Roadmap to Research
This is a basic guide to get you started. It aims to give you a broad idea of the research process from start to finish. The written chapters are extracts from the Getting Started in Clinical Research (Gie & Beyers, 2014) book?, available online on the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health website?. Some of the recordings (podcasts) are from ?workshops and short courses run by the Research Capacity Development?? and Funding Office? in the Research Development and Support Division; others are from the EPE platform?. Although these are primarily targeted at MMed and postgraduate students, they are essentially resources for novice researchers and will have relevance for you as an undergraduate student embarking on research. We are constantly looking to add to and improve these resources, so please feel free to send us feedback by clicking on the links below.
HOW TO USE THIS ROADMAP: The coloured blocks below represent broad phases in the research jouney. Each of these blocks lists more detailed steps. Click on either the block phase heading (e.g. "Exploring") or one of the steps within it (e.g. "Getting ideas") to link to detailed guidance on that topic included further down on this page. You can also watch this video? that was created by one of our undergraduate student researchers who shares her tips for how she used the Roadmap to help her with her research. ?
Exploring
Getting ideas |
Research opportunities |
?Finding a supervisor |
Getting help |
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Identifying ideas and opportunities for research??
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? Identifying ideas and opportunities for research?
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? Tips on choosing a supervisor?
Choosing and working with a supervisor??
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? Watch: Support available for undergraduate student researchers
Contact the Undergraduate Research Office Follow the Undergraduate Research Office on Facebook Follow the Undergraduate Research Office on Twitter? |
?Planning
Enabling
Doing
?Disseminating
Giving feedback |
Presenting |
Publishing |
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Who should you communicate your results to?? Disseminating your research findings?
Planning for feedback and dissemination of your research results
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A quick guide to oral presentations?? A quick guide to poster presentations
Get funding to present your research Present at the FMHS Annual Academic Day Past undergraduate student presentations at the FMHS Annual Academic Day |
? How to respond to the reviewers of your article? Template for response to reviewers?
How to publish your research in a peer-reviewed academic journal?? ?
Get funding for publishing your research |
