1. Academic and research writing training (half day workshop , around 4h and 30min)
What you will learn
• The effective way of gathering relevant evidence
• Summarising each paper and categorising it
• How to store evidence and retrieve it
• Referencing
What you will learn
• Time management technique for researchers
• Effective way of maximising your focus and attention
What you will learn
• Summarising the evidence
• How to write effectively
• Paragraphing – How to do it
• Crafting better sentences and paragraphs
• Issues in writing and how to deal with it – plagiarism, ghostwriting, authorship
What you will learn
• How to proof read and edit your work
• Exercises for editing- delete, rewrite, add in , move
What you will learn
• Why we need to publish paper
• Which journal to choose and how to impress the editor
2. Research statistics and critical appraisal (one day workshop)
What you will learn
• Learn the basic concepts of research statistics and hierarchy of evidence
• Understanding and interpreting relevant graphs and charts
What you will learn
• How to read paper with confidence
• Review latest clinical papers of cohort study, case control, randomised controlled trial, diagnostics, survival, systematic review and meta-analysis.
1. Using SPSS software - one day session
2. Using R software - one day session
3. Building your own research website - half day session