Starting April 5, 2016 - Ending April 5, 2017 Expired
Attention: All PhD Students
UG-PAN AFRICAN DOCTORAL ACADEMY (UG-PADA)
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JUNE 2016 DOCTORAL SCHOOLS
The University of Ghana (UG) is once again pleased to announce the fifth and sixth in the series of Doctoral Schools run by the UG-Pan African Doctoral Academy (UG-PADA) under the Accelerated PhDTraining through UG-Diasporan Linkages Project (APT-Ghana Project), which is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Schools are open to PhD candidates from the UG as well as other Ghanaian and African Universities.
Cost per Module is as follows:
PhD candidates enrolled at UG - GH₵ 600.00 (US$150.00)
All other PhD candidates - GH₵ 1,200.00 (US$300.00)
Modules Available:
The Modules will be run in weekly schools from June 13, 2016 to June 24, 2016.
Applicants must note that the UG-PADA can for now only roll out 3 Modules per school and will therefore only roll out modules highly subscribed.
Below kindly find the available modules and eligibility for enrolment. Interested candidates are advised to apply early as space is limited and will be offered strictly on a first-come-first served basis.
The final selection of modules to be run will be communicated to accepted applicants by May 13, 2016.
| | Course Title | Eligibility |
| 1 | Managing the Doctoral Process (including Managing Literature Review ) | PhD Year 1 & 2 students |
| 2 | Quantitative Research Methodology | PhD Year 2&3 students |
| 3 | Communicating Research Results: Science | PhD (Science) students |
| 4 | Qualitative Research Methodology | PhD Year 2 & 3 students |
| 5 | Presentation Skills (Including Conference Presentations-Oral /Poster Preparations) | All PhD students |
| 6 | Leadership Skills and Issues in Career Development for the Emerging Scholar | PhD Year 2 & 3 students |
| 7 | Innovative Thinking | All PhD students |
| 8 | Use of Selected Computer Packages for Research Data Analysis (Please select a package) i. MATLAB/SIMULINK ii. R iii. ATLAS.TI iv. NVIVO | PhD Year 2 & 3 students |
| 10 | Statistics for Social and Life Sciences | PhD Year 2 & 3 students |
*UG PhD Students are to note that the Doctoral School will count towards their experiential learning.
Mode of application:
PhD Students must indicate their interest by completing the UG-PADA registration form for the June 2016 Doctoral School (attached) and submitting an electronic copy to:
ugpada@ug.edu.gh.
The Deadline for submission is: Friday, April 30, 2016. Any applications received after this date will not be processed.
Thank you.
UG-PADA
