Support and Training Interventions

The support and training interventions for this programme are divided into two tiers. Below we outline the specific support and training sessions for each part of the programme. Some of these sessions are open to all students registered for this programme, while others are ordered according to your level of enrolment.

To see the full list of sessions you can go to the training schedule . ‘Blast’ sessions will be incorporated into the courses as we become aware of aspects that students struggle with. These are ancillary to the set sessions and are designed to zoom in on competencies that require further attention. Lastly, one-on-one and peer-to-peer sessions will be arranged with students who are identified as needing this intervention. We will communicate the dates and arrangements of these to you via email and on the College of Graduate Studies’ social media platforms.

Postgraduate student Readiness Training:

Academic Integrity Fundamentals:  
We can all agree that academic writing – especially on an advanced postgraduate level – is not something that comes easily. We are tasked with writing in a way that meets the requirements and standards of our Institution and that best showcases our arguments and contributions.

The bad news is that just academic reading alone often does not help us with all the skills we need. The good news is that we’ve got you!

In order to accelerate your skills in academic writing, and writing with academic integrity, you need to join the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Academic Writing and Integrity.

Here is how:
*  Open the following link to the course: Course: Academic Integrity Fundamentals 101
*  On enrolment options click on Continue
*  This will open a login window.  Select Yes to indicate that you are a Unisa student
*  Click on the Use My Unisa Account link
*  Sign in using your Unisa myLife email account, 000000@mylife.unisa.ac.za, and your myUnisa password
*  Finally, click on the Enroll me button to enroll for the course:
   Look for Academic Integrity Fundamentals 101 (College of Graduate Studies) 2025
*  The course will open with a confirmation message that you have enrolled
    Look for Academic Integrity Fundamentals 101 (College of Graduate Studies) 2025

Optimisation of UNISA.s 10 catalytic niche areas through multi, inter and transdisciplinarity:
Introduction to UNISA’s 10 Catalytic Niche Areas. 

Research Conceptualisation and Planning:
Topic and focus of your study.   Literature review.  Your theoretical framework and conceptual frameworks.

Multi-Inter and Transdisciplinarity competence development:
Optimisation of African epistemologies within research.  Develop afro-centric research.  Maximising the scholarship and academic impact of your research.

Empirical and Analytical competencies:
Selecting a Methodology and research Design (Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Method Research).

Research Dissemination Competencies among students:
The role of theory, Theoretical and Conceptual frameworks in scholarly research.

Postgraduate Entrepreneurial training:
Creating and realizing the commercial potential of postgraduate research.  You can always improve on what you have!

All of us, when we enter the business market, will have to market ourselves – our skills and offerings – or that of our business. In today’s business environment, digital marketing via social media is on the forefront of all that we do. We partnered with Facebook Africa to bring you the best training on this. You will learn how to use Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for business and entrepreneurial marketing.  The course will run as a WOOC – offered fully online via WhatsApp by Facebook Africa.

Online Grant Writing:
Introduction to The World of Grant Writing and Applying the Logic Model to support grant- proposal development.  Steps and processes in proposal developments for grants.  Sustainability considerations, Budget development and justifications.