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ADA Online Autumn School 2022
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The ADA will host a fully online Doctoral Autumn School this year with three courses that take placeover the period of 28 March - 2​ April 2022. These courses, as always, will offer high impact research design and methodology training, and academic career development for researchers at the late phase Masters stage and beyond, doctoral candidates (current and prospective) and their supervisors.

Please note that each course below has different offering dates. You can only attend one course between course 1 and 2, as some of the days overlap between these courses.

1 - Academic writing skills for doctoral candidates (28 March - 1 April​ 2022)
“Academic writing is no-one’s first language.” This workshop demystifies the academic writing process and offers practical strategies to help you develop your writing skills.
Ms Selene Delport (Writing Lab, Stellenbosch University) ​|Read ​more​|​ 

2 - The Systematic review (28 - 29 March 2022)
Creation of a research question, identification of constructs and appropriate keywords, advanced guidance on research databases, and introduction to software. The workshop will also touch on the refernecing management system, Mendely.
Dr Lara Skelly (Loughborough University, UK) & Mr Kirchner van Deventer (Stellenbosch University) ​|Read m​ore​|  

​​​3 - Grant writing fundamentals (4 - 5 April 2022)
​The Do's and Don'ts of Grant Writing and where to start looking for funding.​
Ms Riana Coetsee (Stellenbosch University) ​|Read m​ore​|

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Costs:


2. The Systematic review
3. Grant writing fundamentals
1. Academic writing skills for doctoral students
Course 2 ​Dates: 28 - 29 March 2022
Course 3 Dates: 4 - 5 April 2022
Dates: 28 March - 1 April 2022
Course 1 & 2 Rate: R2 700 (per course)
Course 1 ​Rate: R6 200

Additional information

  • Last day for payment and applications: 21 March 2022
  • Course specific information is available on the "Workshop Information" section below. 

Format:

  • All workshops are taught in English, and take place online on Microsoft Teams.

​​Key​​

  • Open - the course is open for booking and there are open spaces available. 
  • Waiting List - a waiting list is forming, but we're waiting on payment for the courses from delegates. Please register if you would like to attend and we will place your name on the list.
  • Closed - the course has a long waiting list and we have closed bookings.

The ADA reserves the right to cancel a course if the minimum attendance figures are not reached. Paid delegates will be refunded in full in the case of a course cancellation.

Cancellations: 

  • The last day for withdrawal from the ADA's Autumn School is 7 March 2022 - applicants will receive a 80% refund up until this date and thereafter a 50% refund until 14 March 2022. After 14 March 2022 there will be a 100% cancellation fee applied unless someone else can take your place.
  • No refund will be paid if attendance is cancelled after 14 March 2022.
  • The ADA reserves the righ​t to cancel a course up to 14 March 2022.



​​Presenters
Ms Selene Delport (Writing Laboratory​, Stellenbosch University)
​​Date
28 March - 1 April 2022
Duration
The course takes place from 28 March - 1 April 2022.
1 orientation + 5 days online teaching. The course cost includes two, free one-on-one sessions with an SU writing lab consultant: One during the course duration and one by the end of the year.

Delegates are expected to login before and complete the on-boarding sessions before the course commences to ensure that they have access to the module online, and can access the different sections and materials needed for the course.
  • The online module will be open from 28 March - 1 April 2022​, after which access to the module expires
  • On-boarding takes place on 23 March 2022
​Cost
Rate: R6 200
​Format
The five mornings will consist out of a presentation that includes practical exercises. The presentation will take place virtually on MS Teams from 09:00-13:00 with a break from 10:30-11:30. The presenter will lead interactive discussions and facilitate group exercises. Delegates are encouraged to participate in all the activities and discussions to help promote a learning environment that functions as a community of learners. Learning from peers is an important part of this course as we jointly discuss key aspects of academic writing. During the afternoons, delegates will have the opportunity to prepare for the next day’s sessions in the form of reading and writing tasks as well as discuss their writing one-on-one with a trained writing consultant during the course, and one later in the year. 
​Requirements
There are no prerequisite requirements for this course as the facilitator and consultants focus on the individual needs of each delegate.

Delegates are required to test their MS Teams compatibility, attend the orientation session on 30 April 2021 (45 minutes) and fully complete the on-boarding sessions before the course commences to ensure that we are able to resolve any accessibility issues in good time.
​​Target audience
Delegates who have already started writing their doctoral proposals or dissertations and want practical support to improve their texts as well as develop their own writing skills.
​What to Bring?
Delegates are encouraged to bring drafts of their own writing to the workshop
Course Format

  • ​The course will feature a blend of teaching and learning styles:
    • This course will be taught online, using a blend of asynchronous and synchronous teaching, as well as online live teaching. 
    • ​​You should allocate 6 - 7 hours for the day (excluding breaks) to the course so that you can sufficiently go through the materials and apply what you have learned or incorporate feedback from the lecturer.​
    • The course cost includes two, free one-on-one sessions with an SU writing lab consultant: One during the course duration and one by the end of the year.


Course Description
The facilitator takes an ‘outside-in’ approach. The facilitator will start with the general conventions of academic writing and then look at the external structure – how to build a skeleton for your text. She will then move onto the internal structure – how to pack the meat onto the bones so that you eventually have a functioning body of text.

Monday
  • Gaining and keeping momentum in writing
  • Features of academic writing
  • Audience and purpose
  • Academic writing style
  • One-to-one consultations
Tuesday
  • External structure: Titles and headings
  • External structure: The table of contents
  • Writing introductory and concluding chapters
  • One-to-one consultations
Wednesday
  • Writing the literature review
  • Ethical writing practice: Plagiarism and referencing
  • Developing your own academic voice
  • One-to-one consultations
Thursday
  • Internal coherence: Paragraphing
  • Constructing an academic argument
  • One-to-one consultations
Friday
  • Unlocking the research report: writing the abstract
  • How to do self-revision and give peer feedback

Course Outcomes

​After completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Develop their own writing practice
  • Critically read their own texts
  • Develop their skills as editors of their own texts
  • Refine their own academic voices



​​Presenters
Dr Lara Skelly (Loughborough University, UK)
​​Date
28 - 29 March 2022
​​Duration
The course takes place from 28 - 29 March 2022.
1 orientation session + 2 days online teaching
Delegates are expected to login before and complete the on-boarding sessions before the course commences to ensure that they have access to the module online, and can access the different sections and materials needed for the course.
  • The online module will be open from 28 - 29 March 2022, after which access to the module expires
  • On-boarding takes place on 23 March 2022
​Cost
Rate: R2 700
What to bring?
A research question to work with.
Format​
Lecture, group work, hands-on practice.
​Requirements
Some knowledge on data analysis methods. Please also download Mendely referen​​cing management system to your laptop.
  • Access to a stable internet connection for the duration of the course
  • Online availability from 09:00 to 16:00 (excluding breaks and lunchtime) for the duration of the course
  • Willingness and preparedness to participate in all individual and collaborative online activities (synchronous and asynchronous)
  • Access to a wi-fi enabled laptop / tablet for the duration of the course.
  • Delegates are required to test their MS Teams compatibility, attend the orientation session on 23 March 2022 (45 minutes) and fully complete the on-boarding sessions before the course commences to ensure that we are able to resolve any accessibility issues in good time.
​Target audience
This course is meant for post-graduate students who are looking to do a systematic review, or post-graduate students who are struggling to deal with enormous quantities of literature. It is particularly aimed at the social scientists, although all are welcome.
Course Format
The course will involve online teaching followed by a practice session by the delegates offline. There will also be consultation sessions for individuals who are struggling with elements of the software programme before sessions start in the morning​.


Course Description
This course reframes a systematic literature review as a rigorous research method. As with any research project, the foundation is the creation of a research question. This question provides the basis from which to identify concepts, constructs and appropriate keywords. Advance guidance on using research databases provide the skills to collect the data needed to undertake a systematic literature review. The course ends with an introduction to various software tools that can be used for this research method as well as a demonstration on how to use Mendeley.​

Course Outcomes
At the end of the course, participants should be able to
  • Unpack a research question to identify keywords
  • Use research databases to collect data
  • conduct a systematic review
  • consider analytical frameworks
  • use appropriate software for a systematic literature review


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​​Presenters
Ms Riana Coetse​​e (Stellenbosch University)
​​Date
4 - 5 April 2022
Duration
The course takes place over two morning sessions from 4 – 5 April 2022.
1 orientation session + 2 mornings’ online teaching

The online module will be open from 4 – 5 April 2022, after which access to the module expires.
Compulsory On-boarding takes place on 1 April 2022
Delegates are required to test their Microsoft Teams compatibility, attend the orientation session (a maximum of 45 minutes) and fully complete the on-boarding sessions before the course commences to ensure that we are able to resolve any accessibility issues in good time.
  • The online module will be open from 4 - 5 April 2022, after which access to the module expires
  • On-boarding takes place on 1 April 2022
​Cost
Rate: R2 700
​Requirements
Participants should be conducting research or be in the planning phases, be it at postgraduate or postdoctoral level or in full-time academic staff capacity.
Delegates are required to test their Microsoft Teams compatibility, attend the orientation session on 1 April 2022 (45 minutes) and fully complete the on-boarding sessions before the course commences to ensure that we are able to resolve any accessibility issues in good time.
​​Target audience
Researchers (including postgraduate students and postdocs) who need to generate research funds.
​What to Bring?
Participants should be conducting research or be in the planning phases, be it at postgraduate or postdoctoral level or in full-time academic staff capacity.
Course Format

​​The course will feature a blend of teaching and learning styles:

  • This course will be taught online, using a blend of asynchronous and synchronous teaching, as well as online live teaching. 
  • ​​You should allocate 6 - 7 hours for the day (excluding breaks) to the course so that you can sufficiently go through the materials and apply what you have learned or incorporate feedback from the lecturer.​


Course Description
Although funding organisations and their application requirements differ, there are important elements expected from all funding agencies, whether it relates to small or to large grants.  The following elements will be thus be discussed and practised in the workshop:
  • Basic structure of grant proposal
  • Market your research and market yourself
  • Why grant proposals fail
  • Explaining peer review panels
  • Common core components of grant proposals
  • The budget
  • Where to look for funding

Course Outcomes

Participants will understand the following:

  • ​What basic and core components an application should have to make it competitive
  • What pitfalls should be avoided when writing grant proposals
  • What elements should be included in the budget
  • ​Where to start looking for funding


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