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Halala Witsies! Wits celebrated its top academics and dedicated staff at the 2024 Vice-Chancellor's Awards. The Postgraduate Symposium showcased the impactful research of Master’s and PhD students from all faculties. We catch up with GENUS Africa and Ancient Odysseys who offer immersive palaeontology vacations in SA, allowing participants to contribute to fossil digs. We meet the Wits EcoCane Innovations team that won the 2024 NIC with their sugarcane-derived biodegradable bioplastic. Finally, we explore the free WorkReady Gen Z online course to help students develop essential skills for a smooth transition from university to the world of work.
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Click here to see all the winners of the 15th Cross Faculty Postgraduate Symposium 2024. The symposium showcased research by Wits students across the five faculties: Commerce, Law and Management ; Engineering and the Built Environment ; Health Sciences ; Humanities ; and Science .
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- The Importance of the Literature Review Available with permission from Prof. E.S. Grossman, Postgraduate Project Office, University of the Witwatersrand..
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Why Should you Cite your Sources
Giving credit to the original author by citing sources is the only way to use other people's work without plagiarizing. But there are a number of other reasons to cite sources:
- citations are extremely helpful to anyone who wants to find out more about your ideas and where they came from.
- not all sources are good or right -- your own ideas may often be more accurate or interesting than those of your sources. Proper citation will keep you from taking the rap for someone else's bad ideas.
- citing sources shows the amount of research you've done.
- citing sources strengthens your work by lending outside support to your ideas.
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4th Year Research Assignment
- Parental involvement in education An example of a research assignment for B.Ed 4th year students.
Examples of Ph D Proposals
CURRENT CRITERIA FOR A PROPOSAL
A student's proposal details the research that he or she is undertaking, offering a synopsis of the project and detailing the context and scope of the work. The proposal is an important indication of whether the student will manage the challenging task of completing the research and writing it up.
Acceptable lengths:
PhD, 8000 to 10000 words
M Ed by dissertation, 6000 to 7000 words
M Ed by coursework and research report, 3000 to 4000 words
B Ed Honours, 1500 to 2000 words
-- Extract from the booklet From application to graduation (Johannesburg: Wits School of Education, 2015)
- Baker, M. (2008). Representations of the “enemy” and of the allied levies in imperial and colonial texts of the South African Frontier Wars of 1834, 1846 and 1851 (Unpublished doctoral proposal, Wits School of Arts. 36 pages, , 18 394 words)
- Lelliott, A.D. (2003). Learning about Astronomy: A case study exploring how children and teachers experience sites of informal learning in South Africa (Unpublished doctoral proposal, Faculty of Humanities, Wits University. 34 pages, 11 014 words)
- Mavhunga, M.E. (2010). Explicit inclusion of topic-specific knowledge for teaching and the development of PCK in pre-service science teachers. (Unpublished doctoral proposal, Faculty of Science, Wits University. 70 pages, 21 887 words)
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Learn how to write a research proposal for higher degrees in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University. Find out the contents, format, structure and tips for a successful proposal.
Guidelines on the Preparation of the Research Proposal. This is a guideline document to assist candidates on the content of Research Proposals. Research Proposals should include the following components: Introduction.
Guidelines on the Preparation of a Research Proposal. Submission of Research Proposal. Statement of Principles for Postgraduate Supervision. After registration, full-time candidates are required to submit a research proposal within four months (MSc Diss) or six months (PhD).
Guidelines for Protocol Assessment. Recommendation for appointment of supervisor (s) of research report, dissertation or thesis. A quick and understandable guide to copyright and plagiarism policies by Dr. Glenda Myers. Guidelines on proposal development. What consitutes an MMed research report.
The Elements of a Proposal. The Research Process - Writing the Research Paper - LibGuides at Mercyhurst College. Research Proposal Guide | Learn how to write a Research Proposal | Research proposal example | Sample research proposal.
Find out how to apply, register and submit your research proposal for MSc and PhD degrees in the Faculty of Science at Wits University. Download the booklet for guidelines, deadlines and contact details.
The terms Thesis, Dissertation and Research Report have specific meanings: a ‘Thesis’ is the document submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; a ‘Dissertation’ is for the degree of Master of Science by research, and a ‘Research Report’ is for a Master’s degree by Coursework.
The purpose of the research proposal is to assure the School that you have done due diligence to the conceptualisation of your research, have explored methodologies that apply to your research area, and have chosen one, and have described a research design.
About this guide. Candidates for Master of Management (MM) degrees at WSG are required to undertake and document research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for their degree. In order to complete this process, you will be required to: Select a suitable research topic.
A student's proposal details the research that he or she is undertaking, offering a synopsis of the project and detailing the context and scope of the work. The proposal is an important indication of whether the student will manage the challenging task of completing the research and writing it up.