Organisational and Professional Development, 12 March 2018

OPD Training Opportunities Available to Staff - March/April

The following Organisational and Professional Development (OPD) workshops, taking place March/April, for 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:

• Freeing Information and Protection of Data
• Advanced Word Functions
• Turnitin for Academics [ACADEMICS]
• Wow! Why? Aha! Communicating Complexity [ACADEMICS]
• Introduction to R graphics with GGPlot2 [ACADEMICS] [NEW]
• Finding Humour and Dealing with Stress in the Graduate Experience (Lecture) [ACADEMICS] [NEW]
• Open Access and Publishing Practice [ACADEMICS] [NEW]
• TIC (Timetabling In Calendars) Training [NEW]
• IGrasp (eRecruitment) Training for Recruiters
• Research Project Management [ACADEMICS]
• Unconscious Bias Seminar
• Social Media - Hands on using Facebook, Twitter, Instgram [NEW]
• Getting the Most From Your Objective Setting and Review (OSaR): A Personal Review
• Data Incidents - What Do I Do?
• Graphical Note - Taking and Making [NEW]
• Maximising the Impact of Your Research [ACADEMICS] [NEW]
• Setting Objectives and Managing Projects [ACADEMICS]
• Dealing with Difficult Behaviour: A Manager's Perspective

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.

Freeing Information and Protection of Data

15/03/2018 13:30 - 16:30

Information legislation has an impact on every employee of the University. When any one of us is asked for information, or deals with information in the course of our duties, the provisions of the law apply. We are each responsible for making sure that we know the rules and act appropriately. This session examines information legislation and considers its impact on you, your job and the University. It will equip you with the skills to recognise different types of information and different sorts of requests, to handle information properly and to understand risks associated with the improper management of information to you and to the University.

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Advanced Word Functions

16/03/2018 13:30 - 16:30

This hands-on session introduces the advanced features of Word 2013 which will be invaluable when writing long documents or comparing documents written by more than one person.

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Turnitin for Academics

19/03/2018 10:00 - 12:00

An overview of Turnitin, with a focus on the marking and feedback tools. Aimed at those involved with marking and feedback of student work submitted via Turnitin and may also be of interest to those considering moving from Safe Assign to Turnitin.

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Wow! Why? Aha! Communicating Complexity

20/03/2018 10:00 - 17:00

This course is ideal for anyone wishing to develop their public engagement activities (public performance, workshops, press, TV or radio) through to those just wishing to improve their lecturing or speaking skills.

Delivered by international TV science presenter, performer and writer Tom Pringle (AKA Dr Bunhead from Brainiac).

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Introduction to R graphics with GGPlot2

21/03/2018 9:30 - 14:30

This workshop will use the package ggplot2 in the R language to explore and visualise data as a prelude to formal statistical modelling

The exploratory analysis of data using graphical methods is an essential part of any statistical modelling exercise. This workshop will deal with the use of the industry standard package ggplot2, implemented in the language R, for the exploration and visualisation of data prior to carrying out formal statistical modelling, with an emphasis on the production of high-quality publication standard plots.

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Open Access and Publishing Practice

23/03/2018 13:30 - 16:30

The Open Access movement has steadily grown to become a routine feature of the publishing landscape. This workshop aims to give an overview of the movement and how changes in the publishing environment have benefited both the individual researcher and society in general.

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TIC (Timetabling In Calendars) Training

26/03/2018 9:30 - 12:30

As centrally scheduled teaching activities are now automatically added to your calendar, this session aims to make using your Office 365 calendar as painless as possible. If you use Outlook or access your calendar via the Web application, this session aims to make your life easier.

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IGrasp (eRecruitment) Training for Recruiters

27/03/2018 10:00 - 12:30

The workshop provides hands on training on how to use the University eRecruitment application - iGRasp.

Attendees are required to be actively involved in recruitment processes as part of their current role. After booking your place you will receive an automated email confirming your booking. Prior to the workshop OPD and the workshop facilitator will confirm your eligibility for the workshop.

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Research Project Management

28/03/2018 9:30 - 16:30

This participative workshop explores the challenges of managing the delivery of research within a higher education context from a pragmatic project management perspective and reflects the differing needs of funders.

Starting from the initial phase of developing research ideas into proposals with detailed plans, through to finishing the project and ensuring that outcomes are achieved, you will be introduced to a range of tools and approaches to support delivery of your research projects.

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Unconscious Bias Seminar

29/03/2018 13:30 - 15:00

Unconscious Bias refers to the biases we hold that are not in our conscious control. Research shows that these biases can adversely affect key decisions in the workplace. The session will enable you to work towards reducing the effects of unconscious bias for yourself and within your organisation. Using examples that you will be able to relate to, we help you to explore the link between implicit bias and the impact on the organisation.

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Social Media - Hands on using Facebook, Twitter, Instgram

29/03/2018 14:00 - 16:00

Are you running an official University social media channel, or planning to start? This course will give you practical training in how to use Facebook, Twitter & Instagram for corporate purposes.

If you have already attended the Social Media Introduction course, or the Corporate Use of Social Media course previously, come along for practical examples, and hands-on opportunities with Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

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Getting the Most From Your Objective Setting and Review (OSaR): A Personal Review

30/03/2018 9:30 - 12:00

The workshop guides you through why OsaR meetings are important to you, your Reviewer, and the University; how you should prepare for your OSaR meeting; what to expect and how to participate effectively in the meeting. You will familiarise yourself with the documentation used, gain an understanding of SMART objectives and what to expect from a career planning discussion, so you are ready for your OSaR meeting.

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Data Incidents - What Do I Do?

20/04/2018 10:00 - 11:00

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.

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Graphical Note - Taking and Making

24/04/2018 9:30 - 12:30

This short course will provide you with a toolkit of techniques that you can apply to help you to manage the swathes of information that can clutter your desk and mind. It will help you to make notes quickly and in a way that can aid recall, communication and creativity.

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Maximising the Impact of Your Research

24/04/2018 13:30 - 16:30

Impact is currently the word on every funding agency’s lips. The economic pressures on the government mean that more and more public-funded research has to demonstrate value for money and impact. But what does this word actually mean? What do the funders actually want? Should demonstration of impact be more important than pure intellectual curiosity? And how could you maximize the impact of your work?

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Setting Objectives and Managing Projects

25/04/2018 9:30 - 16:30

In order to manage projects effectively, we need a clear idea of outputs, outcomes and objectives. Yet inherent in pure academic research there is a fundamental difficulty in that we are on a voyage of discovery. This workshop will explore how to set meaningful research objectives both from month to month, but also more strategically.

From this basis, the workshop will explore what is needed to manage a research project from conception to completion.

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Dealing with Difficult Behaviour: A Manager's Perspective

30/04/2018 9:30 - 15:00

Participants will engage in personal work and dialogue to explore the different types of behaviour in self and others. Case studies will be discussed to look at where behaviours originate and how each individual manages them.

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