REPORT OCTOBER 2016

Appendices
8. Summary Report on Scholarly Writing workshop – 20
October 2016 College of Computing and Information Sciences
8.1. Introduction
The Network of African Medical Librarians (NAML) with support from the US
National Library of Medicine conducted a one-day workshop during the 15 th
AHILA Congress that took place from 17-21 October in Makerere University.
8.1.1 Workshop Objectives
The overall objective of the workshop was to facilitate participants to gain skills
in scientific writing.
8.1.2 Participation
A total of thirty four (55) participants attended the one-day workshop. However,
only 23 (42%) participated in the evaluation of the workshop. The form was
sent after the workshop, and responses are still being received.
This report outlines the topics covered during the training, the facilitation
methods, and also provides outcomes from the participants’ evaluation.
8.2 Workshop Delivery
This section is sub-divided into four subsections, namely: topics covered at the
workshop, mode of delivery, workshop facilitators, and workshop venue and
facilities
8.2.1 Topics covered
The following topics were covered during the workshop:
a) Finding relevant literature – tools, skills and sources
b) Critical appraisal of literature – anatomy of a paper. Does it address the
research question and objectives?
c) The basics of scientific writing (Research question; objectives; and
importance of having a message)
d) Writing with words and numbers; introduction, methods, results,
discussion
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