?| ?26 November 2024 | ???????Mapping Academic Mindsets in the Age of Generative AI ???? This Master Class is hosted by the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) in collaboration with PERIPERI U. The Master Class explores the fascinating intersection of personal epistemology and Generative AI in academia. By navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, understanding our own beliefs and approaches to knowledge creation has never been more crucial. Through the lens of cognitive cartography, the Master Class examines how different paradigms – ranging from possibility-focused to democratising perspectives – shape our engagement with Generative AI tools and influence our academic practices. - Dr Sonja Strydom? (Stellenbosch 肆客足球)??|?View ?Video|? |
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| ?16 October 2024 | ??????Streamlining your Research: Managing Sources with Open-Source Reference Tools???? ??This ADA Master Class introduces a range of open-source reference management tools, with a focus on Mendeley. Participants learn how to install Mendeley, import references from various databases, attach PDFs to specific sources, edit references, collaborate using shared libraries, and generate in-text citations and reference lists in MS Word. - Mr Kirchner van Deventer (Stellenbosch 肆客足球)??|?View ?Video|?? |
| 18 September 2024 | ????Talk Shows and Dinner Parties: Writing a literature review???? ??This ADA Master Class offers practical tips and insights into crafting a compelling literature review. Using the engaging analogy of a literature review being like a dinner party, the presenter guides participants through the essential aspects of writing a literature review, including how to organize information, integrate sources effectively, and develop a unique academic voice. - Ms Selene Delport (Stellenbosch 肆客足球)??|?View ?Video|? |
| ??21 August 2024? | ???Mindsets for
publishing:
Moving from
thesis/report
to article???? ??This Master Class was hosted by the Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP) in collaboration with the African Doctoral Academy (ADA)?. The Master Class covers the essential considerations in the academic writing and publishing process. By the end of the webinar, participants will be aware of the ten mindsets necessary when preparing for publication.? - Prof. Ruth Albertyn (Stellenbosch 肆客足球)??|?View ?Video|?? |
| ???14 August 2024 | ??Research Design with the Idea Puzzle Software???? ??This AD?A Master Class guides participants through the Idea Puzzle software, a decision-making tool designed to help PhD candidates improve the coherence of a research proposal, article, or thesis in the light of Philosophy of Science (Morais & Brailsford, 2019). It also helps review the strengths and weaknesses of a research project in any field of knowledge (Parente & Ferro, 2016). To date, it has helped design more than 7000 research projects worldwide. ? - Prof. Ricardo Morais (Assistant Professor of Management at Católica Porto Business School and Director of Idea Puzzle)??|?View ?Video| |
| ?12 June 2024 ? | ?Practical Approaches to Developin?g Academic Writing ??This AD?A Master Class provides a range of strategies and techniques to develop your academic writing. Aimed at postgraduate students who are working on their research or academic articles, this webinar provides you with the opportunity to refine your research arguments, develop your own voice and use different reading and writing strategies to effectively convey information and arguments. This webinar focuses on understanding writing as a process and provides guidelines on building arguments throughout your thesis, integrating other voices and taking into consideration the reader. - Dr.? Nereshnee Govender (Durban 肆客足球 of Technology)?|?View Video|??? |
| 28 May 2024 | ?ADA-AMI Master Class: An Introduction to the Microbiome and the Importance of Multidisciplinary Microbiome Research in Africa This Master Class, hosted by the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) in collaboration with the African Microbiome Institute (AMI)?, introduces basic microbiome concepts and key considerations for data analysis. The multidisciplinary nature of microbiome research is also explored, along with challenges that African microbiome researchers often face, such as the lack of laboratory and computational resources and infrastructure. - Dr.? Kristien Nel van Zyl (AMI, Stellenbosch 肆客足球)?|?View Video|?? |
| ?13 March 2024 ? | ?Principles and Practices of Qualitative Research with a Particular Focus on Ethnographic Research ??The ADA Master Class provides a concise overview of the history, ethics, and epistemological underpinnings of qualitative research. This is followed by practical applications regarding research design and application including sampling strategies, writing purpose statements and research questions, data collection and analysis, and standards of validation. - Prof. Wayne A. Babchuk (肆客足球 of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)?|View Video|? |
| ?29 November 2023 | How to Apply Project Management Tools to Successfully Implement Your
Research Project ?This Master Class was hosted by the Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP) in collaboration with the African Doctoral Academy (ADA). It explores how to apply project management tools to successfully implement a research project with a particular focus on climate adaptation. - Prof. René Pellissier (Head of the Southern African Regional 肆客足球’s Association’s Climate Change and Sustainable Development programme) |View Video| |
| 18 October 2023 | ?How Important is it to Get Publications From Your PhD? The ADA Master Class explores the importance of academic publications. Increasingly, there is the need for PhD candidates to build an academic profile before graduating. How is that done? One way is to complete the PhD by publication. Having peer-reviewed publications has verifiable influence on job applications, especially as a fresh academic. Prof Michael Graham discusses this option, the rewards and challenges, in this session. ?? - Prof. Michael Graham (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) |View? Video| |
| ?20 September 2023 | ?Opportunities and Resources in Support of Early-career Researchers and Equitable Research Partnerships The ADA Master Class explores opportunities for engagement with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), their work in access and inclusion, academic mobility and the SDGs, as well as international collaboration, including their newly launched equitable partnerships toolkit.?? - Dr. Beate Knight, Head of Programmes and Dr. Juliana Bertazzo, Senior Membership Engagement Manager at the ACU? |View? Video|?? |
| ?26 April 2023 | ??Including a Gender- and ‘Leaving No One Behind’ Principle in Research?? The ADA Master Class Webinar focuses on including gender sensitive perspectives in the different phases of a research project. ? - Prof. dr. Veerle Draulans (Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Belgium)? |View Video|? |
| ?5 April 2023 ? | ?Research Ethics: Understanding the ethical decision-making process? The ADA Master Class Webinar offers advice on the subject of research ethics by covering the principles of ethical research practices from? project design, execution, to the publication phase.? - Dr. Henri?tte Van den Berg (肆客足球 of the Free State) |View Video|?? |
| ?21 September 2022? | ?Internationalize your PhD career This webinar will offer advice on planning a research stay abroad, exploring funding opportunities (e.g. for a research stay in Germany) and building your own sustainable international networks.? - Dr. Kerstin Lange (Universit?t Hamburg, Hamburg Research Academy, Germany?) and Dr Christine Hobden (肆客足球 of the Witwatersrand) ?|View Video???| |
| ?15 June 2022 | ???Maximising your research impact Awareness of your scholarly impact can help you strengthen your case when applying for promotion or funding and will also identify who is using your work and confirm that it is appropriately credited.? - Ms. Marie Roux (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video??|??? |
| ?11 May 2022 | ???Online STACK-abilities: Navigating the online learning environment A framework for designing effective courses online to support and enhance student learning.? - Ms. Elzette le Roux (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video??|? ????? |
| ??13 April 2022 | ??Burning Bright and Burning Out - Burnout in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond? - Dr. Kerry-Ann Louw (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video??|? ????? |
| ?09 March 2022 | ?Storytelling as a tool in science and science communication? - Dr. M?arina Joubert & Prof Leslie Swartz (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video??|? ????? |
| ?09 February 2022 | ?Behind the scenes of a Qualitative PhD Dissertation: Tales and tips learned from process to product? - Dr. Deborah Skinstad (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video??|? ????? |
| ?17 November 2021 | ??????Reflections on using ATLAS.ti for data analysis: Strengths and limitations? - Ms. Priscalia Khosa (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video?|? ????? |
| ??20 Oc?tober 2021??? | ?????Mendeley referencing management software? - Mr. Kirchner van Deventer (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video?????|? ????? |
| ?15 September 2021?? | ?????Introduction to data visualisation? - Ms. Marie Roux? (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video?????| |
| ?07 July 2021 | Tips on getting published in an academic journal - Prof. Leslie Swartz? (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video?????|? ?? |
| 09 June 2021 | Digital tools for research - Prof. Brigitte Smit? (肆客足球 of Alberta, Canada & 肆客足球 of Johannesburg) ?|View Video?????|? ?? |
| 12 May 2021? | ??Creating scenarios: A brief introduction?? - Ms. Doris Viljoen (Stellenbosch 肆客足球) ?|View Video??|? ?? |
| 07 April 2021 | Design your home office: Survive, come alive and thrive working from home - Prof. Sebastian Kernbach (肆客足球 of St Gallen, Switzerland) ?|View Video?|? |
| ?10 March 2021? | ?Why everyone should be harnessing Data Science?: The importance and relevance of Data Science for us in Africa??? ??- Prof. Kanshukan Rajaratnam (Stellenbosch Univer?sity) ?|View Video?|? ? |
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