Essential Research Skills

The main goal of this course is to educate new graduate students and young researchers on the basic research skills required to excel in their careers according to the most recent international standards. The course schedule is listed below:

Course contents:

How to be a good graduate student?

·         Good research practices

·         Staying on top of literature

·         Managing your paper collection

·         Assessing your research impact

How to get a scholarship and how to write a CV and cover letter?

·         Write an attractive CV and cover letter

·         Getting ready to apply for a scholarship

·         Type of scholarships

·         Where and when to apply for a scholarship

Writing and publishing good journal papers

·         The importance of starting with an outline

·         Structure of the article

·         Choosing the right journal

·         The peer review process

·         Responding to reviewers’ comments

How not to plagiarize?

·         How to cite other peoples work properly

·         Right rephrasing techniques to avoid plagiarism

Using EndNote to manage your papers collection

·         Importing references into your EndNote library

·         Using EndNote to compile reference lists in papers you write

·         Creating your new referencing styles

How to write a protocol, grant proposal and how to design a study?

·         What are the structures of protocols and grant proposals

·         How to design a study

·         When and how to modify your research plan

Protection of intellectual property rights

·         Types of intellectual property rights (Patents, Utility models, designs, copyrights…etc.)

·         Going international with your patent

·         Licensing your technology vs. starting up your own company

 Materials  Of Curses