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Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit

By | Mar. 02, 2018

This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.

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Presentation:Preparing the Literature Review Section of a Dissertation

By | Oct. 08, 2011

PDF of PowerPoint presentation. Topics include reasons for doctoral students to review the literature, purposes of the literature review section of a dissertation, and advice for preparing the literature review section of a dissertation.

Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Article:"A Brief Guide to Designing Effective Figures for the Scientific Paper"

By | Sep. 24, 2011

A short article presenting advice on designing figures (such as diagrams and graphs). Authored by a scientist and 2 design specialists. Appeared in 2011 in the journal Advanced Materials. Much of the advice applies to figures not only in the sciences but also in other fields. Likewise, much of the advice also applies to figures in other forms of communication, such as presentations.

Book:Guidance for the Description of Animal Research in Scientific Publications

By | Sep. 16, 2011
This report provides guidance on what to include in methods sections of journal articles reporting animal research. In particular, it states types of information to provide about the research animals, their environment, and the experimental methods. This report, which is openly accessible, is from the US National Research Council. It appeared in 2011.

Article:"How to Be a Bad Referee?!"

By | Aug. 19, 2011
Helps researchers learn to be good referees (peer reviewers) by reading what bad referees do. By Mohammad Sal Moslehian, a mathematics professor at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. (Please note that because different journals have somewhat different requirements for peer reviews, reviewers also must read the instructions from the journal.)

Article:"Twelve Tips for Reviewers"

By | Aug. 19, 2011

By Henry L. Roediger III, a psychology professor at Washington University in St. Louis, USA.