Session One: Planning the Journey

• Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
• The Research Question
• Experimental Design
• Project and Funding Proposals
• Where We End Up – Choosing a Career Path

Session Two: Travelling Together

• Networking, Management and Collaboration
• Supervising and Mentoring Students

Session Three: Getting There

• Data Management – Making it Easier for You
• Community-Based Research and Participatory Rural Appraisals
• Photography in the Field
• Smartphones, Tablets and Android Apps for Fieldwork

Session Four: Getting It Out There

• Ten Tips for Designing the Perfect Poster
• Presenting Platforms Effectively
• Popular Articles – Translating Science for the Public
• Overcoming the Academic Publishing Obstacle
• Reviewing and Revising Academic Manuscripts

Electronic Manual

• The Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes
• Basic Introduction to R (statistics programme)
• Managing Photographs for Optimum Use
• Useful Tools for Plant Identification: Vouchers, Online Resources, Field Herbaria and Digitisation
• Plagiarism
• How SAEON and Researchers can Work Together
• Additional Resources Related to Session Topics