This research manual was edited by the academic staff of Uganda Christian University to help students prepare Research Reports, Project Reports, Research Papers, Proposals, Dissertations and Theses. The purpose of the research manual is to facilitate academic research activities in Uganda Christian University for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes. It is intended to encourage students to produce research that is comprehensive, thorough and academically sound. The developers of this research manual would like to thank Professor Mike Bendixon for permitting us to borrow liberally from the research guide that he developed for use at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. An academic writing can be either empirical or non-empirical. While empirical writing is primary data based, non-empirical research may not require primary data. Each of the two categories may have its own formats but can be similar in many respects. As a general guide to academic writing at Uganda Christian University, this manual is tilted towards the empirical paper format. We also recognise that while some people believe that literature review and methodology should be a major subsection under the introduction chapter, some do believe each of them shall be separate chapters. While keeping literature review and methodology as distinctive chapters is proposed in this manual, we require faculties with different traditions to document and we append them to this guide. While we propose that the proposal shall have three chapters and the final research output five or six chapters, there may be variations depending on the nature of the research. The uniqueness of the nature of the research will require separate a written guide to proposal format and assessment. The faculty of Theology has documented some of the uniqueness of their research and is shown in Appendix 7.4.1. As advised by the Vice Chancellor this document shall be treated as a "living document".

The project aimed at designing an Electronic Records Management System for Uganda Cancer Institute Registry. The objectives of the study were to; examine the existing Records Management system, identify the challenges facing the current Records Management system, propose solutions to the challenges of the current Records Management system, and design an Electronic Records Management System for Uganda Cancer Institute registry. A case study research design was used and a qualitative research approach adopted in the study. A sample size of 30 respondents was used consisting of both the registry staff and users while adopting a qualitative research approach in discussing findings. Registry staff included 9 and 19 users were involved. Data was collected using semi structured questionnaires, unstructured interviews and participant observation. And it was qualitatively analyzed and presented with the help of tables, bar graphs and pie charts. Major finding was that Uganda Cancer Institute Registry does not have an electronic records management system. It was revealed that medical records are the most issued out information materials therefore medical information is the main information need of users. Therefore, the services provided by the Uganda Cancer Institute Registry like services, record keeping services as the study indicates. In addition, the study revealed that the registry uses a manual circulation. A manual records system can prove to be a challenge for both the registry staff and the users associated with challenges like; Long lines, time consumption, it is tiresome difficult to maintain statistics with the manual system. From the findings above, it is concluded that a lot of time is wasted during the charge and discharge of information materials at Uganda Cancer Institute Registry. The study therefore recommends Uganda Cancer Institute Registry to adopt the proposed registry management System to provide a centralized database of records and management of records activities. The registry does not have an electronic records system hence delays during registry operations; the study concludes that the information needs of the users of the Uganda Cancer Institute Registry are the need for an automated management system. Major recommendation was that the management of the UCI should adopt the proposed electronic records management system because of its many benefits. Other recommendations are that; more budget for the registry should be increased for purchase of equipment like computers, scanners and above all the users should be sensitized about the system.

This report entails in details my internship experience in different departments from 15thNovember2021 to 5th February 2022 and it indicates the different tasks l executed. It manifests the background, objectives, goals and the activities of the Art Studio, new skills and lessons learnt during the internship such as communication skills that l gained through interaction with other trainees. Learnt how to produce a storyline painting. Challenges such as long-distance movements were confronted because I used to move from home to the place of my internship whereby the transport costs were high, It also includes recommendations, conclusion, and appendices.

Chapter one shows the meaning of internship, introduction, objectives as wellas the back ground of the organization where I worked, its nature, vision, mandate and objectives. It also indicates the brief description of the organizational culture, structure and the main activities carried out in the place of internship training. Chapter two shows my experience at the internship place for example the duties and responsibilities, supervision levels and relationship with the supervisor, training and skills acquired, working relationship with my colleagues, staff and reporting. Chapter three indicates the evaluation of the field attachment which includes the level of accomplishment of duties and responsibilities, new skills and knowledge perceived/ gained in each of the duties and responsibilities; the wonderful experiences, challenges or problems that I faced (both personal, work and organizational factors), how I overcame them plus the benefits I got from the field attachment. Chapter four shows my conclusion comprising of the strengths and weakness I realized when at work. It also contains the recommendation to strengthen internship program as part of the curriculum at Makerere University as well as improvement of professionalism at my Internship. The report contains appendices that show photos of the various activities carried out during the internship training.

This internship report focuses on the training undertaken by the intern for a period of 8 weeks. It takes into consideration the name, address, mission, vision, culture and operation of the host institution. The report further gives an insight into the intern’s experiences that is duties and responsibilities, supervision levels, training and skills acquired, working relationship among staff and reporting procedure. It further evaluates the field attachment, that is the level of accomplishment of duties and responsibilities, new knowledge and skills gained, most interesting experience, relatedness of the field attachment with programs taught at the University, challenges faced like language barrier among different patients, angry patients etc and how they were managed and benefits derived from field attachment. It ends with the conclusion which states the importance of internship and the recommendations to both the University and host institution that is general implementation of the retention schedule and extension of the training period respectively.

The project aimed at designing an Electronic Records Management System for Uganda Cancer Institute Registry. A case study research design was used and a qualitative research approach adopted in the study. A sample size of 30 respondents was used consisting of both the registry staff and users while adopting a qualitative research approach in discussing findings. Registry staff included 9 and 19 users were involved. Data was collected using semi structured questionnaires, unstructured interviews and participant observation. And it was qualitatively analyzed and presented with the help of tables, bar graphs and pie charts. Major finding was that Uganda Cancer Institute Registrydoes not have an electronic records management system.It was revealed that medical records are the most issued out information materials therefore medical information is the main information need of users. Therefore, the services provided by the Uganda Cancer Institute Registrylike services, record keeping services as the study indicates. In addition, the study revealed that the registry uses a manual circulation. A manual records system can prove to be a challenge for both the registry staff and the users associated with challenges like; Long lines, time consumption, it is tiresome difficult to maintain statistics with the manual system. From the findings above, it is concluded that a lot of time is wasted during the charge and discharge of information materials at Uganda Cancer Institute Registry. The study therefore recommends Uganda Cancer Institute Registryto adopt the proposed registry management System to provide a centralized database of records and management of records activities. The registry does not have an electronic records system hence delays during registry operations; the study concludes that the information needs of the users of the Uganda Cancer Institute Registryare the need for an automated management system Major recommendation was that the management of the UCI should adopt the proposed electronic records management system because of its many benefits. Other recommendations are that; more budget for the registry should be increased for purchase of equipment like computers, scanners and above all the users should be sensitized about the system.