All workshops will be presented face-to-face and virtually unless stipulated otherwise.

 

March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

5

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

6

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

7

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

8

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 3)

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Postgraduate Orientation (Semester 1)
(Day 1)

19

Postgraduate Orientation (Semester 1)
(Day 2)

20

Postgraduate Orientation (Semester 1)
(Day 3)

21

Human Rights Day

22

University Holiday

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Good Friday

30

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 

1

Family Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

9

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

10

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

11

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

12

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 3)

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

23

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

24

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

25

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

26

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 3)

27

Freedom Day

28

29

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 2024

 

 

 

 

June 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

3

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

4

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

Planning and Managing Research
(09h00-11h00)

5

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

Nailing the Research Question
(11h30-13h30)

6

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

7

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 3)

The Research Wheel
(Day 1)

8



The Research Wheel
(Day 2)

9

10

Building and Using a Conceptual Framework
(09h00-15h00)

11

12

Introduction to R and Basic Descriptive Statistics Workshop
(George Campus)
(09h00-16h00)
Postponed: 25 Nov

13

Quantitative Research Designs
(09h00-13h00)

14

Postgraduate Soup and Bread Session
(12h00-14h00)

15

16

Youth Day

17

Public Holiday

18

Mandela Ethics Online System (MEOS) Training
(09h00-10h30)

19

For Masters and Doctoral Students: Literature Review and Problem Identification
Postponed: 4-5 July

20

For Masters and Doctoral Students: Literature Review and Problem Identification
Postponed: 4-5 July 

21

Writing Circle for Staff
(Closed Session
)
(08h30-12h00)

22

Qualitative Research Designs
(09h00-15h00)

23

24

Writing Retreat
(Day 1)

Proposal Writing, Research Design and Thesis Writing
(Day 1)

25

Writing Retreat
(Day 2)

Proposal Writing, Research Design and Thesis Writing
(Day 2)

2024 DSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

26

Writing Retreat
(Day 3)

Proposal Writing, Research Design and Thesis Writing
(Day 3)

2024 DSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

27

Writing Retreat
(Day 4)



2024 DSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

28

Writing Retreat
(Day 5)



2024 DSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 1
(Closed Session)

29

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 

1

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analyses
(Day 1)

2

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analyses
(Day 2)

3

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analyses
(Day 3)

4

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analyses
(Day 4)

For Masters and Doctoral Students: Literature Review and Problem Identification
(Day 1)

5

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 3)

Writing Winning Funding Proposals
(09h00-14h00)

For Masters and Doctoral Students: Literature Review and Problem Identification
(Day 2)

6

Qualitative Data Analysis
(09h00-15h00)
Postponed: 19 July

7

8




Fundamentals of coding within Atlas.ti v23
(Day 1)

9

Online Guiding the theoretical framework and structuring a doctoral thesis
(Day 1)

Fundamentals of coding within Atlas.ti v23
(Day 2)

10

Online Guiding the theoretical framework and structuring a doctoral thesis
(Day 2)

11

Introduction to Postgraduate Supervision
(Day 1)

12

Introduction to Postgraduate Supervision
(Day 2)

13

14

15

High Value Scholarships & Opportunities
(Cohort 1 - Closed Session)

16

High Value Scholarships & Opportunities
(Cohort 2 - Closed Session)

Data Management and Data Analysis
(Day 1)

17

Online Research Professional Training
(13h00-14h00)

18



Data Management and Data Analysis
(Day 2)

19

Postgraduate Coffee Morning
(09h00-11h00)

Qualitative Data Analysis
(09h00-15h00)
New date: 20 July

20

Qualitative Data Analysis
(09h00-15h00)

Coding Qualitative Data
(09h00-16h30)
New date: 31 July

21

22

Article Writing for Novice Authors
(Day 1)

23

Article Writing for Novice Authors
(Day 2)

24

Databases Including Google Scholar Training
(09h00-10h00)

25

Models of Postgraduate Supervision (All Disciplines)
(One-day workshop)

26

Mandela Ethics Online System (MEOS) Training 
(Repeat)
(09h00-10h30)

27

28

29

Developing and Measuring Socially Impactful Research
(09h00-13h00)

30

Identifying Predatory Journals
(09h00-13h00)

31

Coding Qualitative Data
(09h00-16h30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 


 

 

 

 

1

Research Ethics and Integrity (Including Plagiarism)
(09h00-16h00)

2

3

4

5

2024 DSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

CREST Online Training Course for Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities
(Module 1: 5-9 August)

6

2024 DSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

7

2024 DSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

Writing - motivation letter/personal statement/application letter
(Cohort 1 - Closed Session)

8

2024 DSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

Writing - motivation letter/personal statement/application letter
(Cohort 2 - Closed Session)

9

National Women's Day

10

11

12

Content Analysis

CREST Online Training Course for Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities
(Module 2: 12-16 August)

13

Thematic Analysis

14

EndNote Bibliographic Tool Training
(09h00-10h00)

15

16

17

18

19

CREST Online Training Course for Supervisors of Doctoral Candidates at African Universities
(Module 3: 19-23 August)

20

Postgraduate Orientation
(Semester 2)

(Day 1)

21

Postgraduate Orientation
(Semester 2)

(Day 2)

22

Postgraduate Orientation
(Semester 2)

(Day 3)

23

24

25

26



Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 1)

27

2024 Online MSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 2)

Advanced Regression Analysis using SPSS
(Day 1)
New date: 23-24 Oct

28

2024 Online MSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 3)

Advanced Regression Analysis using SPSS
(Day 2)
New date: 23-24 Oct

29

2024 Online MSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 4)

30

2024 Online MSP Module 2
(Closed Session)

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 5)

31

 

 

 

 

September 2024

 

 

 

 

October 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 

 

1

2024 DSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

2

2024 DSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

3

2024 DSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

4

2024 DSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 3
(Closed Session)

5

6

7

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

Mandela Ethics Online System (MEOS) Training
(Repeat)
(09h00-10h30)

8

USC Pre-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)

Online Grant Formulation and Writing using the special focus of European Union (EU) Funding
(Module 1 & 2)

9

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 1)

Online Grant Formulation and Writing using the special focus of European Union (EU) Funding
(Module 3 & 4)

Fundamentals of coding within Atlas.ti v23 (Repeat)
(Day 1)

10

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 2)





Fundamentals of coding within Atlas.ti v23 (Repeat)
(Day 2)

11

USC Post-Data Collection Course
(Day 3)

12

13

14

15

16

Online Guiding the theoretical framework and structuring a doctoral thesis (Repeat)
(Day 1)

17

Online Guiding the theoretical framework and structuring a doctoral thesis (Repeat)
(Day 2)

18

19

20

21

For Masters and Doctoral Students: Literature Review and Problem Identification (Repeat)
(Day 1)

22

For Masters and Doctoral Students: Literature Review and Problem Identification (Repeat)
(Day 2)

23

Advanced Regression Analysis using SPSS
(Day 1)

24

Advanced Regression Analysis using SPSS
(Day 2)

25

26

27

28

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 1)

29

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 2)

From Ideation to Academic Legacy: Mindsets and Strategies for Development
(Day 1)

30

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 3)

From Ideation to Academic Legacy: Mindsets and Strategies for Development
(Day 2)

31

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 4)

From Ideation to Academic Legacy: Mindsets and Strategies for Development
(Day 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2024

<
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

 

 

 

 

 

1

Writing Retreat (Repeat)
(Day 5)

2

3

4

5

6

7

Postgraduate Coffee Morning
(09h00-11h00)

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Mandela Ethics Online System (MEOS) Training 
(Repeat)
(09h00-10h30)

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Introduction to R and Basic Descriptive Statistics Workshop
(George Campus)
(09h00-16h00)

26

27

Hybrid Writing Bootcamp
(Day 1)

28

Hybrid Writing Bootcamp
(Day 2)

29

Hybrid Writing Bootcamp
(Day 3)

30

 

 

 

 

December 2024

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2



2024 Online MSP Module 4
(Closed Session)

3

2024 DSP Module 4
(Closed Session)

2024 Online MSP Module 4
(Closed Session)

4

2024 DSP Module 4
(Closed Session)

5

2024 DSP Module 4
(Closed Session)

6

2024 DSP Module 4
(Closed Session)

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Day of Reconciliation

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Christmas Day

26

Day of Goodwill

27

28

29

30

31