Integrated Research Capacity-Building Program 2018-2020

Introduction

Research is a way of life and strong basis for success in life. The programme aims at imparting passion and a lifestyle of researchers in participants for them to find it easy to meet their life goals. It brings together ambition, developments by insight, existing internal and external materials, challenges and draws conclusions as bases of decision making and behaviour needed along the respective paths to individuals' goals. The workshop will equip participants with appropriate methods and designs to arrive at specific and non-specific results about a given phenomena under question.

Field activity during Inclusive Business Research, 2017

Learning objectives:

• Reduce ignorance on momentary basis
• Amass knowledge and wisdom
• Overcome challenges 
• Increase productivity 
• Achieve ambitions and goals
• Reduce conflicts 
• Manage resources and personal self better.

Target:

• Postgraduate students 
• Teachers, trainers and instructors
• Managers
• Entrepreneurs  
• Leaders

Date: 27/10/17 - 30/10/17

Venue:
Plot 15, Narambhai Road Jinja
Programme fee: $50
Accommodation: $20

Contact us to request registration form:
Phone: +256774336277/+256752542504
Email: dishma.imhs@gmail.com/waiswajacobo@yahoo.co.uk

WRITING SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION –PART TWO

• Shorter Sentences
• Being precise and concise (active)
• Identifying missing gaps and filling them up
• Knowing your audience
• At most, a maximum of four pages, but best at two or three
• Reading through to check spelling and grammar atleast (x3)
• Try reading for yourself to check reader interest and conversational mode
• Use simpler words easily understandable by the targeted audience
• Ensure complete sentences and paragraphs
• Get acquaintance from what other writers have written
• Find focused time for reading, imagination, witing and editing
• Market writings and seek readership comments
• Start a writing journalism course


NB: Journalism/writing is one way of copying with stress: try it out!

WRITING SKILLS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

BY









JACOB WAISWA: BCP (MUK), HBC (MILDMAY)


26 Aspects in Writing

• Reading widely
• Thinking about an inspiring scene or event
• Verbally discussing it with peers to get details
• Drafting important points on the piece of paper
• Take moments to imagine and wonder about the paper-work
• Relate draft with local situations or events –giving examples or cases
• Ask some questions to bring about reader debate
• Type up the draft
• Ensure complete sentences
• Ensure complete rhythm (rising and gradually dropping) of paragraphs
• Check vocabulary
• Check that punctuation marks are used where appropriate
• Ensure flow of words that picks reader continued interest
• Use metaphors and images to create interesting mental images
• Add at least three (3) quotes: Avoid making it too academic
• Ensure a chronological order or consistence in the usage of words
• Add emotional flow or “wave”
• Add an element of conversational –involving the reader in your writings
• Check opening lines of paragraphs and sentences whether or not are monotonous
• Have a dictionary check to confirm correct use of words
• Comprehension check
• Spell check
• Ensure recommendations and conclusion. You can conclude with a question
• End (if you did not begin with it) -with personal contact address
• Practice makes perfect
• Peruse through three times to ensure that all the above are applied