The School of Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies (SIRGS), which is in the College of Graduates Studies (CGS), supports you in your postgraduate research journey through a series of workshops.
The postgraduate research training workshops are interdisciplinary in nature and will be useful to the whole Unisa postgraduate community. Remember researchers from all fields answer the same questions relating to their research:
These workshops aim to give you a broader understanding of the research process. At the end of the workshops, you should be able to talk with greater confidence about research methodologies and the role of theory in research.
Research is a social activity that forms part of your unstructured learning in your career path. You will face many difficulties in undertaking this social activity. You will be called upon to be committed, resilient, work hard, display maturity, develop patience and understanding, and "grow a thick skin".
Your journey is likely to be smooth and rewarding if you use some of the tips provided in these research training workshops.
The programme is offered by the School of Transdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Graduate Studies.
The African Academic Student Development (AASD) programme is a one-stop research methodology, academic writing and grant writing programme designed to accelerate Unisa’s postgraduate students’ progress through their studies by offering introductory, intermediate and advanced research skills via an array of online modalities that include (but are not limited to) interactive online sessions, videos and curated Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Participating students will receive expert tuition on a range of critical research competencies to fast-track completion of their proposals, dissertations and theses.
All Unisa honours, postgraduate diploma, master's and doctoral students must attend. You can register via this link: https://tinyurl.com/4n8v8m86