Intensive course in Research & Presentation Skills Development
Target Audience
This course is open to all new research students in Engineering, Science and Mathematics disciplines, and is compulsory for some of these (please check with your supervisor, school office, or Graduate School Director if you are unsure about this).
Purpose
This 4-day intensive generic skills course “Research and Presentation Skills Development” will enable you to acquire the core skills you are likely to need early in your research candidature. You will be learning alongside other research students from a
Course outline
Click the course outline for a detailed description of the course.
Student feedback
[most useful] "met loads of people from other disciplines" [Dec 2010]
"this course is excellent! I loved it! I'm more confident that I can represent, write, negotiate and most importantly plan :)" [Dec 2010]
"I feel so much more confident that the problems and doubts I was experiencing are normal and that it is in my power to do something about them." [Nov 2010]
[most useful was] "when the trainer said that a PhD is a job that needs doing and it doesn't have to be a magnificent piece of work - it took away some of the pressure I put on myself (without devaluing what I do or what I hope to achieve)." [Nov 2010]
"I was pleasantly surprised as I took a lot away from the course, mostly unspoken subtleties which made me think/realise about many ways to improve .... thanks for the enthusiastic and passionate teaching!" [Nov 2010]
[most useful was the] "planning section - I do not usually write plans but it has shown me that long and short term plans can be very useful." [Nov 2010]
[most useful were the] "video recorded presentations - changed my impression of what I look and sound like to others." [May 2010]
"[as a result of the course I will] "be more confident, enjoy presenting rather than dreading it." [May 2010]
[most useful was] "practicing presentations - a rare opportunity and very relevant. Very good feedback and videos very useful!" [April 2010]
How to register
Please note that for organisational reasons there is no on-line registration available for this course. To enrol, please use the 4 day Skills Training Form, which should be completed in consultation with your supervisor as part of your training needs analysis. Please follow the instructions on the form closely, and return the completed version to your school office in the first instance. NB We anticipate that demand for this course will be very high, and would therefore encourage you to be as flexible as possible with regard to your availability to attend the groups, keeping as many dates free as possible. Students will be allocated to groups on a first-come-first served basis, and will receive e-mail confirmation of their group.
(Please note that this course is purchased from an external provider and offered free of charge to students; however, failure to attend an allocated group may result in a charge being levied.)
Dates for 10/11
Week 1 1-4 November 2010
Week 2 6-9 December 2010
Week 3 10-13 January 2011
Week 4 24-27 January 2011
Week 5 21-24 March 2011
Week 6 11-14 April 2011
Week 7 23-26 May 2011
Week 8 20-23 June 2011
Week 9 4-7 July 2011 (additional week)
(NB the course will run over a full four days. It will not be possible to attend part of a week, or combine elements of different weeks.)
Venue
This training will take place in the Graduate School Training Rooms on level 3 of Building 27. Confirmation of rooms and timings will be included with joining instructions.
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