WORKSHOP ON: Conducting a Literature Search & Writing Scientific Paper

Deadline of registration: Friday 03/04/2014, 5 p.m.

PHARMACOLOGY DEPARTMENT

 Cordially invites you to attend our

Journal Club Seminar Series

WORKSHOP ON:

Conducting a Literature Search & Writing Scientific Paper

Date& Time	:	6 - 9 April 2015, (09:00 am to 01:00 pm with half an hour break)
Speaker	:	Nader Ale Ebrahim, PhD
Registration fees	:	?00 RM (We accept payment using PO)
Venue	:	Computer lab 1 (6th-8th April) and lab 2 (9th April), Block D, Faculty of Medicine
Organizer	:	Journal club,  Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Medicine, jointly with

Attendees                      :  Up to 25 participants (lecturers, researchers and postgraduate students)

For registration and payment please contact Puan Zaini Jamaludin, @ 03-7967-4702

Short biography

Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim is research fellow of the Research Support Unit, Centre of Research Services, Institute of Research Management and Monitoring (IPPP), University of Malaya. Dr. 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. Dr. 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”.

Brief summary of workshop

The workshop is targeted at senior and junior researchers along with supervisors, lecturers, postgraduate students, researchers who want to write a literature review paper and those who would like to increase their papers’ visibility and number of citations. The “Research Tools” uncovered at the workshop is useful across various research disciplines and research institutions. Participants should be familiar with using scientific databases and reference management software.

Contact Person: Pn Zaini Jamaludin, @ 03-7967-4702