THEORY BEHIND THE PhD
- What is doctorateness
- ASSAF Document
- CHE – Higher Education Qualification Framework – edited 171013
- SAQA NQF 2012
PRESENTATIONS
2021
5 May 2021: Getting Organised to be decluttered
19 May 2021:Conceptualising your Research
2 June 2021: Focussing on Research Design
10 June 2021: Understanding variables for basic statistics
22 September 2021:The role of qualitative research in health and clinical research
06 October 2021:Graphs, pictures, tables or texts?
27 October 2021:Mentorship in a PhD study: support, growth and possible success
03 November 2021:Rules for the reporting of quantitative and statistical data as required by the Journals.
10 November 2021:The Examination of the PhD
2022
Wednesday 16 February. Topic: Introducing the CHS Doctoral Academy 2022
Tuesday 22 February. Topic: Doctoral Academy: The PhD Survival Guide
Wednesday 23 February. Topic: Doctoral Academy: Introduction to the PhD
Wednesday 02 March. Topic: Doctoral Academy: Research Paradigms
Tuesday 08 March. Topic: Doctoral Academy: Work, Life & Study Balance – The Self-care Journey
Wednesday 09 March. Topic: Doctoral Academy: Ethics and Responsibility
Tuesday 15 March – Doctoral Academy: Mentorship 101
Wednesday 16 March – Doctoral Academy: From question to protocol
30 March Doctoral Academy: Emotional Intelligence
Doctoral Academy: Reading a Journal Article
12 April The Doctoral Academy – Wellness Continuum
Tuesday 03 May -Doctoral Academy: Enhancing your Success: Managing Stress, Burnout and Fatigue
Wednesday 04 May – Doctoral Academy: Data Collection and Handling
Tues, 10 May – Doctoral Academy: Bullying in the Workplace
Wednesday 11 May – Doctoral Academy: Interpreting Results
Doctoral Academy: Managing the Imposter Syndrome
Doctoral Academy: More Basic than Basic Statistics
Doctoral Academy: Physical Wellness – The Body and Mind Connected
Doctoral Academy: Writing up the Methods section
Doctoral Academy: An Introduction to Academic Writing
Doctoral Academy: Physical Wellness
Doctoral Academy: Writing the Introduction to your Manuscript or Thesis
Doctoral Academy: Data Collection and Handling
1 June: Doctoral Academy: Promoting Representation of Women in Science
1 June: Doctoral Academy: Sample Size Calculations
23 June: Doctoral Academy: The discussion and conclusions of your paper or thesis
24 June: Doctoral Academy: Achieving greater results through ACCOUNTABILITY
8 August: Doctoral Academy: Time Management
8 August: Doctoral Academy: Why constant writing and making connections is important for research students?
10 August: Doctoral Academy: You, Me, We: Relationships and Gender-based Violence
11 August: Doctoral Academy: Final touches to your article and submission to a journal
18 August: Doctoral Academy: Substance use and Abuse
19 August: Doctoral Academy: Different Approaches to Literature Reviews
29 August: Doctoral Academy: Beyond the Ivory Tower (Dr Rebecca Tadokera)
6 September: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Effective Communication
7 September: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Project Management: Timelines and Budgeting
16 September: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Financial Literacy
17 September: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Common mistakes found in Ethics applications
23 September: THE DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Coping in your Funding Landscape
4 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: A closer look at qualitative research application in the Health Sciences
5 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Plans for a Journey in Academia
6 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Happiness is an Inside Job.
7 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Research impact, science and society and communicating findings to the public
17 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Suicide Awareness and Prevention
18 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Designing a good research instrument
21 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Managing your Supervisor.
22 October: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Preparing your thesis document.
18 November: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Beyond your Postgrad – WHERE TO FROM HERE?
19 November: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Truth and Reality in Research
20 November: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Your Career Portfolio
21 November: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: : Most important principles – and problems – in writing a manuscript or thesis
24 November: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: What is Resilience? Why does it matter?
25 November: DOCTORAL ACADEMY: How a scoping review defines the gaps in the research
1 December: THE DOCTORAL ACADEMY: Gratitude and Thankfulness: Looking forward, looking back
2 December: THE DOCTORAL ACADEMY: The Doctoral examination process
2023
8 March: POSTGRADUATE ACADEMY: Supporting Students for Success
9 March: POSTGRADUATE ACADEMY: The PhD Survival Guide
14 March: Postgraduate Support Group: The Wellness Continuum
15 March: POSTGRADUATE ACADEMY: Ethics and Responsibility.
GUIDELINES
This project is still in an early phase. We intend rapidly building a large database of resources to support our students and only researchers as they plan and execute research projects.
Planning a project
A background to scientific research
Research paradigms
Logic and scientific reasoning
Induction and deduction in biomedical research
The scientific method
Study design
The research question
Research question, hypothesis, aims and objectives