PPD Personal and Professional Development course timetable
Tuesday 21 October 2014
09:00 |
Would you like to incorporate Standard English pronunciation into your everyday speech? This course will look at the differences and similarities between your natural accent and that of Standard English. It will help to maintain positive aspects of your natural accent whilst enabling you to be easily understood by native English speakers. |
13:45 |
Voice and Presentation (One-to-One)
Finished
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14:50 |
Voice and Presentation (One-to-One)
Finished
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15:55 |
Voice and Presentation (One-to-One)
Finished
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Thursday 23 October 2014
09:30 |
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12:45 |
Teaching Disabled Students (Briefing)
CANCELLED
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Friday 24 October 2014
13:00 |
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Monday 27 October 2014
09:30 |
Conflict Resolution
Finished
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Tuesday 28 October 2014
13:00 |
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Thursday 30 October 2014
09:30 |
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12:00 |
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Monday 3 November 2014
14:00 |
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Tuesday 4 November 2014
11:30 |
Higher Education Academy: Briefing
Finished
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Wednesday 5 November 2014
09:00 |
Welcome to Cambridge
Finished
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This course will focus on practical advice and development of a range of skills and techniques that may be used effectively when reviewing others. It will provide an opportunity for review practice, discussion with other reviewers and provide useful reminders of good practice. |
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09:30 |
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14:00 |
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Thursday 6 November 2014
12:30 |
Supervising Graduate Students: Workshops for Supervisors (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences)
Finished
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12:45 |
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Monday 10 November 2014
09:30 |
Administrator Development Programme
Finished
Application for this programme is by nomination by Head of Institution. Heads of Institutions will be invited to make nominations in August/September. |
12:30 |
Please note: this course addresses equality and diversity considerations and is not a substitute for participation in the Admissions Selection Workshops. New interviewers are asked to register for one of the Admissions Selection Workshops, for an introduction to Cambridge’s admissions selection process, including discussion of how interviews and admissions decisions relate to the University’s agreement with the Office for Fair Access (OFFA). Note that the Admissions Selection Workshops also include opportunities to practise by interviewing current first-year undergraduates. Dates for these workshops will be released in early October. Please check back again then in order to book a place. |
14:00 |
Before attending the workshop, please study the online resource. This resource provides an overview of Cambridge's undergraduate admissions process and highlights some important principles and practices relating to conducting effective admissions interviews and contributing to the selection process. |
Tuesday 11 November 2014
09:00 |
The programme comprises four core modules which each explore a different aspect of leadership. In addition, a number of short briefing sessions with an emphasis on information giving sessions but allowing time for questions. These briefings will cover key aspects of the role that have been identified as important. Participants will be encouraged to select which briefings they wish to attend. There will also be other development opportunities as required such as working with peers in small self managed learning sets or working with experienced external coaches. Module 1: Head of Institution as Leader
Module 2: Personal Leadership
Module 3: Leading Research and Leading Change
Module 4: Leading Others
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12:45 |
Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties: Identification and Diagnosis (Briefing) is a useful precursor to this workshop, as it will not cover diagnosis or identification of specific learning difficulties. |
14:00 |
Before attending the workshop, please study the online resource. This resource provides an overview of Cambridge's undergraduate admissions process and highlights some important principles and practices relating to conducting effective admissions interviews and contributing to the selection process. |