Date: 30-09-2019 | Time: 3:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Carlos De Pablos-Ortega

Topic: Widening horizons

Credit Value: 2.5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance and participation at all sessions

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: 1. Basic understanding of theories and approaches to learning and pedagogy 2. Basic understanding of teaching approaches and strategies 3. Basic understanding of student approaches to learning 4. Awareness of Student Services support networks 5. Basic understanding of what makes an effective teacher and how to put this into practice at the undergraduate level

Research Development Framework: B3|D1|D2|D3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 01-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: | Time:
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 3
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance Register and completion of on-line training modules

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: 1. To gain an understanding of how research in the humanities is supported at UEA and what students are expected to achieve. 2. To gain an understanding of how students develop as researchers. 3. To be aware of the facilities available at UEA for support.

Research Development Framework: A1|B2|B3|C1
Stage of Research: (None)

Date: 02-10-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Gill Price
Date: 03-10-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Gill Price
Date: 08-01-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Gill Price
Date: 02-04-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Gill Price
Date: 03-04-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Gill Price
Date: 02-07-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Gill Price

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 1
Gained By: Attendance Register. These sessions are Mandatory

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To gain an understanding of the expectations of a PGR student at UEA, and of some important resources that are available.

Research Development Framework: A1|B2|B3|C1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 02-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 08-01-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To help students understand the importance of training in the context of a PhD - To help students understand the expectations for training at UEA - To enable students to identify training of importance to their own needs - To help students understand the research credit system at UEA and to enable them to claim credits effectively - To introduce students to the UEA Careers Service and to their dedicated PGR Careers Advisor.

Research Development Framework: A2|A3|B1|B2|B3|C1|C2|C3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 02-10-2019 | Time: 9:30 am
Session Leader: Dr. Samuel Fountain
Date: 08-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Samuel Fountain
Date: 01-04-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader:
Date: 01-07-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader:

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance register.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. To introduce new PGR students to the Faculty of Science 2. To inform new students of the PGR process and important mile stones in their first year 3. To provide an opportunity to meet staff and current students.

Research Development Framework: A1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 02-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Prof Corrado Di Maria
Date: 08-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Prof Corrado Di Maria

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To orient new students relative to the PhD process and to highlight important steps/timelines in their first 12 - 18 months of study - To consider the process of PhD supervision and to ascertain the students' expectations in relation to that process

Research Development Framework: C1|C2|D1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 03-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Prof Corrado Di Maria
Date: 09-01-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Prof Corrado Di Maria

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- Gain an understanding of the nature of the PhD in the UK - Be able to appreciate the importance of planning and goal setting - Effective planning and realistic goal setting - Managing your time to facilitate the timely completion of your PhD.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B2|C1|C2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 03-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 09-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To make you think about ethical issues relative to your own research project - To introduce the concept of ethics, the UEA Research Ethics Policy and your responsibilities/obligations relative to the latter - To help you think and operate as an ethical researcher - To highlight five important ethical issues for consideration: Informed Consent: Deception; Debriefing; Confidentiality/Anonymity; and Protection from Harm - To highlight a range of ethical issues across the life cycle of a research project

Research Development Framework: A2|A3|B1|B2|B3|C1|D1|D2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 04-10-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith
Date: 09-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith
Date: 03-04-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith
Date: 03-07-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To gain skills and understanding to search, retrieve and organise information from a range of Library and web resources for medicine and health sciences at UEA.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B1|B2|C2
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 07-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 30-10-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 05-02-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 16-03-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- Ability to recognise and validate problems. - Original, independent and critical thinking, and the ability to develop theoretical concepts. - Ability to critically analyse and evaluate one's findings and those of others. - Show a broad understanding of the context in which the research takes place. - Write clearly and in a style appropriate to purpose. - Construct coherent arguments and articulate ideas clearly to a range of audiences.

Research Development Framework: A3|C2|D2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 07-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Helen James
Date: 06-04-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader:

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Students should expect to be confronted by some of the scientific, moral and ethical questions raised by their study or discipline. To consider viewpoints other than their own, and to engage in critical assessment and intellectual argument.

Research Development Framework: A2|A3|B1|B2|B3|C1|C2|D1|D2
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 08-10-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 05-12-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 17-01-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 16-03-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register and reflective report.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. Develop an understanding of the financial requirements of research activities. 2. Awareness of grant schemes within UEA and those of external associations and professional bodies. 3. Ability to produce a budget for future research activities as part of grant applications.

Research Development Framework: B2|C2|C3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 08-10-2019 | Time: 9:30 am
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 08-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 01-04-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 01-07-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. Develop an understanding of the responsibilities of being a researcher and ensuring that you work with integrity. 2. To raise awareness of what your supervisor is expecting from you and strategies that you can employ to ensure a good working relationship. 3. To carry out a skills audit and start to develop a training and development plan for Year 1.

Research Development Framework: B1|B3|C1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 08-10-2019 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Robert Gray

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

To develop good skills in teaching and marking mathematics.

Research Development Framework: B1|C1|D1|D2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 08-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 13-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 01-04-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 01-07-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. To understand expectations and processes regarding training and development at UEA. 2. To carry out a skills audit and start to develop a training and development plan for Year 1. 3. To explore opportunities for developing your skills.

Research Development Framework: B1|B3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 09-10-2019 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith
Date: 15-01-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith
Date: 22-04-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Matthew Smith

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To become competent in using EndNote at basic level for storing, organising and using bibliographic references.

Research Development Framework: A2|C2|C3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 09-10-2019 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 29-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 13-01-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates
Date: 11-05-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Sarah Yeates

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1.To explore what the academic in charge of the teaching expects from a demonstrator. 2.To explore the responsibilities of a demonstrator. 3.To raise awareness of health and safety issues relating to laboratory practical classes. 4.To highlight good practice. 5.To indicate ways that you can support students in learning. 6.To prepare you for your role as a demonstrator. 7.To increase your confidence in working as a demonstrator.

Research Development Framework: A1|B1|B2|B3|C1|D1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 09-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Alexander Brown

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B3|D1
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 10-10-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Jeremy Schildt
Date: 16-01-2020 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Jeremy Schildt

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance and participation.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD aims: 1. Understanding of the university framework for supervision. 2. Understanding of expectations around supervision, for both supervisors and students. 3. Awareness of University and Faculty procedures.

Research Development Framework: B1|D1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 10-10-2019 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton
Date: 19-11-2019 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton
Date: 18-02-2020 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register, reflective report and production of draft plan to be used in supervisory meetings.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Understanding of training and development and how to undertake a training needs analysis; introduction to Faculty procedures and expectations around training and dcevelopment; develop practical skills in analysing and specifying personal training and development plans.

Research Development Framework: A1|B1|B2|B3|C2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 11-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Grant Young
Date: 19-11-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Grant Young
Date: 10-02-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Grant Young
Date: 25-02-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Grant Young

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. To develop deeper understanding of information resources in general. 2. To improve information management awareness and skills.

Research Development Framework: A1|C1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 11-10-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 01-11-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 06-12-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 10-01-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 07-02-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 06-03-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 03-04-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 01-05-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 05-06-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 03-07-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge
Date: 07-08-2020 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Emma Elvidge

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Students who registered prior to Oct 2017 and are still on the credit system (not training pathway) can submit a Reflective report for credits. No of credits that can be awarded depends how many sessions you attend and what you've gained from the experience.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1.Prioritise time for writing: a task that is often pushed aside but is important for the success of your research degree. 2.Improved mental wellbeing: studies show that spending time on a craft such as writing are good for you. 3.Learn about the latest research and 'top tips' surrounding writing: developing a growth mindset - writing is a skill that you can learn not a gift you "have".

Research Development Framework: A2|A3|B2|D2
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 14-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Farasat Bokhari

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 2.5
Gained By:

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Research Development Framework: A1
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 14-10-2019 | Time: 3:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 28-01-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 07-05-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Gained by: attendance register.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: 1) Develop and understanding of the characteristics of threshold concepts and their role in learning and research communication 2) Ability to construct a conceptual framework for the doctoral thesis,

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|D2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 14-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To provide a general introduction to philosophy of science issues for social scientists - To enable students to understand the main philosophies of science - positivist, interpretative and critical - which influence the social sciences and characterise their own field of study - To help students understand the assumptions and values which shape their own research and to position that research more effectively

Research Development Framework: A1|C2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 15-10-2019 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 25-11-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 27-02-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 05-05-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Learning through practice

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: Develop an understanding of theories and models of reflective practice; Ability to employ writing to aid personal and professional development; Develop an awareness of the priorities for future learning activities based on engagement with past experience.

Research Development Framework: B1|B3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 15-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Jeremy Schildt

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- Awareness of what makes an effective research proposal - Development of your own proposal.

Research Development Framework: B3|C3
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 15-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Prof Robert Sugden

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 2.5
Gained By:

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Research Development Framework: A1|B1|B2
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 16-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Liz Clarke

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Become competent in information literacy in the digital age.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|B2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 17-10-2019 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton
Date: 25-02-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 0.05
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: 1. Awareness of the nature of archives and how to begin research in them 2.Awareness of the online resources available to humanities researchers 3.To gain essential information for constructing a research plan for the thesis.

Research Development Framework: A1|C1|C2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 18-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 13-01-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Simon Watts
Date: 13-05-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Kimberley Bartholomew

Topic: Statistics

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To help students understand important concepts in quantitative research - To introduce students to a range of statistical tests that can be used to examine both significant associations and significant differences in a data set - To enable students to choose an appropriate statistical test relative to their own research questions/hypotheses - To enable students to interpret the results/output of each of a range of statistical tests and to report their findings in an appropriate format

Research Development Framework: A1|C2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 21-10-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 21-11-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 07-02-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 05-03-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Develop an understanding of key ethical questions that can be applied to research; Improve awareness of the University's ethical approval process; Ability to produce a draft of an ethical approval application.

Research Development Framework: B1|B2|C1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 22-10-2019 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton
Date: 06-02-2020 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Louise Atherton

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. Understanding of the elements of good project management and how this can be applied to research and career planning. 2. Awareness of some of the techniques and methodologies of planning. 3. Practical experience in constructing a personal project plan.

Research Development Framework: B1|B2|B3|C2|C3
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 22-10-2019 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 05-02-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Communication skills

Credit Value: 1.5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance and participation at each day of the event.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: An understanding of the ethical obligations of research conducted in the field, institutional and personal responsibilities; Awareness of potential cultural differences when working with individuals, groups and institutions, and the opportunities and challenges this provides for the researcher; An ability to identify appropriate and effective documentation practices and reflect on the value of information for the research project.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B1|B2|B3|C1|C2|D1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 23-10-2019 | Time: 9:30 am
Session Leader: Dr. Catriona Morrison
Date: 06-11-2019 | Time: 9:30 am
Session Leader: Dr. Catriona Morrison

Topic: Statistics

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1.To demonstrate how to use the software R via Rstudio. 2.To provide an understanding of how to import data into R and data manipulation using basic functions. 3.To introduce visualisation of data using different graphics functions.

Research Development Framework: A1
Stage of Research: (None)

Date: 24-10-2019 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 20-01-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 30-04-2020 | Time: 7:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: 1. Understanding of digital repositories and their purpose. 2. Awareness of the requirements of the e-thesis submission process. 4. Knowledge of best practice in the use of images for research and basic copyright restrictions.

Research Development Framework: A1
Stage of Research: Looking beyond your PhD

Date: 25-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Jeremy Schildt

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To improve students' understanding of the university framework for supervision - To understand student expectations around supervision - To provide an opportunity for discussion and resolution of pertinent and/or problem issues around supervision.

Research Development Framework: B1|D1
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 28-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Chris Bishop

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To develop your ability to evaluate your own findings and those of others. - To develop awareness and understanding of language that can be used to construct and express critical academic arguments.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B1
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 28-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Gabrina Pounds
Date: 23-01-2020 | Time: 11:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Gabrina Pounds

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Improved awareness of discourse analysis and ability to apply this to one's own research topic as required.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 29-10-2019 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Jimmy Cross

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

To gain knowledge of Linux.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 30-10-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Wendy Hardeman

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Learning outcomes for participants: 1. To explain why behaviour change interventions are complex interventions 2. To mention the key steps involved in developing behaviour change interventions 3. To explain how theory and evidence can be used in intervention development 4. To explain why it is important to assess the implementation of behaviour change interventions.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|C2|C3|D3
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 31-10-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Chris Bishop

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- Developing skills in critical reading of complex written documents - Developing awareness and understanding of English language features within research papers

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B1
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 31-10-2019 | Time: 9:00 am
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence
Date: 02-03-2020 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Dr. Matthew Sillence

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Gained by: Attendance Register.

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: 1. Greater understanding of the requirements of the literature review. 2. Ability to conduct comprehensive literature searches. 3. Ability to record, organise and update literature for the research topic.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|C2
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 31-10-2019 | Time: 9:30 am
Session Leader: Mr. Callum Rollo
Date: 15-04-2020 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Callum Rollo

Topic: Statistics

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1. To demonstrate how to use the software Python via Anaconda 2. To provide an understanding of how to import data into Python and data manipulation using basic functions. 3. To introduce visualisation of data using different graphics functions.

Research Development Framework: A1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 01-11-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Chris Bishop
Date: 03-02-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Chris Bishop

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- Develop an understanding of standards and good academic practice. - Develop an understanding of techniques that can be used to integrate material from other sources into your written work. - Develop understanding of UEA policy on Plagiarism and Collusion.

Research Development Framework: A1|C1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 01-11-2019 | Time: 2:00 pm
Session Leader: Mr. Doug Broadbent-Yale

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To understand the function and use of bibliographic software to create references - To critically engage with the tools needed to effectively manage your research - To improve research management skills.

Research Development Framework: A2|A3|B1|C2|D2
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 04-11-2019 | Time: 1:00 pm
Session Leader: Prof Eylem Atakav

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

PPD Aims: * to gain awareness of strategies for tailoring messages for specific media outputs and audiences * to learn how to prepare for media interviews * to develop the confidence and skills required to deliver research ideas - and to contribute to debates - through the media.

Research Development Framework: B3|D1|D2|D3
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 04-11-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Chris Bishop
Date: 07-02-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Chris Bishop

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

- To develop knowledge about English academic writing styles.

Research Development Framework: A1|A2|A3|B1
Stage of Research: Starting your research

Date: 04-11-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mrs. Andrea Rippon

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 1
Gained By: Attendance register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

1.To understand Action Learning as a tool for personal and professional development to overcome challenges faced during the PGR process 2.To gain skills in active listening, reflecting back, open questioning, emotional intelligence, productive and effective feedback and strategies for managing stress 3.To experience what it is like to be part of an Action Learning Set and be offered the opportunity to commit to a set in the future.

Research Development Framework: A2|A3|B1|B2|C1|D1|D2
Stage of Research: Developing as a researcher

Date: 05-11-2019 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Paul Cutting
Date: 20-02-2020 | Time: 10:00 am
Session Leader: Mr. Paul Cutting

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Personal and Professional Development Aims:

Research Development Framework: A1
Stage of Research: (None)