​​​#SmartResearcher Workshops

This series of #SmartResearcher workshops is designed to address all the important aspects of the research process. The sessions vary in length depending on the subject matter but cover a wide range of subjects related to the postgraduate research journey.

Workshop titles according to the steps in the Research Process. If you attend three or more of our workshops, you may request a certificate of attendance. Please send your request to Letlao Seloma.

Please consult the links below for a full description of the sessions and to make a booking. You will receive a link to the Teams meeting while registering for a workshop, which will also be repeated in the reminder e-mail before the time.

**PLAN AND DESIGN**
Topic	Click specific link below for a booking	Venue
Library induction for postgraduate students and academic staff	18 February (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 24 March (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 23 July (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
How to conduct a Literature Review	24 February 9 April 21 July	MS Teams
Systematic Reviews	5 March (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 5 August (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Systematic Reviews for Medicine and Health Sciences	5 March (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 5 August (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Using a screening tool for systematic and scoping reviews	12 March (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 13 August (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Tools and applications for research	19 March 28 July	MS Teams
Finding Government Statistics	10 March 4 August	MS Teams

**COLLECT AND CAPTURE**
Topic	Click specific link below for a booking	Venue
Introduction to Research Data Management (RDM) and Data Management Plans (DMP)	18 March (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 2 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Copyright issues in theses and dissertation writing	11 March 11 August	MS Teams
Introduction to EndNote for reference management (Webinar)	26 February (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 6 May (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 22 July (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 1 October (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Introduction to EndNote for reference management (Classroom Based)	7 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 15 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	E-classroom - SU Library
EndNote: The Advanced Features	21 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 20 August (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Tips on how to format your thesis (MS Word)	4 March 14 April 25 August	MS Teams
Principles of Data Visualisation	11 March 30 July	MS Teams
Overview of software for effective data analysis and data visualisation	8 April 18 August	MS Teams
Introduction to Tableau Public and Flourish for data visualisation	29 April 26 August	MS Teams
Introduction to Microsoft Power BI	16 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 22 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams

**MANAGE, STORE AND PRESERVE**
Topic	Click specific link below for a booking	Venue
An overview of SUNScholarData – the SU institutional data repository	30 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 29 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Thesis management for the submission of theses and dissertations for graduation (For SU staff only)	25 February (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here Or, Register Here (Alternative Link) 6 October (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here Or, Register Here (Alternative Link)	MS Teams

**SHARE AND PUBLISH**
Topic	Click specific link below for a booking	Venue
Increasing the visibility of your research output through self-archiving	15 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 29 July (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Making important decisions about publishing your research	5 May (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 17 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Enhancing your research impact through open access publishing	17 March (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 1 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Managing your unique author identity with ORCID	14 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 30 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams

**MONITOR AND EVALUATE**
Topic	Click specific link below for a booking	Venue
Maximise your research impact	30 April (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 16 September (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams
Introduction to SciVal for research evaluation	7 May (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here 1 October (Students, Researchers and staff) Students Register Here Researchers and Staff Register Here	MS Teams

Curriculum-integrated or curriculum-related group training programme - Postgraduates

Curriculum integrated training outcomes
Developed in collaboration with the lecturer/department. A module is identified in which information literacy is formulated as an outcome. Information skills are integrated within the module and assessed accordingly.

Curriculum related training outcomes
Developed in collaboration with the lecturer/department. Students will learn how to find information for a specific assignment, how to evaluate the information found and how to cite the information correctly but without proper assessment.

Contact your Faculty librarian for more information.