This document provides guidance on writing journal papers for publication. It discusses the key components of both theoretical and empirical journal papers, including titles, abstracts, introductions, bodies, and conclusions. For theoretical papers, it describes how to write the different sections, including providing an example abstract. For empirical papers, it also outlines how to structure each section, such as including the research question in the abstract. The document concludes by explaining the expected structure of each type of paper and emphasizing the importance of properly formatting references.
This document discusses intellectual property and its relationship to economic development. It defines intellectual property as legal protections for inventions, works of authorship, and names. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are described as providing exclusive rights over inventions and creative works. The document then discusses how intellectual property protections can stimulate research, technology transfer, and new business development, thus promoting economic growth as measured by indicators like GDP.
The document provides guidance for researchers in selecting an appropriate research topic. It outlines several factors that should be considered when choosing a topic, including that the topic: be educational in nature and provide a solution to an educational problem; be of interest to the researcher to ensure motivation; be original to avoid duplication and add new knowledge; be researchable using a systematic data collection process; be feasible within the available time and financial resources; allow for easy data collection; and be significant by adding new knowledge or solutions to problems. Selecting a research topic that considers these principles will help ensure the topic is suitable for study.
A LITERATURE REVIEW ON KAUPAPA MAORI AND MAORI EDUCATION PEDAGOGYJoe Andelija
This document provides an overview of Kaupapa Maori principles and practices, which form the basis for Maori educational pedagogy. Some key points:
1) Kaupapa Maori derives from distinct Maori cultural epistemological and metaphysical foundations, and aims to validate Te Reo and Tikanga Maori.
2) Contemporary expressions of Kaupapa Maori, like Kura Kaupapa Maori schools, developed as a response to mainstream education failing Maori students.
3) Kaupapa Maori challenges unequal power relations and asserts the validity of Maori knowledge, language, and practices. It seeks to intervene and transform power imbalances that continue to subordinate Maori
The document provides guidance for students on completing a small-scale research project. It outlines the objectives of developing research skills by investigating a topic area through various sources. Students are expected to produce an organized folder of research, an annotated catalogue of sources, and a 1500-word presentation script to be delivered in a 12-18 minute oral presentation. The document provides advice on choosing an area of investigation, compiling a catalogue of sources, writing annotations, packaging materials, and structuring the presentation script.
The document discusses the differences between invention and innovation. Invention refers to creating something entirely new, while innovation is improving or contributing significantly to something that already exists. For example, Thomas Edison was an inventor who created new things, while Steve Jobs was an innovator who improved existing technologies. The document provides examples of how innovation at Apple transformed mobile phones and other technologies through new designs and user interfaces. While innovation builds on existing inventions, protecting inventions is important to allow inventors to profit from their work and license it to others. Overall, both invention and innovation are important for technological progress, even if innovation does not always require wholly new inventions.
A literature review of Kaupapa Maori and Maori Education Pedagogy. By Pihama, Smith, Taki and Lee. Looking at factors that contribute to success for Maori in e-learning.
This document discusses intellectual property and its relationship to economic development. It defines intellectual property as legal protections for inventions, works of authorship, and names. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are described as providing exclusive rights over inventions and creative works. The document then discusses how intellectual property protections can stimulate research, technology transfer, and new business development, thus promoting economic growth as measured by indicators like GDP.
The document provides guidance for researchers in selecting an appropriate research topic. It outlines several factors that should be considered when choosing a topic, including that the topic: be educational in nature and provide a solution to an educational problem; be of interest to the researcher to ensure motivation; be original to avoid duplication and add new knowledge; be researchable using a systematic data collection process; be feasible within the available time and financial resources; allow for easy data collection; and be significant by adding new knowledge or solutions to problems. Selecting a research topic that considers these principles will help ensure the topic is suitable for study.
A LITERATURE REVIEW ON KAUPAPA MAORI AND MAORI EDUCATION PEDAGOGYJoe Andelija
This document provides an overview of Kaupapa Maori principles and practices, which form the basis for Maori educational pedagogy. Some key points:
1) Kaupapa Maori derives from distinct Maori cultural epistemological and metaphysical foundations, and aims to validate Te Reo and Tikanga Maori.
2) Contemporary expressions of Kaupapa Maori, like Kura Kaupapa Maori schools, developed as a response to mainstream education failing Maori students.
3) Kaupapa Maori challenges unequal power relations and asserts the validity of Maori knowledge, language, and practices. It seeks to intervene and transform power imbalances that continue to subordinate Maori
The document provides guidance for students on completing a small-scale research project. It outlines the objectives of developing research skills by investigating a topic area through various sources. Students are expected to produce an organized folder of research, an annotated catalogue of sources, and a 1500-word presentation script to be delivered in a 12-18 minute oral presentation. The document provides advice on choosing an area of investigation, compiling a catalogue of sources, writing annotations, packaging materials, and structuring the presentation script.
The document discusses the differences between invention and innovation. Invention refers to creating something entirely new, while innovation is improving or contributing significantly to something that already exists. For example, Thomas Edison was an inventor who created new things, while Steve Jobs was an innovator who improved existing technologies. The document provides examples of how innovation at Apple transformed mobile phones and other technologies through new designs and user interfaces. While innovation builds on existing inventions, protecting inventions is important to allow inventors to profit from their work and license it to others. Overall, both invention and innovation are important for technological progress, even if innovation does not always require wholly new inventions.
A literature review of Kaupapa Maori and Maori Education Pedagogy. By Pihama, Smith, Taki and Lee. Looking at factors that contribute to success for Maori in e-learning.
The document is a research report submitted by Swapna Shil to Amity Law School for the degree of Master of Laws. It acknowledges the support received from Amity Law School faculty, particularly Dr. Meenu Gupta. The report contains Swapna Shil's statement that the work is original and does not infringe on any copyrights. It also includes a certificate from Dr. Meenu Gupta confirming that the report represents Swapna Shil's independent and original research work. The report is on the topic of "Research Report Writing" and follows standard report formatting guidelines.
The document discusses different strategies a firm can take to protect technological innovations. It explains that a firm must determine whether and how vigorously to protect an innovation, as protection can encourage adoption but limits diffusion. The strategies include patenting, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. Patenting protects inventions, copyrights protect artistic and literary works, trademarks protect brands, and trade secrets protect information kept secret through reasonable security measures. The document analyzes the requirements and limitations of each protection strategy for technological innovations.
Reshaping and refocusing 21 st century academic librariesMichael Esew
Being a seminar paper presentation held at PG e-library conference room of Kashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
held on the 4th of August 2019
This document discusses technical and scientific writing. It begins by defining technical writing as communicating specialized information that requires explanation or instruction. Scientific writing communicates scientific information. The document notes the importance of technical writing for students, organizations, and scientific work. It describes the functions of technical writing in education, research, and industry. The document outlines the typical format and structure of technical reports, including an introduction, main body, and conclusion. It emphasizes presenting key ideas clearly and emphasizes the organization of information in scientific reports and writing.
The document discusses impact factors and ways to measure impact in the humanities. It defines impact factor as a measure of the average number of citations to articles published in a journal. Impact factors are used to compare journals but have limitations. The document asks if impact factors are useful for arts and humanities research and discusses other ways to demonstrate impact through publishing, media appearances, exhibitions, and developing an online profile. It also covers using institutional repositories to disseminate and preserve research outputs.
This conclusion summarizes the key points analyzed in the document, highlights two factors that were argued to underpin new analytic lenses on business leadership strategies, advocates for a crossvergence approach as offering a definitive way forward, and states that business success in the next 20 years will depend on leaders with an in-depth understanding of the complexities discussed.
The document discusses the importance of basic research and outlines a plan to formulate a National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA) in the Philippines. It defines basic research and provides criteria to distinguish it from other types of research. It then outlines 12 priority science and technology areas and divides basic research into 4 clusters covering governmental/social sciences, mathematical/engineering sciences, medical/pharmaceutical sciences, and biological/agricultural sciences. The goal of the NIBRA is to prioritize basic research that will benefit the nation and guide funding to significant areas.
The document discusses several topics related to intellectual property and technology transfer in Indian academia. It outlines the relevant sections of India's National S&T Policy that promote technology transfer and IP protection. It describes national schemes and facilities that support tech transfer from universities to industry. The Indian Bayh-Dole Act and guidelines on tech transfer and IPR are summarized. Requirements for the Indian Patent Agent Exam, including eligibility criteria and exam structure, are provided at the end.
The document discusses different strategies for protecting technological innovations, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. It explains that determining the appropriate protection strategy is complex, as protecting an innovation can encourage its adoption but also allow competitors to copy it. The key factors to consider include the appropriability of the innovation based on ease of imitation, and balancing a proprietary strategy against an open one. Mechanisms like patents, trademarks, and copyrights offer legal protections, while trade secrets rely on maintaining secrecy. The document analyzes the specific protections offered by each approach and considerations for formulating an effective strategy.
Practical Research 1: Week 5, Rational of the Studyivipearldagohoy
This is for students of Grade 11 that has Practical Research 1. This is about the Rationale of the study in research found in Chapter 1. You will learn on how to write the Rationale of the study provided some examples. A rationale pertains to the reasons why the study must be conducted.
It is necessary to be rational in everything that you do in research, or else it might be a waste of time and effort.
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Continues. Proceedings of the Annual Mid-South Instructional
Technology Conference (8th, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March
30-April 1, 2003); see IR 022 027.
AVAILABLE FROM For full text: http://www.mtsu.edu/-itconf/proceed03/
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DESCRIPTORS *Copyrights; *Fair Use (Copyrights); *Federal Legislation;
Federal Regulation; Higher Education ; International Law;
Reprography
IDENTIFIERS Berne Convention; Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998;
*Public Domain; World Intellectual Property Organization
ABSTRACT
This paper presents an overview of copyright issues for
research and teaching. The first section provides historical background from
the origin of the concept of copyright in 1557 in Britain to the present. The
second section looks at fair use, including parameters and guidelines for
reproduction. The following sections discusses the Berne Convention, the WIPO
(World Intellectual Property Organization) Copyright Treaty Act, the DMCA
(Digital Millennium Copyright Act), the TEACH (Technology, Education, and
Copyright Harmonization) Act, and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
of 1998. The final section addresses public domain. (Contains 22 references.)
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Standard Format Of A Research Study (3).pdfMahfud Alatee
This document provides an overview of the standard format for research studies, beginning with the title and abstract and proceeding through introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, and references. The main components of a research study are outlined, including objectives, protocol, sampling strategies, measurement methods, experimental design, statistical analysis, and formatting of results. Guidelines are provided for each section to ensure clarity, comprehensiveness, and reproducibility. The goal is to present the research in a way that is easy for readers to understand and evaluate.
The document is a speech given by Ernest Cyril de Run at the International Conference on Leading beyond the Horizon in India in 2011. In 3 sentences:
De Run discusses the nature, development, dissemination, and implementation of knowledge in academia. He argues that knowledge must be shared not just through publications but also through more accessible means to ensure it reaches intended users. De Run also stresses the importance of collaborations between academia and industry to help create applicable knowledge and facilitate its real-world implementation.
Toward a grounded theory of effective business incubation 2008Vasily Ryzhonkov
Business incubators are found all over the world. Yet, to date, no viable integrative
theory of effective business incubation exists. This essay outlines a grounded theory
of incubation, driven by case studies, empirical results, and field work, based on
three main principles that generalize across countries and cultures. They are:
• The paradox of market emulation:Successful incubators both emulate market con-ditions and shield their ‘infants’ from them. Managing this paradox is fraught
with difficulty, not the least because it is often not explicitly recognized.
• Resolving the key make-or-break constraint:In every country, there are many con-straints that hinder ultimate business success of incubator projects, but there is
one key constraint that always ‘resonates’, i.e., that dominates the attention and
concern of project managers. In India, this constraint is funding. In Israel, where
the VC industry is mature and liquid, funding is not a major constraint (though
as always and everywhere, raising money is a major challenge), but experienced
managerial capacity is the resonating factor. Hence, a theory of incubation should
include principles that guide identification of the key ‘resonating’ constraint and
provide direction toward reducing or eliminating it.
• Alignment with local and national cultures:Culture is a shared, learned, symbolic
system of values, beliefs, and attitudes that shapes and influences perception
and behaviour. Culture is how values drive behaviour. In national studies of
incubation, it is strongly evident how powerfully national culture acts as a medi-ating variable between, for instance, incubator operations and processes and the
national and global business environment. Hence, a theory of incubation should
include answers to the following question:
How can incubator processes align well with elements of national and local culture, in order
to:
• reinforce those aspects of the culture that act positively to help incubator projects
attain success
• mitigate or eliminate those aspects of culture that act negatively, and lead to
failure?
The document provides samples of various types of business and technical documents, including progress reports, leaflets, brochures, handbooks, magazine articles, research papers, feasibility reports, and project reports. For each type, it gives an introductory explanation and includes an example to illustrate what that type of document typically contains.
This document discusses the role of libraries in knowledge management. It begins by defining information, knowledge, knowledge management, and the differences between information management and knowledge management. It then examines how the rise of knowledge management has increased questions for librarians about their role. The document proposes that librarians and libraries should take a leadership role in knowledge management by developing knowledge resources, facilitating knowledge sharing and networking, leveraging information technology, and improving user services to support knowledge creation and access.
The document discusses writing a concept paper and provides guidance on its structure and components. It defines a concept paper as a paper that defines an idea or concept by explaining its essence to clarify what it is. It also lists the learning competencies for writing a concept paper, which include defining what a concept paper is, determining ways to elucidate a concept, identifying situations where a concept paper can be used, comprehending different types of concept papers, and presenting a novel concept or project with visual aids. The document provides examples and activities to help learners understand and write effective concept papers.
Resources, Services and Tools for Research?Zera Day
This document provides an overview of resources, services, and tools available to support research at the University of Cape Town (UCT) library. It outlines access to books, articles, theses, databases, and other materials. It also describes services like interlibrary loans, reference managers, and support from subject librarians. Tips are provided for effective searching, using non-academic sources, and referencing. Workshops and training are available on topics like reference managers, research data management, and academic writing.
The document provides an overview of research data management (RDM) services available at the University of Cape Town (UCT). It discusses the UCT RDM policy, data planning tools like UCT DMPonline, and repositories for depositing and sharing research data such as the UCT Zenodo community. The document also offers best practices and tips for managing research data throughout the data lifecycle, including file naming, versioning, documentation, and long-term preservation.
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The document is a research report submitted by Swapna Shil to Amity Law School for the degree of Master of Laws. It acknowledges the support received from Amity Law School faculty, particularly Dr. Meenu Gupta. The report contains Swapna Shil's statement that the work is original and does not infringe on any copyrights. It also includes a certificate from Dr. Meenu Gupta confirming that the report represents Swapna Shil's independent and original research work. The report is on the topic of "Research Report Writing" and follows standard report formatting guidelines.
The document discusses different strategies a firm can take to protect technological innovations. It explains that a firm must determine whether and how vigorously to protect an innovation, as protection can encourage adoption but limits diffusion. The strategies include patenting, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. Patenting protects inventions, copyrights protect artistic and literary works, trademarks protect brands, and trade secrets protect information kept secret through reasonable security measures. The document analyzes the requirements and limitations of each protection strategy for technological innovations.
Reshaping and refocusing 21 st century academic librariesMichael Esew
Being a seminar paper presentation held at PG e-library conference room of Kashim Ibrahim Library Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
held on the 4th of August 2019
This document discusses technical and scientific writing. It begins by defining technical writing as communicating specialized information that requires explanation or instruction. Scientific writing communicates scientific information. The document notes the importance of technical writing for students, organizations, and scientific work. It describes the functions of technical writing in education, research, and industry. The document outlines the typical format and structure of technical reports, including an introduction, main body, and conclusion. It emphasizes presenting key ideas clearly and emphasizes the organization of information in scientific reports and writing.
The document discusses impact factors and ways to measure impact in the humanities. It defines impact factor as a measure of the average number of citations to articles published in a journal. Impact factors are used to compare journals but have limitations. The document asks if impact factors are useful for arts and humanities research and discusses other ways to demonstrate impact through publishing, media appearances, exhibitions, and developing an online profile. It also covers using institutional repositories to disseminate and preserve research outputs.
This conclusion summarizes the key points analyzed in the document, highlights two factors that were argued to underpin new analytic lenses on business leadership strategies, advocates for a crossvergence approach as offering a definitive way forward, and states that business success in the next 20 years will depend on leaders with an in-depth understanding of the complexities discussed.
The document discusses the importance of basic research and outlines a plan to formulate a National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA) in the Philippines. It defines basic research and provides criteria to distinguish it from other types of research. It then outlines 12 priority science and technology areas and divides basic research into 4 clusters covering governmental/social sciences, mathematical/engineering sciences, medical/pharmaceutical sciences, and biological/agricultural sciences. The goal of the NIBRA is to prioritize basic research that will benefit the nation and guide funding to significant areas.
The document discusses several topics related to intellectual property and technology transfer in Indian academia. It outlines the relevant sections of India's National S&T Policy that promote technology transfer and IP protection. It describes national schemes and facilities that support tech transfer from universities to industry. The Indian Bayh-Dole Act and guidelines on tech transfer and IPR are summarized. Requirements for the Indian Patent Agent Exam, including eligibility criteria and exam structure, are provided at the end.
The document discusses different strategies for protecting technological innovations, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. It explains that determining the appropriate protection strategy is complex, as protecting an innovation can encourage its adoption but also allow competitors to copy it. The key factors to consider include the appropriability of the innovation based on ease of imitation, and balancing a proprietary strategy against an open one. Mechanisms like patents, trademarks, and copyrights offer legal protections, while trade secrets rely on maintaining secrecy. The document analyzes the specific protections offered by each approach and considerations for formulating an effective strategy.
Practical Research 1: Week 5, Rational of the Studyivipearldagohoy
This is for students of Grade 11 that has Practical Research 1. This is about the Rationale of the study in research found in Chapter 1. You will learn on how to write the Rationale of the study provided some examples. A rationale pertains to the reasons why the study must be conducted.
It is necessary to be rational in everything that you do in research, or else it might be a waste of time and effort.
DOCUMENT RESUMEED 479 254 IR 022 044AUTHOR Alexander, .docxelinoraudley582231
DOCUMENT RESUME
ED 479 254 IR 022 044
AUTHOR Alexander, Suann; Baird, Diane
TITLE The Wrinkle in Your Research and Teaching: Copyright, DMCA,
Guidelines, and Public Domain.
PUB DATE 2003-04-00
NOTE 10p.; In: Teaching, Learning, & Technology: The Challenge
Continues. Proceedings of the Annual Mid-South Instructional
Technology Conference (8th, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March
30-April 1, 2003); see IR 022 027.
AVAILABLE FROM For full text: http://www.mtsu.edu/-itconf/proceed03/
98.html/.
PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055) -- Reports Descriptive (141)
Speeches/Meeting Papers (150)
EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MFO1 /PCO1 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS *Copyrights; *Fair Use (Copyrights); *Federal Legislation;
Federal Regulation; Higher Education ; International Law;
Reprography
IDENTIFIERS Berne Convention; Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998;
*Public Domain; World Intellectual Property Organization
ABSTRACT
This paper presents an overview of copyright issues for
research and teaching. The first section provides historical background from
the origin of the concept of copyright in 1557 in Britain to the present. The
second section looks at fair use, including parameters and guidelines for
reproduction. The following sections discusses the Berne Convention, the WIPO
(World Intellectual Property Organization) Copyright Treaty Act, the DMCA
(Digital Millennium Copyright Act), the TEACH (Technology, Education, and
Copyright Harmonization) Act, and the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
of 1998. The final section addresses public domain. (Contains 22 references.)
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Eighth Annual
Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference
Teaching, Learning, & Technology
The Challenge Continues
March 30-April 1, 2003
2003 Conference Proceedings
The Wrinkle in Your Research and Teaching:
Copyright, DMCA, Guidelines, and Public Domain
By: Suann Alexander, Diane Baird
Track 4 - Policies, Standards, and Issues
Interest: General :: Lecture/Presentation :: Level: Beginner
Abstract
Iron out the wrinkle created by copyright! Informati.
Standard Format Of A Research Study (3).pdfMahfud Alatee
This document provides an overview of the standard format for research studies, beginning with the title and abstract and proceeding through introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, and references. The main components of a research study are outlined, including objectives, protocol, sampling strategies, measurement methods, experimental design, statistical analysis, and formatting of results. Guidelines are provided for each section to ensure clarity, comprehensiveness, and reproducibility. The goal is to present the research in a way that is easy for readers to understand and evaluate.
The document is a speech given by Ernest Cyril de Run at the International Conference on Leading beyond the Horizon in India in 2011. In 3 sentences:
De Run discusses the nature, development, dissemination, and implementation of knowledge in academia. He argues that knowledge must be shared not just through publications but also through more accessible means to ensure it reaches intended users. De Run also stresses the importance of collaborations between academia and industry to help create applicable knowledge and facilitate its real-world implementation.
Toward a grounded theory of effective business incubation 2008Vasily Ryzhonkov
Business incubators are found all over the world. Yet, to date, no viable integrative
theory of effective business incubation exists. This essay outlines a grounded theory
of incubation, driven by case studies, empirical results, and field work, based on
three main principles that generalize across countries and cultures. They are:
• The paradox of market emulation:Successful incubators both emulate market con-ditions and shield their ‘infants’ from them. Managing this paradox is fraught
with difficulty, not the least because it is often not explicitly recognized.
• Resolving the key make-or-break constraint:In every country, there are many con-straints that hinder ultimate business success of incubator projects, but there is
one key constraint that always ‘resonates’, i.e., that dominates the attention and
concern of project managers. In India, this constraint is funding. In Israel, where
the VC industry is mature and liquid, funding is not a major constraint (though
as always and everywhere, raising money is a major challenge), but experienced
managerial capacity is the resonating factor. Hence, a theory of incubation should
include principles that guide identification of the key ‘resonating’ constraint and
provide direction toward reducing or eliminating it.
• Alignment with local and national cultures:Culture is a shared, learned, symbolic
system of values, beliefs, and attitudes that shapes and influences perception
and behaviour. Culture is how values drive behaviour. In national studies of
incubation, it is strongly evident how powerfully national culture acts as a medi-ating variable between, for instance, incubator operations and processes and the
national and global business environment. Hence, a theory of incubation should
include answers to the following question:
How can incubator processes align well with elements of national and local culture, in order
to:
• reinforce those aspects of the culture that act positively to help incubator projects
attain success
• mitigate or eliminate those aspects of culture that act negatively, and lead to
failure?
The document provides samples of various types of business and technical documents, including progress reports, leaflets, brochures, handbooks, magazine articles, research papers, feasibility reports, and project reports. For each type, it gives an introductory explanation and includes an example to illustrate what that type of document typically contains.
This document discusses the role of libraries in knowledge management. It begins by defining information, knowledge, knowledge management, and the differences between information management and knowledge management. It then examines how the rise of knowledge management has increased questions for librarians about their role. The document proposes that librarians and libraries should take a leadership role in knowledge management by developing knowledge resources, facilitating knowledge sharing and networking, leveraging information technology, and improving user services to support knowledge creation and access.
The document discusses writing a concept paper and provides guidance on its structure and components. It defines a concept paper as a paper that defines an idea or concept by explaining its essence to clarify what it is. It also lists the learning competencies for writing a concept paper, which include defining what a concept paper is, determining ways to elucidate a concept, identifying situations where a concept paper can be used, comprehending different types of concept papers, and presenting a novel concept or project with visual aids. The document provides examples and activities to help learners understand and write effective concept papers.
Resources, Services and Tools for Research?Zera Day
This document provides an overview of resources, services, and tools available to support research at the University of Cape Town (UCT) library. It outlines access to books, articles, theses, databases, and other materials. It also describes services like interlibrary loans, reference managers, and support from subject librarians. Tips are provided for effective searching, using non-academic sources, and referencing. Workshops and training are available on topics like reference managers, research data management, and academic writing.
The document provides an overview of research data management (RDM) services available at the University of Cape Town (UCT). It discusses the UCT RDM policy, data planning tools like UCT DMPonline, and repositories for depositing and sharing research data such as the UCT Zenodo community. The document also offers best practices and tips for managing research data throughout the data lifecycle, including file naming, versioning, documentation, and long-term preservation.
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1. WRITING A JOURNAL PAPER
FOR PUBLICATION
CHARLES A. MASANGO
DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH,
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN.
E-Mail:
charles.masango@uct.ac.za
2. ITINERARY OF
PRESENTATION
What is a journal paper?
Why write a journal paper?
Ways of writing a journal paper
Writing a theoretical paper
Writing an empirical paper
3. WHAT IS A JOURNAL PAPER?
A written & published report describing
original research results
Discloses enough information to
enable peers to assess observations,
repeat experiments, and evaluate
intellectual processes
4. WHY WRITE A JOURNAL
PAPER?
Keep records of ones work
Protect ones intellectual property
Gain reputation in an area
Progress scientific thought
Report ones thoughts and ideas
Your work to reach a broad
audience
5. WHY WRITE A JOURNAL
PAPER? Cont.
Improve ones chance of promotion
Raise funds for ones institution
Ones readers and peers
6. WAYS OF WRITING A
JOURNAL PAPER
Several ways of writing a journal paper
Here, we adopting a generic approach
We, shall look at how to write a
theoretical paper and an empirical
paper
7. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER
In this type of paper we must have
1. A TITLE
For Example:
Indigenous traditional knowledge
protection: Prospects in South
Africa’s Intellectual Property
framework?
8. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
2. AN ABSTRACT
The abstract must 1st
say what the
paper intends to examine
For Example:
This paper examines
indigenous traditional
knowledge and intellectual
property rights.
9. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
2nd
the abstract must tell the readers the
RESEARCH QUESTION
For Example:
It examines whether it is possible for South
Africa’s intellectual property framework to
protect all types of indigenous traditional
knowledge against exploitation since
financial considerations are the basis for the
protection of indigenous traditional
knowledge.
10. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
3rd
the abstract must give the
RATIONALE for asking the research
question
For Example:
The rationale for the examination stems from a
draft policy and bill for public comment
published by the South African Minister of
Trade and Industry on ‘policy framework for the
protection of indigenous traditional knowledge
through the intellectual property system and the
intellectual property laws amendment bill,
2008’.
11. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
4th
the abstract must say the
CONTRIBUTION of your paper to
knowledge
For Example:
The paper proposes elements within
indigenous traditional knowledge that may and
may not possibly be protected against
exploitation within intellectual property rights.
Finally, the paper proposes possible measures
that could be implemented for indigenous
traditional knowledge to be protected within
South Africa’s intellectual property framework.
12. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
Abstract Proper:
This paper examines indigenous traditional knowledge and intellectual
property rights. It examines whether it is possible for South Africa’s
intellectual property framework to protect all types of indigenous
traditional knowledge against exploitation since financial considerations
are the basis for the protection of indigenous traditional knowledge. The
rationale for the examination stems from a draft policy and bill for public
comment published by the South African Minister of Trade and Industry
on ‘policy framework for the protection of indigenous traditional
knowledge through the intellectual property system and the intellectual
property laws amendment bill, 2008’. The paper proposes elements
within indigenous traditional knowledge that may and may not possibly
be protected against exploitation within intellectual property rights.
Finally, the paper proposes possible measures that could be
implemented for indigenous traditional knowledge to be protected with
South Africa’s intellectual property framework.
Note: You must not quote any author in your abstract. TheNote: You must not quote any author in your abstract. The
abstract can be published on its own as it is informative.abstract can be published on its own as it is informative.
13. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
Keywords: This must reflect the major
themes of the article
For Example:
Indigenous traditional knowledge;
Intellectual property
14. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
Introduction: Here you have to define the
core keyword and give a reference to the
definition
For example:
According to Mugabe (1998), indigenous knowledge (IK) ‘is that
knowledge that is held and used by a people who identify themselves as
indigenous of a place based on a combination of cultural distinctiveness
and prior territorial occupancy relative to a more recently-arrived
population with its own distinct and subsequently dominant culture’.
Traditional knowledge (TK) is ‘the totality of all knowledge and
practices, whether explicit or implicit. This knowledge is established on
past experiences and observation’ (Mugabe 1998). Following the
definitions of indigenous knowledge and traditional knowledge, one can
state that indigenous traditional knowledge is the totality of all
knowledge and practices established on past experiences and
observation that is held and used by a people. Intellectual property (IP)
is ‘generally synonymous with Intellectual work, but carrying a clear
emphasis on the value of the work as an assert in a financial sense’
(Prytherch 2000: 383)
15. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
After the definitions, tell your readers
the aim and rationale of your paper
For example: The purpose of this paper is to examine
indigenous traditional knowledge and intellectual property. It
examines whether it is possible for South Africa’s intellectual
property framework to protect all types of indigenous traditional
knowledge against exploitation since financial considerations
are the basis for the protection of indigenous traditional
knowledge. The rationale for the examination stems from a draft
policy and bill for public comment published by the South
African Minister of Trade and Industry on ‘policy framework for
the protection of indigenous traditional knowledge through the
intellectual property system and the intellectual property laws
amendment bill, 2008’ (Traditional Knowledge Bill 2009).
16. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
After the aim & rationale, give a route path
of your paper
For example: In order to examine whether it is possible for
the South African intellectual property framework to protect all
types of indigenous traditional knowledge, this paper first
examines why intellectual property is an issue in terms of
traditional knowledge. The possible reasons why indigenous
traditional knowledge is a cause for concern are considered.
Secondly, the paper examines different types of indigenous
traditional knowledge. Thirdly, the paper examines the various
facets of intellectual property and explores how financial
considerations form the basis for the protection of indigenous
traditional knowledge. Fourthly, the paper discusses the
intellectual property laws amendment Bill, 2008 and examines
how certain indigenous traditional knowledge may and may not
possibly be protected by the Bill because they do and do not
embody financial considerations. Finally, the paper proposes
measures that could be implemented for indigenous traditional
knowledge to be protected with South African intellectual
property framework.
17. WRITING A THEORITICAL
PAPER Cont.
The body of the paper will now follow your
route path
For Example:
Rationale for indigenous traditional knowledge
protection
Types of indigenous traditional knowledge
Intellectual property protection of indigenous
traditional knowledge: Financial consideration a
prerequisite?
South Africa Intellectual Property Laws
Amendment Bill, 2008: Possible protected
knowledge?
Possible measures for Indigenous Traditional
knowledge protection? (This is your contribution)
Conclusion
19. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER
In an empirical journal paper, the
following applies:
A title
An informative abstract
Keywords
An introduction
The body of the essay
A conclusion
References
20. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
The title
For example:
South African scholars’ and
commercial publishers’
perceptions of open access
sources
21. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
The abstract:
This must divulge
What the paper intends to examine
The rationale for the examination
What the paper is trying to analyse from an
empirical survey conducted
The research question
The contribution of the paper to
knowledge
22. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
What paper intends to examine
For example:
This paper examines the fact that
commercial publishers in the digital
environment have introduced licences
to govern licensed digital content.
23. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Rationale for the examination
For example:
Scholars believe that the introduction of
licences to govern licensed digital content
favours the interest of commercial
publishers and may result in reduced
access to information. Among the possible
solutions found is to promote initiatives
aimed at giving free access to digital
information; this is known as ‘Open
Access’
24. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
What paper is trying to analyse from
an empirical survey conducted
For example:
This paper analyses from a South
African perspective scholars’ and
corporate rights holders’
perceptions of open access
sources
25. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
The research question
For example:
The paper examines whether scholars’
use of open access sources has
influenced the use of licensed digital
content and whether it is possible for
the open access sources to act as
surrogates to licensed digital
information. The paper discusses the
reasons for the possible failure of the
open access sources
26. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Contribution of the paper to knowledge
For example:
It concludes that not until academics
have a better understanding of and
necessary confidence that open source
publications are, in fact, a viable
alternative to commercially published
channels of scholarly communication
will we have developed a real substitute
for licensed digital content.
27. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Abstract Proper:
This paper examines the fact that commercial publishers in the digital
environment have introduced licences to govern licensed digital content.
Scholars believe that the introduction of licences to govern licensed
digital content favours the interest of commercial publishers and may
result in reduced access to information. Among the possible solutions
found is to promote initiatives aimed at giving free access to digital
information; this is known as open access. This paper analyses from a
South African perspective scholars’ and corporate rights holders’
perceptions of open access sources. The paper examines whether
scholars’ use of open access sources has influenced the use of licensed
digital content and whether it is possible for the open access sources to
act as surrogates to licensed digital information. The paper discusses
the reasons for the possible failure of the open access sources. It
concludes that not until academics have a better understanding of and
necessary confidence that open source publications are, in fact, a viable
alternative to commercially published channels of scholarly
communication will we have developed a real substitute for licensed
digital content.
28. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Keywords
This must reflect the major themes
of the paper
For example:
Commercial publishers,
licensed digital content,
licensing agreements,
copyright, open access sources
29. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Introduction: Here you have to define
the core keyword and give a reference
to the definition
For example:
Most commercial publishers are
persons, firms, or corporate
bodies whose role is to place
books on the market (Prytherch,
1996: 525), for commercial gain.
30. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
After the definition, tell your readers the aim and route path of
your paper
For example:
The aim of this paper is to analyse scholars’ and commercial
publishers’ – this is, corporate rights holders’ – perceptions of open
access sources. The paper examines whether scholars’ use of open
access sources has influenced the use of licensed digital content
and whether it is possible for open access sources to act as
surrogates to licensed digital information. In order to scrutinise the
open access sources in this regard, the paper first considers the
crux of commercial publishers’ copyright rights and how these rights
have been extended into the digital environment. Secondly, the
paper analyses the possibilities of licensing agreements inhibiting
access to digital information and whether the open access sources
can eliminate any inhibition through free access to digital
information. The reasons for the possible failure of the open access
sources are considered. Finally, the paper concludes that not until
academics have a better understanding of and necessary confidence
that open source publications are, in fact, a viable alternative to
commercially published channels of scholarly communication will we
have developed a real substitute for licensed digital content.
31. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
The body of the essay will now consist
of your route path
For example:
Publishers’ rights
Commercial publishers in the digital era
Licences vs copyright: How licences
favour the interests of commercial
publishers
Scholars’ dilemma and a possible
solution?
32. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Open access sources
Possible hindrances and solutions?
Perceptions of open access sources:
Research Procedure
Say the type of research method that
was used in the survey e.g. qualitative
Give reasons why you used the
research method
33. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Say the type of people who were
approached in the survey, e.g.
acquisition reference librarians,
consortia managers, informed users,
corporate rights’ holders
Say why you selected to survey the
people mentioned supra
Give the total number of respondents
and those who responded
Say the instruments used in the survey,
e.g. interviews and how it was
administered
34. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Tell the readers the type of groups that
were interviewed and if the groups had to
respond to the same or different questions
Give the various questions that were
asked to the groups
Say how the interviews were analysed,
e.g. to establish patterns about open
access initiatives in South Africa
Say the type of theory that was used to
analyse the information from the
respondents, e.g. the Grounded Theory
35. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
Perceptions of open access sources:
Findings from survey
Say what the survey showed:
E.g. the survey showed that librarians
and some consortia managers
overwhelmingly support open source
initiatives, mainly because they believe
in the free flow of information to
everyone etc etc
36. WRITING AN EMPIRICAL
PAPER Cont.
A possible solution? From the
literature and then the survey what
came out? (This is your contribution)
Conclusion
Your reference in alphabetical order
follows next
MANY THANTS –
FIN !!!!!!