Skills - CARTA

Training for PhD students

Skills matrix

On this matrix, you can identify sessions to develop the competencies that your PhD students need. For each session – whether it takes a few hours, a day or a week – you will find steps to follow and resources such as readings and videos.

Critical
thinking
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Epistemology
- Social determinants, multilevel framework
- Contribution of disciplines
- Research process, questions, methodologies
- Research questions and objectives
- The research gap
- ESE:O academic writing
- Concept presentations
- Journal club
- Diagnostic Clinics
- Posters: Integrating data
- Social determinants/ spiderweb
- Systematic lit review
- Peer review
- Scientific blitz
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop
Analytical
thinking
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Databases, search
- Gender & health
- Gender & sexuality
- Social determinants, multilevel framework
- Contribution of disciplines
- Research process, questions, methodologies
- Research questions and objectives
- The research gap
- Qualitative design, methodologies
- HDSS to monitor transitions
- ESE:O academic writing
- Concept presentations
- Quali. data collection
- Quant. data collection
- Diagnostic Clinics
- Posters: Integrating data
- Field trip: ethics, logistics
- Sampling techniques
- Data analysis plan
- Social determinants/ spiderweb
- Systematic lit review
- Quant. data analysis
- Qual. data analysis
- Data analysis plan
- Scientific blitz
- Manuscript club
- Work-in-progress
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop
- Politics of education
- Institutional situational analysis
Scientific Reading
& Writing
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- How to read a journal article
- Citation & referencing
- Research process, questions, methodologies
- Research questions and objectives
- The research gap
- ESE:O academic writing
- Journal Club
- Systematic lit review
- Pitch articles, rank journals
- Discussion section
- Scientific blitz
- Manuscript club
- Work-in-progress
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop
Giving
Feedback
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Journal Club
- Diagnostic Clinics
- Posters: Integrating data
- Peer review
- Diagnostic session
- Online student–facilitator
- Manuscript club
- Work-in-progress
- Peer & mentor evaluation
Knowledge
Translation
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- PowerPoint slides
- Field visit: data collection
- Community engagement
- Posters: Integrating data
- Evidence to policy
- Advocacy
- Research influencing change
- Knowledge translation
- Elevator pitch
- Policy briefs

Research
leadership
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Research funding in Africa
- Researcher-initiated HS research
- Researcher identifiers: ORCID etc
- Intergenerational dialogue
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop
- Team management
- Budgeting a proposal
- Peer & mentor evaluation
- Professional development plan
- Strategic leadership
- Research hub: collaborations
- Post-PhD planning
- Work–life balance
- Research influencing change
- Knowledge translation
- Learning from others
- Institutional situational analysis
- Elevator pitch
Academic
citizenship
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Politics of education
- Curriculum: backward design
- Learning & teaching
- Large class teaching
- Information design
- Professional development plan
- Post-PhD planning
Social justice
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Gender & health
- Gender & sexuality
- Social determinants, multilevel framework
- Community engagement
- Social determinants/ spiderweb
- Scientific blitz
- Politics of education
- Advocacy
- Research influencing change
- Knowledge translation
Multi-
disciplinarity
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Epistemology
- Social determinants, multilevel framework
- Contribution of disciplines
- HDSS to monitor transitions
- Journal Club
- Diagnostic Clinics
- Posters: Integrating datas
- Sampling techniques
- Integrating qual. & quant.
- Social determinants/ spiderweb
Technical
depth
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Databases, search
- Citation & referencing
- Research process, questions, methodologies
- Research questions and objectives
- The research gap
- Qualitative design, methodologies
- Quantitative design, methodologies:
- HDSS to monitor transitions
- Quali. data collection
- Quant. data collection
- Posters: Integrating data
- Data analysis plan
- Designing posters
- Quant. data analysis
- Qual. data analysis
- Data analysis plan
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop

Scientific
communication
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- PowerPoint slides
- Journal Club
- Designing posters
- Pitch articles, rank journals
- Discussion section
- Online student–facilitator
- Manuscript club
- Work-in-progress
Project
management
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- HDSS to monitor transitions
- Field visit: data collection
- Field trip: ethics, logistics
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop
- Team management
- Budgeting a proposal
- Strategic leadership
- Learning from others
Ethics
- Intro of the Skill here and the sessions that fall under it. (Optional)
- Field visit: data collection
- Academic citizenship, research integrity
- Ethical review process
- Field trip: ethics, logistics
- Graduate Grant Writing Workshop

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