar event.

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Research Ethics Training and Applying for Ethics Clearance: Non-Medical

Workshop for Postgraduate Students Presented by Prof Jasper Knight

This workshop has two components.

PART 1 (3 hours) comprises formal training on research ethics, with a particular emphasis on social science research. This training is content based. There is a formal written assignment following this workshop. Successful completion of this assignment will allow participants to receive a Certificate of Competence in Research Ethics.

PART 2 (1 hour) describes how to apply for ethics clearance to the University Research Ethics Committee (Non-Medical) or to school ethics committees. This workshop will be relevant to Honours, Masters, PhD students as well as staff dealing with human subjects in their research projects

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How to find literature and undertake a Literature Review

Workshop for Postgraduate Students Presented by Prof Jasper Knight

A literature review is a required part of any research proposal and dissertation/thesis. This workshop deals with the process of finding literature that is relevant to your research topic and then extracting information in order to write a literature review. This workshop will describe the different approaches that can be used to organizing and structuring your literature review, and how to link this analysis to your aims and objectives.

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USING THE LIBRARY: E RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS

Introduction to library e-resources for science postgraduate students

The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication.

Day 1 of the workshops will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, e-Journal portal and LibGuides, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have. It will also focus on high-level research and publication resources and advanced information finding using discipline specific databases.

Day 2 will focus on using ZOTERO to manage references. 

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USING THE LIBRARY: E RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS

Introduction to library e-resources for science postgraduate students

The knowledge and skills to access and use e-resources underpin success in research and publication.

Day 1 of the workshops will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as e-Wits, e-Journal portal and LibGuides, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have. It will also focus on high-level research and publication resources and advanced information finding using discipline specific databases.

Day 2 will focus on using ZOTERO to manage references. 

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Engineering and Built Environment Library Postgraduate Workshop

Introductory workshop to library e-resources for Engineering and Built Environment Postgraduate students

Part 1 - 09:00-13:00 - This will cover an introduction to research literature in the disciplines, information finding tools such as the e-Wits catalogue, electronic resources, LibGuides, and how to access materials that Wits Library does not have

Part 2 - 13:00-15:00 - Zotero:  a free bibliographic reference manager tool. This workshop will introduce some of the key functions of Zotero such as: installing Zotero, adding citations to your Zotero library, organizing and managing your citations, creating a bibliography, and using the Microsoft Word plug-in to easily insert citations from Zotero into your documents

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Report Writing for Engineering and Science postgraduate students

Introductory workshop on Report writing for Science and Engineering postgraduate students

Engineers and scientists are often more comfortable expressing themselves in numbers than in words, but can seldom avoid the need to develop technical report writing skills.  This workshop focuses on the basics of technical report writing, with a particular emphasis on developing a clear report structure, presenting a logical flow of information and ensuring that the content included is relevant to the objectives of the report.

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Starting Out: Finding a Research Topic and Working towards your Proposal

Introduction to Proposal Writing for postgraduate students presented by Prof Jasper Knight

This workshop is suitable for those just starting out on their research, including Honours, Masters and PhDs, and those who are writing their proposals. The workshop is 2 hours in duration and deals with how to find a research topic, the research statement, aims, objectives, methods and methodologies, and how to frame your research in a wider context.

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The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Introductory workshop on the Entrepreneurial mindset by Dr Ute Schwaibold

The entrepreneurial mindset is about seeing a world full of opportunities, not obstacles - about seeing solvable problems, not limiting barriers.  It is about striving to create value for a broad stakeholder base and improving the human condition. This workshop will provide an overview of the entrepreneurial mindset that will allow you to identify, assess and act on opportunities in different contexts, settings and organisations. The focus of this workshop is NOT about how to start a business, about how to see opportunities to bring about effective economic and/or social change, to create new and added value for stakeholders and society, that can be applied to new business ideas or to promote innovation within existing organisations. The capacities to ‘think like an entrepreneur’ and ‘act like an innovator’ are crucial for success across industries.

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Research Ethics Training and Applying for Ethics Clearance: Non Medical

Workshop for Postgraduate students Presented by Prof Jasper Knight

This workshop has two components.

PART 1 (3 hours) comprises formal training on research ethics, with a particular emphasis on social science research. This training is content based. There is a formal written assignment following this workshop. Successful completion of this assignment will allow participants to receive a Certificate of Competence in Research Ethics.

PART 2 (1 hour) describes how to apply for ethics clearance to the University Research Ethics Committee (Non-Medical) or to school ethics committees. This workshop will be relevant to Honours, Masters, PhD students as well as staff dealing with human subjects in their research projects.

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Research Writing academy: Session 1- Getting started with your writing

Workshop for Postgraduate students presented by Ms Marike Kluyts

The session will unpack the ‘moves’ you need to make to communicate like a disciplinary insider, and we will explore how we position ourselves in the ‘conversations’ of our disciplines. The session will also introduce you to various tools and techniques you can use to help you get started with your research and writing.

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Preparing your work for submission

Workshop for Postgraduate students presented by Dr Odile Mackett

A well-formatted dissertation or thesis is an essential complement to good research and managing a large document. This workshop covers technical aspects such as using styles; the navigation pane to manage a large document; automatic numbering of tables and figures; the use of section and page breaks; use of the paragraph mark; page numbering; and creating a table of contents.

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