ADA Master Class Webinar

ADA Master Class Webinars

These webinars are offered at no cost

Webinars

Our webinars are recorded and available on our YouTube Channel.

18 September 2024	Talk Shows and Dinner Parties: Writing a literature review This ADA Master Class offers practical tips and insights into crafting a compelling literature review. Using the engaging analogy of a literature review being like a dinner party, the presenter guides participants through the essential aspects of writing a literature review, including how to organize information, integrate sources effectively, and develop a unique academic voice. - Ms Selene Delport (Stellenbosch University)\|View Video\|
21 August 2024	Mindsets for publishing: Moving from thesis/report to article *This Master Class was hosted by the Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP) in collaboration with the African Doctoral Academy (ADA). The* Master Class covers the essential considerations in the academic writing and publishing process. By the end of the webinar, participants will be aware of the ten mindsets necessary when preparing for publication. - Prof. Ruth Albertyn (Stellenbosch University)\|View Video\|
14 August 2024	Research Design with the Idea Puzzle Software This ADA Master Class guides participants through the Idea Puzzle software, a decision-making tool designed to help PhD candidates improve the coherence of a research proposal, article, or thesis in the light of Philosophy of Science (Morais & Brailsford, 2019). It also helps review the strengths and weaknesses of a research project in any field of knowledge (Parente & Ferro, 2016). To date, it has helped design more than 7000 research projects worldwide. - Prof. Ricardo Morais (Assistant Professor of Management at Católica Porto Business School and Director of Idea Puzzle)\|View Video\|
12 June 2024	Practical Approaches to Developing Academic Writing This ADA Master Class provides a range of strategies and techniques to develop your academic writing. Aimed at postgraduate students who are working on their research or academic articles, this webinar provides you with the opportunity to refine your research arguments, develop your own voice and use different reading and writing strategies to effectively convey information and arguments. This webinar focuses on understanding writing as a process and provides guidelines on building arguments throughout your thesis, integrating other voices and taking into consideration the reader. - Dr. Nereshnee Govender (Durban University of Technology)\|View Video\|
28 May 2024	ADA-AMI Master Class: An Introduction to the Microbiome and the Importance of Multidisciplinary Microbiome Research in Africa This Master Class, hosted by the African Doctoral Academy (ADA) in collaboration with the African Microbiome Institute (AMI), introduces basic microbiome concepts and key considerations for data analysis. The multidisciplinary nature of microbiome research is also explored, along with challenges that African microbiome researchers often face, such as the lack of laboratory and computational resources and infrastructure. - Dr. Kristien Nel van Zyl (AMI, Stellenbosch University)\|View Video\|
13 March 2024	Principles and Practices of Qualitative Research with a Particular Focus on Ethnographic Research The ADA Master Class provides a concise overview of the history, ethics, and epistemological underpinnings of qualitative research. This is followed by practical applications regarding research design and application including sampling strategies, writing purpose statements and research questions, data collection and analysis, and standards of validation. - Prof. Wayne A. Babchuk (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)\|View Video\|
29 November 2023	How to Apply Project Management Tools to Successfully Implement Your Research Project This Master Class was hosted by the Climate Adaptation Research Program (CARP) in collaboration with the African Doctoral Academy (ADA). It explores how to apply project management tools to successfully implement a research project with a particular focus on climate adaptation. - Prof. René Pellissier (Head of the Southern African Regional University’s Association’s Climate Change and Sustainable Development programme) \|View Video \|
18 October 2023	How Important is it to Get Publications From Your PhD? The ADA Master Class explores the importance of academic publications. Increasingly, there is the need for PhD candidates to build an academic profile before graduating. How is that done? One way is to complete the PhD by publication. Having peer-reviewed publications has verifiable influence on job applications, especially as a fresh academic. Prof Michael Graham discusses this option, the rewards and challenges, in this session. - Prof. Michael Graham (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
20 September 2023	Opportunities and Resources in Support of Early-career Researchers and Equitable Research Partnerships The ADA Master Class explores opportunities for engagement with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), their work in access and inclusion, academic mobility and the SDGs, as well as international collaboration, including their newly launched equitable partnerships toolkit. - Dr. Beate Knight, Head of Programmes and Dr. Juliana Bertazzo, Senior Membership Engagement Manager at the ACU \|View Video\|
26 April 2023	Including a Gender- and ‘Leaving No One Behind’ Principle in Research The ADA Master Class Webinar focuses on including gender sensitive perspectives in the different phases of a research project. - Prof. dr. Veerle Draulans (Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Belgium) \|View Video\|
5 April 2023	Research Ethics: Understanding the ethical decision-making process The ADA Master Class Webinar offers advice on the subject of research ethics by covering the principles of ethical research practices from project design, execution, to the publication phase. - Dr. Henriȅtte Van den Berg (University of the Free State) \|View Video \|
21 September 2022	Internationalize your PhD career This webinar will offer advice on planning a research stay abroad, exploring funding opportunities (e.g. for a research stay in Germany) and building your own sustainable international networks. - Dr. Kerstin Lange (Universität Hamburg, Hamburg Research Academy, Germany) and Dr Christine Hobden (University of the Witwatersrand) \|View Video\|
15 June 2022	Maximising your research impact Awareness of your scholarly impact can help you strengthen your case when applying for promotion or funding and will also identify who is using your work and confirm that it is appropriately credited. - Ms. Marie Roux (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
11 May 2022	Online STACK-abilities: Navigating the online learning environment A framework for designing effective courses online to support and enhance student learning. - Ms. Elzette le Roux (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
13 April 2022	Burning Bright and Burning Out - Burnout in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond - Dr. Kerry-Ann Louw (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
09 March 2022	Storytelling as a tool in science and science communication - Dr. Marina Joubert & Prof Leslie Swartz (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
09 February 2022	Behind the scenes of a Qualitative PhD Dissertation: Tales and tips learned from process to product - Dr. Deborah Skinstad (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
17 November 2021	Reflections on using ATLAS.ti for data analysis: Strengths and limitations - Ms. Priscalia Khosa (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
20 October 2021	Mendeley referencing management software - Mr. Kirchner van Deventer (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
15 September 2021	Introduction to data visualisation - Ms. Marie Roux (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|


07 July 2021	Tips on getting published in an academic journal - Prof. Leslie Swartz (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
09 June 2021	Digital tools for research - Prof. Brigitte Smit (University of Alberta, Canada & University of Johannesburg) \|View Video\|
12 May 2021	Creating scenarios: A brief introduction - Ms. Doris Viljoen (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|
07 April 2021	Design your home office: Survive, come alive and thrive working from home - Prof. Sebastian Kernbach (University of St Gallen, Switzerland) \|View Video\|
10 March 2021	Why everyone should be harnessing Data Science: The importance and relevance of Data Science for us in Africa - Prof. Kanshukan Rajaratnam (Stellenbosch University) \|View Video\|