Resources

THEORY BEHIND THE PhD

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 2021Understanding 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

Tuesday 01 March. Topic: Doctoral Academy: PhD Support Group Meeting: Supporting Students for Success

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

6 April – Analyzing data

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)

30 August: Doctoral Academy: Argument in Scientific Writing (Professor Cecile Badenhorst – Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

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

Scientific writing

Scientific writing