Writing and presenting quality conference papers
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Publishing in conferences and journals provides recognition
and indicates excellence. This is an abbrieviated online version of
a day-long workshop to:
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Improve
the writing and presentation skills of the participants
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Provide
participants with a substantially increased probability of future submission
acceptance
The
workshop incorporates active learning, in which the participants create the
first draft of their paper and presentation using a process developed in 1995.
The workshop covers:
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Different
types of papers – discusses the differences between the different types of
papers including - case studies, research papers and ‘how to do
it”.
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Co-authoring
- advantages and disadvantages.
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Identifying
a topic – how to identify a topic; sources such as experience and employment
will be covered.
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Creating
the abstract – clarifying the message to interest the delegate into reading the
whole paper and attending the presentation.
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Writing
the annotated outline – the inverted pyramid format, the nature of an annotated
outline (an outline like this which provides details of the content of each
section as well as the headings); the format of the paper will depend on the
type of paper.
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Researching
the subject – why the research should be done (advantages), where to find
relevant material (conferences, books, journals, web sites, etc.); how to cite
sources; an awareness of intellectual property and plagiarism
issues.
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Writing
the content – process to follow (which may not be linear from start to finish);
keeping focused on the topic, avoiding clutter, ensuring the flow, use of peer
reviewers.
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Submitting
the manuscript – when to stop writing and reviewing and submit; the submission
process and what to do while waiting for the decision.
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Responding
to reviewer’s comments – how to take the ego out of the process and respond to
comments and criticism, what to do if the submission is
rejected.
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Preparing
the presentation – elements of good presentation graphics, use of embedded audio
and videos.
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Rehearsing
the presentation – why and where to rehearse.
· Making the presentation – things to and things not to do during the presentation.