Topic: Widening horizons

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

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

Topic: Supporting your PhD

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

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

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

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

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance register.

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance Register

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.

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register.

To develop good skills in teaching and marking mathematics.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance register

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

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

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0
Gained By: Attendance register

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.

Topic: Expanding your experience

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

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register.

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.

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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

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.

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

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

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.

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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

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.

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".

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 2.5
Gained By:

Topic: Supporting your PhD

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

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,

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 2.5
Gained By:

Topic: Learning through practice

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

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.

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Become competent in information literacy in the digital age.

Topic: Research methods

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

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.

Topic: Statistics

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register

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.

Topic: Communication skills

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

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.

Topic: Statistics

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance register

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

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

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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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

Topic: Research methods

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register.

To gain knowledge of Linux.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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.

Topic: Research methods

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

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.

Topic: Statistics

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: attendance register

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.

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- 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.

Topic: Expanding your experience

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

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.

Topic: Academic writing

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- To develop knowledge about English academic writing styles.

Topic: Supporting your PhD

Credit Value: 1
Gained By: Attendance register

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.

Topic: Research ethics/governance

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

Topic: Information skills

Credit Value: 0.5
Gained By: Attendance Register

- Competence in literature sourcing skills - Developing your knowledge base