Department of Engineering's Training 2015-2016
(Mon 28 Sep 2015 - Thu 22 Sep 2016)
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Monday 7 March 2016
16:00 |
This session, given by the Library's Information Service will help you quickly and easily identify the information that will be of most value and relevance to your own research. It will also provide an introduction to referencing, reference management and avoiding plagiarism. If you bring a laptop, by the end of the session, you will also have started to put together your own data management plan, addressing how you will organise, preserve and make your data available (or limit availability!) in accordance with funding requirements and ethical considerations. |
Monday 14 March 2016
16:00 |
Staff from the Department's Library and Information Services will take you through the nuts and bolts of putting together journal articles and conference posters as well as managing your online profiles and tracking the impact of your research. It will give an overview of the peer review process and help students meet their funder Open access and research data requirements. This session deliberately excludes subject-specific advice such as which journal or conferences to choose, which is more appropriately provided by supervisors. It will however highlight resources such as Sherpa/Romeo and journal impact factors that provide information that may help reach these decisions. Bring a laptop. |
Thursday 17 March 2016
14:00 |
Thinking of using your Moodle course to supplement your teaching? We will look at course structure, how to add people, how to add content and how to talk to your students. We will also offer a refresher on copyright and Moodle. Come with questions, we will tailor the session to what you want to know. |
14:30 |
Moodle can be much more than just a home for lecture notes. In this 30 to 45 mins session we will look at some of the other tools in Moodle that you could make use of: collecting and grading assignments, encouraging collaborative working between your students and scheduling events and supervisions. Come with questions, the participates will direct what we look at. |
Monday 11 April 2016
14:00 |
Thinking of using your Moodle course to supplement your teaching? We will look at course structure, how to add people, how to add content and how to talk to your students. We will also offer a refresher on copyright and Moodle. Come with questions, we will tailor the session to what you want to know. |
Tuesday 26 April 2016
09:30 |
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10:15 |
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11:00 |
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11:45 |
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Wednesday 4 May 2016
11:00 |
Aimed at 1st year PhD students this course is designed to get you thinking and working effectively on your end of first year report. How do you start? What’s expected? How do you make it work for you? These and many other important questions, hints and tips will be addressed in this session. |
Wednesday 11 May 2016
14:00 |
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14:45 |
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15:30 |
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16:15 |
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Thursday 19 May 2016
09:30 |
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15:30 |
This session will take students through the nuts and bolts of putting together journal articles and conference posters as well as managing their online profiles and tracking the impact of their research. It will give an overview of the peer review process and help students meet their funder Open access and research data requirements. This session deliberately excludes subject-specific advice such as which journal or conferences to choose, which is more appropriately provided by supervisors. It will however highlight resources such as Sherpa/Romeo and journal impact factors that provide information that may help reach these decisions. |
Monday 23 May 2016
13:00 |
This session will look at ways to plan your 4th year project, how and where to conduct a literature review, and include tips on how to manage the information you gather. We will focus particularly on the electronic resources available to you over the long vacation and on support provided by the Department of Engineering Library. To get the most out of this session, please bring your own laptop. |
Tuesday 24 May 2016
09:30 |
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10:15 |
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11:00 |
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11:45 |
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13:30 |
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14:15 |
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15:00 |
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15:45 |
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