Scholarly Communication [Academic & Research Proposal Writing Open Science, Data Management & Analysis]

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
• Presentation Style
• Final Product
• Main Reasons Why Proposals Get Rejected

THESIS DEFENSE

• Introduction
• Module Objectives
• The Purpose of an Oral Examination
• General Steps during an Oral Examination
• Questions Commonly Asked During an OralExamination
• Tips to Make an Oral Examination a Success

PUBLISHING AND OPEN ACCESS

• Understanding the academic publishing industry
• Understanding the importance of Open Access in publishing
• Using pre-print repository services-AfricArxiv

SCIENTOMETRICS

• Understanding the use of H Index
• Understanding How Impact Factor  works
• Visibility  of research using ResearchGate,ORCID & Publons.

PROCESS OF WRITING AN ACADEMIC PAPER

• What  are non-primary publications
• Some major types of non-primary publications
• What are primary publications
• The structure of a primary scientific article
• How to compose – The Title
• The delicate art of deciding about Authorship
• How to write – Addresses,  The Abstract?,  The Introduction,  The material & methods, Results, Discussion, Other  Parts: acknowledgements, & appendices, etc.
• How to cite & compile – References
• The  writing process : how to write the first version?, Preparing the final version, How to submit a paper?

SCIENTIFIC EDITING PROCESS

• How to interact with editor
• How to write Revisions
• What happens with the MS after acceptance?
• Technical editing
• Proofreading
• What to do with a  published paper
• How to write Conference proceedings paper, Review article, Book chapter

THE JOURNAL SELECTION PROCESS

• How to decide where to send a MS for publication
• How to select a journal for your publication

DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS

• • 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
• How  to use R Statistical software graphical analysis and presentation
• How  to use SPSS Statistical software graphical analysis and presentation
• How  to use  STATA Statistical software graphical analysis and presentation