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Organisational and Professional Development, 11 December 2017

OPD Training Opportunities Available to Research Staff - December/January


 

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

Workshops for which there is information below include:

  • One-to-One Careers Advisory Session [VARIOUS SESSIONS]
  • Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
  • Social Media Bootcamp: Sharing, Connecting and Building an Audience
  • Conference and Events Organising
  • Introduction to Demonstrating and Lab-based Practical Teaching
  • Intellectual Property and Commercialisation
  • To Blog or not to Blog? Communicating with the Public and the Media [NEW]
  • Introduction to Research Statistics for BioScience Research Staff and Postgraduate Researchers

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

Please note: 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.


 

Workshop Descriptions and Booking Links

 
 

One-to-One Careers Advisory Session

Various Sessions

Careers guidance is the process that enables you to make well-informed, realistic decisions about
the next steps towards your future career. You do not need to know what you want to do before you come to see us – we see people at all different stages of their plans.

Previous enquiries have included: Understanding the academic career path; Alternative career options; Improving applications, CV and covering letters; Mock interview practice; Marketing transferable skills to employers.

For more information and to book.


 

Conference and Events Organising

10/01/2018 9:30 - 12:30

Organising and managing a conference gives researchers the opportunity to boost their profile, develop new skills and to meet other academics in their field. In order to deliver a high quality event it is crucial that organisers execute a sequence of well-planned actions in advance, leaving plenty of time to solve any problems that arise unexpectedly. There are now a number of free online tools and event marketing systems, such as Eventbrite, that can be used to help you manage your conference so that you can achieve maximum impact and attract delegates. The workshop is designed to cover event planning and design, management, finance, venues, online tools, marketing and promotion, attracting sponsorship and post-event actions. The content is taught via short lectures, demonstrations of free online tools and interactive group exercises, in addition to case studies and the instructor’s own experience. Participants are encouraged to share their own event ideas throughout.

For more information and to book.


 

Introduction to Demonstrating and Lab-based Practical Teaching

11/01/2018 13:30 - 16:30

In the practical and semi-vocational disciplines, the majority of part-time teaching undertaken
by postgrads will be in labs, practical classes and on field trips. You may be described as a ‘demonstrator’ when in fact what you are doing is helping and supporting student learning whilst
students are engaged in practical activities. The aim of this workshop is to introduce participants to the underpinning principles and practices of teaching in (and facilitating learning in) practical classes.

For more information and to book.


 

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

17/01/2018 10:00 - 12:00

This workshop will focus on helping individuals set appropriate and achievable lifestyle goals. We'll explore a range of activities that can help change our bodies, by making them look different and work more efficiently. These activities can also change your mood, self-esteem and general wellbeing, but how do you know which ones to choose? The food you eat is also an important factor for your overall health. Understand how to make smarter food choices. It's often not about eating less, but making a few small changes to your diet that can make all the difference. Find out more about how boosting your activity and eating healthily can positively affect your physical and mental health. So what's stopping you from achieving the lifestyle you want? Learn how to identify barriers and the strategies to overcome them. Any change in our lives can be a challenge, so how can we do this in a way that's simple and stress-free? Understand how to reward yourself more and punish yourself less!

For more information and to book.


 

Social Media Bootcamp: Sharing, Connecting and Building an Audience

26/01/2018 9:30 - 12:30

This workshop is designed specifically for researchers who are looking to develop their online presence and boost their career prospects through social media. There are now numerous channels available that can be used to amplify your research, promote an enterprising project and attract future employers. Each individual can now build their own online ‘brand’ that friends, colleagues, collaborators and future employers can engage with. In addition, social networks can act as a valuable source of information and a personally tailored news feed. The workshop is designed to cover a selection of mainstream social media tools that can be used to build your online brand. Short group exercises, case studies and the instructor’s personal experience will be included to illustrate key points.

For more information and to book.


 

To Blog or not to Blog? Communicating with the Public and the Media

26/01/2018 13:30 - 16:30

Communicating with a non-academic audience requires a different style, whether it is selfpublishing a blog post, writing for the media or being interviewed for radio. This workshop will focus on different methods of public engagement including blogging, writing a press release and engaging and managing journalists. Participants will be encouraged to think strategically about who they want to engage and why, defining their message and communicating with different groups. There will also be a short introduction to altmetrics and a discussion around their advantages and disadvantages. Activities will include short individual writing exercises, group work, feedback and discussions. This workshop is designed for researchers of any level who would like to share their work beyond academia and develop their public engagement strategy.

For more information and to book.


 

Intellectual Property and Commercialisation

29/01/2018 10:00 - 12:00

Participants will find out: what IP is, the types of IP you'll encounter as a researcher; The University's IP regulations and policy; IP ownership - who owns it; deciding whether to patent an invention - when is it worth it, what are the alternatives; copyright issues you need to be aware of as a researcher; what is the real value of IP, how can this value be realized (Managing and commercialising intellectual assets); processes - management, licensing, joint ventures, assignment, spin-outs; case studies - real life commercialisation examples from RIS (Research and Innovation Services).

For more information and to book.


 

Introduction to Research Statistics for BioScience Research Staff and Postgraduate Researchers

31/01/18 and 01/02/2018 9:30 - 16:30 (both days)

This two-day workshop introduces statistical analysis using the freeware program R and its associated graphical user interface RStudio. The following topics will be covered in the order given: the use of RStudio to import data from Excel, and to explore its properties using graphics; using descriptive statistics to understand data structures; the use of keyboard shortcuts in R; checking assumptions – normality and constancy of variance in model residuals; analysis of variance (function aov); model simplification and model checking; transforming the response variable; multiple comparisons in analysis of variance; correlation, first and second order partial correlation; regression using lm (linear model); the independence of significance and explanatory power; analysis of covariance, the blending of analysis of variance and regression; model specification and model simplification – the minimum sufficient model.

For more information and to book.


 

Other Opportunites and Resources

 
 

Venture 2018 Competition - Now Open

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Applications for Venture 2018 are open now and must be submitted before 5pm on Sunday 6th February 2018. Details of the competition and how to apply.

The final 'live pitching' for Venture 2018 on Friday 23rd February which includes workshops, a business support exhibition and keynote speakers will once again form one of the highlights of the University’s Entrepreneurship Week and also Dundee Business Week within the city, which run in parallel from February 19th to 23rd 2018. We hope to see you there whether it is as a delegate or as a finalist pitching on stage!

Please contact if you have any enquiries.

 

 

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