This online course is run by the Researcher Academy as part of the Faculty of Engineering Training Programme

Target audience: Postgraduate students in engineering

Description:

The course is designed to raise your awareness and understanding of the process of getting your work published in journals so that you are better prepared to meet the expectations of editors and reviewers.

The course will be delivered as a number of recorded presentations, exercises and online discussion meetings that will all take place within the allocated session. At the end of the first day of the course, you will be asked to ‘peer-review’ a typical journal paper at home. The results will form the basis for the first section of discussion on the second/third day of the course. Guidance will be provided by the course tutor.

Process:

This online course will run via Moodle and Microsoft Teams. It will run over three half-day sessions and will include learning exercises, group discussions and case studies. There will be some pre-recorded material to read prior to joining scheduled live webinars and some pre-requisite ‘homework’ set between the three days the course spreads across.

This course runs across 3 days, but will only require attendance on 2.

All attendees must attend day 1. The delegates will then be split into two smaller groups for a second session. One of these groups will attend on day 2 and the other will attend on day 3.

Once self-enrolment opens on Moodle, delegates will be able to express a preference for which second session they wish to attend, either day 2 or day 3. 

Since the group will be split in half, the preference cannot be guaranteed.

As such, delegates should ensure that they can be available on ALL THREE DAYS until the sessions are confirmed.

Aims/ Objectives:

The aim of this course is to provide practical guidance on how to write a successful engineering paper

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Identify features of a successful paper
• Identify key parts of a technical paper
• Understand and apply the process of planning, drafting and revising a technical paper
• Recognise ethical and professional issues
• Experience the review process
• Identify the expectations of journal editors
• Be familiar with the publishing process
• Be familiar with dissemination routes

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Course open throughout the year (after live sessions)
Access Moodle
Access MS Teams
Attend 2 live sessions at specified dates and times
Participate in several online platforms at one time
Use MS chat box function during live sessions
Engage with online materials
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees during live sessions
Follow presentation slides during the course during live sessions
Complete reflections document/ workbook (optional)
Complete tasks set between session dates (to be marked as attended)

Booking Conditions

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for webinars/ online courses will still be recorded and corresponding training points, when shown as available, will be awarded.   

Pre-Requisites

Accessing the course 

This session may be recorded. If a recording is kept of the session, then please note, that it may be made available to the wider University of Nottingham researcher community.

To access the course please follow the link below and log into Moodle using your normal username and password. You must use the link below when accessing this course for the first time as it allows you to self-enrol onto the course. Make sure that you log in to the course within two days of the course start date, after this date enrolment is disabled. 

Process: This online course runs across 3 days, but will only require attendance on 2.

The course will include learning exercises, group discussions and case studies. There will be some pre-recorded material to read prior to joining scheduled live webinars and some pre-requisite ‘homework’ set between the three days the course spreads across.

All attendees must attend day 1. The delegates will then be split into two smaller groups for a second session. One of these groups will attend on day 2 and the other will attend on day 3.

Once self-enrolment opens on Moodle, delegates will be able to express a preference for which second session they wish to attend, either day 2 or day 3. Since the group will be split in half, the preference cannot be guaranteed. 

As such, delegates should ensure that they can be available on ALL THREE DAYS until the sessions are confirmed.