| Generic training - SmartResearcher workshops | Generic training - SmartResearcher workshops | <h2><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">#SmartResearcher Workshops 2025</span><br></h2><br>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>.
<br><br><div><strong>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.<br></strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div>If you attend three or more of our workshops, you may request a certificate of attendance. Please send your request to <a href="mailto:kvd@sun.ac.za">Kirchner van Deventer</a>.<br></div><br><div>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%;"><h2>
Plan and design</h2></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, <span><span><span><span>Sizwe Ngcobo, </span></span></span></span> 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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906202"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">13 February: 10:00 – 13:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906202"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">5</span><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0"> March: 10:00 – 13:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906203">24 July: 10:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul><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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906238"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">11 March: 11:00 – 13:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906239"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">6 August: 14:00 – 16:00</span></a></li></ul></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<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"></span><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906205">18 February: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906206">8 April: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906207">29 July: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><span><p><strong>Systematic reviews</strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Elizabeth Moll-Willard<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906208">4 March: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906209">5 August: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><p><strong>Systematic reviews for Medicine and Health Sciences</strong></p><p><strong></strong><strong>Instructor: </strong>Yusuf Ras<br><strong>Target group</strong><strong>:</strong> Medicine and Health Sciences 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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906212">4 March: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906211">5 August: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><p><strong>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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906216">6 March: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906218"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">30 July: 14:00 – 16:00</span></a></li></ul><span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h3>
</h3><h2>Collect and capture</h2></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><div><p>
<strong>SunDMP (SU data management tool) for data management plan creation<span class="ms-rteForeColor-2"></span></strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Sizwe Ncgobo<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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906245">12 March: 12:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906246">7 August: 14:00 – 15:00</a></li></ul><span></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;"><strong></strong><span><p><strong>Introduction to Research Data Management and Data Management Plans<span class="ms-rteForeColor-2"></span></strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Sizwe Ncgobo<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers<br></p></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;"><span><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:</p><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906242">26 March: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906243">31 July: 14:00 – 16:00</a><br></li></ul></span></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" colspan="2" style="width:100%;"><h2>
Analyse, collaborate and create</h2></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-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>: Gert van Deventer (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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906248">13 March: 12:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906248">6 August: 12:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;height:154px;">
<strong>EndNote for reference management and academic networking</strong><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><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906291">19 February: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906322"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">18 March: 14:00 – 16:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906324">9 April: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906325">6 May: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906326">17 July: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906327">7 August: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906329">2 September: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906330">1 October: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;height:154px;"><span><p><strong>EndNote for reference management and academic networking at Medicine and Health Sciences</strong><br></p><strong>Instructors</strong>: Yusuf Ras<br><p><strong>Target group</strong>: Medicine and Health Sciences postgraduate students and researchers</p></span><br></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;height:154px;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906357"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">19 February: 14:00 – 16:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906358">9 April: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906359">17 July: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906360">16 September: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;height:154px;"><p><strong></strong></p><span><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></span><p><br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;height:154px;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906361"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">20 February: 11:00 – 13:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906362">19 March: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906363">16 July: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;height:154px;"><span><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</p></span><br></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;height:154px;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906366">10 April: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906367">19 August: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:65%;height:154px;"><span><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</p></span></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;height:154px;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906364">25 March: 11:00 – 12:30</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906365">5 August: 11:00 – 12:30</a></li></ul><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong></strong><strong>Introduction to Tableau and Flourish for data visualisation</strong><br></p><span><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers</p></span><p><br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906368"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">15 April: 11:00 – 13:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906369">26 August: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong></strong></p><span><span><strong>Introduction to Microsoft 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</p></span></span><p><br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906370">8 April: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906371">17 September: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" colspan="2" style="width:65%;"><h2>
Manage, store and preserve</h2><p></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><span><p><strong>An overview of
SUNScholarData – the SU institutional data repository</strong><br></p><p>
<strong>Instructor</strong>: Sizwe Ncgobo<br><strong>Target group</strong>: Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers</p></span><p><strong></strong><br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906372">25 March: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906373">13 August: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><span><span><strong>Thesis management for the submission theses and dissertations for graduation</strong><br><br><strong>Instructor</strong>: Cathrin Baadjies
and Paulette Talliard<br><p>
<strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff and supervisors</p></span></span><br></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906374">12 February: 11:00 – 12:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906375">30 September: 14:00 – 15:00</a></li></ul><br></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" colspan="2" style="width:65%;">
<h2>Share and publish</h2></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
</p><p><strong></strong></p><span><p><strong>Increasing 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 researcher</p></span></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;"><p>Follow the links below to make a booking:<br></p><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906376">16 April: 11:00 – 12:30</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906377">18 September: 14:00 – 15:30</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<br><span><p><strong>Managing your unique author iD with ORCID </strong><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-4">[</span><a href="https://libguides.sun.ac.za/ORCID">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</p></span><p><br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906382"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-5-0">11 March: 14:00 – 15:00</span></a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906383">4 September: 11:00 – 12:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong></strong></p><span><p><strong>Enhancing your
research impact through open access publishing</strong><br></p><p><strong>Instructor</strong><strong>: </strong>Sakhile Mngomezulu<br><strong>Target group</strong><strong>: </strong>Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers</p></span><p><br></p></td><td class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" rowspan="1" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906380">23 April: 11:00 – 12:30</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906381">3 September: 14:00 – 15:30</a></li></ul><p><br></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;"><p>
<strong></strong></p><span><span><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</p></span></span><p><br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906378">19 March: 10:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906379">16 September: 10:00 – 13:00</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" colspan="2" style="width:65%;"><h2>Monitor and evaluate</h2><p></p></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableOddRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<span><span><strong>Maximise 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</p></span></span><p><br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906384">24 April: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><span><span><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/13906385">18 September: 11:00 – 13:00</a></span></span></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="ms-rteTableEvenRow-5"><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableEvenCol-5" style="width:65%;">
<span><span><span><span><strong>Introduction to SciVal for research evaluation </strong><br><br><strong>Instructor</strong>: Marié Roux
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<strong>Target group:</strong> Academic staff, postgraduate students and researchers</p></span></span></span></span><p><br></p></td><td rowspan="1" class="ms-rteTableOddCol-5" style="width:35%;">Follow the links below to make a booking:<br><ul><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/14038222">7 May: 11:00 – 13:00</a></li><li><a href="https://sun.ac.za.libcal.com/event/14038223">2 October: 14:00 – 16:00</a></li></ul><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><br></div> | | |
