Schedule of training courses

Week/Roo
Activity
Duratio
m
(Lecturer)
n

Mandat
ory for
year

Opti
onal
for
year

To introduce PGRs to the

requirements and
expectations of PG
research. To clarify the
requirements and
expectations of the PGR
review process.

2-3

2 hours To introduce PGRs to the

processes involved in
doing a PhD.
Prof. D. Pham

2-3

Weeks
8&9,

Research
Methods

2-3

12th and
19th Oct.
McE F32,
11:30 to
13:00

(Dr. A. Quin)

3 hours To introduce PGRs to the

management of research
and to programme
design. To provide
examples of good and
poor practice.

Week 10,

Literature
Review

2 hours To introduce PGRs to the

process of reading and
analysing academic
literature critically. To
identify the key
elements of literature
and to develop the
required thought
processes for critical
evaluation in order to
write detailed, focused
critical reviews.

2-3

2 hours Tools and techniques for

writing a good paper for
publication in journals.

2-3

1 hour

2-3

Week 6,
29th Spt.
11-13pm
MMT GC13

Week 7, 6th
Oct. 1012noon
MMT GC13

26th Oct.
11-13pm
McE F32

Week 11, 2nd

Nov. 11-13pm
McE F32

Introduction
session

2 hour

(Dr. R. K. ALDadah)

Aim

How to do a
PhD

(Dr. R. K. ALDadah)

Writing Good
Journal
Papers
(Prof. C.
Constantinou
)

Week 13, 16th

Nov. 1113pm

Plagiarism
(Dr. R.
Cripps)

To clarify what is
considered as a
Plagiarism and its

consequences.

McE F32
Week 14, 23rd
Nov. 11-13pm
McE F32

Analysis and
Interpretatio
n of Data
(Dr. R Hood)

Week 15, 30th

Nov. 11-13pm

Scientific
Computing

McE F32

(To be
confirmed)

To be
confirmed

Team
Building
activity at
Blackwell
Adventure
(Dr. R. K. ALDadah)

To be
confirmed
in the
Spring
term

Writing a
PhD thesis
(Dr. R. K. ALDadah

2 hours To introduce PGRs to

data management skills
and techniques, data
interpretation skills and
statistical techniques.

1-3

2 hours To introduce PGRs to the

methods behind
scientific computing and
to ensure that
simulation-based
research outputs are
meaningful.

1-3

1 day

Team building exercises

to encourage a better
understanding of the
skills, expertise and
aspirations of PhD
students in the School.

1-3

2 hours To introduce PGRs to

academic writing and in
particular a PhD thesis.

1-3