Transferable skills
| Opportunities provided by the Department | Opportunities provided by College / elsewhere in University |
|---|---|
| Intellectual skills: | |
| Lectures Practicals Examinations Dissertations Projects Seminars Journal Clubs Academic Societies | Supervisions Set essays Practical problems Academic Societies |
| Problem solving skills: | |
| Practicals Projects | Supervisions |
| Communication skills; oral, written and non-verbal (developing arguments using symbolic or mathematical language): | |
| Learning from lectures Writing essays Writing practical reports Presentation and discussion of academic papers at critical seminars. Dissertations and research project reports Discussions with practical demonstrators Questions at research talks Representation on committ ees Classes on descriptive statistics and data visualisation. | Supervisions (oral and written) Discussion and debate with peers Extracurricular activities |
| Organisational skills: | |
| Timetable management (balancing work and extra-curricular activities) Representation on Committees (leadership) Practical work (planning, teamwork, task management) Project or dissertation (planning, deadlines, teamwork) Examinations (planning, preparation) Arranging vacation work experience | Timetable management (balancing work and extra-curricular activities) University Societies |
| Interpersonal skills: | |
| Practical work and research projects (team-working, negotiation of roles, flexibility, adapt ability) Committee participation | Communication within supervisions Interact with a wide range of people Community and support for others Positions of responsibility (clubs and other activities) |
Research skills; design and execution of experiments, use of sources, data management and interpretation, critical analysis and thesis construction: | |
| Practical work Specialist techniques in research projects Class on use of library e-resources Using of library and e-resources to follow reading lists and supplement lectures Development of project techniques, including pilot experiments Project design, management and execution Critical methodological discussion in critical seminar series | |
| Numeracy: | |
| Statistics classes Data handling in practicals, and research projects | Supervisions |
| Computer literacy: | |
| Camtools resources On-line course materials Use of scientific databases Use of library e-resources Use of search engines and web browsers Use of word-, imaging- and data-processing software in preparation of dissertations, research project reports and practical write-ups | Email Internet access Moodle |
| Foreign language skills: | |
| University language centre is available for extra-curricular use Support for self-access teaching | |