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Scholarly Writing and Communication Skills Call for Applications

  • Course Duration: 19th to 23rd August, 2019
  • Venue: Senate Telepresence Room
  • Who should apply: PhD Students
  • Maximum Number of Participants: 50
  • Latest Date of application: 12th August, 2019

The three credit unit course is among the required PhD crosscutting courses to equip PhD students with the knowledge and skills in effective writing and presentations. The course deals with the publication process from the perspective of the author of a scholarly piece of work and the editor of a journal. Given the amount of time that PhD students spend writing and preparing to present, students should invest in a systematic study of scholarly writing and communication.
Applicants should submit their applications with evidence of admission and good academic standing of the PhD Program.

ONLY SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS SHALL BE CONTACTED. Please indicate your Gender, Department, School, College, telephone and e-mail contact.

Submit electronically to: conference@rgt.mak.ac.ug or director@rgt.mak.ac.ug.

Deadline for application is Monday 12th August, 2019.

 

Course Name: SCHOLARLY WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Course Code: ART 9102
Credit Units: 3
Credit Hours: 45
Brief Description
Many PhD students struggle with scholarly writing and presentations in English, and normally much time in a PhD study is spent revising papers and preparing for conference talks. Given the amount of time that PhD students spend writing and preparing to present, students should invest in a systematic study of scholarly writing and communication. The aim of the three credit unit course is to equip students with the knowledge and skills in effective writing and presentations. The course deals with the publication process from the perspective of the author of a scholarly piece of work and the editor of a journal.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  •  Make a quality conference presentation
  •  write a quality journal article
  •  appreciate ethics-related issues when writing a scholarly/scientific paper.
  •  understand the prerequisites for choosing the market for publishing

Course Content

  •  Introduction to scholarly Communication
  •  Overview of communication contexts
  •  Language and style in communication
  •  Structuring and editing scholarly work
  •  The Publication Process
  •  Scholarly Communication in the Sciences
  • Scholarly communication in social sciences/humanities
  • Citation Methods
  • Ethics in scholarly writing and communication;
  • Using Library resources for Scholarly work;
  • Critical review of scientific papers by groups of participants.

Course Delivery
The course is intended to provide a valuable experience for students and utilizes a variety of formats including:

  • instruction
  • group exercises
  • Discussions & presentations.
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