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These
workshops are aimed at postgraduate students, emerging researchers and
academic staff and the focus will be on the research process. The
sessions vary in length depending on the subject matter, but cover a
wide range of subjects related to the postgraduate research journey. | How to conduct a literature review
In
this webinar, participants will learn what a literature review is and
the different types of literature reviews. They will learn best
practices for conducting a literature review by working with their
topic, structuring the literature review and how to critically analyse
literature. Date: 1 August 2023 @ 11h00 – 13h00 Please book here | Systematic Reviews Thinking
about doing a systematic review? Having its origins in health sciences,
a systematic review can be a daunting challenge. Let us help you
demystify it and get started with a high-level introduction to the
systematic review process. Date: 2 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here | Tools and applications for research This
workshop will offer a look at some of the top tools and applications
for students, academic staff, and researchers. It will cover a variety
of mobile apps for research, productivity, reading, writing, presenting,
note-taking, file sharing and other essential tools for studying and
publishing on the go. Date: 3 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here | Tips on how to format your thesis (MS Word) This
workshop will help you work around some of the common formatting
glitches most postgraduate students experience, whilst getting their
document ready for submission. Date: 8 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here | Mendeley for reference management Managing
your references can be a daunting task. This workshop will introduce
you to Mendeley, a free tool focusing mainly on reference management.
Mendeley offers various services, including reference management,
organising and annotation of PDF documents and collaboration. Date: 10 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here | Data Management Planning This
session introduces researchers to Data Management Planning. It is
comprised of a presentation and practical demonstration. The
presentation covers the following areas: the fundamental aspects of Data
Management Planning, the structure of Data Management Plans, the
regulation of Data Management Plans at Stellenbosch University as well
as the resources that researchers can use in relation Data Management
Planning. The presentation is followed by a practical demonstration on
how researchers use Data Management Planning software to create Data
Management Plans. Date: 15 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 15h00 Please book here | Copyright issues in theses and dissertation writing This
presentation provides an overview of the copyright issues which
students typically encounter while working on their theses or
dissertations. Date: 16 August 2023 @ 12h30 – 13h30 Please book here | Introduction to Special Collections: Dealing with primary collections This
workshop focuses on Special Collection material in the library. The
session will guide the participant to understand and explore the
secondary and primary resources accessible to researchers. The aim is to
encourage staff, students, and researchers to optimise the use of
primary collections and data for research projects. Date: 17 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 15h00 Please book here | RDM tools, resources and training The
workshop will introduce participants to various available RDM tools,
resources, and training. This will include introducing them to
Information resources and technological solutions relating to data
collection, sensitive data management, data storage, data sharing, data
publication, game-based learning as well as researcher support. Date: 22 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 15h00 Please book here | Finding Government Statistics This
workshop focuses on the database Statistics SA which is available by
means of the Library website. The session includes a demonstration on
how to access publications on the database, do cross-tabulation and
access time series data with variables over time. Date: 23 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here | Overview of software for effective data analysis and data visualisation An
overview of tools and free software for data analysis and data
visualisation will be presented. These tools are useful for statistical
analysis, visualisation, mapping, data cleaning and the digital
humanities. Date: 24 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here | Principles of Data Visualisation This
workshop will cover the key principles to keep in mind when you are
planning your visualisations, from choosing the best visualisation type
for your data to the effective use of colour, narrative, etc. Date: 29 August 2023 @ 14h00 -15h30 Please book here | An Overview of Research Data Repositories Many
funders mandate that data collected in the process of conducting
research funded by them is deposited in reputable repositories, this
workshop will provide an overview of research data repositories and
demonstrate the manner in which the SU's Institutional Research Data
Repository functions. Date: 30 August 2023 @ 14h00 – 16h00 Please book here |  |
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