The African Applied Researchers’ Association is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the first postgraduate Applied Research Conference in Africa. The aim of the Applied Research Conference in Africa is to provide a platform for capacity building and networking among researchers in Africa. THEME: “IDENTIFYING CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE IN PHD RESEARCH” Papers relating but not limited to the following disciplines are welcome: Engineering; Built Environment; Hospitality and Tourism; Food Science; Oil, Gas and Energy; Medicine; Statistical Modelling; Information and Communication Technology; Applied Sciences & Arts; Business; Social Sciences; Humanities; Language and Literature; etc TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE WORKSHOP How do you define contribution to knowledge in PhD research? Defining the research problem and knowledge gap Getting Journal papers from your PhD work Writing effective Research Methodology TIME TABLE Submission of full paper: 31st January 2018 Refereeing decision: 9th January 2018 Submission of revised paper: 16th February 2018 Conference: 21st -23rd February 2018 Please email as attachment to arcaafrica2015@gmail.com. Abstracts should not be more than 250 words and full paper not more than 10 pages of A4 size. Please adopt the APA style of referencing. http://arcaconference.org/