The following Organisational and Professional Development (OPD) workshops, taking place May/June 2017, for Staff have places available. For further information, please follow the links after the workshop descriptions below, and make a booking by signing into your OPD account.

Workshops for which there is information below include:

• Pure training for Research Information Management
• Data Incidents - What Do I Do?
• Securing Your Data [NEW]
• Financial Planning, Monitoring and Control of Non-Research Activities
• Procurement and VAT training [NEW]
• Servicing Meetings and Committees - Follow-up Session
• Basic Word Functions
• Basic Excel Functions
• Accessibility [NEW]
• Inclusive Cultures [NEW]
• Corporate Use of Social Media
• Improving Communication for International Students [NEW] [ACADEMIC STAFF]

Sessions are provided free of charge. If you have any issues, please email OPD@dundee.ac.uk

PLEASE NOTE: Though places on the OPD workshops are free of charge, the workshops are costly to run. Therefore, we require sufficient notice of cancellation and non-attendance to allow others the opportunity to attend these workshops, or to allow the workshops to be cancelled if insufficient places are filled. Our Terms and Conditions are available to read on our website.

18/05/2017 14:00 - 16:00

This session is aimed at researchers who need to manage their research profile, outputs, activities, public engagement, grant applications and awards, and combine this information into one or more academic CVs to enhance the management of research information in the University of Dundee.

For more information and to book.

31/05/2017 10:30 11:30

Do you know what to do if you think you have lost or misplaced information, sent information to the wrong person or been the victim of the theft of a device containing University data? This short session will cover the key issues of who to tell, how quickly to do that and what will happen next when data incidents take place. The University is an organisation that uses information in all its activities. An understanding of how to cope with a data incident is vital for us all.

For more information and to book.

01/06/2017 10:00 11:00

This one hour session will aim to provide an overview of the governance framework for securing your data at the University, an explanation of how certain types of data must be secured and finally a set of ‘Best Practices’ which can be used for both University and personal devices and data. We will also demonstrate best practice for storing your data and collaborating with Box securely.

For more information and to book.

01/06/2017 13:30 16:30

This workshop is aimed at people who have some basic experience of budgeting or who have attended the introduction to budgets workshop. The workshop will cover the University’s planning, monitoring and control cycle and will work through several examples of non-research projects typical of those taking place across the institution. We will also explore budgeting within the context of the overall University financial position.

For more information and to book.

02/06/2017 10:00 13:00

This workshop, in two parts, is an introduction to procurement within the University – and the basic principles of VAT.

For more information and to book.

06/06/2017 10:00 12:00

This is a basic session designed to help those new to Microsoft Word. This hands-on session first explains some of the simple features and layout of one of Microsoft’s main Office applications, then gives the participants time to explore any topics they might find useful using our online resource - Lynda.com - in a relaxed atmosphere.

For more information and to book.

07/06/2017 10:00 12:00

This is a basic session designed to help those new to Microsoft Excel. This hands-on session first explains some of the simple features and layout of one of Microsoft’s main Office applications, then gives the participants time to explore any topics they might find useful using our online resource - Lynda.com - in a relaxed atmosphere.

For more information and to book.

09/06/2017 9:30 11:00

This workshop aims to raise the awareness of Accessibility, and why it is important to ensure that the University produces content that is for everyone. This is particularly important for anyone that interacts with students, but we also need to consider anyone else that may access our content such as staff and members of the public, as we have a legal responsibility to make sure that no-one is excluded.

This workshop will also provide you with the basic knowhow in which to create your own accessible content, and also provide a point of contact within the University if you have any queries relating to disability or accessibility.

For more information and to book.

09/06/2017 13:00 15:00

The aim of the Inclusive Cultures Workshop is to improve awareness of the mechanisms and potential consequence of interactions at work, to improve self-awareness allowing reflection and change where the individual is able to identify gaps between their own previous behaviour and the expected standard they now understand.

For more information and to book.

13/06/2017 10:00 15:00

Do you use social media as part of your job? Are you running a Facebook page or group, or a Twitter account, for your part of the University of Dundee? Or have you been asked to contribute posts to official University social media channels?

The University of Dundee social media policy states “If you are an approved spokesperson using social networking, appropriate training will be provided prior to you undertaking these activities.” This workshop is that “appropriate training”.

For more information and to book.

19/06/2017 10:00 12:00

Some international students do not always have a lot of experience using English as a medium for communication and this session aims to look at ways their academic, social and cultural experience at University of Dundee can be enhanced.

For more information and to book.

Mental Health First Aid, like any other type of first aid, is the help given to a person before appropriate help or treatment can be obtained. The course aims to give participants the understanding and knowledge of Mental Health problems that will help them deal with situations with confidence.

By the end of the 12 hour interactive course, participants will:

• Have an understanding of mental health problems including depression, anxiety, panic attacks, psychosis, self-harm and suicide.
• Know how to recognise if someone is experiencing a mental health problem
• Have practised skills to help a person who is developing a difficulty with their mental health
• Be able to support people to access appropriate help, including both professional support and evidence based self- help strategies.
• Have explored the relationship between mental health and alcohol and drugs and other health related behaviours and lifestyle choices.

For more information and/or to participate in this course please contact Jean Jarvis, University of Dundee.

Further information about the training can be found at www.smhfa.com

Are you interested in providing input into the future direction of researcher development training on the OPD programme? Would you like to contribute to activities that support the career development of researchers?  If so, we’d like to hear from you, please contact opd-secretary@dundee.ac.uk for more details.