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Research Skills Development (RSD) Awareness Session on 18^th of April 2016 at The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

The Research Skills Development (RSD) Awareness Session featured presentations from Faculty staff on how RSD is implemented at course and programme levels.  Please click on the links to access the presentations.

• Research Office: Opening, Background and Strategy for Implementing RSD at USP
  • By Ms Heena Lal

• College of Foundation Studies: Implementation of RSD in Foundation Level Accounting
  • By Ms Rosalia Fatiaki

• Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment: Implementation of RSD in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses
  • By Dr Romila Gopalan

• Faculty of Business and Economics: Implementation of RSD in Undergraduate Economics Course
  • By Mr Markand Bhatt

• Faculty of Arts, Law and Education: Programme Level Implementation of RSD in Social Work
  • By Dr Bruce Yeates

• Concluding Remarks

Presentations by USP Colleagues at the Higher Education Research Group of Adelaide (HERGA) 2015 Conference on 23^rd of September 2015, University of Adelaide, Australia

• Presentation by Rev Dr Keith Morrison (Senior Lecturer at the Pacific Center for Environment & Sustainable Development) and Ms Sotiana Mele (Master’s Research student) on ‘Masterly RSD and Critical Pedagogy’  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHd9XdX_NGM

• Presentation by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & International Professor Derrick Armstrong on his perspectives of RSD as an incoming DVC at The University of the South Pacific https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6odMets-lac

• Presentation by the RSD Coordinator Ms Heena Lal on Institution wide use of RSD at The University of the South Pacific https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r5cTCHcsaU

Systemization of Research Skill Development (RSD) from Levels 1 to 4 of Student Autonomy within Postgraduate Courses held on 31^st of March 2015 at The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

Systemization of Research Skills Development (RSD) from Levels 1 to 4 of Student Autonomy within Postgraduate Courses – Part 1

Systemization of Research Skills Development (RSD) from Levels 1 to 4 of Student Autonomy within Postgraduate Courses – Part 2

Systemization of Research Skills Development (RSD) from Levels 1 to 4 of Student Autonomy within Postgraduate Courses – Student Presentations

Systemization of Research Skills Development (RSD) from Levels 1 to 4 of Student Autonomy within Postgraduate Courses – Question and Answer session