About this workshop

This online workshop is aimed at senior Masters and PhD students who are seeking insight into how to turn their theses into publishable genres. This is a standalone workshop providing background, tools, and strategies to adapt a thesis to an academic paper for scholarly publication.  The workshop provides opportunities to interact with published texts, key journal publishing sites, and processes that may be used to generate a journal article from a thesis. The workshop also includes understanding the peer and editorial review processes and also addresses audience, structure, and language.

What previous attendees have said about this workshop:

• "This is an important workshop - I wish I had such knowledge as early as Honours/MA."
• "This was very informative at least I have a clue on how and where to start writing the article."
• "I like attending these writing workshops as I have been finding them really helpful to my academic growth on writing."

About the presenter

Dr. Hayley Hayes-Roberts, Writing Consultant, UCT Writing Centre, CHED

Hayley Hayes-Roberts is a UCT Postdoctoral Fellow, Design Historian, NIHSS peer mentor and a senior writing centre consultant. Hayley completed her PhD in Design History which focused on Frameworks of Representation at the District Six Museum in Cape Town, and as part of her postdoctoral fellowship has presented and published papers in research fields which include: Museum and Heritage studies and Southern African Design Histories, and has facilitated numerous academic research and writing workshops.

What level of study is the workshop aimed at?

Which faculty/faculties is the workshop aimed at?

*While the Faculty of Law has its own writing centre/support offerings, its students are welcome to register for this workshop.

** While the workshop is aimed at certain faculties, anyone is welcome to join, as long as any stipulated requirements are met, such as participation and/or preparation.

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