Workshops and Seminars
Research workshops and seminars are substantial pillars within the platform of Xpertopedia. They provide a unique forum for academicians, scholars, experts and postgraduate research students to explore, debate and discuss a variety of research topics and eventually come-up with innovative and applicable solutions. They are often interdisciplinary and provide potential opportunities to lead wider research collaborations, build new networks and contribute to enhance up to date knowledge.
Intensive Workshop on Mendeley Reference Manager
Are you exhausted from managing your references in your thesis or manuscript? Here is good news for you...!!!
Xpertopedia Academy in collaboration with the Mendeley Advisor Community and IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia is pleased to invite you to join an intensive workshop on Mendeley Reference Manager. The details of the workshop are as below:
Title: Intensive Workshop on Mendeley Reference Manager
Date: 20 August, Saturday, 2022
Time: 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Malaysia Standard Time, GMT +8)
Platform: Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Haroon Rashid
Certified Mendeley Advisor &
Founder, Xpertopedia Academy
E-certificates will be given to all the participants.
Registration link: https://bit.ly/MWS2201
Xpertopedia Academy in collaboration with the Mendeley Advisor Community and IEEE Young Professionals Malaysia is pleased to invite you to join an intensive workshop on Mendeley Reference Manager. The details of the workshop are as below:
Title: Intensive Workshop on Mendeley Reference Manager
Date: 20 August, Saturday, 2022
Time: 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM (Malaysia Standard Time, GMT +8)
Platform: Zoom
Speaker: Dr. Haroon Rashid
Certified Mendeley Advisor &
Founder, Xpertopedia Academy
E-certificates will be given to all the participants.
Registration link: https://bit.ly/MWS2201
Hands-on Workshop on MS Word, EndNote & Mendeley for Constructive Thesis Writing with Gaya UKM Templates
Writing thesis is a tedious job especially when you must comply with Gaya UKM and you are not familiar with the available utilities in Microsoft Word, EndNote and Mendeley. A variety of tools now exist that support all types of note taking, research paper organization, writing thesis and citation management but knowing which tools are right for you, can be a challenge. This workshop aims to make that choice easier. The first half of the workshop is designed to emphasize the usage of important utilities in MS Word to expedite thesis writing followed by an afternoon session to introduce and deepen the reference management skills among the workshop participants’ by using EndNote and Mendeley according to Gaya UKM with available templates.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
1. Have an in-depth knowledge of using MS Word, EndNote and Mendeley for thesis writing according to Gaya UKM
2. Embed and use Gaya UKM template to a blank document of MS Word or existing thesis
3. Have the knowledge of different tools, techniques and tips that can assist you in speeding up your thesis write-up more effectively and efficiently
4. Use tools to insert images, charts, tables, captions, cross-referencing, section breaks and page numbering
5. Generate table of contents, list of appendices, figures and tables in seconds
6. Have hands-on knowledge of how to add variety of citations in no time by using EndNote and Mendeley Gaya UKM templates
The details of the workshop are as follows:
Date : 03rd May 2018 (Thursday)
Time : 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Venue : Training Room, UKM Library (PTSL)
Speaker : Dr. Haroon Rashid
Fee : RM 50/- Only
Register Now!
http://goo.gl/6ekoPe
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
1. Have an in-depth knowledge of using MS Word, EndNote and Mendeley for thesis writing according to Gaya UKM
2. Embed and use Gaya UKM template to a blank document of MS Word or existing thesis
3. Have the knowledge of different tools, techniques and tips that can assist you in speeding up your thesis write-up more effectively and efficiently
4. Use tools to insert images, charts, tables, captions, cross-referencing, section breaks and page numbering
5. Generate table of contents, list of appendices, figures and tables in seconds
6. Have hands-on knowledge of how to add variety of citations in no time by using EndNote and Mendeley Gaya UKM templates
The details of the workshop are as follows:
Date : 03rd May 2018 (Thursday)
Time : 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Venue : Training Room, UKM Library (PTSL)
Speaker : Dr. Haroon Rashid
Fee : RM 50/- Only
Register Now!
http://goo.gl/6ekoPe
The Art of Communicating Research Findings to Multidisciplinary Audience
This workshop explores the importance of communicating research to broad audiences; the traditional approach to dissemination, and its limitations; how to make science understandable, while at the same time preserving scientific integrity; and an overview of the latest best practices in communicating scientific findings to target audiences. This workshop will cover the key points of giving an effective oral presentation. It will include consideration of structure, voice and body language, tool to make effective presentation, as well as how to cope with nerves associated with public speaking.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Choose content, structure and language to suit your topic and audience
2. Employ voice and body language effectively in presentations
3. Use a number of strategies to reduce or abolish nerves
4. Evaluate other peoples’ presentations
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Choose content, structure and language to suit your topic and audience
2. Employ voice and body language effectively in presentations
3. Use a number of strategies to reduce or abolish nerves
4. Evaluate other peoples’ presentations
Managing Your Research: Insights, Strategies and Best Practices
Research students are faced with multidimensional problems during the course of their research. The research journey can be topsy-turvy so it very important to make things right from the start itself. This workshop aims to identify the main challenges faced by research students and to lay down the strategy to effectively counter them. The main topics this workshop will cover are Time management, planning your research, scheduling your tasks, tools you need to learn and managing your writing and content.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Learn the basics of time management
2. Learn how to effectively structure your research so that you can finish on time
3. Become familiar with the software tools you must have, independent of your research area
4. Learn the tricks and techniques for coherent academic writing
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Learn the basics of time management
2. Learn how to effectively structure your research so that you can finish on time
3. Become familiar with the software tools you must have, independent of your research area
4. Learn the tricks and techniques for coherent academic writing
The Art and Science of Thesis Writing: Tools, Methodology and Time Management Decoded
The theme of this workshop is ‘Academic Writing’. This workshop will offer you guidance on the writing activities you will be involved in throughout the research degree cycle. It cover the writing involved in the early stages of your research degree as you start to formulate your research questions, and then move on to how you will write and structure your thesis.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Learn techniques that will help you structure your writing from the beginning of research
2. Become familiar with a number of techniques for effective writing
3. Have the knowledge of different tools that can assist you in finishing your work on time
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Learn techniques that will help you structure your writing from the beginning of research
2. Become familiar with a number of techniques for effective writing
3. Have the knowledge of different tools that can assist you in finishing your work on time
The Art of Carrying Out Literature Review: Do’s and Don’ts
This workshop is designed to give guidance on how to manage and get the most out of the research literature in your field. Every research student is responsible for reading and understanding the research literature in their field. This literature based research is vital at every stage of the research cycle, from proposing and designing research projects to interpreting results. However, managing this literature research is often a challenge. The amount of research out there is often overwhelming, conversely, sometimes it seems as though you cannot find a reference with the information you need. Engaging with literature can be extremely time-consuming and in the end your supervisor may still comment that you are not reading ‘critically’ enough. Learn some specific techniques to help them read more critically.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Develop an understanding on how to select what to read from a sea of research available
2. Become aware on how to choose the authentic sources for your literature survey
3. Gain knowledge about different search engines to facilitate your search
4. Become familiar with a number of tools available to effectively manage your literature
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Develop an understanding on how to select what to read from a sea of research available
2. Become aware on how to choose the authentic sources for your literature survey
3. Gain knowledge about different search engines to facilitate your search
4. Become familiar with a number of tools available to effectively manage your literature
Sharing Research, Managing References and Organizing PDF using Mendeley and EndNote: Tedious Task Made Easy
Making and organizing notes is a fundamental activity for researchers. A variety of tools now exist that support all types of note taking, research paper organization and citation management, whether you are working in a lab, archive, or out in the field. But knowing which tools are right for you can be a challenge. This session aims to make that choice easier. We will introduce you to two of the best tools for this task namely, Mendeley and End Note. This workshop will make you familiar with the basic to the advance features of these software.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Have an in-depth knowledge of using End Note and Mendeley reference tools.
2. Know how to effectively organize your research papers with minimum effort.
3. Learn to how to add a Varity of citation styles and make your own citation style in no time.
4. Learn how to share your literature with your fellow researchers and backup your data using online Mendeley library.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Have an in-depth knowledge of using End Note and Mendeley reference tools.
2. Know how to effectively organize your research papers with minimum effort.
3. Learn to how to add a Varity of citation styles and make your own citation style in no time.
4. Learn how to share your literature with your fellow researchers and backup your data using online Mendeley library.
Revisiting the essential traits of a Researcher: Reflectivity, Critical Thinking and Analytical Mindset
This workshop defines ‘critical thinking’ in relation to research thinking and writing, and supports participants to identify critical thinking in their own academic context. The first year of a research degree is traditionally marked by the Literature Review. How do you construct a coherent and interesting literature review of an academic standard? You will be taught how to thoroughly analyze research papers to extract every useful detail. You will learn how to analyze research data collected from previous researches before you start to ink your own research strategy so that you come up with best research proposal.
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Learn to extract more information from the literature you read
2. Develop the ability to visualize, articulate and conceptualize you research layout
3. Gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the literature you read
At the end of this workshop you will be able to:
1. Learn to extract more information from the literature you read
2. Develop the ability to visualize, articulate and conceptualize you research layout
3. Gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the literature you read