The Office of the Academic Registrar invites all students to a comprehensive training on accessing and effectively utilizing the Kabale University Institutional Digital Repository (IDR). This repository is an essential platform that provides access to valuable research outputs from the University’s students, faculty, and academic community. However, recent assessments indicate that student usage remains low, impacting Kabale University’s academic visibility and rankings. This training aims to bridge that gap by enhancing digital literacy, fostering research engagement, and instilling best practices in referencing and citation.
Key Details
- Date: 4th – 15th November 2024
- Venue: Main Computer Laboratory, Kabale University
- Organized by: Office of the Academic Registrar
Training Objectives:
- Increase student access to Kabale University’s digital resources.
- Boost the visibility of KAB research outputs to elevate academic standing.
- Reduce dependency on physical copies of dissertations to safeguard resources.
- Improve the University’s academic ranking through increased research citations.
- Cultivate proper referencing and citation skills for academic integrity.
Who Should Attend:
This training is open to all students across Kabale University’s 11 teaching units. Faculty representatives are requested to organize and encourage their students to participate.
All sessions will take place at 2:00 PM in the New Computer Lab.
| SN | Faculty | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faculty of Computing, Library and Information Science | 4th November 2024 |
| 2 | Institute of Tourism & Language Studies | 5th November 2024 |
| 3 | Faculty of Economics and Management Science | 6th November 2024 |
| 4 | Faculty of Social Sciences | 7th November 2024 |
| 5 | KABSOM | 8th November 2024 |
| 6 | Postgraduate Students | 9th November 2024 |
| 7 | Faculty of Education | 11th November 2024 |
| 8 | Faculty of Science | 12th November 2024 |
| 9 | Faculty of Engineering, Technology, Applied Design and Fine Art | 13th November 2024 |
| 10 | Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences | 14th November 2024 |
| 11 | Faculty of Law | 15th November 2024 |
Faculty heads are encouraged to inform and prepare students to attend these sessions. This training will greatly benefit students by improving their access to academic resources and ensuring proper citation and referencing practices.
For a detailed schedule of training sessions, please refer to the attached document.
