A new three day short course on "Proposal writing and grant management & Oral Communication".
Aim: The workshop aims to assist participants develop skills necessary for writing proposals, and communicating scientific information in written and oral forms.
A new three day short course on "Proposal writing and grant management & Oral Communication".
TCC is announcing its latest course, to be held on 13-15 August 2012 , at Kenyatta University, Main campus.
Deadline for applications and payment is 23 July 2012.
Aim: The workshop aims to assist participants develop skills necessary for writing proposals, and communicating scientific information in written and oral forms.
Students will learn about:
Proposal writing and grant management:
- The research proposal:
- The proposal and funding process
- Typical structure of a proposal
- Stages of developing a proposal
- Usual pitfalls when writing a proposal
- What to write under the following sections : Title , Summary , Significance statement ,Objectives and hypotheses, Methods , Expected results , Budget
- Timeline
- How to write a proposal
- Criteria for reviewing a research proposal : Significance , Approach, Innovation, Investigator,Work conditions
- Revising the research proposal
- Managing a research grant
Oral communication
1. Preparation and planning, steps in developing a talk
2. Medium/Tools for giving a talk
3. Theory and practice of poster design
4. How to design posters for national and international conferences
View Official announcement here.