Attention: All PhD Students
The University of Ghana is pleased to announce the first in the series of Doctoral Schools under the project Accelerated PhD Training through UG-Diasporan Linkages (APT-Ghana), funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The courses are open to PhD candidates from UG and other African Universities; UG will cover the cost of participation of PhD candidates enrolled at UG.
The courses, dates and eligibility are provided below. Interested candidates are advised to apply early as space is limited and will be offered on strictly first-come-first served basis.
All PhD Students are to note that the Doctoral School will count towards their experiential learning.
| Course Title | Dates | Eligibility |
1 | Managing and implementing PhD thesis research (including relationships between students and supervisors) | January 6-9, 2015 | PhD Year 1 & 2 students |
2 | Research conceptualization and design (Identifying a good research project) | January 6-8, 2015 | PhD Year 2 students |
3 | Quantitative research methods (incl. use of statistics) | January 6-9, 2015
| PhD Year 2&3 students |
4 | Qualitative research methods | January 12-15, 2015 | PhD Year 2 & 3 students |
5 | Managing Literature Review | January 12-14, 2015 | All PhD students |
6 | Use of selected computer packages for research data analysis (Nvivo) | January 16, 2015 | All PhD students |
Mode of application:
PhD Students must indicate their interest by completing the attached registration form and submitting an electronic copy to: ugpada@ug.edu.gh and copied to: kyeijnr@gmail.com
The Deadline for submission is: Friday, December 19, 2014. Any applications received after this date will not be accepted.
Thank you.
Project Administrator
