From October 1 to October 4, 2024, CIRI AUTh (KEDEK) hosted two intensive complementary courses at the Balkan Center, Building A, in Thessaloniki, Greece. The first course, titled “Scientific Writing, Research Integrity, and Misconduct” provided essential training in writing techniques, ethical research practices, and guidelines to prevent misconduct, empowering participants to uphold scientific rigor in their work. The second course, “Presentation, Communication, and Teamwork Skills Improvement”, focused on enhancing participants' abilities to effectively communicate and collaborate within diverse research teams. Both courses delivered by our partners alongside invited experts, offered valuable skills to bolster professional development, promote ethical standards, and improve collaborative efforts in scientific research.
All presented material can be obtained here.
1st Complementary Course: Scientific writing, research integrity and misconduct
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Date
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Speaker
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Title
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Syllabus
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Tuesday 1st of October 2024
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Dr. Angelos
Antonopoulos
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Dr. Elli Kartsakli
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Scientific writing
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- The paper writing process, providing guidelines on how to structure and write all sections of the paper.
- The paper submission process, covering tips on the selection of the right publication
- The submission process in the most relevant portals, and the review process.
- A hands-on writing assignment will be given to the attendants.
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Prof./Dr.
Henk Marquering
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Leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) in scientific writing
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- Can I Use GenAI in research?
- Which GenAI system to use?
- Brainstorming with GenAI
- Writing style and prompt engineering
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Wednesday 2nd of October 2024
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Prof./Dr.
Nikolaos Pappas
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Dr. Eunjeong Jeong
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Research integrity and plagiarism
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- Introduction/objectives
- The case study of IEEE, what is considered plagiarism and what to avoid.
- Discussion on some examples
- Summary/lessons learnt
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Prof./Dr. Amalia Miliou &
Dr. Agapi Mesodiakaki
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Hands on presentations
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- Introduction/objectives
- Preparation of presentations
- Execution of presentations
- Comments/Corrections
- Lessons Learnt
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2nd Complementary Course: Presentation, communication, and teamwork skills improvement
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Time
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Speaker
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Title
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Syllabus
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Thursday 3rd of October 2024
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Mr.
Berthold (Ben) Heinemann
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Teamwork skills improvement
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Organizational values
- Successful teamwork starts with mission, vision and values
- Developing and nurturing values in organizational contexts
- Examples of value statements
- Mini case
Conflict resolution
- Types of conflicts in organizations
- How conflicts typically arise: prevention of conflicts
- Mini case: a team in crisis
Negotiation
- Much in daily life is negotiation
- Negotiation tactics (examples)
Leadership
- Learning from nature
- Heroes, leaders, followers and fakers
- Cultural differences
- Balancing leadership and followership -> teamwork
Summary and Conclusions
- How to present yourself as a team-conscious leader
- Literature
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Prof./Dr. Konstantinos Ntontin
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Time management
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- Introduction
- Benefits of time management
- Distractions- procrastination
- Time management principles Common time management mistakes
- Action planning and Prioritization
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Friday 4th of October 2024
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Mrs. Maria
Kassotaki
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Career planning- how to identify your path
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- different roles to follow in an IT related career
- opportunities per career path
- exploring the more suitable career path
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Mr. Vagelis Tilaveridis
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CV & LinkedIn profile building
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- how to create a winning CV
- the correct way to build up our li profile
- how to build your personal branding via LinkedIn
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Mr. Dimitris Theocharis
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Interviewing preparation & tips
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- the first impression
- how to stand out in an interview: right and wrong questions
- demonstrate your best self during an interview
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