Dear All Postgraduate Candidates,
Greetings
from Institute of Graduate Studies!
We
are pleased to announce that we are organizing a workshop for the
month of April 2015 . Details of the workshop are as
follows:
Speaker
: Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim
Date
: 24 April 2015
(Friday)
Time
: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Venue
: Computer Lab, Level 4,
Institute of Graduate Studies
Max. No. of Participants
: 40
Introduction:
“Research Tools” can be
defined as vehicles that broadly facilitate research and related
activities. Scientific tools enable researchers to collect,
organize, analyze, visualize and publicized research outputs. Dr.
Nader has collected over 700 tools that enable students to follow the
correct path in research and to ultimately produce
high-quality research outputs with more accuracy and efficiency. It
is assembled as an interactive Web-based mind map, titled
“Research Tools”, which is updated periodically. “Research Tools”
consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main nodes: (1)
Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals,
and (4) Enhancing visibility and impact of the research, and
six auxiliary nodes. Several free tools can be found in the child
nodes. Some paid tools are also included. In this workshop
some tools as examples from the four main nodes will be described.
The e-skills learned from the workshop are useful across
various research disciplines and research institutions.
Problem
statements:
The
search can be time consuming and sometimes tedious task. How can make it
easier? How do deal with situations such as:
•
“I just join as a new postgraduate student and I am not sure how to
do a
literature search”
•
“I have been in research for some time now but I spend a lot of time
to get the
articles I want”
•
“I am sure I have downloaded the article but I am not able to find it”
•
“I wanted to write a new paper, how can I manage the references in the
shortest possible time?”
•
“I have many references, some of my old papers, and some of my current
research.
Sometimes, they are so many that I can’t recall where I have kept
them in my folders!”
•
“I have written an article and I am not able to find a proper Journal”
•
"I want to increase the citation of my papers, how can I do?"
We need an effective search strategy
which can save hours of wasted research time and provide a clear
direction for your research. The benefits of attending this workshop are
numerous and include learning how to change the direction of searching to
discover and how to use more efficient the tools that are available
through the Net.
Objectives
The
workshop seeks to serve the following objectives:
i.
To
help students who seek to reduce the search time by expanding
ii. Knowledge
of researchers to more effectively use the "tools" that are
available through the Net.
iii. To evaluate the types
of literature that researchers will encounter.
iv. To convert the
information of the search for a written document.
v. To promote their
publication for further citation.
Who
Should Attend
Simply, senior and
junior researchers along with supervisors who like in expanding their
knowledge and developing a research focus in the shortest possible
time. Senior researcher can use the tools to present
their research more effectively to the scientific world which will
bring a higher level of comments and citations from
other researchers which will in turn improve their research.
Junior researchers will be able with the use of these tools to
find a correct title and be able to focus and write high quality academic
proposals, thesis and articles.
Speaker
profile
Nader Ale Ebrahim is currently working
as a research fellow with the Research Support Unit, Centre
of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and
Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya. Nader holds a PhD degree in Technology
Management from Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya. He has over 19
years of experience in the field of technology management and new product
development in different companies. His current research interest
focuses on E-skills, Research Tools, Bibliometrics and managing
virtual NPD teams in SMEs’ R&D centers. Nader developed a new method
using the “Research Tools” which help students who seek to reduce the
search time by expanding the knowledge of researchers to effectively
use the "tools" that are available on the
Internet. Research Tools consist of a hierarchical set of nodes.
It has four main nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3)
Targeting suitable journals, and (4) Enhancing visibility and impact. He
was the winner of Refer-a-Colleague Competition and has received prizes from
renowned establishments such as Thomson Reuters. Nader is well-known as the
founder of “Research Tools” Box and the developer of “Publication
Marketing Tools”. He conducted over 100 workshops within and outside of
university of Malaya.
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
& WRITING UNIT
INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
TEL : 03-79676935
FAX : 03-79568940
email: ips_upskill@um.edu.my
INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
TEL : 03-79676935
FAX : 03-79568940
email: ips_upskill@um.edu.my
INVITATION TO REGISTER
Application
is now open from 20 - 22 April 2015 or
until the maximum capacity is reached, whichever comes first.
Interested
participants, please submit your particulars by clicking the following
link: REGISTER
HERE .
Thank
you.
=====================================================
Deputy Dean
Institute of Graduate Studies
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
http://www.um.edu.my/
http://www.ips.um.edu.my/
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