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RSDP: knowledge and intellectual abilities

Develop your intellectual abilities, expand your knowledge base and learn the techniques needed to create impactful research.

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1. Knowledge on critical thinking

Introduction to science, philosophy, and key concepts to build critical thinking 

Date:Course Title:
02 May 2023Creativity In Research
2. Research design and methodologies

Methodologies for research data collection and analysis (both quantitative and qualitative)

Date:Course Title: 
2022-23Critical Appraisal Of A Randomised Controlled Trial For Life And Medical Sciences Students And Early Career Researchers (self-paced) 
2022-23Critical Appraisal Of Qualitative Research For Life And Medical Sciences Students And Early Career Researchers (self-paced) 
26 April 2023Statistics For Researchers: Q&A/Workshop/Clinic 
2 May 2023Research Methods for Multilevel Data  
10 May 2023DSD: Introduction To REDCap For Research – Demo And Q&A 
12 May 2023Rapid Ethnography 
16 May 2023Introduction To Qualitative Analysis: Interviewing 
13 June 2023Introduction To Qualitative Analysis: Interviewing 
20 June 2023Missing Data And Multiple Imputation For Cross-sectional And Longitudinal Data  
1 June  2023Understanding Statistical Concepts in Research 
1 July 2023Understanding Statistical Concepts In Research: SPSS Add-on 
3. Tools for research analysis

Software and tools for data analysis, graphing and programming

Date:Course Title:
25 April 2023DSD: Enhancing the Accessibility Of Your Moodle Courses
28 April 2023Introduction To Programming With Python For Research
2 May 2023DSD: In A Nutshell: Excel Functions We Should All Know
3 May 2023DSD: Software For Success: Survey Tools
4 May 2023DSD: Introduction To Matlab (blended)
9 May 2023DSD: Charting With Excel 2016
10 May 2023DSD: Excel Essential Skills Programme - Workshop 1 
11 May 2023DSD: Pivot Tables In Excel - Workshop
18 May 2023DSD: Qualtrics Tips And Tricks
19 May 2023Introduction To Research Software Development With Python
23 May 2023DSD: An Introduction To R with Rstudio (Campus-based)
23 May 2023DSD: Mentimeter For Continuous Module Dialogue (CMD)
24 May 2023DSD: Excel Essential Skills Programme - Workshop 2 
25 May 2023DSD: Getting Started with SPSS (blended)
30 May 2023DSD: In A Nutshell: Git Version Control
30 May 2023DSD: Excel Tips And Tricks
31 May 2023DSD: User Access And Multiple Instruments In REDCap
1 June 2023DSD: Scripting Stata Graphs
6 June 2023DSD: Dive Into Git Version Control
7 June 2023DSD: Vlookup In Excel
7 June 2023DSD: Excel Essential Skills Programme - Workshop 3
8 June 2023DSD: Scripting Stata's New Tables And Collections
12 June 2023DSD: Enhancing The Accessibility Of Your Moodle Courses
4. Literature review and library methodologies

Building literature review and library handling skills

Date:Course Title:
2022-23Essential Search Skills For Biomedical Databases (self-paced)
2022-23Handling Rare Books, Archives, Manuscripts And Records (self-paced)
2022-23Introduction To Special Collections (self-paced)
2022-23Searching For Systematic Reviews: Introduction (self-paced)
2022-23Sources Of Socio-economic Data (self-paced)
2022-23Using And Understanding Bibliometrics (self-paced)
28 March 2023 (Term 2)Literature searching using Ovid databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
19 April 2023Literature Searching Using Ovid Databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
24 April 2023Getting Started With Your Systematic Review
25 April 2023Literature Searching Using PubMed
26 April 2023Literature Searching Using PubMed
27 April 2023Getting Started With Your Systematic Review In Health And Biomedical Sciences 
27 April 2023Introduction To PubMed: Demonstration
28 April 2023Introduction To Searching Ovid Databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
2 May 2023Introduction To Searching Ovid Databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
3 May 2023Getting Started With Your Systematic Review In Health And Biomedical Sciences 
5 May 2023Introduction To Altmetrics
5 May 2023Literature Searching And Databases For Biomedicine
9 May 2023Introduction To Searching Ovid Databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
15 May 2023Using and Understanding Bibliometrics
15 May 2023Getting Started With Your Systematic Review In Health And Biomedical Sciences 
16 May 2023Literature Searching Using PubMed
16 May 2023Introduction To Searching Proquest Databases
19 May 2023Introduction To PubMed: Demonstration
24 May 2023Literature Searching Using PubMed
24 May 2023Literature Searching And Databases For Biomedicine
26 May 2023Getting Started With Your Systematic Review
31 May 2023Introduction To Searching Ovid Databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
31 May 2023Critical Appraisal Of A Journal Article
1 June 2023Introduction To Searching Ovid Databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO)
1 June 2023Introduction to Altmetrics
5 June 2023Introduction To PubMed: Demonstration
8 June 2023Getting Started With Your Systematic Review
5. Tools for literature review

Software and tools to assist with writing and bibliography   

Date:Course Title:
2022-23Introduction to EndNote: training activities (self-paced)
2022-23Introduction to Mendeley: training activities (self-paced)
18 April 2023Introduction To EndNote: Questions And Answers
25 April 2023Introduction To Zotero: Demonstration
26 April 2023Introduction To EndNote
2 May 2023Introduction To EndNote
3 May 2023Introduction to EndNote: Demonstration
4 May 2023Introduction To EndNote
10 May 2023Introduction To Mendeley: Demonstration
11 May 2023Introduction To Mendeley: Demonstration
17 May 2023Introduction to EndNote: Demonstration
18 May 2023Introduction To EndNote
19 May 2023Introduction To Zotero
22 May 2023Introduction To Mendeley
23 May 2023Introduction To EndNote
25 May 2023Getting More Out Of Zotero: Questions And Answers
26 May 2023Introduction To Mendeley
30 May 2023Introduction To EndNote
1 June 2023Introduction to EndNote: Demonstration (Mac)
2 June 2023Introduction To Mendeley
6 June 2023Introduction To Mendeley: Demonstration
7 June 2023Getting More Out Of EndNote: Questions And Answers
8 June 2023Introduction To EndNote
13 June 2023Getting More Out Of Mendeley: Questions And Answers
12 July 2023DSD: Dissertation Clinics
18 July 2023DSD: Dissertation Clinics
26 July 2023DSD: Dissertation Clinics
1 August 2023DSD: Dissertation Clinics
9 August 2023DSD: Dissertation Clinics
15 August 2023DSD: Dissertation Clinics