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Thinking Beyond research culture was developed. The performance over ten years will serve as a platform to support initiatives to meet the expected research outputs within the next three to five years. The following tables present the research performance from 1998 to 2009. Accredited publication outputs Year of Award Articles 1998 16 1999 16 2000 13 2001 11 2002 23 2003 27 2004 36 2005 36 2006 42 2007 38 2008 29 2009 46 Completed master’s degree studies Year of Award Master’s degrees awarded 1998 17 1999 7 2000 10 2001 13 2002 13 2003 35 2004 17 2005 10 2006 22 2007 18 2008 27 2009 30 Completed doctoral degree studies Year of Award Doctoral degrees awarded 1998 1 1999 3 2000 1 2001 1 2002 4 2003 7 2004 7 2005 6 2006 6 2007 11 2008 5 2009 4 Ongoing performance is evident in the number of completed master’s and doctoral degrees (based on degrees awarded). Since 1998, a total of 219 master’s and 56 doctoral degrees have been awarded. Note the following: Firstly, the research topics express industry/business relevance (fitness of purpose). Secondly, the research topics in (especially) education address regional needs (which are not removed from the national agenda). Thirdly, academic development is shaped through the development of supervisory skills. A research culture progresses through the growth in a scholarly community. The dynamics of this process is that a scholarly community affects a research culture, and a research culture attracts scholars. It should be emphasised that staff and students learn from this experience. A relatively young research staff component still needs to master the challenges of postgraduate supervision, whilst super visors and students still need to curve technological science, which is the mission differentiation of the universities of technology. An important mechanism to increase the number of accredited publications is to develop basic scientific writing skills, which is primarily done through CUT’s in-house research journal, Interim, which has published twice per year since the end of 2002. The goal of the journal is to afford novice researchers an opportunity to publish their 30
esearch, and to allow established researchers to publish work in pro gress. These articles are all peer-reviewed to expose researchers to this process. An in-house peer review approach is followed, with the main emphasis on improving the quality of the article, building self-confidence in the art of publication writing, and mastering the necessary skills and techniques in that regard. The table below shows the progress made thus far with publications in Interim, up until the second edition of 2009 (Vol. 8, No. 2): Progress with scientific writing in Interim Category Numbers Number of editions 15 Number of authors 293 Number of papers 170 Number of student contributions 35 Number of external research partners co-authoring articles 37 Number of published papers in accredited journals 31 Closer analysis of this data reveals that fifteen editions of Interim in eight years are sufficient evidence that this model is in high demand and that staff, students and external research partners are eager to participate in this initiative. It should also be noted that of the total number of 293 authors, about 12 % were students and 13 % were external research partners. Approximately 12 % of the papers were co-authored by students. The participation of students must be understood within the context that many of the senior students are members of the CUT staff establishment. Although this is a journal directed at the CUT community, a number of these papers are co-authored by external partners (as supervisors, research associates, etc.) as part of the joint research venture. This is interpreted as a positive association with the University’s research and the capacity development driven by this journal. Another objective of the journal, namely preparation for accredited articles, is also on course. Almost 11 % of Interim articles have already been published in accredited journals. It should be noted that in such cases, the article is often not in the exact same form as that published in Interim, but rather a revised, combined or multi-authored article. External research funding External research funding is not only supportive of institutional research activities, but also serve as benchmark and quality for research. Postgraduate student completion rates and published research articles based on the completed studies will grow the research outputs to the desired norm within the next three to five years. 31
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