Programme of courses
Spring Term Academic Year 09/10
The list of courses currently scheduled for the autumn term is outlined below. Courses are grouped under the JSS generic skills categories and details about course content and presenters are provided. Places on GSDP courses are limited. You must book a place on the courses by using the online booking form.
Sessions run by the GSDP
Courses are grouped under the JSS generic skills categories and details about course content and presenters are provided.
Networking and Team Working:
Working with a Supervisor, Team Dynamics, Networking & Negotiating, Leadership skills and Team Development
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st year |
You and your Supervisor: working together for success
Prof Bob Rastall (Head of Food Biosciences) |
16 February 2010,10.00 - 12.00, Palmer GO6 |
| All |
Managing Your Research Supervisor Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
| All |
Selecting a Conference, Presenting and Networking Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
Communication skills:
Effective Writing, Presentation Skills, Communicating Research to Non Specialists, Media Skills, Successful Publishing
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd year | Presenting Conference Papers - Workshop
Dr Margaret Collins (external presenter) |
16 February 2010, 9.30-16.30, Old Whiteknights House |
| 2nd & 3rd year | How to get Published - Writing Quality Papers and Articles
Dr Pete Moore (external presenter) |
16 March 2010, 9.30-16.30, Old Whiteknights House |
| All | Getting Published in the Sciences
Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
Career Management
CV Writing and Interview Technique, Developing an Academic and non Academic Career Path, Apply for Funding
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| All | Career Day (NEW)
Ms Sally Pawlik (Careers Advisory Service) / Prof Bob Rastall (Head of Food Biosciences) / Dr Wayne Hayes (Research Fellow in Chemistry) |
24 March 2010, 9.00-18.O0, Carrington 101 |
| All | Career Planning in the Sciences Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
| All | Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities and the Social Sciences Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
Research Skills & Techniques
Statistics and experimental design, Mathematical Methodologies
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st & 2nd year |
Basic Statistics Refresher course
Dr Sandro Leidi (Statistical Services Centre) |
13th January 2010, 14.00- 18.00, SSC Training Room, Harry Pitt Building (repeated 24 March 2010, 14.00-18.00, SSC Training Room, Harry Pitt Building) |
All |
Quality Data for Good research (2-day course)
Dr Sandro Leidi (Statistical Services Centre) |
22 & 23 March 2010, 9.00 – 17.30, Palmer 101 PC |
All |
Data Analysis: ANOVA and its Extension (2-day course)
Dr Sandro Leidi (Statistical Services Centre) |
25& 26 March 2010, 9.00 – 17.30, Agriculture GL20 PC |
All |
Statistics Made simple (SMS) (2-day course)
Dr Sandro Leidi (Statistical Services Centre) |
3 & 4 March 2010, 9.15 – 17.15, HUMSS 124 PC |
Research Management
Library Information Skills, Information Technology Skills, Database Design and Use, Project Management
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| All | LaTex - An introduction
Dr Peter Sweby (Senior Lecturer Mathematics) |
11 January ,10.00-12.00, Mathematics Rm 314 |
| 1st & 2nd year | Getting to Grips with e-Journals
Mr Melvin Morbey (Research Support coordinator, library) |
27 January 2010,14.00-16.00, Library Room S@il 108 |
| 1st year | Library and Information Resources For New Students
Ms Helen Hathaway / Mr Melvin Morbey (Research Support coordinator, library) |
3 February ,14.00-16.00, Library Room S@il 108 |
| 1st year | Researching and Writing a Literature Review
(NEW)
Michelle Reid (Study Advisor) / Mr Melvin Morbey (Research Support coordinator, library) / Prof Bob Rastall (Head of Food Biosciences) |
26 January 2010,14.00-17.00, Library Room S@il 107 |
1st year (especially overseas students) |
Be Original - How to reference and avoid plagiarism
Dr Kim Shahabudin (Study Advisor) |
9 March 2010, 14.00-16.30, Palmer GO6 |
| 1st & 2nd year |
Managing your research project
Dr Margaret Collins (external presenter) |
19 January 2010, 9.30- 16.30, Old Whiteknights House (repeated 17 February 2010, 9.30-4.30, Old Whitenights House) |
| 1st year | Effective Time Management / Good Research Practice and Effective Recording
Dr Justin Hutchence (Project Officer Staff Training and Development) / Dr Mike Proven (Coordinator for Quality Assurance in Research) |
2 February 2010, 2.00-5.30, Palmer GO6 |
| All | Project Management in the Research Context Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
Research Environment
Research Ethics, Copyright, Data Protection, Research Funding, Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| All | Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Ownership of Research
Geoff Whiteley (Technology Transfer Manager) |
9 February 2010, 9.30 -12.00, Palmer GO6 |
| All | Ethics 1 – Good Research Practice Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
| All | Ethics 2 – Working with Human Subjects Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
| All | Intellectual Property in the Research Context Blackboard course |
Available online via the GSDP Blackboard website |
Sessions Run By Other Departments Within The University
| Year Group | Programme Details | Date, time & location |
|---|---|---|
| All | Dragon’s Den
Application forms available from Susan Matos, s.t.matos@reading.ac.uk |
29th January 2010 |
| All | Using Word for a thesis – starting a thesis ITS staff, book at its-help@rdg.ac.uk |
Various |
| 2nd & 3rd years | Using Word for a thesis – finishing a thesis ITS staff, book at its-help@rdg.ac.uk |
Various |
| 1st year | Laboratory Safety – Parts 1 & 2 Health and Safety staff, book at safety@reading.ac.uk, |
Various |
| All | Small Group teaching CSTD presenters, book at cstd@rdg.ac.uk, |
Various |
| All | Laboratory demonstrating (sciences) CSTD presenters, book at cstd@rdg.ac.uk, |
Autumn |
| All | Planning and running computer classes. CSTD presenters, book at cstd@rdg.ac.uk, |
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| All | Endnote for beginners. Library staff, book at library |
|
| 2nd& 3rd years |
How to work effectively with industry. Research & Enterprise Services, book at cstd@rdg.ac.uk |
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| All |
Discover CfAM (Centre for Advanced Microscopy) CfAM staff, register via s.j.foo@reading.ac.uk |
Various |
| All |
Psychometric Test Workshops Mathematics Support Centre, contact mathssupport@reading.ac.uk |
Various |
| All |
Dr Who? PhD Support Group Study Advisors, contact michelle.reid@rdg.ac.uk |
Various |
Opportunities Outside The University (Check Eligibility)
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