| Opportunities provided by the Department |
Opportunities provided by College /
elsewhere in University
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| Intellectual skills: |
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Lectures
Practicals
Examinations
Dissertations
Projects
Seminars
Journal Clubs
Academic Societies
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Supervisions
Set essays
Practical problems
Academic Societies
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| Problem solving skills: |
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Practicals
Projects
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Supervisions
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Communication skills; oral, written and non-verbal (developing arguments using symbolic or mathematical language):
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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.
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Supervisions (oral and written)
Discussion and debate with peers
Extracurricular activities
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| Organisational skills: |
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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
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Timetable management (balancing work and extra-curricular activities)
University Societies
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| Interpersonal skills: |
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Practical work and research projects (team-working, negotiation of roles, flexibility, adapt ability)
Committee participation
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Communication within supervisions
Interact with a wide range of people
Community and support for others
Positions of responsibility (clubs and
other activities)
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Research skills; design and execution of experiments, use of sources, data management and interpretation, critical analysis and thesis construction:
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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
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| Numeracy: |
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Statistics classes
Data handling in practicals, and research projects
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Supervisions |
| Computer literacy: |
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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
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Email
Internet access
Moodle
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| Foreign language skills: |
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University language centre is available
for extra-curricular use
Support for self-access teaching
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