Past Courses

The main objectives of the short course are that participants should:– Have a better understanding of the nature of academic editing– Have an understanding of the ethical challenges that arise during the practice of academic editing– Be aware of the international guidelines for the editing of academic texts– Have an understanding of the various types…

To introduce students to the more commonly used advanced statistical techniques and regression modelling methods building on what was learned in the Biostatistics 1 module. Students should know when it is appropriate to use each method, some of the calculations and equations involved, and how to interpret results obtained from Stata output.

During this course participants will:1.) Analyse their existing understandings of popular definitions within a democratic framework (specifically South African and African context**); 2.) understand organs of a democracy, and evaluate those democratic structures;3.) remember the basic principles of a constitution and create a working definition for `engaged citizenship¿.*This course seeks to facilitate the attendees progression…

The course introduces the fundamental principles of prestressed concrete design and continues with the application thereof for post and pretensioned bridge decks and building slabs. Worked examples are presented.

To equip medical practitioners with the knowledge and skills to manage a hyperbaric treatment facility and practice in the field of hyperbaric medicine.

This course aims to provide a good technical and practical basis for the design of structures in fire. The fundamental principles of fire behaviour and the response of timber, steel, concrete and timber structures is covered.

This unique short course provides guidelines to both senior degree supervisors and candidates on why conceptual frameworks are important, how they can be constructed and, most importantly, how they can guide senior degree studies as sound scholarly contributions worthy of being conferred.

Die kursus het ten doel om studente toe te rus met ¿n stewige metodologiese grondslag ten opsigte van basiese metodologiese en onderrigbeginsels oor die onderrig van addisionele tale.Spesifieke doelstellings is:Om studente aan die taakgebaseerde benadering bekend te stelOm studente aan behoefte-analises met die oog op sillabusontwerp bekend te stelOm studente die praktiese onderrigbeginsels te laat…

Learning is a personal process (incidental or purposeful) which takes place in a social context and is influenced by the world in which it takes place. This module aims to provide some insight into the most prominent learning theories as a basis for understanding how learning takes place. Readings and discussion on the neurobiology of…