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The course covers a general overview of natural honey, the uses of honey as food and drug, current research frontiers involving natural honey, and potential opportunities to get involved with natural honey.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to classify natural honey and name its broad chemical composition, list at least four (4) food applications of natural honey, list at least six (6) medicinal applications of natural honey, name at least three (3) frontier researches involving natural honey and identify at least one commercial opportunity involving natural honey.
The course is designed for anyone interested in natural honey.
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Honey: Food and drug – $6.99
Are you involved with natural honey in any way -- production, selling, research, etc., and want to learn more about natural honey? Or you want to explore potential commercial opportunities with natural honey? Irrespective of your interest, this course will be of immense benefits.The course covers a general overview of natural honey, the uses of honey as food and drug, current research frontiers involving natural honey, and potential opportunities to get involved with natural honey.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to classify natural honey and name its broad chemical composition, list at least four (4) food applications of natural honey, list at least six (6) medicinal applications of natural honey, name at least three (3) frontier researches involving natural honey and identify at least one commercial opportunity involving natural honey.
The course is designed for anyone interested in natural honey.
How to create graphical and visual abstracts for scientific research papers – $11.77
Many scientific journals now require authors to provide a visual summary of submitted papers in the form of graphical or visual abstracts. However, creating graphical and visual abstracts can be challenging, especially for those who are new to the world of scientific publishing. This course is designed to address the challenges authors encounter when creating graphical and visual abstracts.
The course will cover two broad learning objectives: types of graphical abstracts and how to create graphical and visual abstracts. Specifically, the course will cover what graphical and visual abstracts are, uses of graphical and visual abstracts, types of graphical abstracts, desirable qualities of graphical and visual abstracts, and guidelines for creating graphical and visual abstracts. The course ends with a demonstration of how to create graphical and visual abstracts. You will be able to download a certificate for this course after successful completion and earning the required points from the accompanied mandatory activity. From the foregoing, after completion of the course, the successful learner will be able to differentiate between graphical and visual abstracts, differentiate between various types of graphical abstracts, and create effective graphical and visual abstracts.
This course will be of benefit to postgraduate students, postdocs, and early-career researchers in physical sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences, and other related fields.
The course is composed of a video, reading materials and a quiz in the form of a mandatory activity.
How to create and give a 5 – 15 min research presentation for a PhD Interview – $20.65
Have you been invited for a PhD interview in physical sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences or other related areas and told to prepare and give a 5-15 min presentation about your previous research? This course is for you if this is your current circumstance or you are expecting an invitation for such an interview soon.
The learning objectives of the course are the following: craft a compelling presentation, present effectively and answer questions confidently. Specifically, the course will cover the essence of the presentation, planning and designing, creating, presenting and answering questions. Finally, there will be an exemplary presentation.
How to create and give a 5 – 15 min teaching presentation for teaching fellow or faculty position – $29.99
For many universities, you definitely need to give a teaching presentation or demonstration for a teaching fellow or faculty position interview. Congratulations if you have invited for one! This course is designed to guide candidates preparing to give this kind of presentation with an aim of improving their chances of success.
The overarching learning objectives are the following: craft an appropriate presentation and give the presentation effectively. Therefore, upon completing the course, the successful learner will be able to create a teaching presentation that will meet the panel’s expectations and give the presentation in a way that maximizes their chances of getting hired. The course covers the essence of the presentation, how to address the essence of the presentation, creating and giving the presentation. The course ends with an exemplary presentation.
Although the course is designed for science-based (i.e. physical sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences, etc.) teaching, those from other areas can use the knowledge gained to create slides in their own fields.
How to give a postdoc interview research presentation – $29.99
Postdoc positions are incredible opportunities through which doctoral graduates gain additional research skills, expand their research horizon and develop into independent researchers and sometimes faculties. Postdoc positions are highly competitive because there are more doctoral graduates than available opportunities. Postdoc interviews are rigorous and the candidates are expected to give a presentation on their previous research and answer follow-up questions satisfactorily to be successful. Preparing to give a research presentation at a postdoc interview can be daunting. This course will take you through the nitty-gritty of preparing and giving a high-level research presentation; thus, increasing your chances of success and getting hired.
In this course you will learn skill-sets expected of doctoral graduates, the qualities principal investigators are looking for in prospective postdocs and how these qualities are inferred from the research presentation. The course begins with the Bloom's taxonomy, followed by the essence of a PhD training, the qualities principal investigators are looking for and ends with an exemplary research presentation of a successful postdoc candidate in chemical engineering. Candidates from different backgrounds can follow the presentation style for postdoc research presentations in their specific areas
Reading textual abstracts of scientific research papers efficiently and effectively without AI tools – $8.65
A textual abstract of a scientific paper provides a concise summary of the paper. At scientific conferences, oral and poster presentations are often summarized in the form of textual abstracts for participants. Therefore, it is imperative to learn how to read textual abstracts effectively and efficiently without the aid of AI tools. This will enable you to quickly decide the talks to attend and the posters to visit. Once this skill is learnt, it can be applied to reading posters at scientific conferences where it might not be possible to use AI tools.
The course is designed to equip learners with the skills to read textual abstracts efficiently, effectively and critically. In a nut shell, the course covers the purpose of a textual abstract, parts of a textual abstract,
types of textual abstracts and techniques for reading a textual abstract. Candidates pursuing postgraduate degrees in sciences, engineering, biomedical sciences and other related fields will find this course invaluable. The course will also be beneficial to early career researchers working these fields.
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