Activities and Events
tad Boot Camp
Come and get some serious writing done at our tad (thesis and dissertation) Boot Camp. The tad Boot Camp is a graduate writing event designed to centralize the various services available across campus to support thesis and dissertation research in one convenient location. The Boot Camp also creates an energetic and productive writing environment intended to help graduate students replace procrastination with productivity!
Our 3-day event consists of tad writing sessions, one-to one writing support, and research consultations with experienced researchers in your field as well as an open writing space for students to work at their own pace, with partners, or in small groups. Graduate students who participate in the Boot Camp are also eligible to apply for the tad Boot Camp award, which is announced annually at the Research Forum. These awards are intended to acknowledge graduate students who produce excellent research out of their participation in the boot camp. So, bring your laptop, a notebook and pen, any research materials or data you have and enjoy hours of graduate writing and research discussions along with other like-minded graduate students.
tadTalks
National 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) Competition
The National 3MT Competition is an academic competition that challenges Masters and PhD students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience.
The National 3MT Competition celebrates the discoveries made by research students and encourages them to communicate the importance of their research to the broader community. This is an opportunity to celebrate Qatar’s graduate students and showcase the many unique opportunities for graduate study right here in Qatar!
Qatar University has organized the university 3MT for several years, and now we are excited to also host the National 3MT Competition, which brings together all higher education institutions in Qatar that offer thesis-based graduate programs including:
- Qatar University (3MT Competition organizer)
- Doha Institute
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
- University of Calgary, Qatar
- University of Sussex, Qatar
- HEC Paris-Qatar
- Stenden University, Qatar
- Texas A&M University, Qatar (TAMU-Q)
Event Objectives
Besides the great learning opportunity this event provides to graduates students in Qatar, the National 3MT Competition aims to:
- Celebrate graduate students’ achievements
- Promote graduate programs available in Qatar
- Create awareness of available resources to support graduate students in Qatar
- Encourage and inspire prospective students to join a graduate program in Qatar
- Facilitate and strengthen collaboration among universities
In preparation for the National 3MT Competition, the Office of Graduate Studies offers 3MT coaching workshops available in English and Arabic for all graduate students interested in participating. These sessions are also available in our Blackboard community.
Winter Internship with GLS
Introduction
Graduate Learning Support (GLS) in the Office of Graduate Studies is dedicated to supporting the development of academic writing and research skills among graduate students. In addition, GLS seeks to cultivate a strong sense of graduate community and a positive graduate experience. To support these aims, GLS is offering a winter internship entitled Foundations of Thesis Writing- EN.
Program Overview
Foundations of Thesis Writing is designed to provide a strong understanding of the structure and components of thesis/dissertation writing. In addition, this program will focus heavily on developing a focused research question and organization of the literature review with an analysis of how the research question guides other components of the thesis.
Start Date: 12 December 2021
End Date: 16 December 2021
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Program Objectives: Students who complete this course will have a strong understanding of the structure of the thesis/dissertation. Additionally, students will exit the course with an understanding of
- How to construct focused research questions,
- The difference between a review of literature and a literature review,
- Primary and secondary sources,
- Similarity and plagiarism, and
- Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting and when to do each.
Eligibility
Graduate Students who will be registering for Thesis Research hours for the first time in the winter semester are eligible to register for this course. This course has limited seating (max 10 students). Additionally, this course will be taught in English.
Instructors
The instructors for this course are Dr. Mary Newsome, Assistant Dean for Graduate Learning Support, Office of Graduate Studies and Ms. Mounia Zidani, Graduate Writing and Research Specialist, Graduate Learning Support, Office of Graduate Studies.
Registration
For more information regarding the winter internship program and details for how to register for Foundations of Thesis Writing-EN, visit http://www.qu.edu.qa/research.
For inquiries about the course contact:
Graduate Learning Support (GLS)
Research Complex (H10), G201
