EMPOWER:  

Digital tools and workflows to support research

Writing

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Neo Putini

nokwandaputini@gmail.com

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11 August 2022

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Shared document

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/14fjSdfh2MLErirFbM1788LzFD5_4LOwljio3jzfPM1E/edit#heading=h.ff8uwt6othi7 �
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Recap

• ESCALATOR �and the �EMPLOWER track
• 2 sessions per month
• August sessions �- 101 Innovations�- co-working session

https://escalator.sadilar.org/champions/empower/

Writing

A model of the research workflow

preparation

analysis

writing

publication

outreach

assessment

discovery

Tell story, get attention, be invited

Kramer & Bosman, 2019: https://tinyurl.com/escalatorworkflows

preparation

analysis

writing

publication

outreach

assessment

discovery

Preparation:

• Define & crowdsource �research priorities
• Organize project, team, collaborations
• Get funding / contract

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Discovery:

• Search literature / data / code / …
• Get access
• Get alerts / recommendations
• Read / view
• Annotate

Analysis:

• Collect, mine, extract data / experiment
• Share protocols / notebooks / workflows
• Analyze

Writing:

• Write / code
• Visualize
• Cite
• Translate

Publication:

• Archive / share publications
• Archive / share data & code
• Select journal to submit to
• Publish

Outreach:

• Archive/share posters
• Archive/share presentations
• Tell about research outside academia
• Researcher profiles/networks

Assessment:

• Comment / peer review
• Determine impact of research output
• Determine impact of researchers

Kramer & Bosman, 2019: https://tinyurl.com/escalatorworkflows

The Writing Process

• Planning and Outlining
• Drafting
• Redrafting and Revising
• Editing and Proofreading
• Formatting, In-text Referencing and Bibliography

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Source: 1, 2

Activity: Writing tools

Activity: Which tools do you use for writing?

(go to www.menti.com

code 8850 4106)

Writing Tools

Microsoft Word

Google Docs

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Image sourced from: Google

Citation Tools

• Citation Management Tools

'Allows you to build a collection of your references where you can include citation information’

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• Citation Generator

‘… allows you to input your citation information and then create a bibliography that you can copy and paste into your document’

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Source

Activity: Citation tools

Activity: Which tools do you use for Citation?

(go to www.menti.com

code 2121 3157)

Citation Tools

How to Choose a Citation Tool

• Things to consider
• Cost
• Access
• Where is your database stored?
• Ability to work offline
• Ability to work on a group project or share citations with others
• Word-processor compatibility

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Source: 1

Plagiarism Detection Software

• ‘… uses advanced database software to scan for matches between your text and existing texts, which results in a similarity report.’ The report assists with detecting student’s text that has been copied and/or not attributed to the author(s).

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Sources: 1, 2, 3

Images sourced from: 1, 2, 3

Next session

25 August 2022

Co-working session

Next session

preparation

analysis

writing

publication

outreach

assessment

discovery

Kramer & Bosman, 2019: https://tinyurl.com/escalatorworkflows

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Website: https://escalator.sadilar.org/champions/empower/

Email: escalator@talarify.co.za

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