The two-day workshop, ‘Academic Writing: Theses and Dissertations’ will enable participants to make breakthroughs in their thought processes and compile (or revise) critical parts of their theses or dissertations. The workshop follows a meta-cognitive approach (thinking about how you think about your research) and includes exercises on problem solving with regard to different facets of compiling a thesis or dissertation. All types of research techniques are covered, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-method and meta-research.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE

Day 1

•     Logic and processes of writing a thesis or dissertation

•     Research problems and questions

•     Literature reviews

•     Research design and methods

Day 2

•     Research findings

•     Conclusions

•     Editing and proofreading

•     Defending your thesis or dissertation

Participants have the opportunity to either consult individually with the course presenter or do brief, voluntary presentations to solicit  feedback from participants.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After completing the workshop, participants will be able to:

•      understand and appreciate the logic and process of writing a thesis or dissertation

•     formulate a feasible research problem or question

•     conduct a focused review of related literature

•     design a study to maximise the validity of findings

•     explain methods in a way that clarifies the validity and

reliability of findings

•     present findings in a way that addresses the initial research

problem or question

•     provide a convincing conclusion for a thesis or dissertation

•     do editing and proofreading to achieve a professional looking thesis or dissertation

•     prepare a defence or viva voce.
 

WHO SHOULD ENROL?

Postgraduate students in any field of study who are at any stage of their research. A maximum of 15 students can be accommodated to ensure individual attention.

WORKSHOP PRESENTER

Dr Jacques du Toit

B (Town and Regional Planning) (UP)

MPhil, DPhil (Research Methodology) (SUN)

VENUE

Schoongezich Guesthouse, 369 Schoongezich Street, Erasmusrand, Pretoria

WORKSHOP DATES

16–17 July 2015 (P002662-001-2015)

WORKSHOP FEE (VAT incl)

R3 445,00 per participant (for two days)

Course fees include course notes, lunch and refreshments.

REGISTRATION AND ENQUIRIES

Bongani Treasure Malinga
Tel: +27 (0)12 434 2644
Fax: +27 (0)86 231 2751
Email: [email protected]

ENQUIRIES ABOUT WORKSHOP CONTENT

Dr Jacques du Toit

Tel: +27(0)12 420 5765

Fax: +27(0)12 420 3537

Email: jacques.dut[email protected]