Scientific Writing and Information searching from the internet July 12, 2007

Target group:

Junior researchers and those who are develiping their carrier in research in the universities and research institutes.

Payment :

Rs 1000/= at the registration desk

Pls Confirm your participation: 0714301652
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Resource Persons

Prof. MJS Wijayarathne
Senior Professor and Vice Chancellor, University of Kelaniya.

Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe
Professor of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Prof. WAJM Costa
Professor of Crop Science, University of Peradeniya.

Dr.Upul Subasinghe
Senior Lecturer, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Mr. LDI Wijethunga
Senior Lecturer, Social Science Department, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala

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Programme

Workshop on Scientific Writing
Organized by the Institute of Biology Sri lanka

Date: 13th July 2007
Venue: Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Tentative Programme

8.30 Registration

9.00 Inauguration

9.00 Welcome Address Dr. Upul Subasinghe / President, Institute Biology
9.05 Address by Professor Narada Warnasooriya, Vice Chancellor, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
9.15 Address by Dr. Ajith Abesekara, Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
9.20 Address by Dr. Hiran Amarasekara, Head/ Department of Forestry and Environmental Science
9.25 Vote of Thanks Dr. Deepthi Wickramasinghe, Secretory, Institute of Biology

9.30 TEA

09.40 Ethics in Scientific Communication
Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe/ Professor of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

10.00 Writing effective research proposals
Prof. WAJM Costa / Professor of Crop Science, University of Peradeniya.

11.00 Thesis and Research Proposal writing
Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe/ Professor of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

12.0 LUNCH

1.00 Statistical Analysis of Scientific Data
Dr.Upul Subasinghe/ Senior Lecturer, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2.00 Using the Internet for Academic Research
Mr. LDI Wijethunga/ Senior Lecturer, Social Science Department, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala.

3.00 Publication of Research findings
Prof. MJS Wijayarathna/ Senior Professor and Vice Chancellor, University of Kelaniya

4.00 Awarding Certificates
4.15 TEA

Official Website: http://iobsrilanka.org