| Generic training - SmartResearcher workshops | Generic training - SmartResearcher workshops | <h2><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">#SmartResearcher Webinars 2023</span><br></h2><div>
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</div>This series of #SmartResearcher workshops is designed to address all the important aspects of the
<a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/researchprocess">research process</a>.
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<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>If you register to attend online, you will receive a link to the Teams meeting while registering for a workshop, which will also be repeated in the reminder e-mail before the time.</strong></span><br><br>Please consult the links below for a full description of the sessions and to make a booking.<br><br>
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<strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-1-0">Workshop titles according to the steps in the Research Process</strong></p></th><th class="ms-rteTableHeaderOddCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>
<strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-1-0">Date and booking</strong></p></th></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
<span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-6-4"><strong>Plan and design</strong></span></h3></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><strong>Library induction for postgraduate students and academic staff<br></strong><br>
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<strong>Instructor</strong>: Pieter du Plessis, Marié Roux, Samuel Simango, Paulette Talliard, Norman Hebler and Kirchner van Deventer<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br>
<span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110129" target="_blank">Wed, 21 February</a> (10:00-13:00)</span><br class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110130">Tue, 7 March</a> (10:00-13:00)</span><br class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110131" target="_blank">Thu, 27 July</a> (10:00-13:00)</span><br><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Finding Government Statistics</strong></p><p>
<strong></strong><strong>Instructor:</strong> Statistics SA<br><strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><h4><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110139" target="_blank">Thu, 16 March</a> (11:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110140" target="_blank">Wed, 23 August</a> (14:00-16:00)</span><br></h4></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>How to conduct a literature review </strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Kirchner van Deventer, Marleen Hendriksz and Marié Theron<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110132" target="_blank">Thu, 2 March</a></span><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"> <span><span><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal">(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span><br class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110133" target="_blank">Wed, 12 April</a> <span><span><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"><span></span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"> </span><p><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110134" target="_blank"><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal">Tue, 1 August</span></a><span class="ms-rteStyle-Normal"> (11:00-13:00)</span><br></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><strong>Systematic review<br></strong><br>
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<strong>Instructors</strong>: Elizabeth Moll-Willard and Pepler Head<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110135" target="_blank">Thu, 9 March</a> <span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110136" target="_blank">Wed, 2 August</a> (14:00-16:00)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><p><strong>Useful tools and applications for research </strong><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4">[</span><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/c.php?g=742974&p=5467712">Library guide</a><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4">]</span><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor: </strong>Kirchner van Deventer and Letlao Seloma<br><strong>Target group:</strong> Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110137">Tue, 14 March</a> <span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110138" target="_blank">Thu, 3 August</a> <span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span><br></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><strong>Introduction to Special Collections: Dealing with primary collections</strong><br><br><strong>Instructors: </strong>Marieta Buys, Patricia Khati, Busiswa Mofu, Pakama Ncume and Santie de Jongh<p>Target group: Staff, Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><span><span>Follow the links below to make a booking:</span></span><br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110141" target="_blank">Wed, 8 March</a> (12:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110142" target="_blank">Thu, 17 August</a> (14:00-15:00)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
</h3><h3><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-6-4"><strong>Collect and caputure</strong></span></h3></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><div><p>
<strong>Data Management Planning<span class="ms-rteForeColor-2"></span></strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Samuel Simango<br><strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></div></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><p><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110143" target="_blank">Wed, 22 March</a> <span><span>(11:00-12:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110144" target="_blank">Tue, 15 August</a> <span><span>(14:00-15:00)</span></span><br></span></span></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><strong>RDM tools, resources and training<span><span><strong><span><span><strong><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-9-4"></span></strong></span></span></strong></span></span></strong><br><br><strong>Instructor</strong><strong>: </strong>Samuel Simango<p><strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><span><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><p><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110145" target="_blank">Wed, 29 March</a> <span><span>(11:00-12:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110146" target="_blank">Tue, 22 August</a> <span><span>(14:00-15:00)</span></span></span></span></p></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Data sharing and dissemination</strong><strong></strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor: </strong>Samuel Simango<br><strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><p><span><span><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110147">Wed, 3 May</a> <span><span>(11:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110148" target="_blank">Thu, 7 September</a> <span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
<strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-6-4">Analyse, collaborate and create</strong></h3></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Copyright issues in theses and dissertation writing</strong></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Carol Kat (INNOVUS)<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><p><span><span><span><span><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110149" target="_blank">Tue, 28 March</a> <span><span>(12:30-13:30)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110150" target="_blank">Wed, 16 August</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(12:30-13:30)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;height:154px;">
<strong>Mendeley for reference management and academic networking</strong> <span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4">[</span><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/mendeley">Library guide]</a><br><br><strong>Instructors</strong>: Kirchner van Deventer and Letlao Seloma
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<strong>Target group</strong>: Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;height:154px;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110151" target="_blank">Tue, 28 February</a> (11:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110152">Thu, 23 March</a> (14:00-16:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110153" target="_blank">Tue, 18 April</a> <span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110154" target="_blank">Thu, 11 May</a> <span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110155" target="_blank">Wed, 26 July</a> <span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110156" target="_blank">Thu, 10 August</a> <span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110157" target="_blank">Wed, 20 September</a><span><span> <span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110158" target="_blank">Thu, 5 October</a> <span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span><p></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Tips on how to format your thesis (MS Word)</strong></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Kirchner van Deventer and Letlao Seloma<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Postgraduate students <br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110200" target="_blank">Wed, 1 March</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110201">Tue, 8 August</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Overview of software for effective data analysis and data visualisation</strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux and Kirchner van Deventer<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110204" target="_blank">Thu, 30 March</a> <span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110205" target="_blank">Thu, 24 August</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Principles of data visualisation </strong></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110202" target="_blank">Thu, 13 April</a> (11:00-12:30)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110203" target="_blank">Tue, 29 August</a> (14:00-15:30)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p><strong>Introduction to Tableau Public and RAWGraphs for data visualisation</strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110206" target="_blank">Thu, 20 April</a> <span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110207" target="_blank">Tue, 26 September</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></span></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<strong>Data visualisation with Power BI</strong><strong><br></strong><br>
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<strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br>
<a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110208" target="_blank">Thu, 18 May</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110209" target="_blank">Tue, 19 September</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
<strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-6-4"><span>Manage, store and preserve</span></strong></h3></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
</p><strong>An Overview of Research Data Repositories<br><br></strong><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Samuel Simango<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110210" target="_blank">Wed, 15 March</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(11:00-13:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110222" target="_blank">Wed, 30 August</a> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>(14:00-16:00)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<strong>Submitting your thesis/dissertation to SUNScholar</strong><br><br><strong>Instructor</strong>: Cathrin Baadjies
and Paulette Talliard<br><p>
<strong>Target group:</strong> Postgraduate students<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110212" target="_blank">Thu, 16 February</a> <span><span>(12:00-13:00)</span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110213" target="_blank">Tue, 3 October</a> (14:00-15:00)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
<strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-6-4">Share and publish</strong></h3></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Enhancing the visibility of your research output through self-archiving</strong></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Paulette Talliard<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:<br></p><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110214" target="_blank">Wed, 19 April</a> (11:00-12:30)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110215" target="_blank">Wed, 6 September</a> (14:00-15:30)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong>Managing your unique author iD with ORCID </strong><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4">[</span><a href="http://libguides.sun.ac.za/publish">Library guide]</a><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux and Kirchner van Deventer<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110218" target="_blank">Tue, 9 May</a> (11:00-12:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110219" target="_blank">Thu, 28 September</a> (14:00-15:00)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<strong>Making important decisions about publishing your research </strong><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4">[</span><a href="http://libguides.sun.ac.za/publish">Library guide]</a><br><br><strong>Instructors</strong>: Siviwe Bangani, Paulette Talliard, Dalene Pieterse<br>
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<strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br>
<a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110216" target="_blank">Wed, 24 May</a> <span><span>(10:00-13:00)</span></span><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110217" target="_blank">Wed, 4 October</a> (10:00-13:00)<br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
<strong class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-6-4">Monitor and evaluate</strong></h3></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<strong>Maximising your research impact </strong><br><br><strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux
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<strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110220" target="_blank">Tue, 16 May</a> (11:00-13:00)<br><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/10110221" target="_blank">Thu, 21 September</a> (14:00-16:00)<br></td></tr></tbody></table><div>
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<strong>Curriculum-integrated or curriculum-related group training programme - Postgraduates</strong></h3><hr />
<strong>Curriculum integrated training outcomes</strong><br>Developed in collaboration with the lecturer/department. A module is identified in which information literacy is formulated as an outcome. Information skills are integrated within the module and assessed accordingly.<br><br>
<strong>Curriculum related training outcomes</strong><br>Developed in collaboration with the lecturer/department. Students will learn how to find information for a specific assignment, how to evaluate the information found and how to cite the information correctly but without proper assessment. <br><br>Contact your
<a href="/en-za/AboutUs/ContactUs/Pages/fbs.aspx">Faculty librarian</a> for more information.<br></div> | | |
