House of Mentoring & Research Resources

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WHAT: THE SCIENCE AND ART OF ABSTRACTMANSHIP
WHEN/HOW LONG?: 2 Days; from 6th – 7th July, 2018
WHERE: Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon
FEE: GHC 500

Register online at www.hm2r.org/register or call the telephone numbers below

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Staff of government agencies,
• Staff of local and international NGOS
• Students (Bachelors, Masters, PhD),
• Faculty members
• Statisticians & Researchers

COURSE CONTENT
• The science and art of abstractmanship
• Anatomy of a scholarly abstract
• Elements of a structured, and unstructured abstracts
• Creating an effective title for your abstract
• Editing for time and word limits
• How to get your abstract accepted for presentations at conferences
• Writing different kinds of abstracts:
Dissertation abstract
Project abstract
Conference abstract (regular research)
Conference abstract (programme/intervention research)
Conference abstracts (panels, policy review, etc)
Review abstracts etc

FACILITATORS
• Dr. Amos Laar, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, GHANA
• Prof. Eric Tenkorang, Department of Sociology, Memorial University, CANADA
• Dr. Robert Akparibo, School of Public Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UNITED KINGDOM
• Dr. John Ganle, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, GHANA

AWARD
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued a certificate of participation.

REGISTRATION
Register online at www.hm2r.org/register

ABOUT WORKSHOP ORGANIZER (HM2R)
HM2R is an independent, not for profit global research and capacity building think tank. Comprising a network of academics, researchers, mentors and mentees from over ten countries, In fulfilling its core mission of mentoring and capability training, HM2R implements mentoring and training workshops covering diverse subjects. Over the past 5 year, these workshops have addressed such subjects as “paperless data collection approaches (2014), introduction to research methods (2016), use of bibliographic software (2017), data management and analysis (2017), dos and don’ts of literature review (2017), research standards (2017). Details available here www.hm2r.org.
• For further enquiries, please contact us on
• Email: info@hm2rorg
• Website: www.hm2r.org
• Phone: 024 845 0626 OR 024 572 5277

EVENT: “MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS”
DURATION: 3 Days
VENUE: Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon
EVENT DATE: June 28 - 30, 2018
FEE: GHS500
FACILITATOR: Prof. Eric Tenkorang, Department of Sociology, Memorial University, Canada
Register online at www.hm2r.org/register or call the telephone numbers below

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Students (Bachelors, Masters, PhD)
• Lecturers/Researchers
• Research Officers
• Statisticians
• NGOS & Government Ministries

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the workshop, you should be able to do the following:
• Read, comprehend and evaluate the quality of research papers in the social and public health sciences that apply quantitative research methods.
• Gain statistical literacy and be able to interpret quantitative evidence.
• Clearly formulate research questions in your fields of interest and be equipped with the tools to pursue such questions.
• Aware of what goes into writing a good research proposal/paper.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Descriptive & inferential statistics
2. Univariate analysis and distributions,
3. Correlations for continuous and categorical variables
4. Estimation &Hypothesis testing
5. Simple linear regressions
6. Introduction to Multivariate Analysis
7. Regressions with continuous variables and other related methods
8. Regression diagnostics (testing for linearity, normality, outliers, multicollinearity, homoscedasticity etc.).
9. Regression with limited dependent variables (Binary and multinomial logit models)
10. Data reduction techniques and scaling methods (Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis & Reliability Analysis).

Register online at www.hm2r.org/register or call the telephone numbers below

CERTIFICATES
Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued a certificate of participation.

ABOUT WORKSHOP ORGANIZER (HM2R)
HM2R is an independent, not for profit global research and capacity building think tank. Comprising a network of academics, researchers, mentors and mentees from over ten countries, In fulfilling its core mission of mentoring and capability training, HM2R implements mentoring and training workshops covering diverse subjects. Over the past 5 years, these workshops have addressed such subjects as “paperless data collection approaches, introduction to research methods, use of bibliographic software, data management and analysis, dos and don’ts of literature review, research standards.
• For enquiries, please contact us on
• Phone: 024 845 0626 OR 024 572 5277
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.hm2r.org

Research Workshop 6
Abstractmanship (Abstract 101)
(July 5 – 7, 2018)

Topics
The science and art of abstractmanship
Anatomy of a scholarly abstract
Elements of a structured, and unstructured abstracts
Creating an effective title for your abstract
Editing for time and word limits
How to get your abstract accepted for presentations at conferences
Writing different kinds of abstracts etc.

Facilitators
Dr. Amos Laar, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ghana
Prof. Eric Tenkorang, Department of Sociology, Memorial University, Canada
Dr. Robert Akparibo, School of Public Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr. John Ganle, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Ghana

Date
Thursday July 5 – Saturday, July 7, 2018

Venue
Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon

Registration
Register online at www.hm2r.org/register or call the numbers below for details

024 845 0626 OR 024 572 5277

Research Workshop 5
Multivariate Analysis: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Applications (June 28 – 30, 2018)

Topics
Descriptive & inferential statistics
Univariate analysis and distributions,
Correlations for continuous and categorical variables
Estimation &Hypothesis testing
Simple linear regressions
Introduction to Multivariate Analysis
Regressions with continuous variables and other related methods
Regression diagnostics (testing for linearity, normality, outliers, multicollinearity, homoscedasticity etc.).
Regression with limited dependent variables (Binary and multinomial logit models)
Data reduction techniques and scaling methods (Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis & Reliability Analysis).

Facilitator
Prof. Eric Tenkorang, Department of Sociology, Memorial University, Canada

Date
Thursday, June 28 – Saturday, June 30, 2018

Venue
Balme Library, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra

Fee
GHc500

Registration
Register online at www.hm2r.org/register or call the numbers below for details
024 845 0626 OR 024 572 5277

Successfully, HM2R held its Research Standards workshop. This was from September 19 to 20, 2017. Kindly follow the link below for detail

HM2R Successfully Holds Research Standards Workshop – House of Mentoring & Research Resources The workshop was a venue for mentoring and discussing the latest research resources and innovations in the field of Research Standards particularly ‘’Publication ethics and ethical use of human subjects’’.

About Us

House of Mentoring and Research Resources (HM2R) is an independent, not for profit global research and capacity building think tank. HM2R is currently registered in the statutes books of Ghana as a multi-country think tank. Comprising a network of academics, researchers, practitioners, and eager -to-learn young people from over ten countries, HM2R’s prime goal is to mentor, to capacity build, to promote public health/ reproductive health literacy, and to conduct research that impacts on the researched and on policy. The team also provides research consultancy services to individuals, and organizations in need. Through mentoring, it provides individuals needing capacitation in research and practice with professional tools to enhance the quality of research and practice

Few chances left, register for this Course

As a global research and capacity building think tank, House of Mentoring and Research Resources (HM2R) is organising a two days course workshop on RESEARCH STANDARDS. The training will be held in Accra, Ghana. This workshop aims to equip participants with research ethics and standards.

For more details kindly refer to our brochure below. or http: http://www.hm2r.org/training/research-standards-workshop-september-2017/

Upcoming training

link: http://www.hm2r.org/general/research-standards/

Research Standards – House of Mentoring & Research Resources Profile of Facilitator Steven Miles, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Bioethics; Maas Family Endowed Chair in Bioethics at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis. He is an Affiliate Faculty for the Law School’s Concentration in Health Law and Bioethics. He is board certified in In...