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Mon 7 Mar 2011 – Tue 8 Mar 2011

Monday 7 March 2011

09:00	Sustaining Peak Performance (1 of 2) Finished 09:00 - 17:00 Computer Lab, FW11 Become more productive, physically, intellectually and socially while maintaining calm clear thinking under pressure. Based on research in positive psychology, neuroscience and the characteristics of high achievers, you will learn how to use the tools and techniques designed to help people gain confidence and sustain peak performance.
09:30	Administrators Development Programme (5 of 6) Finished 09:30 - 17:00 University Centre, Hicks Room This highly participative development programme draws on the expertise of senior figures in the University. It provides an introduction to the various strands and issues of University strategy and governance; it includes some skills development and offers a valuable opportunity to network. Application for this programme is by nomination by Head of Institution. Heads of Institutions will be invited to make nominations in August/September.
	Stress, Relaxation and Coping Finished 09:30 - 16:00 Hughes Hall, Pavilion Room Do you want to tackle stress? Commonly associated with pressure to work hard, it can also arise from boredom, procrastination, perfectionism, bullying, job insecurity, relationship difficulties and many other situations associated with the home or workplace. This course will help you to understand the causes of stress and identify possible solutions for coping with pressure and managing stress.
	Presentation Skills - with one to one feedback (Arts and Humanities & Humanities and Social Sciences) Finished 09:30 - 17:00 CCTL, Revans Room So, you’ve got an important presentation coming up and you want make the right impression. Whether you’re new to presenting, looking to speak at your first conference, or wanting important tips to finesse your delivery or presenting to a wider audience, this is the course for you. The course is in two parts: The pre-workshop information covers: how to prepare an effective presentation: the essential questions that guide all good talks; different, appropriate methods to structure it; tips for making the most of powerpoint; ways to overcome nerves and present with confidence. As you go, you will apply this learning to create a 5 minute presentation. In the supportive environment of the face-to-face workshop, you will deliver your 5 minute talk to a group of 10 people in the morning. Later in the day you will receive 25 minutes 1-2-1 coaching with the trainer to work on one or more specific aspects of presenting, linked to the pre course material and the feedback you receive from the group.
12:15	Graduate Seminars in Neuroscience (Journal 9) Finished 12:15 - 13:15 Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, Bryan Matthews Room Understanding the brain is widely cited as being the most difficult task facing us today. Ultimately we want the combined knowledge from various approaches to provide us with insight into how nervous systems generate behaviours, and how we can intervene when it goes wrong. More than ever, critical analysis needs to be applied to neuroscience data. This critical ability is an essential component of any scientific training, yet it is often lost during the (relatively short) course of a PhD, where the focus is on generating data. This journal club is part of a series of sessions spread over the year.
14:00	Module 4: Linear Regression (Series 1) (3 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences. Module 4 introduces students to one of the most fundamental statistical techniques, namely regression analysis. Students learn about assumptions underlying regression models, how to run regression analysis using SPSS and how to access and solve possible problems with a regression model.
	Module 10:Time Series Analysis (3 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences. The module introduces time series techniques relevant to forecasting in social science research and computer implementation of methods; covering time series regression; moving average; exponential smoothing, and decomposition. The study of applied work is emphasised in this non-specialist module.
	Effective Communication (Non-verbal Communication) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 CCTL, Revans Room This session deals with the subtle aspects of communication, namely the use of non-verbal communication and language. Looking at the basics of kinesics, students will be able to identify and use body language effectively, from head to toe. This will also involve the examination of positioning, visual aids and proxemics. The use of engaging language will also be developed, by appealing to the senses and employing verbal dexterity, through ‘tricks of the trade’, such as metaphors and rhetoric. The session will be highly interactive, involving several exercises, question sessions, self analysis and video
16:00	Module 4: Linear Regression (Series 3) (3 of 4) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences. Module 4 introduces students to one of the most fundamental statistical techniques, namely regression analysis. Students learn about assumptions underlying regression models, how to run regression analysis using SPSS and how to access and solve possible problems with a regression model.
	Module 4: Linear Regression (Series 2) (3 of 4) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences. Module 4 introduces students to one of the most fundamental statistical techniques, namely regression analysis. Students learn about assumptions underlying regression models, how to run regression analysis using SPSS and how to access and solve possible problems with a regression model.
17:15	International Women's Day Lecture Finished 17:15 - 18:15 Emmanuel College, The Queen's Building ‘Iraqi Women’s Untold Stories: Between Violence and Mobilisation’ Nadje Al-Ali, Professor of Gender Studies & Chair of the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS, delivers the International Women’s Day Lecture. This is a free event, open to all. Please see below for contact information.

Tuesday 8 March 2011

09:00	Stress: A Manager's Responsibility Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Hughes Hall, Seminar Room A All Managers have a legal duty to take reasonable care to ensure that the health of their staff is not put at risk through excessive and sustained levels of work associated stress. So what should the manager actually do? This focused interactive course involves examination of case studies illustrating several aspects of the manager's role that includes evaluating risk, promoting a reduced stress environment and managing cases of stress using the Health and Safety Executive’s management standards as well as practical methods.
	Pressurised Gas and Cryogens Finished 09:00 - 12:00 Safety Office, Seminar Room (The venue is no longer in use) This course is for Post Grads, Post Docs and technicians and will cover: Safe storage and use of cryogens, safe use and stores of compressed gas, and aspects of oxygen depletion with respect to the above.
09:30	Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 3 - Routing Protocols and Concepts (Series 1) (9 of 15) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Balfour Macintosh Room (No Longer Available) The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) programme is open to University IT Supporters. It covers network technology, protocols and theory at deeper levels reflective of university practices. You will learn the basics of routing, switching, and advanced technologies to acquire the skills required to provide a robust and secure network in your institution and it prepares you for CCNA certification. We offer this program as instructor led with remote access to the curriculum and an online networks laboratory called NETLAB. There is a mix of lecture, demonstrations and a heavy emphasis on practical activities using live lab equipment and a simulation package. Further details and pricing information are available. This is the third module of four modules in the CCNA programme. Please book onto the first module Networking Fundamentals, to reserve your place for the programme. 1. Networking Fundamentals 2. LAN Switching and Wireless 3. Routing Protocols and Concepts 4. Accessing the WAN
	SPSS: Introduction for Beginners (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site SPSS is a powerful general purpose statistical package with high quality graphics and tabulation facilities, and a reputation for being relatively user-friendly. This course is for beginners. Basic concepts and use of SPSS will be introduced. The main aim of the course is to give participants a foundation and some background. However statistical techniques are not covered (see note below).
10:00	Effective Communication (Negotiations & Assertiveness) Finished 10:00 - 13:00 CCTL, Revans Room This session aims to cover the main elements of dialogical communications, examining why we communicate and the contexts that communication can occur, such as during conflict and negotiation. Recognizing that much communication centres around the need to convince others, the basic principles of persuasion will be covered. Several styles of questioning will be broached to develop skills of effective enquiry as well as the requirement for effective listening. The session will be highly interactive, involving several exercises, question sessions, self analysis and video.
10:30	Community Celebration of International Women's Day (1 of 2) Finished 10:30 - 14:00 Ross Street Community Centre 10.30am - 2pm Workshops, vintage and recycled clothes plus much more. 7.30pm - 9.30pm Watch Afghan and Iranian dancing and listen to urban poet 'Realitie'. Taste food from around the world. Please note we are not taking bookings for this event, this page is for information only.
12:00	Voices of Women: Past, Present and Future Finished 12:00 - 14:00 Cambridge Central Library Celebrating 100 years of women’s achievements with speakers, exhibitions and music. Please note you do not need to make a booking for this event, just turn up. This page is for information only.
13:30	Managing Disabled Staff CANCELLED 13:30 - 16:30 Disability Resource Centre, Bridget's Meeting Room Research suggests that of those who acquire a disability a large number will not manage to remain in their jobs. This means a loss of experienced team members and workplace knowledge and damage to the self-esteem of the disabled person. Through discussion and presentation during this course you will gather useful knowledge in the support of disabled staff. You also will learn to feel confident in dealing and communicating with disabled staff.
14:00	Completing your PhD (Humanities and Social Sciences & Arts and Humanities) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 CCTL, Revans Room The end is in sight and hasn’t time flown! So how do you complete your PhD? What is the formal submission process? Who are your examiners and how are they chosen? What’s the viva like and how do you best prepare for it? What are the pitfalls? What happens if you are running out of time and funding? What are the submission deadlines and what do you do if you need an extension? How do you finish your thesis? What are the options open to you after you have completed? Aimed at students entering their 3rd year, this is your chance to discuss your concerns, have your questions answered and get advice from people who have been there, done that and got their doctorate!
	Writing your First Year Report (Physical Sciences & Technology) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Department of Chemistry, Todd Hamied Room It’s that time of year, the report is looming on the horizon and the reality of writing is here! Aimed at 1st year PhD students this course is designed to get you thinking and working effectively on your end of first year report/CPGS. How do you start? What’s expected? How do you make it work for you? These and many other important questions, hints and tips will be addressed in this half day session.
	LaTeX: Introduction to Text Processing (1 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Balfour Macintosh Room (No Longer Available) LaTeX is a powerful document description language built on top of TeX. It is available on Unix, Windows and Macintoshes. It can be used for the presentation of plain text (including accented characters and letters outside the English alphabet), the typesetting of mathematics, the generation of tables, and producing simple diagrams. It is particularly suited for the writing of theses, papers and technical documents.
	Module 4: Linear Regression (Judge Students Only) (3 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Judge Business School, Computer Room This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences. Module 4 introduces students to one of the most fundamental statistical techniques, namely regression analysis. Students learn about assumptions underlying regression models, how to run regression analysis using SPSS and how to access and solve possible problems with a regression model.
	Completing your PhD (Physical Sciences & Technology) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Department of Material Science and Metallurgy, T001 The end is in sight and hasn’t time flown! So how do you complete your PhD? What is the formal submission process? Who are your examiners and how are they chosen? What’s the viva like and how do you best prepare for it? What are the pitfalls? What happens if you are running out of time and funding? What are the submission deadlines and what do you do if you need an extension? How do you finish your thesis? What are the options open to you after you have completed? Aimed at students entering their 3rd year, this is your chance to discuss your concerns, have your questions answered and get advice from people who have been there, done that and got their doctorate!
	Understanding Our Global Social, Environmental & Ethical Challenges Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 4 The main aim of the workshop is to look at world trends in social, environmental and ethical issues and how business and government are responding.
14:15	Web Authoring: Cascading Style Sheets Next Steps (Level 4) (1 of 2) CANCELLED 14:15 - 16:30 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This two-part course will build on the simple style sheets produced in the introductory courses. The aim is to give you a full appreciation of how stylesheets work and how to work with them, and using them as an integral part of producing web pages and sites.
16:00	Module 11: Multilevel Modelling (3 of 4) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research. Students are introduced to multilevel modelling techniques (a.k.a. hierarchical linear modelling). MLM allows one to analyse how contexts influence outcomes ie do schools/neighbourhoods influence behaviour. STATA will be used during this module - there will be no overlap with other SPSS modules. No prior knowledge of STATA will be assumed.
19:30	Community Celebration of International Women's Day (2 of 2) Finished 19:30 - 21:30 Ross Street Community Centre 10.30am - 2pm Workshops, vintage and recycled clothes plus much more. 7.30pm - 9.30pm Watch Afghan and Iranian dancing and listen to urban poet 'Realitie'. Taste food from around the world. Please note we are not taking bookings for this event, this page is for information only.