Date : 16 & 17 May 2017 (Tuesday & Wednesday).

Time : 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Venue: Kompleks ЄUREKA, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.

PUSAT PENGAJIAN SAINS PERUBATAN

SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

HRDF CLAIMABLE* *Subject to HRDF Approval

FEE Fee is inclusive of GST (registration no: 0012 9141 9648). Fee covers tea breaks, lunches, workshop materials & Certificate of Attendance.

Workshops 1 & 2 (with papers to edit):

Individual: RM 890.00/ participant

*Group: RM 750.00/ participant

^Student: RM 690.00/ participant Limited to the first 15 participants only. Papers must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to workshop.

Workshop 1 only:

Individual: RM 750.00/ participant

*Group: RM 690.00/ participant

^Student: RM 650.00/ participant *GROUP: Minimum 3 participants from the same company / organisation. ^STUDENT: Proof of Student I.D. is compulsory.

In collaboration with:

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Lectures, Postgraduate Students, Researchers, Science Officers;

from Local and Overseas institutions.

(wholly-owned by Universiti Sains Malaysia)

(Co. No. 473883-H)

HRDF : 0159

Disclaimer The Organizer reserves the right to reschedule or cancel any part of its published programme or venue due to unforeseen circumstances and will not accept liability for costs incurred by participants or their organizations for the cancellation of travel arrangements and/or accommodation reservations as a result of the course being cancelled or postponed. Advance notice will be given if there is such a change or cancellation.

OBJECTIVES To enable researchers:

• Generate new ideas for publishing papers, even before the research is started.

• Acquire the essentials of scientific writing (style, organisation, structure) & editing skills.

• Know the types of journals that can be targeted easily & tips on publishing in high impact journals.

• Win the reviewer & the editor’s hearts.

• Learn how to write a review article.

• Increase researcher’s citations, H-index & KPI easily.

• Write papers with confidence when return to workplaces with strong research motivation.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE PRESENTER

PROFESSOR DR. GAN SIEW HUA

Prof. Gan received a BSc

from Manchester University,

England, Masters in Clinical

Pharmacy and a PhD in

pharmacology from USM.

She has vast experience in

scientific writing, publishing

more than 200 international

ISI-indexed journals.

She is on the editorial board of many

international journals including Plos One, Evidence

Based Complementary Medicine (Lead Guest Editor

& editorial board member), World Journal of Medical

Genetics and Electronic Physician Journal (Regional

Editor: South East Asian Region).

She has won numerous awards including the

“Top Reviewer of the Year Award” from Elsevier, the

most cited paper for Journal of Food Science,

Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung (for publication) and

Quality Publication Awards (individual category) for

many consecutive years in USM. She has also been

nominated for Anugerah Akademik Negara (journal

publication category). With her vast experience, she

speaks from the author, reviewer and editor’s

perspectives.

Prof. Gan is a dynamic speaker & connects

well with the audience. She has been conducting

scientific writing workshops to both postgraduates

and lecturers from USM since 2005. She has also

been regularly invited by the Malaysia Nuclear

Agency and has trained staff from FRIM & IMR on

the proper techniques of scientific writing for several

years. To date, she has motivated many lecturers

and students in their career paths as evidenced by

the many repeat participants to her workshop.

SCHEDULE

DAY 1

8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Topic 1 (Workshop 1)

• Writer’s block (& how to unblock!)

• Basic Skills of Scientific Writing.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Tea Break

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Topic 2 (Workshop 1)

• Developing a regular writing habit

• Getting pass reviewers & editors

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Break

2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Workshop 2

• Common Errors (lecture).

• Tricks & tips for improving your manuscript (hands on).

5:00 p.m. End of Day 1

DAY 2

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Topic 3 (Workshop 1)

• Which journal is an easy target?

• Maximising the search engine.

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Tea Break

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Topic 4 (Workshop 1)

• How to write a review article.

• Enhancing different parts of the paper (title, abstract, introduction, method, result, discussion & conclusion).

1:00 – 2.00 p.m. Lunch Break

2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Workshop 2 Continuation of tips & tricks for manuscript editing (hands on).

5:00 p.m. End of Day 2

ENQUIRY Registration and others: Khairol Anuar Mohammed USAINS Holding Sdn. Bhd. (DL) +604–653 5714 / (M) +6012–286 9048 (E) khairol@usainsgroup.com, khairol_usains@yahoo.com Technical: Professor Dr. Gan Siew Hua Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. (T) +609–767 6803 (E) shgan@usm.my

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SCIENTIFIC WRITING WORKSHOP – MAY 2017

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3. Cancellation / Substitution A full refund less administration cost of 20% from paid fee will be given for cancellation received not later than 10 working days before the event. No refund will be made after this period. However, substitute participants are welcomed at no extra charge provided written notice of at least 5 working days before the event is given to the Organizer.

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