University Graduate College Programme

University Graduate College Programme
for Postgraduate Researchers
Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol

i Ymchwilwyr l-raddedig
September 2012 to July 2013 Medi 2012 tan Orffennaf 2013
University Graduate College Programme | Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol
Cynnwys
Rhagymadrodd Adeilad Hadyn Ellis Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol i Ymchwilwyr l-raddedig Y Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr Cynllunio Datblygiad eich Sgiliau 1 2/3 2/3 4/5 6/7
Contents
Introduction The Hadyn Ellis Building The University Graduate College Programme for Postgraduate Researchers The Researcher Development Framework Planning Your Skills Development
Cwestiynau Cyffredin 10/11 Frequently Asked Questions Sefydlu Cychwyn ar eich Doethuriaeth: Digwyddiad Sefydlu i Ymchwilwyr Newydd Maes A: Gwybodaeth a Galluoedd Deallusol Ystadegaeth (Gweithdai rhagarweiniol) Ystadegaeth (Technegau) Ystadegaeth (Pecynnau) Technegau Dadansoddi Ansoddol Pecynnau Dadansoddi Ansoddol Y Dyniaethau ar Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Eraill Gwyddorau Eraill Adnoddau Gwybodaeth Rheoli Data Ymchwil Rheoli Prosiect Sgiliau TG Microsoft Office Rhaglenni Lluniadu a Chyflwyno Rhaglenni Lluniadu Uwch-Gyfrifiadura Ymchwil Maes B: Effeithiolrwydd Personol Gweithdai Cyffredinol Datblygu Gyrfa Gyrfaoedd Academaidd Gyrfaoedd Anacademaidd Cynllunio Gyrfa Cyffredinol Maes C: Llywodraethu a Threfnu Ymchwil Cyllid, Ariannu ac Adnoddau Ymddygiad Proffesiynol Maes D: Ymgysylltu, Dylanwadu ac Effeithio Cynadleddau Ymgysylltu ac Effeithio Mentro Sgiliau Cyflwyno Cyhoeddi Ysgrifennu Paratoi at yr Arholiad Llafar Saesneg i Siaradwyr Anfrodorol Sgiliau Addysgu Rhwydweithio 13 Induction Starting Out: Induction Event for New Researchers Domain A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities Statistics (Introductory workshops) Statistics (Techniques) Statistics (Packages) Qualitative Analysis Techniques Qualitative Analysis Packages Other Humanities and Social Sciences Other Sciences Information Resources Research Data Management Project Management IT Skills Microsoft Office Drawing and Presentation Programmes Programming Advanced Research Computing Domain B: Personal Effectiveness General Workshops Career Development Academic Careers Non-Academic Careers Career Planning General Domain C: Research Governance and Organisation Finance, Funding and Resources Professional Conduct Domain D: Engagement, Influence and Impact Conferences Engagement and Impact Enterprise Presentation Skills Publication Writing Viva Preparation English For Non-Native Speakers Teaching Skills Networking
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Ffynonellau Mewnol o Gyngor a Hyfforddiant 58/59 Internal Sources of Advice and Training Cyfloedd y tu hwnt i Gaerdydd 62/63 Opportunities Beyond Cardiff Mynegai ir Gweithdai 64 Workshop Index
Disgrifir cynnwys ac amcanion dysgu y gweithdain gryno. Rhoir y dyddiadau os ydynt ar gael ac maent yn gywir adeg argraffur llyfryn hwn. Mae diweddariadau ir rhaglen, a chynigion newydd, ar gael yn ein gwefan, sef www.caerdydd.ac.uk/ugcp
Llun y clawr: Adeilad Hadyn Ellis
Workshops are briefly described in terms of their content and learning objectives. Dates are given where available and are correct at the time of going to press. Updates to the programme and new offerings are available on our website at www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Cover image: The Hadyn Ellis Building
Introduction | Rhagymadrodd
Rhagymadrodd
Croeso i Raglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol, rhaglen syn cynnig cyfleoedd eithriadol i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig eu datblygu eu hunain fel ymchwilwyr ac fel gweithwyr proffesiynol. Seilir y rhaglen ar y Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr ymagwedd fawr newydd at ddatblygu ymchwilwyr ac un syn ceisio datblygu ymchwilwyr o safon fyd-eang ac adeiladu cronfa o ymchwil addysg uwch yn y DU. Rhan hanfodol och cynllun ymchwil yw cynllunioch datblygiad personol a phroffesiynol i sicrhau y gallwch chi gwblhauch prosiect yn effeithiol ac edrych ymlaen at ddilyn gyrfa yn y dyfodol; bwriad y rhaglen hon ywch helpu chi i wneud hynny. O reidrwydd, disgrifiadau a manylion ein cynigion ffurfiol ywr rhan fwyaf or llyfryn hwn. Maer gweithdai ar cyrsiau ynddon rhoi sylw nid yn unig i sgiliau y gellir eu rhoi ar waith yn syth, ond i faterion ehangach sydd o bwys i ymchwilwyr, fel ymgysylltu r cyhoedd, effaith ymchwil ar bolisau, a mentergarwch. Dylech chi drafod y cyfleoedd hyn gydach tm goruchwylio, ochr yn ochr chynllunior prosiect ymchwil ei hun. Er mor werthfawr ywr digwyddiadau ffurfiol hyn, hoffem bwysleisio bod y rhaglen yn fwy na hynny. Maen cynnig cyfleoedd i gyflwynoch gwaith, i gael gwybod am yr ymchwil arall syn digwydd ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, i ymwneud ag arwain gweithgareddau i ymchwilwyr eraill, ac i gynllunioch gweithgaredd rhyngddisgyblaethol eich hun i gyfoethogich profiad. Maer profiadau hynnyn llesol ynddynt eu hunain, ond hefyd fel paratoad ar gyfer dal swyddi yn y dyfodol. Maen bleser mawr gennym allu cyhoeddi y bydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn symud yn fuan i ofod pwrpasol mewn adeilad newydd, Adeilad Hadyn Ellis, sef yr adeilad cyntaf iw ddatblygu ar yr hyn a fydd yn gampws ymchwil newydd o fri ar Maindy Road. Maer cyfle cyffrous hwn yn fodd i ni gynnig gwell gofod i chi astudio, hyfforddi, arddangos a rhwydweithio ynddo yn ogystal chaniatu i holl staff Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol fod ar yr un safle am y tro cyntaf ers ein sefydlu. Bydd hynnyn gwella rhagor ar y gwasanaeth y gallwn ni ei gynnig i chi. Mae gan Goleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol bedwar maes cysylltiedig o raglenni, sef hyfforddi a datblygu ymchwilwyr; sicrhau profiad o safon; cynyddu galluoedd ymchwil; a darparu cyfleusterau o safon fyd-eang. Bydd cynrychiolwyr y myfyrwyr yn chwarae rhan bwysig ym mhroses Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol o wneud penderfyniadau; ochr yn ochr r Cyfarwyddwyr Astudiaethau lraddedig, mae ymchwilwyr l-raddedig yn aelodau o bob un o Dimaur pedair Rhaglen a fydd yn pennu blaenoriaethau a chynlluniau gwaith eu meysydd a hefyd or grwpiau disgyblaeth syn bwydo gwybodaeth ir Tm Hyfforddi a Datblygu. Fech anogir i roi gwybod am eich barn, eich safbwyntiau, eich profiadau, eich syniadau ach pryderon drwyr cynrychiolwyr hynny. I gloi, gair yn arbennig i fyfyrwyr newydd: eich blaenoriaeth gyntaf ywch prosiect ymchwil a rhaid i chi byth golli golwg ar hynny. Ond rydyn ni hefyd yn eich annog chi i fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd ehangach y tu mewn ar tu allan i faes eich ymchwil, nid heddiwn unig ond drwy gydol eich gradd ymchwil. Y bwriad yw iddynt gyfoethogich profiad ach gwneud chin ymchwilydd mwy effeithiol a llwyddiannus yn y tymor hir. Fech anogwn chi i fanteisio ar bob cyfle i gyfarfod r amrywiaeth mawr o ymchwilwyr eraill ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ac i fod yn aelod gweithgar o gymuned Coleg Graddedigion eich Prifysgol.
Introduction
Welcome to the University Graduate College Programme, which offers exceptional opportunities for postgraduate researchers to develop themselves both as researchers and professionals. The programme is informed by the Researcher Development Framework, a major new approach to researcher development, which aims to develop world-class researchers and build the UK higher education research base. Planning your personal and professional development to ensure that you can effectively complete your project whilst looking forward to your future career is an essential part of your research plan; this programme is designed to help you in this task. The bulk of the brochure is, by necessity, the descriptions and details about our formal offerings. These workshops and courses cover not only immediately applicable skills, but broader issues of importance to researchers, such as public engagement, impact of research on policy, and enterprise. You should discuss these opportunities with your supervisory team alongside your planning of the research project itself. As valuable as these formal events are, however, we are keen to emphasise that the programme is more than that it includes opportunities to present your work, to learn of other research taking place within Cardiff University, to get involved in leading activities for other researchers, and to design your own interdisciplinary activity to enrich your experience. These experiences are beneficial in their own right, but also as preparation for future employment. We are delighted to be able to announce that the University Graduate College is soon to move into a purpose built space in new premises, the Hadyn Ellis Building, which is the first building to be developed on what will be a prestigious new research campus on Maindy Road. This is an exciting opportunity, enabling us to offer you enhanced study, training, exhibition and networking space, as well as allowing all of the University Graduate College staff to be co-located on one site for the first time since our inception, further improving the service we can offer you. The University Graduate College has four interlinked programme areas: training and developing researchers; assuring a quality experience; building capacities for research; and providing world class facilities. Student representatives play an important role in the decision-making of the University Graduate College; postgraduate researchers are members, alongside Directors of PGR Studies, of each of the four Programme Teams, which set priorities and work plans for their areas and also of the discipline groups that inform the Training and Development Team. You are encouraged to feed through these representatives your opinions, perspectives, experiences, ideas and concerns. Finally, a word especially aimed at new students: your first priority is your research project and you must never lose sight of that. However, we urge you also to take advantage of the broader opportunities both within and outside your research area not just now, but throughout your research degree they are intended both to enhance your experience and to make you a more effective and successful researcher in the long run. We encourage you to take every opportunity to meet the diverse range of other researchers at Cardiff University and to become active members of your University Graduate College community.
Prof / Yr Athro Terry Marsden

Dean of the University Graduate College Deon Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol
Prof / Yr Athro Ken Wann

Deputy Dean of the University Graduate College Dirprwy Ddeon Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol
Adeilad Hadyn Ellis: cartref newydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol

Bydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn symud i adeilad eiconig, Adeilad Hadyn Ellis, sef yr adeilad cyntaf ar yr hyn a fydd yn gampws ymchwil ir Brifysgol. Bydd yr adeilad, yn ogystal darparu gofod swyddfa pwrpasol a ddaw thm cyfan y staff ynghyd yn yr un man, yn lle i ni gynnal llawer on gweithdai an digwyddiadau. Mae darlithfa 150 o seddau yn berffaith ar gyfer ein digwyddiad Sefydlu yn ogystal r rhaglen o ddarlithiau ar sesiwn llawn ar gyfer cynadleddau dan-arweiniad-myfyrwyr. Mae gofod arddangos ar gael mewn atriwm aml-lawr lle y gallwn ni gynnal arddangosiadau ac arddangosfeydd o bosteri ymchwil yn ogystal ag arddangos gweithgarwch ymchwil mewn ffordd fwy dynamig. Bydd pedair ystafell hyfforddi ar gael ar gyfer ein gweithdai ac i gynnal cyfarfodydd grwpiau ynddynt yn ystod cynadleddau. Bydd y caffen lle perffaith i gynadleddwyr gyfarfod a chymdeithasu yn ystod yr egwyliau pwysig i gael lluniaeth. Ar y llawr cyntaf, mae gofod wedii neilltuon lle i waith dros dro gan ymwelwyr undydd ac i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig y mae angen desg a gofod storio arnynt am gyfnod cyfyngedig. Rhagwelir y bydd modd neilltuor gofodau hynny am rai wythnosau neu fisoedd, a hynnyn bennaf i fyfyrwyr a all orfod gadael swyddfa yn eu Hysgol ac ildiou lle i ymchwilwyr newydd ar eu blwyddyn gyntaf ond y mae angen peth amser arnynt o hyd i orffen lluniou traethawd hir. Bydd y gofod yn cynnig amgylchedd syn hyrwyddo cynhyrchu gwaith yn ogystal datblygu amgylchedd cynhalgar i ymchwilwyr. Ein cymdogion yn yr adeilad fydd dau o Sefydliadau Ymchwil y Brifysgol: Sefydliad Canser Bn-gelloedd Ewrop ar Sefydliad Ymchwil i Niwrowyddoniaeth ac Iechyd Meddwl. Bydd y Sefydliad Ymchwil i Leoedd Cynaliadwy hefyd ar safle Parc Maindy, ger Adeilad Hadyn Ellis. Enwyd yr adeilad ar l yr Athro Hadyn Ellis, gw r a oedd yn frwd o blaid gwneud ymchwil ryngddisgyblaethol a datblygu ymchwilwyr l-raddedig dau nod y mae Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol hefyd yn eu harddel. Hyd at ei farwolaeth yn 2006, bun ddylanwad mawr ar ddatblygiad Prifysgol Caerdydd. Ar l bod yn Bennaeth yr Ysgol Seicoleg, daeth yn Rhag-Ddirprwy Ganghellor y Brifysgol dros Ymchwil a bu hefyd yn Ddeon Astudiaethau Graddedig. Ar l ei benodin Ddirprwy Is-Ganghellor yn 2001, chwaraeodd yr Athro Ellis rl allweddol yn yr uno Choleg Meddygaeth Prifysgol Cymru, cyfnod pryd y bu modd iddo ehangu sylfaen ymchwil ryngddisgyblaethol y Brifysgol. Yn 2004 dyfarnwyd y CBE iddo am ei wasanaethau i Addysg Uwch. Adeg llunior testun hwn, disgwylir gweld cwblhaur gwaith adeiladu yn gynnar yng ngwanwyn 2013 ac y cawn symud iddon gynnar yn haf y flwyddyn honno. Mae cysylltau a gwybodaeth bellach am Gampws Ymchwil Maindy Road ac Adeilad Hadyn Ellis iw gweld ar ein gwefan.
Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol i Ymchwil l-raddedig

Mae Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn cynnig rhaglen gynhwysfawr i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig ddatblygu eu sgiliau ymchwil au sgiliau proffesiynol. Llwyddodd y pecyn hwn o gymorth i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig a staff ymchwil-yn-unig i gyrraedd rhestr fer Gwobr 2010 y Times Higher Education am Gymorth Nodedig i Ymchwilwyr yn Gynnar yn eu Gyrfa. Maen cynnwys cyfleoedd dysgu ffurfiol, gweithgareddau strwythuredig i ymarfer a datblygu sgiliau, a gweithgareddau i ehangu a chyfoethogich profiad. Ym mhob ymchwil l-raddedig ceir cryn amrywiaeth: amrywiaeth yn y dulliau ar ymagweddau at ymchwil yn y disgyblaethau a rhyngddynt; amrywiaeth ym mharatoad cychwynnol a phrofiad myfyrwyr ymchwil; amrywiaeth o ran y moddau presenoldeb; ac amrywiaeth yn y gymuned o fyfyrwyr ymchwil. Maen hymagwedd ni, felly, yn hoelio sylw ar fyfyrwyr ac wedii seilio ar eu hanghenion. Yr amcan yw ich cynllun datblygu gyd-fynd ch anghenion heddiw ac yfory ac anghenion eich prosiect ymchwil. I sicrhau hynny, rhaid i chi drafod eich anghenion datblygu gydach goruchwylydd a mynd ati gydach gilydd i ddewis y cyfleoedd a fydd yn ateb eich anghenion ac yn cyd-fynd ch cam chi yn eich ymchwil (gweler tudalen 6). flwyddyn olaf a chyngor yngly n r arholiad llafar a phopeth rhwng y ddau. Darparwn hyfforddiant sgiliau yn y cyd-destun ehangaf posibl a all ateb anghenion y myfyrwyr. Mae hynnyn fodd ir myfyrwyr weithio mewn cyd-destunau trawsddisgyblaethol syn ategu nodau ymchwil cyffredinol y Brifysgol ac yn helpu i ddatblygu cymuned ymchwil gynhalgar yn y Brifysgol heb amharu ar ddatblygiad diwylliant ymchwil cryf ym mhob Ysgol unigol. Mantais wirioneddol gweithio fel hyn ywr cyfle i gyfarfod ag ymchwilwyr o ysgolion eraill yng Nghaerdydd ac elwa ou profiadau, eu sgiliau au hymagweddau at ymchwil. Bydd rhai or gweithdai, felly, yn gwbl gymysg o ran disgyblaeth byddwch chir un mor debyg o weithio gyda ffisegydd ag athronydd neu gymdeithasegydd. Anelir eraill at ymchwilwyr mewn grwpiau bras o ddisgyblaethau fel y dyniaethau, y gwyddorau cymdeithasol ar gwyddorau neu, yn wir, is-setiau ohonynt. Maer rhaglen o weithdai wedii chynllunio gan staff academaidd a gweinyddol mewn partneriaeth chynrychiolwyr ymchwilwyr l-raddedig a chan roir sylw priodol i ganllawiaur Cynghorau Ymchwil unigol ar Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr yn gyffredinol (cewch wybod rhagor amdano ar dudalen 4).
Hyfforddiant Ffurfiol
Maer llyfryn hwn yn disgrifior amrywiaeth helaeth o weithdai a chyrsiau i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig ar bob cam yn rhaglen eu gradd ymchwil o gwrs sefydlu ar sgiliau cychwynnol hanfodol yn y flwyddyn gyntaf ymlaen i gynlluniou gyrfa yn y
Darlithiau a Seminarau
Bydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn rhedeg rhaglen o ddarlithiau syn cyflwyno siaradwyr ysbrydoledig o Gaerdydd a mannau eraill i draethu am bynciau cyfredol. Bydd hefyd, os
The University Graduate College Programme for Postgraduate Researchers | Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol i Ymchwil l-raddedig
The Hadyn Ellis Building: the new home of the University Graduate College
The University Graduate College will be moving into the iconic Hadyn Ellis Building, which is the first building on what will become a research campus for the University. In addition to providing a purpose-built office space that will bring together the whole staff team into a single location, the building will house many of our workshops and events. A 150 seat lecture theatre is the perfect size for Starting Out, our induction event, as well as the lecture programme and plenary sessions for student-led conferences. Exhibition space is available in a multi-story atrium, in which we can run research poster displays and exhibitions as well as more dynamic demonstrations of research activity. Four training rooms will be available for our workshops and for break-out rooms for conferences. A caf area will be the perfect place for participants to meet and mingle during those important refreshment breaks. On the first floor, space has been reserved for day visitors as well as for postgraduate researchers who need desk and storage space to call their own for a limited time period. It is envisaged that these spaces can be allocated for several weeks or months, primarily by students who may have to vacate a school-based office to make way for new first year researchers whilst still requiring some time to finish up their dissertation. The space will provide an environment that is conducive to productive work as well as developing a supportive environment of researchers. Our neighbours in the building will be two of the University Research Institutes: The European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute and the Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute. The Sustainable Places Research Institute will also be on the Maindy Park site, adjacent to the Hadyn Ellis Building. Professor Hadyn Ellis, for whom the building is named, was a champion of interdisciplinary research and of the development of postgraduate researchers both of which are aims of the University Graduate College. He was highly influential in the development of Cardiff University, until his death in 2006. After serving as Head of the School of Psychology, he became the Universitys Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and also served as the Dean of Graduate Studies. Appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 2001, Professor Ellis played a key role in the merger with the University of Wales College of Medicine. During this period he was able to expand the Universitys base of interdisciplinary research. He was awarded a CBE in 2004 for his services to Higher Education. At the time of writing, the construction was on target to be completed in early spring 2013, with occupation in early summer of that year. Links to additional information on the Maindy Road Research Campus and the Hadyn Ellis Building can be found on our web site.
The University Graduate College Programme for Postgraduate Researchers

The University Graduate College offers a comprehensive programme for postgraduate researchers to develop both their research and professional skills. This package of support for postgraduate researchers and research-only staff was shortlisted in the 2010 Times Higher Education Award for Outstanding Support for Early Career Researchers. It comprises formal learning opportunities, structured activities to practice and develop skills, and activities to broaden and enrich your experience. There is significant diversity in postgraduate research: diversity in research methods and approaches in and among disciplines; diversity in the initial preparation and experience of research students; diversity in modes of attendance; and diversity in the research student community. Therefore, our approach is student-centred and is needs-based, with the objective that your development plan should be appropriate to your needs both now and in the future, and to the needs of your research project. This approach requires that you discuss your development needs with your supervisor and, together, select opportunities that will meet your needs and are suitable for your stage of research (see page 7). and essential starting out skills through to final year career planning and viva advice as well as everything in between. We provide skills training in the broadest possible context that is able to meet student needs. This enables students to work in cross-discipline contexts that support the overall University research aims and help develop a supportive University research community, without prejudice to the development of a strong School research culture. A very real benefit of this approach is the opportunity to meet researchers from other schools at Cardiff and gain from their experiences, skills and approaches to research. Some of the workshops, therefore, will include a complete mix of disciplines you will be as likely to be working with a physicist as a philosopher or sociologist. Others are aimed at researchers in broad discipline groups, such as humanities, social sciences and sciences, or indeed subsets of these. The workshop programme is designed by academic and administrative staff in partnership with PGR representatives and with due regard to individual Research Council guidelines and the overall Researcher Development Framework (more about which, see page 5).
Formal Training
This brochure describes the extensive range of workshops and courses for postgraduate researchers at every stage in their research degree programme from first year induction
Events and Seminars

The University Graduate College runs an events programme, presenting inspiring speakers on current topics from within Cardiff and from elsewhere. It also promotes, where applicable, the seminar programmes from Academic Schools
ywn gymwys, yn hyrwyddo rhaglenni seminar gan Ysgolion Academaidd syn agored yn ehangach i ymchwilwyr yng Nghaerdydd. Cewch y manylion ar wefan Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol.
Dysgu Ar-lein
Mae Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol wrthin datblygu ei phortffolio o adnoddau hyfforddi a gynigir ar-lein. Bydd y modiwlaun fodd i chi astudio ar adeg a chyflymdra syn addas i chi neun eich atgoffa or wybodaeth a gawsoch mewn gweithdai blaenorol. Ond wnn nhw ddim ymdrin r deunydd yr un mor fanwl ac, wrth gwrs, chewch chi mor cyfle i drafod y pwnc gyda phobl eraill mewn gweithdy. Cewch chi gyrchur modiwlau drwy ddilyn y cyswllt o we-dudalennau Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol. Bydd angen i chi fewngofnodi gan ddefnyddioch enw defnyddiwr ach cyfrinair Prifysgol Caerdydd arferol. Dymar modiwlau ar hyn o bryd: Q Cael Cyhoeddich Gwaith yn y Celfyddydau ar Dyniaethau Q Cael Cyhoeddich Gwaith yn y Gwyddorau Q Cynllunio Gyrfa yn y Celfyddydau, y Dyniaethau ar Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Q Cynllunio Gyrfa yn y Gwyddorau Q Dewis Cynhadledd, Cyflwyno a Rhwydweithio Q Dulliau Ymchwil mewn Adolygu Llenyddiaeth Q Dulliau Ymchwil yn y Celfyddydau ar Dyniaethau Q Dulliau Ymchwil yn y Gwyddorau Q Dulliau Ymchwil yn y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Q Eiddo Deallusol yng Nghyd-destun Ymchwil Q Fideo ar Arholiad Llafar Da Q Fideo ar Oruchwylio Da Q Fideo ar Sgiliau Cyflwyno Da Q Moeseg Ymchwil 1: Llywodraethu Ymchwil Q Moeseg Ymchwil 2: Gweithio gyda Gwrthrychau Dynol Q Rheoli Prosiect yng Nghyd-destun Ymchwil Q Rheolich Goruchwylydd Ymchwil neuch Prif Ymchwilydd
mewn amgylchedd cynhalgar a chyfeillgar ac yn eu helpu i deimlon rhan or gymuned ymchwil ehangach. Drwy ddod ir gynhadledd, byddwch chin fwy ymwybodol o ffyrdd o wneud eich ymchwil yn hygyrch i gydweithwyr mewn meysydd eraill ac ir cyhoedd, ac wedi dysgu sgiliau cyflwynoch ymchwil i gynulleidfaoedd ehangach. Byddwch chi hefyd yn elwan academaidd o glywed am yr ymchwil mewn meysydd eraill. Trefnir pob un or digwyddiadau gan bwyllgor o fyfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig o amryw or Ysgolion. Mae hwn yn brofiad pleserus a gwerthfawr ac yn gyfle rhagorol i ychwanegu at eich CV drwy ddatblygu sgiliau trosglwyddadwy ym maes trefnu digwyddiadau. Os hoffech chi gymryd rhan, e-bostiwch ni yn UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk Ymhlith y cynadleddau a redir yn 2012-13 bydd: Q Cynhadledd Llais y Dyniaethau - dydd Iau 21 Mawrth Q Cynhadledd Siarad am Wyddoniaeth - dydd Iau 2 Mai Q Cynhadledd Canolbwyntio ar y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol dydd Iau 14 Mawrth Q Digwyddiad Rhyngddisgyblaethol a Thematig - dydd Iau 27 a dydd Gwener 28 Mehefin Yn ystod 2012-13 byddwn ni hefyd yn estyn y cyfleoedd i ymchwilwyr yn y gwyddorau rannu ou hymchwil mewn dyddiau ymchwil a fydd thema iddynt. Gan nad oedd y wedd derfynol wedii rhoi ar y rheiny adeg argraffur llyfr hwn, bydd rhagor o fanylion ar gael ar ein gwefan.
Ariannu Gweithgareddau Rhyngddisgyblaethol

Mae Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn darparu cyllid i weithgareddau academaidd rhyngddisgyblaethol a drefnir gan fyfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig ac syn dod myfyrwyr ynghyd o wahanol feysydd i drafod pynciau ymchwil a rennir. Gall myfyrwyr wneud cais am hyd at 1,000 i gynorthwyo gweithgareddau rhyngddisgyblaethol megis fforymau thematig, grwpiau darllen, seminarau, cynadleddau a gweithdai. Rhaid ir gweithgareddau fod wediu trefnu gan fyfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig ac ar eu cyfer. Bydd y cynllun yn gyfle rhagorol i fyfyrwyr ddatblygu eu sgiliau trosglwyddadwy drwy gydweithio ar drefnu digwyddiadau. Mae prosesau gwneud cais am yr arian, rhedeg y gweithgareddau ac adrodd ar eich gwaith yn debyg ir rhai syn ofynnol wrth wneud cais am arian i gyflawni rl yn y byd academaidd yn y dyfodol neu i gynnig a rheoli prosiectau mewn rolau anacademaidd. Cewch wybod rhagor am y cynllun ariannu yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/ugc
Cynadleddau dan Arweiniad Myfyrwyr

Ar hyd y flwyddyn fe redir amryw o gynadleddau dan arweiniad myfyrwyr i roi cyfle i fyfyrwyr gwahanol ddisgyblaethau gyflwynou gwaith iw gilydd, i rannu a datblygu eu diddordebau ymchwil ac i sefydlu cysylltiadau rhyngddisgyblaethol syn fanteisiol i bawb. Maer cynadleddaun fodd i fyfyrwyr ddatblygu eu sgiliau cyflwyno
Y Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr

Arf ywr Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr (yr RDF) i gynllunio, hyrwyddo a chynorthwyo datblygiad personol, proffesiynol a gyrfaol ymchwilwyr byd addysg uwch. Ynddo, disgrifir gwybodaeth, sgiliau, ymddygiadau a nodweddion personol ymchwilydd ac anogir ymchwilwyr i geisio rhagori drwy ddatblygu rhagor arnynt hwy eu hunain. Prosiect a ariannir ac a reolir gan Vitae ywr Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr ac fei cymeradwyir gan Gynghorau Ymchwil y DU a Chyrff a Sefydliadau eraill ym myd addysg uwch. Rhennir y Fframwaith yn bedwar maes a deuddeg is-faes syn cwmpasur wybodaeth, y galluoedd deallusol, y technegau ar safonau proffesiynol i wneud ymchwil yn ogystal r nodweddion personol, y wybodaeth ar sgiliau i weithio gydag eraill a sicrhau effaith ehangach ir ymchwil. Maer disgrifiadau cysylltiedig yn y meysydd yn disgrifio agweddau gwahanol ar fod yn ymchwilydd. Ym mhob disgrifiad ceir rhwng tri a phum cyfnod syn cynrychioli camau datblygu penodol neu lefelau perfformiad. Maer Fframwaith yn fodd i chi asesuch cryfderau a pha feysydd iw datblygu ymhellach i sicrhau eich bod chin symud ymlaen yn eich gyrfa. Maen cynnig ieithwedd i chi gyfleuch galluoedd ynddi. Gall hynny fod yn werthfawr iawn wrth i chi gynllunioch gyrfa, paratoi ar gyfer cyfarfodydd datblygol gydach goruchwylydd, neu ddiweddaruch CV. Maer Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr (yr RDF) yn esblygiad o Gyd-Ddatganiad Sgiliau y Cynghorau Ymchwil (y JSS) dogfen a all fod yn gyfarwydd i fyfyrwyr ar gamau hwyr eu PhD.
Researcher Development Framework | Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr
that are open more widely to researchers at Cardiff. The details of these can be found on the University Graduate College web site.
Online Learning
The University Graduate College is building its portfolio of training resources offered on-line. These allow you to study at a time and pace to suit you or to refresh knowledge from previous workshop attendance. However, they wont cover material in as much depth and, of course, dont give you the opportunity to discuss the topic with other people in a workshop context. You can access the modules by following the link from the University Graduate College web pages. You will need to log in with your usual Cardiff University username and password. Current modules are as follows: Q Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Q Career Planning in the Sciences Q Getting Published in the Arts & Humanities Q Getting Published in the Sciences Q The Good Presentation Skills Video Q Good Supervision Video Q Good Viva Video Q Intellectual Property in the Research Context Q Managing Your Research Supervisor or Principal Investigator Q Project Management in the Research Context Q Research Ethics 1: Research Governance Q Research Ethics 2: Working with Human Subjects Q Research Methods in the Arts and Humanities Q Research Methods in Literature Review Q Research Methods in the Sciences Q Research Methods in the Social Sciences Q Selecting a Conference, Presenting and Networking
and friendly environment and help them to feel part of the wider research community. Through attendance you will become more aware of how to make your research accessible to colleagues in other areas and to the general public and will have acquired skills in presenting research to wider audiences. You also benefit academically from hearing about research in other areas. Each of the events is organised by a committee of postgraduate research students from a number of Schools. This is an enjoyable and rewarding experience, and provides an excellent opportunity to develop transferable skills in event organisation to add to your CV. If you wish to get involved, please e-mail us at UGC@cardiff.ac.uk Conferences running in 2012-13 include: Q Voice of Humanities Conference - Thursday 21 March Q Speaking of Science Conference - Thursday 2 May Q Spotlight on Social Sciences Conference - Thursday 14 March Q Themed Interdisciplinary Event - Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June During 2012-13, we will also be extending the opportunities for researchers in the sciences to share their research at themed research days. These were not finalised at the time of going to print; more details will be available on our website.
Funding for Interdisciplinary Activities

The University Graduate College provides funding for interdisciplinary academic activities organised by postgraduate research students, which bring students together from different subject areas to discuss shared research interests. Students can apply for funding of up to 1,000 to support interdisciplinary activities such as themed forums, reading groups, seminars, conferences and workshops. Activities must be organised by and for postgraduate research students. The scheme provides an excellent opportunity for students to develop their transferable skills by working collaboratively to organise events. The processes of applying for funding, implementing activities and reporting on your work are similar to those required to apply for funds in future roles in academia or to pitch and manage projects in non-academic roles. Further information about the funding scheme can be found at www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugc
Student-Led Conferences
A number of student-led conferences are run throughout the year to provide opportunities for students in different disciplines to present their work to each other, to share and develop their research interests and to establish mutually beneficial interdisciplinary links. The conferences enable students to develop their presentation skills in a supportive
The Researcher Development Framework

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) is a tool for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers in higher education. It describes the knowledge, skills, behaviours and personal qualities of researchers and encourages them to aspire to excellence through achieving higher levels of development. The Researcher Development Framework is a project funded and managed by Vitae and endorsed by the Research Councils UK and other Higher Education Bodies and Institutions. The RDF is structured into four domains and twelve sub domains, encompassing the knowledge, intellectual abilities, techniques and professional standards to do research, as well as the personal qualities, knowledge and skills to work with others and to ensure the wider impact of research. The associated descriptors within the domains describe different aspects of being a researcher. Each descriptor contains between three and five phases, representing distinct stages of development or levels of performance. The RDF provides a way for you to assess your strengths and areas for further development to ensure you progress in your career. It provides a universal language for communicating your capabilities. This can be very valuable in planning your career, preparing for developmental meetings with your supervisor or updating your CV. The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) is the evolution of the Research Councils Joint Skills Statement (JSS), which may be familiar to later stage PhDs.
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1. Llwythor Cynllunydd Datblygu Proffesiynol i lawr

Y cam cyntaf mewn unrhyw broses gynllunio yw adolyguch sgiliau, neu hunanwerthuso, i sefydlu bler ydych chi arni erbyn hyn. Ich helpu i wneud hynny, mae Vitae, ar sail y Fframwaith, wedi cynhyrchu arf rhyngweithiol syn defnyddio Microsoft Excel. Gallwch chi lwytho copi or Cynllunydd Datblygu Proffesiynol i lawr o http://www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfplanner. Fe aiff hwnnw chi drwy bob un or pedwar maes, y 12 is-faes ar disgrifiadau o wybodaeth, ymddygiad a phriodoleddau ymchwilwyr llwyddiannus. Ar l i chi lwythor daenlen i lawr ich gofod personol ai hagor yn Microsoft 2007 neu 2010, fe welwch chi flwch rhybudd diogelwch yn y gornel uchaf ar y chwith. Rhaid i chi glicior botwm options a dewis enable this content i wneud ir daenlen weithio.
Planning Your Skills Development using the Researcher Development Framework
The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) has been developed by Vitae in collaboration with the higher education sector and other stakeholders. Further details about the RDF are available at www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf. The RDF graphic has been used and adapted with permission from Vitae in accordance with the RDF conditions of use: www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfconditionsofuse In order to gain the most from your research degree you need to be actively involved in an ongoing cycle of self evaluation, reflection, target setting and action planning. Just as you plan the research project itself, you should have a plan for your personal and professional development. By being more aware of your skills and having a plan for future development you will be able to make more informed choices at key points during your career. Maximise your personal development opportunities by following these stages:
1. Download the Professional Development Planner

The first step in any planning process is to establish where you are now by conducting a review or self evaluation of your skills. To assist you with this task, Vitae have produced an interactive tool using Microsoft Excel based on the RDF. You can download a copy of this Professional Development Planner at http://www.vitae.ac.uk/rdfplanner. It will take you through each of the four domains, 12 sub-domains and the descriptors which describe the knowledge, behaviour and attributes of successful researchers. Once you have downloaded the spreadsheet to your personal space and opened it up in Microsoft 2007 or 2010, you will see a security warning box in the top left hand corner. You must click on the options button, and select enable this content in order to make the spreadsheet work.
2. Canfod Cryfderau a Gwendidau Personol

Dewiswch y maes y mae gennych chi ddiddordeb ynddo o ran datblygiad personol. Er enghraifft, cliciwch ar Maes A. Bydd hwnnwn dangos yr is-feysydd ar disgrifiadau unigol yn y maes hwnnw. Ticiwch y blychau i ddewis pa rai or disgrifiadau y mae gennych chi ddiddordeb ynddynt ich asesuch hun. Er enghraifft, os hoffech chi ddatblyguch gallu i ganfod cyfleoedd i wneud ymchwil, gallech dicior blychau syn dweud cymhwyso dulliau ymchwil yn ymarferol, meddwl yn feirniadol, datrys problemau, dirnadaeth ddeallusol, ac arloesi. Bydd hynnyn rhoi i chi gamau datblygur disgrifiadau y byddwch chin eu ticio. Mae rhwng tri a phum cyfnod i bob disgrifiad yn y Fframwaith syn disgrifio lefelau cynyddol o allu. Darllenwch y cyfnodau ym mhob disgrifiad ac ystyriwch pa rai syn cyd-fynd orau ch gallu ar hyn o bryd. Amlygwch hwy a chliciwch ar cofnodi. Yna amlygwch y cyfnodau syn disgrifio orau bler hoffech chi fod yn y dyfodol agos, a chliciwch targed. Yna, bwydwch i mewn y dystiolaeth sydd gennych i ateguch cyfnod cyfredol. Ceisiwch fod mor benodol phosibl. Er enghraifft, peidiwch rhoi dim ond Rwyn gyfarwydd ag amrywiaeth mawr o ddulliau. Yn hytrach, rhowch Mae gen i wybodaeth weithio dda o fethodoleg X, gan gynnwys defnyddio A, B ac C (gwahanol ddulliau) yn Y (sefyllfa lle defnyddioch chir dulliau). Er y gall enghreifftiau ddod och profiad blaenorol, gwiriwch fod y lefel yn gymesur ag astudio doethurol; ar ddechrauch gradd ymchwil, gall ymddangos bod sgl a ddatblygwyd ar y lefel israddedig neu l-raddedig a addysgir yn ddigon. Ond gall eich goruchwylwyr helpu i ddiffinior safon y bydd disgwyl i chi ei chyrraedd. Cofiwch fod y Fframwaith yn rhychwantu pob cam yn natblygiad ymchwilydd hyd at lefel athro prifysgol. Cofiwch gynnwys sgiliau trosglwyddadwy - mae hynnyn bwysig o ran cynnydd eich gyrfa y tu mewn neur tu allan ir byd academaidd. Gwnewch y broses eto ar gyfer pob un or disgrifiadau a ddewisoch chi ac yna ewch ymlaen ir maes nesaf. Ar l gorffen, cliciwch y botwm adrodd. Ar l i chi gwblhaur ymarfer, dylai fod gennych chi ryw syniad cychwynnol or hyn rydych chi wedii gyflawni eisoes, och cryfderau, or meysydd sydd iw gwella, ach angen am hyfforddiant. Ar l clicior botwm adrodd cewch eich ysgogi i ddatblygu cynllun syn dangos sut y cyflawnwch chi gyfnod eich targedau datblygu. (Cofiwch fod modd gwneud hyn mewn sawl cam.)
4. Llunio Amcanion CAMPUS

Ystyriwch pa mor CAMPUS (Cyraeddadwy, amserol, mesuradwy, penodol, uchelgeisiol, synhwyrol) ywr amcan a diffiniwch yn glir, bob cam or ffordd, sut y byddwch chin adolygu ac yn mesur eich cynnydd, erbyn pryd y gwnewch chi hynny ar hyn a wnewch chi yn ystod yr wythnos nesaf, y mis nesaf, y chwarter nesaf neu yn y tymor hwy. Ar l llenwich Cynllunydd Datblygu Proffesiynol, maen fwy na thebyg y byddwch chi wedi nodi amryw o sgiliau yr hoffech eu datblygu dros y misoedd nesaf. Peth buddiol yw trafod gydach goruchwylydd sut maech ymchwil yn dod yn ei blaen a pha feysydd datblygu a hyfforddi y gallai fod eu hangen. Ystyriwch y camau sydd iw cymryd yn syth yn ogystal ch nod yn y pen draw.
5. Pennu Blaenoriaethau
Ar l i chi benderfynu ar eich anghenion datblygu, gwnewch yn siw r nad oes gennych chi fwy o amcanion nag y gall misoedd nesaf cynllun eich ymchwil eu cynnwys. Rheol gyffredinol yw hyn: os oes gennych chi fwy nag wyth amcan, bydd angen i chi flaenoriaethur meysydd mwyaf perthnasol a rhoi rhai ohonynt or neilltu a chanolbwyntio arnynt yn ddiweddarach, efallai. Does dim rhaid i chi geisio datblygu ym mhob un o feysydd y Fframwaith ar unwaith. Dim ond drwy brofiad ac ymarfer y gellir cyrraedd rhai camau, ond bydd hunanymwybyddiaeth dda a chynllunioch datblygiad proffesiynol yn helpur broses. Dyma rai pwyntiau iw hystyried wrth flaenoriaethuch amcanion datblygu: Q dylech roi blaenoriaeth i unrhyw agweddau ar eich ymchwil rydych chin cael trafferth hwy a chanolbwyntiwch yn gyntaf ar eu datrys. Q rhowch dipyn o ystyriaeth i ddatblygur sgiliau proffesiynol ehangach a allai, er enghraifft, gynydduch effeithiolrwydd personol neu wellach rhagolygon o gael swydd yn y dyfodol. Q efallai y gwelwch chi nad oes angen ond cynnal eich safon bresennol mewn maes penodol. Efallai y teimlwch, er enghraifft, fod angen i chi roi cyflwyniadaun gyson i gynnal eich hyder o ran siarad yn gyhoeddus. Cofiwch edrych ymlaen ym mhob rhan och gwaith. Er enghraifft, os oes bwriad i chi ddefnyddio techneg ymchwil newydd yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn, bydd angen i chi gael hyfforddiant cyn cyrraedd y pwynt hwnnw. Ir broses o ddatblyguch sgiliau fod yn effeithiol, bydd angen i chi FYFYRIO yngly n r hyn rydych chi wedii ddysgu, CYNLLUNIO ar gyfer symud ymlaen, a CHOFNODI eich datblygiad. Am fod gan bawb brofiadau, hoffterau ac anghenion gwahanol, maer Cynllunydd Datblygu Proffesiynol yn gwbl hyblyg a chewch ddewis hepgor camau os teimlwch chin fwy cyffyrddus wrth weithio felly. Ond cewch chir budd mwyaf ohono drwy weithio drwy bob cam fel proses integredig. Argymhellir eich bod chin dadansoddich anghenion personol o ran hyfforddi a datblygu o leiaf unwaith bob chwe mis, a bod hynnyn cyd-fynd monitroch cynnydd. Cofnodwch ddyddiad yr adolygiad er mwyn i chi weld sut rydych chi wedi datblygu tra buoch chin fyfyriwr ymchwil.
3. Trafod gydach Goruchwylydd

Erbyn y cam hwn, bydd angen ich goruchwylydd egluro wrthych yr hyn y mae elfennau unigol or adolygiad hwn yn ei olygu yn eich disgyblaeth chi, ac ychwanegur sgiliau syn perthyn yn benodol ich prosiect ymchwil. Dylaich goruchwylydd allu cadarnhauch asesiad ohonoch chich hun (os dewiswch ei rannu) ac, yn bwysicach, ddweud pa lefel o gymhwysedd y dylech chi fod arni mewn perthynas cham cyfredol eich ymchwil. Gallwch fwydo gwybodaeth ir meysydd perthnasol yn arf y Fframwaith ynghylch sut y gallech chi ddatblygu yn y maes hwnnw. Er enghraifft, gallai fod yn gwrs hyfforddi, yn gyngor gan eich goruchwylydd neuch mentor, neun ddatblygu ar eich pen eich hun.
2. Identify Personal Strengths and Weaknesses

Choose which of the domains you are interested in for personal development, for example, click on Domain A. This will show the sub-domains and individual descriptors within that domain. Tick the boxes to select which of the descriptors you are interested in for self assessment. For example, if you want to develop your ability to identify opportunities for research, you might tick the boxes that say research methods practical application, critical thinking, problem solving, intellectual insight, and innovation. This will give you the developmental phases for the descriptors that you tick. There are between three and five phases for each descriptor in the RDF, which describe progressive levels of capability. Read the phases for each descriptor and see which relates best to your current capability highlight them and click record. Then highlight the phases which best describe where you want to be in the near future and click target. Now enter the evidence you have to support your current phase. Try to be as specific as possible, for example dont just put I am familiar with a wide range of methods instead put I have a good working knowledge of X methodology, including use of A, B and C (example methods) in Y (situation in which you used the methods). Although examples may be from prior experience, do check that the level is commensurate with doctoral study; at the beginning of your research degree it may seem that a skill developed at undergraduate or postgraduate taught level may be sufficient, but your supervisors will be able to assist in defining the standard you will be expected to achieve. Remember the RDF covers all phases in researcher development up to professorial level. Dont forget to include transferable skills - this is important for career progression within or outside academia. Repeat the process for all the descriptors that you selected and then continue to the next domain. When you have finished, click the report button. Once you have completed this exercise, you should have begun to formulate some idea of what you have achieved already, your strengths, areas for improvement and need for training. Having clicked the report button you will be prompted to develop an action plan about how you will achieve your target phase for development. (Remember this can be done in several stages.)
4. Formulate SMART Objectives

Think about how SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound) the objective is and clearly define each step along the way, how you are going to review and measure your progress, when you are going to take action by and what you will do in the next week, next month, next quarter or longer term. After completing your Professional Development Planner you will probably have identified a number of skills that you would like to develop over the coming months. It is useful to discuss with your supervisor how your research is progressing and what particular areas of development and training might be needed. Consider your immediate steps in development as well as your ultimate goal.
5. Set Priorities
Once you have decided on your development needs, ensure that you do not have more objectives than can be accommodated in your research plan for the coming months. As a general rule, if you have more than eight objectives, then you need to prioritise those areas which are most relevant and cut some out, perhaps for focus at a later date. You dont have to try to develop in all the areas of the RDF at once. Some phases may only be reached through experience and practice, however good self-awareness and professional development planning will aid the process. Here are some points to consider when prioritising your development objectives: Q you should give priority to any aspects of your research that you are struggling with and concentrate on getting these right first. Q give some consideration to developing the broader professional skills that could, for example, improve your personal effectiveness or enhance your future employability prospects. Q you might find that you simply need to maintain a current standard in a particular area. For example, you might feel you need to give regular presentations in order to maintain your confidence at public speaking. Remember to look ahead in all areas of your work, for example, if you are due to be using a new research technique later in the year, you need to have been trained before this point. In order for the skills development process to be effective, you need to REFLECT on what you have learned, PLAN for your progression, and RECORD your development. As everyone has different experiences, preferences and needs, the Professional Development Planner is completely flexible and you can choose to skip stages if you feel more comfortable working this way. However, you will get most benefit if you work through all stages as an integrated process. It is recommended that you analyse your own personal training and development needs at least once every six months, to coincide with your progress monitoring. Record the date of the review so you can chart how you have developed whilst a research student.
3. Discuss with Your Supervisor

At this stage you will need to seek clarification from your supervisor about what individual elements of this review mean within your discipline, and to add those skills which are specific to your research project. Your supervisor should be able to confirm your assessment of yourself (if you choose to share it) and more importantly to tell you at what level of competence you should be in relation to your current stage of research. You can enter into the relevant fields in the RDF tool information about how you might develop in this area, for example it could be a training course, advice from your supervisor or mentor, or develop on your own.
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Cwestiynau Cyffredin
Pwy syn gymwys i fynd ar y cyrsiau?
Anelir rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol o weithdai at fyfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig sydd wedi ymrestru ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd. Mae myfyrwyr ymchwil l-raddedig yn cynnwys: MPhil, MRes, PhD, MD, MCh, EdD, DClinPsych, DEdPsych, DSW, DHS, DNurs a DEng. Mae myfyrwyr sydd wedi ymrestru ar radd Athro fel rhan o radd ymchwil 1+3 ffurfiol ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd hefyd yn gymwys i ddilyn y gweithdai. NID ywr Rhaglen yn agored i fyfyrwyr ar gyrsiau Athro eraill a addysgir, fel MBA, MA neu MSc. Os canslwch chi o fewn 48 awr cyn ir gweithdy ddechrau, dylech ffonio swyddfa Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol. Os canslwch chi le o fewn dau ddiwrnod gwaith heb reswm dilys, fe nodir yn eich cofnod eich bod heb ddod ir gweithdy.
Sut maer cynllun blaendal yn gweithio?

Er ein bod nin deall y gall amgylchiadauch rhwystro rhag dod in gweithdai, eich cyfrifoldeb chi yw rhoi gwybod i ni (gweler uchod). Ein polisi yw gofyn i fyfyrwyr sydd heb ddod i dri gweithdy gadarnhau pob archeb drwy dalu blaendal o 30 wrth archebu lle yn y dyfodol. Caiff hwnnw ei dalun l os dewch chi i bob gweithdy y byddwch wedi archebu lle ynddo yn y 12 mis ar l derbyn y blaendal, neu ar l graddio, pun bynnag ddaw gyntaf. Os methwch chi eto dod i weithdy heb roi gwybod ymlaen llaw, fe gollwch eich blaendal a bydd gofyn cael blaendal arall gennych i gadarnhau lle i chi yn y dyfodol. Os na thalwch chir blaendal, chewch chi ddim dod i unrhyw weithdy am 12 mis ar l dyddiad y gweithdy diwethaf y gwnaethoch ei golli.
Sut mae archebu lle?

Rhaid archebu lle ym mhob gweithdy ymlaen llaw am fod nifer cyfyngedig o leoedd ym mhob sesiwn. Derbynnir ceisiadau am le ar l 1 Medi yn achos gweithdai yn y cyfnod o dri mis hyd at ddiwedd Tachwedd. Ar y diwrnod cyntaf o bob mis, bydd modd archebu lle ar gyfer y cyfnod treigl nesaf o dri mis. Felly, ar 1 Hydref cewch archebu lle hyd at ddiwedd Rhagfyr, ar 1 Tachwedd cewch archebu lle hyd at ddiwedd Ionawr, ac ati. Os ydych chin fyfyriwr rhan-amser neun dysgu o bell ac os oes angen i chi wneud trefniadau arbennig i ddod i weithdy mwy na thri mis ymlaen llaw, cysylltwch ni i drafod eich anghenion. Cewch archebu lle ar-lein ar ein gwefan yn https://rssdp.caerdydd.ac.uk neu drwy ddilyn y cysylltau o www.caerdydd.ac.uk/ugcp Caiff yr archebion eu prosesu rhwng 08.30 a 17.00 Llun-Gwener yn nhrefn y dyddiad ar amser y byddant wedi cyrraedd. Maer system yn caniatu i chi bori drwyr gweithdai ar disgrifiadau ohonynt fesul dyddiad neu allweddair. I ofyn am le mewn gweithdy, rhaid i chi ddefnyddioch enw defnyddiwr a chyfrinair Caerdydd i fewngofnodi. Cyn pen dau ddiwrnod gwaith fel arfer, cewch e-bost i gadarnhau i chi gael lle. Ynddo, cewch fanylion unrhyw waith y bydd angen ei wneud ymlaen llaw, y lleoliad, ar amserau. Darllenwch yr e-bost yn ofalus: ambell waith, gall y lleoliad neur amserau fod yn wahanol ir rhai sydd yn y llyfryn hwn. Gallwch chi wirioch archebion ar unrhyw adeg drwy fewngofnodi ir system archebu a gwirio My sessions. Os nad ydych chin cael cadarnhad drwy e-bost, mewngofnodwch a gwiriwch My Details i sicrhau bod eich cyfeiriad e-bost yn gywir. Os ywn gywir, cysylltwch ni os na fyddwch chi wedi clywed oddi wrthym ymhen dau ddiwrnod gwaith.
Beth os oes angen hyfforddiant arna i mewn maes nad ywn cael ei gynnig?
Byddwn ni bob amser yn ystyried ffyrdd o wella ac ehangun darpariaeth hyfforddi. Felly, os oes gennych chi syniad am bwnc sydd heb fod ar ein rhaglen ar hyn o bryd, cysylltwch ni. Os bydd digon o alw ymhlith myfyrwyr eraill, fe geisiwn ni ei gynnwys yn y dyfodol.
Ble caiff y gweithdai eu cynnal?

Er ein bod nin cynnal gweithdai mewn amrywiol leoliadau ar gampws Cathays a champws Parc Mynydd Bychan, cynhelir llawer ohonynt yng Nghanolfan y Graddedigion ar 3ydd Llawr Adeilad yr Undeb ym Mhlas y Parc. Cewch wybod am y lleoliad pan gaiff eich archeb am le ei chadarnhau.
Mae gen i ofynion o ran hygyrchedd neu ofynion arbennig eraill. I bwy y dylwn i roi gwybod?
Os oes gennych chi ofynion penodol, cysylltwch ni yn UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk neu ffoniwch y rhif sydd ar dudalen gefn y llyfryn. Maer rhan fwyaf on hystafelloedd hyfforddi yn hygyrch ir rhai ag anawsterau symudedd. Os nad ydynt, ac os cawn ni ddigon o rybudd, fe wnawn ein gorau glas i symud y gweithdy. Yn yr un modd, fe geisiwn fodloni pob gofyniad arall os cysylltwch chi ni ymlaen llaw.
Oes rhaid i mi dalu?

Fel yn achos gwasanaethau eraill y Brifysgol, maech ffioedd dysgu yn talu costaur gweithdai ar cyrsiau a gynigir fel rhan o Goleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol.
Sut mae cael y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf?

Ar ein gwefan cewch y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am weithdai a chyrsiau, gan gynnwys ychwanegiadau at y rhaglen a newidiadau yn yr amser, y lleoliad neur dyddiad. Byddwn ni hefyd yn eich e-bostion wythnosol i roi gwybod i chi am weithdai newydd neu leoedd gwag. Caiff diweddariadau hefyd eu hanfon allan yn gyson drwy Twitter dilynwch ni @CardiffUGC, neu ewch i www.twitter.com/cardiffugc i gael gwybod rhagor.
Beth os ywr gweithdy yr hoffwn fynd iddo yn llawn?

Cewch chich rhoi ar restr aros, a chewch e-bost i ddweud hynny. Rhown wybod i chi os daw llen rhydd, a rhaid i chi ymateb ir cynnig i sicrhaur lle. Os yw gweithdyn boblogaidd iawn, byddwn ni fel arfer yn ailgynnal sesiynau ohono. Felly, edrychwch ar y dyddiadaun nes ymlaen yn y flwyddyn gan y bydd lleoedd ar gael yn aml bryd hynny. Hefyd, ewch ir wefan yn rheolaidd i weld y diweddariadau ir rhaglen.
Pam y mae cynifer or gweithdain nodi iw chadarnhau o ran y dyddiad?

Byddwn nin dechrau llunior llyfryn hwn ym mis Mai er mwyn gallu ei argraffu ym mis Awst ai ddosbarthu i fyfyrwyr ym mis Medi. Am na fydd amserlenni addysgu llawer or staff darlithio wediu cadarnhau mewn pryd, allwn ni ddim pennu dyddiadau erbyn i ni fynd ir wasg. Cyn gynted ag y bydd y dyddiadaun hysbys, cnt eu hychwanegu at y system archebu lle ar y we ac fe gynhwyswn nir diweddariadau hynny yn ein negeseuon e-bost rheolaidd.
Sut mae canslo lle mewn gweithdy?

Ar l mewngofnodi ir system archebu, fe welwch chi bob cwrs rydych wedii archebu, yn disgwyl cael cadarnhad ohono ac wedi bod ynddo. Os dymunwch ganslo lle, cliciwch ar yr eicon Sesiynau wediu Llogi, yna cliciwch ar Canslor Cofrestriad.
Frequently Asked Questions | Cwestiynau Cyffredin
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to attend the courses?
The University Graduate College workshop programme is for enrolled postgraduate research students at Cardiff University. Postgraduate research students includes: MPhil, MRes, PhD, MD, MCh, EdD, DClinPsych, DEdPsych, DSW, DHS, DNurs and DEng. Students enrolled on a Masters degree as part of a formal 1+3 research degree at Cardiff University are also eligible to attend. The University Graduate College Programme is NOT open to students on other taught Masters courses such as MBA, MA or MSc. If you are cancelling within 48 hours of the workshop taking place, you should call the University Graduate College Office. You should note that if you cancel a place within two working days without a valid reason, it will be recorded in your record as a no show.
How does the deposit scheme work?

We do appreciate that situations arise which prevent attendance but it is your responsibility to notify us (see above). Our policy is that students who no show for three workshops in a rolling 12 month period (commencing from the date of the first missed workshop) will be required to confirm future bookings with a 30 deposit, which will be refunded upon attendance at all booked workshops in the 12 months following receipt of the deposit, or on graduation, whichever comes sooner. If you fail to attend again without prior notification, the deposit will be forfeited and a further deposit will be required to confirm future places. If you do not pay the deposit you will not be able to attend any workshops for 12 months from the date of the last missed workshop.
How do I book a place?

You must book in advance for all workshops, as there are a limited number of places for each session. Bookings open on 1 September for workshops in the three month period up to the end of November. On the first of each month, bookings will open for the subsequent three month rolling period so that on 1 October bookings can be made up to the end of December, on 1 November bookings can be made through to the end of January, and so on. If you are a part-time or distance student who needs to make special arrangements to attend a workshop more than three months in advance, please contact us to discuss your needs. Bookings are taken online at our website at https://rssdp.cardiff.ac.uk or by following the links from www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp Bookings are processed between 08.30 and 17.00 Monday to Friday in order of date and time received. The system allows you to browse the workshops and their descriptions by date or by key word. In order to request a place on a workshop, you must log in using your Cardiff username and password. You will be sent confirmation of your place by email, usually within two working days. The confirmation will include details of any advance work required, venue, and timings. Please check these emails carefully, as occasionally there are changes to venue or timings from those advertised in the brochure. You can check your bookings at any time by logging into the booking system and checking My sessions. If you are not receiving email confirmations, then log in and check My Details to ensure your email address is correct. If it is, then please contact us if you have not heard from us after two working days.
What if I need training in something that is not offered?

We are always considering ways in which we can improve and expand our training provision, so if you have an idea for a topic that we do not currently have in our programme, please get in touch. If there is enough demand from other students we will try to include it in our future offerings.
Where are the workshops held?

We hold workshops in various locations on the Cathays and Heath Park campuses, although many are held at the Graduate Centre, 3rd Floor, Union Building, Park Place. You will be informed of the location when your booking is confirmed.
I have accessibility or other special requirements who should I inform?

Please contact us at UGC@cardiff.ac.uk or on the number on the back page of the brochure about any specific requirements. Most of our training rooms are accessible to those with mobility impairments and where they are not we will make every effort to relocate a workshop given sufficient notice. We will similarly endeavour to accommodate all other special requirements if you contact us in advance.
Do I have to pay?
The costs of workshops and courses offered as part of the University Graduate College, as with other University services, are covered by your tuition fees.
How do I keep up-to-date?

Our website contains the most up-to-date information regarding workshops and courses including additions to the programme and changes of timings, venue or date. We also email you weekly with information on new workshops or vacancies. Twitter updates are also sent out regularly follow us @CardiffUGC, or visit www.twitter.com/cardiffugc to find out more.
What if the workshop I want is fully booked?

You will be put on a waiting list and sent an email telling you this. We will notify you if a place becomes available and you must reply to this offer to secure the place. For workshops which are very popular, we usually offer repeat sessions so check for dates later in the year which often have places available. Also check the website regularly for updates to the programme.
Why do so many workshops say tbc for the date?

We start planning the brochure in May so that we can go to print in August and deliver brochures to students in September. Unfortunately many lecturing staff have not had their teaching timetables confirmed by this time, and so are unable to commit to particular dates in time for us to go to print. As soon as dates become known, they are added to the web booking system and we include these updates in our regular emails.
How do I cancel a workshop?

Once you are logged in to the booking system you will be able to view all of the courses that you have booked, are pending confirmation and that you have attended. If you wish to cancel a place just click on the Currently Booked Sessions icon, then click on Cancel Registration.
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Oes llyfryn Cymraeg ar gael ar wahn?

Rydyn ni wedi symud i un llyfryn dwyieithog yn hytrach na dwy ddogfen ar wahn. Maer holl wybodaeth generig yn Gymraeg a Saesneg, ond disgrifir y gweithdai yn yr iaith y cyflwynir y gweithdy ynddi.
Gwybodaeth am y Gweithdai
Mae'r gweithdai yn agored i fyfyrwyr o bob disgyblaeth. Os byddant wedi'u targedu at ddisgyblaethau neu feysydd pwnc penodol, nodir hyn yn nheitl y gweithdy neu yn y disgrifiad ohono. Bydd allwedd ir gweithdy iw gweld ar frig pob disgrifiad o weithdy fel hyn: | Cynnar Maer blwch cyntaf yn dangos ffurf y gweithdy a ywn un syn rhoi gwybodaeth yn bennaf, ar ffurf darlith yn aml; yn wybodaeth ynghyd thrafodaeth ac adborth; yn weithdy seiliedig ar ymarfer neun weithdy rhyngweithiol syn gofyn i chi gyfranogin weithgar ynddo; neun weithdy ar-lein i chi allu astudio ar adeg syn gyfleus i chi. Dymar symbolau:
At bwy y galla i gyfeirio cwestiynau?

Dylech gyfeirio ymholiadau cyffredinol atom ni yn UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk neu at Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn Lotus Notes neu Groupwise, neu ffoniwch ni ar 029 2087 0046 neu 029 2087 9408. Os hoffech chi holin bersonol, cewch alw heibio i Swyddfa Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol yn 60 Plas y Parc, neu Ganolfan y Graddedigion ar 3ydd Llawr Adeilad yr Undeb ym Mhlas y Parc.
Archebu Lle ar Gwrs Arfer Proffesiynol

Mae disgwyl i fyfyrwyr ymchwil nodir gweithdai syn cyd-fynd orau u hanghenion hyfforddi a chadw trefn effeithlon a phroffesiynol ar eu dyddiaduron. Wrth archebu lle rydych: Q yn ymrwymo i ddod ir gweithdy neur cwrs ar ei hyd Q yn cytuno i gyrraedd y gweithdy mewn pryd Q yn dweud y byddwch chin cymryd rhan yn y gweithgareddau a gynhelir fel rhan or gweithdy Q yn cytuno i wneud unrhyw weithgaredd paratoi yn l y gofyn Os gwelwch chi na allwch ddod, rhaid i chi roi gwybod cyn gynted phosibl ond o leiaf ddau ddiwrnod gwaith cyn dyddiad y gweithdy. Fel arall, cofnodir eich bod chi heb ddod ir gweithdy. Gall myfyrwyr syn cyrraedd gweithdyn hwyr darfu ar y sesiwn a gall y cyflwynydd wrthod mynediad iddynt.
Gwybodaeth
Gwybodaeth a Thrafodaeth
Gweithdy Ymarferol
Ar-lein
Maer ail flwch yn dangos ar ba gam yn eich ymchwil y bydd y gweithdyn arbennig o addas, boed yn ystod y camau cynnar neu wrth i chi dynnu at y terfyn. Gan fod llawer or gweithdain berthnasol ar unrhyw adeg, feu dynodir POB CAM. Sylwch fod rhaid cael isafswm mewn rhai gweithdai iddynt gael eu rhedeg. Gwaethar modd, gall fod rhaid i ni ddileu gweithdai os na chyrhaeddant yr isafswm hwnnw.
Induction | Sefydlu
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Is there a separate Welsh brochure available?

We have moved to a single bilingual brochure rather than two separate documents. All generic information is in both Welsh and English, but workshop descriptions are only provided in the language in which the workshop is delivered.
Induction / Sefydlu
Starting Out: Induction Event for New Researchers
| All This event is an enjoyable opportunity to meet other research students and begin to develop those important personal and professional networks. It provides an introduction to research at Cardiff University including rights and responsibilities, the facilities and services offered by the University and the University Graduate College, the Graduate Centre, and presentations by existing students on starting and enjoying your research programme. Importantly, the event will introduce the training and development opportunities at Cardiff University and enable you to begin planning your skills development. Starting Out is designed to complement not duplicate your school induction provision. The October sessions conclude with either lunch or cheese and wine. The mid-year sessions include additional topics not covered at school inductions, and lunch. By the end of this event you will have: Q a better understanding of the nature of the research degree Q become familiar with University regulations and systems Q developed awareness of sources of help and support Q gained an understanding of the background and requirements of the Researcher Development Framework and how this affects them Q understood the importance of monitoring their personal and professional development Q gained an overview of the training opportunities available Dates/Times: Tuesday 9 October Thursday 11 October Monday 22 October Tuesday 22 January Thursday 25 April Monday 15 July Presenters: Various 09.00-14.00 13.00-18.00 09.00-14.00 09.00-15.30 09.00-15.30 09.00-15.30
Who can I contact with questions?

Queries should be directed to us at UGC@cardiff.ac.uk or University Graduate College in Lotus Notes or Groupwise, or telephone us on 029 2087 0046 or 029 2087 9408. If you would like to make a query in person, you can call in to the University Graduate College Office, 60 Park Place, or the Graduate Centre, 3rd Floor, Union Building, Park Place.
Booking a Course Professional Etiquette

Research students are expected to identify workshops which are most appropriate for their training needs and to manage their own diary in an efficient and professional manner. In making a booking you are: Q committing yourself to attend the workshop or course for its full duration Q agreeing to arrive on time for the workshop Q indicating that you will participate in activities taking place as part of the workshop Q agreeing to undertake any pre-requisite activities as requested If you find you are unable to attend, you must provide notification as soon as possible but at least two working days before the date of the workshop, otherwise you will be classified as a no show. Students who arrive late for a workshop can disrupt the session and may be refused entry by the presenter.
Workshop Information
Workshops are open to students of any discipline. Where they are targeted towards particular disciplines or subject areas this will be indicated in the title or workshop description. A key to the workshop will appear at the top of each workshop description as follows: | Early The first box shows the format of the workshop whether it is predominantly information giving, often presented in lecture style; information plus discussion and feedback; a practice based or interactive workshop which requires your active participation; or offered online to allow you to study at a time to suit you. The symbols are shown below:
The sessions were truly beneficial with respect to starting out on a PhD course as well as socialising and getting to know researchers in different areas of life (which is really interesting).
Starting Out: Induction Event for New Researchers
Information
Information and Discussion
Practical Workshop
Online
The second box shows the stage of your research for which this workshop is particularly suitable, whether in the early stages of your research or nearing completion. Many workshops are applicable to any stage and will be designated as ALL. Please note that some workshops require a minimum number of participants in order to run. Regrettably we may have to cancel workshops which do not meet this minimum number.
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Domain A / Maes A
Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities

The knowledge, intellectual abilities and techniques to do research.
Gwybodaeth a Galluoedd Deallusol

Y wybodaeth, y galluoedd deallusol ar technegau i wneud ymchwil.
Statistics (Introductory Workshops)

Applied Statistics: An Introduction
| All This course advances upon the Statistics for Beginners course. Students attending this course should be familiar with basic statistical graphic techniques, basic statistical measures used to describe data, basic hypothesis testing and finally, have knowledge of basic continuous and discrete probability distributions. This course will cover the following topics: Q an introduction to SAS Enterprise Guide Q an overview of parametric and non-parametric tests Q advanced regression techniques Q principal components and factor analysis Q cluster analysis On completion of the course you will have: Q the ability to recognise when to use available statistical models Q the ability to apply statistical models to readily available data Q the ability to interpret the output of the statistical analysis Q knowledge of using SAS Enterprise Guide Date/Time: Presenter: Spring/Summer, tbc tbc
Statistics for Beginners

| All This course contains a brief introduction to quantitative methods. No previous experience in statistics is required for this course but, by the end of it, you should be able to use the statistical techniques and report on significant findings in a meaningful and clear way. The following topics will be covered: Q introduction to quantitative analysis Q questionnaire design Q summary statistics Q frequencies and graphics Q crosstabulation Q hypothesis testing Q parametric tests Q non-parametric tests Q linear regression Q multivariate regression The course aims to be a mixture of taught material, practical examples and exercises. During the course, you will be taught how to use SPSS to run the statistical analyses. Date/Time: Presenters: Autumn and Spring, tbc Various
The Statistics Doctor

| Early/Middle
Applying Statistics to Biomedical Research

| All The aim of this course is to provide you with an introduction to statistics and a practical approach using SPSS. The course will cover: introduction to SPSS; data entry; graphics; normality; samples; populations; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; significance levels; means; interpretation of results; categorical data; chi square test; relative risk; non parametric tests; value and limitations. By the end of this course you will have the necessary basic statistical knowledge to aid your research. This course is suitable for those with reasonable computer skills who can work through the exercises at their own desk. Dates/Times: Monday 8 October Monday 15 October Monday 29 October Monday 5 November Monday 12 November Presenter: 10.15 14.00 10.15 14.00 10.15 14.00 10.15 14.00 12.30 14.00
Dr Robert Hills will offer one-to-one advice for postgraduate research students in the biological and health sciences on statistical problems, offering specific advice and also general advice on further training that may be necessary. Before booking a slot with Dr Hills you will need to have prepared your research plan. Dr Hills is not a surgeon - he prefers preventative medicine - sorting out the statistical approach before collecting data. These sessions are suitable for all who have previously attended an introductory course in statistics. Please e-mail UGC@cardiff.ac.uk to book a session. Dates/Times: By appointment
A very clear and thorough introduction to a wide variety of statistical analysis techniques. Very worthwhile.
Applied Statistics
Dr Robert Hills, Medicine
Presenter:
Dr Robert Hills, Medicine
Domain A: Knowledge and Intellectual Abilities | Maes A: Gwybodaeth a Gallu Deallusol
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Statistics (Techniques)
Bioinformatics and Statistics
| All The Bioinformatics and Biostatistics Unit in the School of Medicine is responsible for the delivery of an MSc Programme in Bioinformatics (Bioinformatics/Genetic Epidemiology and Bioinformatics). The course is delivered by researchers from Medicine, Biosciences and Computer Science and Informatics. The Informatics for Omic Biosciences module gives an introduction to bioinformatics, and the tools available to facilitate biomedical research. Topics include biological information resources, biological data retrieval, gene expression studies, protein structure visualisation, proteomics and genome visualisation. If you are interested in developing skills in any of these areas it may be possible for you to attend individual sessions or the entire module. In addition there are other modules on the course that may be appropriate including: Computing for Bioinformatics, Statistical Approaches in the Life Sciences, advanced modules on Genetic Epidemiology and other topics. We will advise students on suitability and need to limit places to those who can demonstrate value to their studies. Date: These courses run once a year at defined times with the introductory courses commencing Monday 1 October 2012.
Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods (Biological & Health Sciences)

| All The aim of this course is to introduce you to quantitative and qualitative research methods and analysis. Topics covered include research ethics, methodological assumptions, potential and procedures of qualitative research in health care research, study design and causal inference. There will also be sessions on interviewing techniques, questionnaires and case records, and evaluating published research. Methods of statistical analysis applicable to qualitative research, together with analysis of variance, when it is appropriate, the assumptions made, how results may be interpreted and an introduction to correlation and regression analysis are also covered. Further details and a full list of topics covered are available on www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp Time: Dates: 09.30 12.00 Every Monday from 7 January to 18 February (except second session will be Tuesday 15 January) Various
Presenters:
Structural Equation Modelling

| All Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) represents an integrative statistical technique that combines factor analytic and path analytic traditions into a single data analytic framework. SEM confers a number of advantages over more traditional approaches to data analysis. Principal among these are the simultaneous estimation of all pathways in a given model, the ability to take account of measurement error, the provision of an estimate of model fit, and the ease with which reciprocal influences between mutually dependent variables may be determined. This two day course represents an introductory level overview of SEM for the applied researcher. Through attendance, you will: Q be familiar with the statistical and theoretical underpinnings of structural equation modelling Q be familiar with factor analytic and path analytic traditions of SEM Q understand the principles of 'model' specification, estimation and identification Q be introduced to software applications that permit SEM analysis (specifically AMOS) Date/Time: Presenters: May tbc Dr Mark Toon, Dr Anna Kaleka, Dr Rob Angell and Dr Paul Bottomley, Cardiff Business School
Contact: For further information please contact UGC@cardiff.ac.uk
Exploratory Data Analysis

| All There is a pressing need for techniques to help us understand highly multivariate data with large numbers of cases and/or a variety of data types. This half day workshop gives you experience of techniques in Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) a framework for seeking hypotheses which complements conventional statistical testing (Confirmatory Data Analysis). Data visualization - a key component of EDA - shows us a big picture of a dataset to discover its internal structure, and in the words of John Tukey forces us to notice what we never expected to see. On completing the course, you will: Q be aware of the EDA framework as complementary to confirmatory analysis Q have an understanding of how Open Source data visualization tools can depict a variety of data sets Q have experience of newer techniques for depicting data sets with multiple variables and/or large numbers of cases to find relationships, clusters and outliers Date/Time: January/February tbc Presenter: Dr Peter Morgan, Business
Worth doing to see and learn about different ways of visualising data.
Exploratory Data Analysis
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Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

| All The aim of this half day workshop is to provide you with various techniques of time series analysis and forecasting. First, in order to better understand time series data, we shall look at the basic properties of a time series and autocorrelation function. We shall then concentrate on exponential smoothing methods (Single Exponential Smoothing and Holt Winters methods). A class of linear time series introduced by Box and Jenkins and various accuracy measures used in evaluating and comparing the forecasts produced by different methods will also be considered. By the end of the workshop you should be able to: Q understand the context and assumptions behind the application of various forecasting techniques Q understand the principles and practice of forecasting methods Q utilise computer statistical software (SPSS) as an aid to problem solving Date/Time: Presenter: April/May, tbc Dr Saeed Heravi, Business
R Package for Statistical Analysis: An Introduction

| All R is one of the best statistical packages available. It also happens to be Open Source software - free to download (via http://www.r-project.org/) and very well documented. R comes with a base package of standard statistical tasks but other packages (including interactive ones) are easily downloaded from the thousands which are available. Amongst its strengths are: Q numerous standard and state-of-the-art statistical procedures including those dealing with non-numerical data Q comprehensive documentation from beginners to technical level and including examples using built-in data sets which you can run and modify for your own purposes Q excellent graphics capacity (http://addictedtor.free.fr/graphiques/) On this half-day workshop you will become familiar with loading data sets into R, summarizing them and navigating round some commands for doing useful operations such as making basic plots, running statistical tests and downloading/accessing other packages. Dates/Time: Presenters: November and January/February tbc Dr Peter Morgan, Cardiff Business School
Statistics (Packages)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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SPSS: An Introduction
| All Many disciplines in the biomedical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences, seek increasingly to examine patterns in spatial data that can be mapped. In addition to their intrinsic value in developing and testing hypotheses, spatial patterns help to reveal key social, economic and environmental processes. A wide array of tools are available to collect, store, transform and analyse spatial data but ArcGIS is among the most powerful and transferable. Whether your interest is in planning, biodiversity, landscape genetics, earth sciences, epidemiology, population, risk assessment, social analysis, transport etc. if you need to examine spatial pattern, this introduction is for you. This course consists of an introductory lecture followed by a practical workshop. NB: For training in the use of ArcGIS for qualitative analysis, please refer to the separate workshop Introduction to Qualitative GIS (listed below). SPSS is a powerful statistical application package that is particularly useful for the analysis of questionnaire data. It can be used in the analysis of data from various disciplines and this two session introductory level course will cover the basic analysis functions enabling you to: Q prepare and enter data into SPSS Q understand how SPSS uses statistical procedures such as Frequencies, Crosstabulation, Pearson ChiSquare Q Compare Means, Independent Samples T-test, MannWhitney Test and Correlation Q transform and recode data Q understand how to create and edit pivot tables Q know how to use SPSS to work with graphs Q understand how to import data from external sources, such as Excel worksheets and Access database tables It is important that you already have a basic knowledge of statistics before attending this course. Topics covered relate directly to the functionality of the SPSS application and not the theory of the statistics involved. Dates/Times: Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 October, 10.00 13.00 Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 February, 13.00 16.00 Thursday 6 and Friday 7 June, 10.00 13.00 (you must attend both days) Presenter: Paul McGeoghan, Information Services
A practical, hands-on approach to a difficult subject.

Geographic Information Systems
A good introductory class that helps you acquire the basic theoretical and practical knowledge required to use SEM with AMOS.
Structural Equation Modelling
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SPSS: Intermediate
| All This computer-based workshop is designed to make you proficient in understanding and carrying out univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analytical techniques using SPSS. The course will pay particular attention to the unique concerns of social scientists, who often work with categorical and nonlinear data, but researchers from other disciplines are welcome to attend. There will be some review of basic univariate statistics and SPSS functions at the beginning of the course, but it is imperative that you have a basic grasp of these issues before attending. A two day Introduction to SPSS is also available. This course will cover: Q managing data in SPSS Q conceptualization and measurement issues Q descriptive data analysis Q bivariate data analysis (cross-tabulations, correlations, ANOVA) Q multivariate data analysis (linear and non-linear regression models) Q assessment and interpretation of findings The morning session is lecture and demonstration. The afternoon session is a practical workshop. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
Qualitative Analysis Techniques

Deliberative Methods
| All Deliberative methods are increasingly popular in the social sciences as a way of engaging citizens and other groups in the research process. This session provides an introduction to principles that underpin deliberative methods and an overview of some of the more common ways in which deliberative research can be organised. Topics to be discussed include theories of deliberative democracy, their relationship to qualitative methods and the principles of the citizen jury as an exemplar of deliberative research. You will gain a critical appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of deliberative methods and an awareness of the practical challenges they present. The workshop will be particularly relevant for researchers pursuing policy-based research in which public consultation or engagement is important. It is recommended that you also attend the Masterclass in Participatory and Deliberative Methods scheduled for April. Date/Time: Presenter: March tbc Dr Rob Evans, Social Sciences
Discourse Analysis
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Stata: An Introduction
| All This is a full day workshop on the Stata statistical package, providing training to researchers undertaking quantitative empirical social science research. Stata offers a great deal more than standard packages (such as SPSS) in the variety of statistical tests it can perform and in data management capabilities; it is also easily programmable, providing highly efficient ways to perform repetitive tasks. It is used by many leading researchers in the social sciences and there is excellent technical support available from web-based user groups and from Stata technical support staff. The session will assume no prior knowledge of Stata. Time: 09.30 17.00 April/May tbc Dr Wissam Abdallah, Business
The Centre for Language and Communication (CLCR) is able to offer training for students in developing appropriate critical approaches to analysing spoken and written discourse. Two levels of training are offered: an introductory workshop in the autumn and advanced training via a taught postgraduate module in Semester 2. The half-day introductory workshop will provide an overview of approaches to analysing discourse and their theoretical and practical implications, and will include an opportunity for students to discuss their particular research needs. You can opt to follow up through reading or advanced training. The advanced training consists of a full semester postgraduate module in Discourse and Social Interaction and/or Text and Context, as available. You may attend some or all of the module, and may undertake the assessment for formative feedback. For further details and the conditions of attendance, please refer to our web site: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp Date/Time: Presenters: Autumn tbc Various, Centre for Language Communication & Research, and others
A very comprehensive introduction to the STATA software.

Stata
A good introduction I feel that I have got to grips with the basics of STATA.
Stata
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Interviews and Interviewing in Social Science Research

| All This workshop will combine input and activity to cover both the practical and epistemological dimensions of using interviews in social science research. Practical matters will include devising questions, checklists or prompt sheets, recording data and typical steps in coding/analysis, as well as more complex concerns with the relational, interpersonal and logistic side of conducting interviews. Epistemological considerations will include the strengths and weaknesses of interviewing in relation to different kinds of research questions, the kinds of knowledge produced, questions about reliability and validity, and how interviewing fits with broader categorisations such as qualitative, quantitative and case study. We will also look at different rationales for the selection of interviewees. Through attendance, you will: Q develop a good overview of the nature, strengths and limitations of interviews in social science research Q appreciate practical and epistemological dimensions of interviewing in social science research Q know where to find further debate and advice in the methodological literature Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Friday 7 December Prof David James, Social Sciences and ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre
Qualitative GIS: An Introduction

| All GIS is concerned with the collection, storage, analysis and representation of various spatial data (i.e. data that can be linked to points on the earths surface). Those interested in Qualitative GIS have sought to incorporate alternative, more qualitative characteristics of place than have traditionally been included. Qualitative GIS has the potential to help researchers explore the social processes that help create places. It may be of interest to those working in a broad range of fields, where it is important to understand how people feel about the places in which they live and work. This session will provide an overview of Qualitative GIS to those who have not necessarily had any experience of GIS. The session will assume no prior knowledge. NB: For a more general introduction to ArcGIS, please refer to the separate workshop on Geographic Information Systems (see page 16). Date/Time: Presenter: December/January tbc Dr Stephen Burgess, Social Sciences
Social Science on the Move: Mobile Research and Researching the Mobile
| All This seminar-style workshop will introduce you to the theories, methods and politics of mobilities research and mobile methods. Following an introduction to the 'mobilities paradigm' and its precursors, the discussion presented in the seminar is divided into two sections: mobile research and researching the mobile. The first half of the seminar will thus consider the ways in which mobility practices might be usefully added to your existing research projects in order to produce and elicit data 'on the move'. Methodological and practical are considered alongside approaches to analysing such data. The second half of the seminar is concerned with developing your understanding of the theoretical development and empirical focus of mobilities research by drawing on a live research project and the challenges for analysis that a mobilities lens brings. In sum the workshop presents an opportunity for you to consider an approach to researching the social in which mobility is both the object, method and analytic lens of inquiry. Date/Time: November tbc Dr Robin Smith, Social Sciences
Participatory and Deliberative Methods Masterclass

| All This half-day event will allow you to discuss questions of participatory and deliberative methodology in their research. The emphasis will be on questions raised by the newer researchers, and their research will be treated as case studies to generate and engage relevant methodological issues. The workshops seek to create a setting where newer scholars can benefit from focused interaction with more seasoned experts in their field and with peer PhD researchers. The goal is to discuss questions about participatory and deliberative methods and to exchange experiences on a range of relevant topics, such as focus groups, rapid participatory appraisal or the analysis of data from participatory encounters. It is recommended that those interested particularly in Deliberative Methods attend the workshop on Deliberative Methods scheduled for March. Date/Time: Presenters: April tbc Dr Peter Feindt, City & Regional Planning, and others
A good forum to think outside the box in terms of qualitative analysis tools (mixed methods).
Introduction to Qualitative GIS
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Qualitative Analysis Packages

Qualitative Analysis Software (NVivo and Atlas.ti)
| All This series of workshops is aimed at researchers who have an understanding of the principles of qualitative analysis and wish to learn how Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) packages may be useful to their projects. The first half-day session will provide a basic introduction to CAQDAS outlining the purpose and functions of CAQDAS, the key features of current software, and inform further training needs. This is followed by two optional full-day sessions, one on Atlas.ti 6 and one on NVivo 8. You can choose which session to attend. Both sessions will introduce the key features of working with the software. You are encouraged to bring your own data, but this is not obligatory as sample data will also be used. Further details on the University Graduate College website. Dates/Times: Autumn, Spring and Summer tbc Presenters: Dr Kate Stewart, University of Nottingham
Deconstruction Theory and Your Research

| All This workshop will serve as a brief introduction to deconstruction theory and will offer a 'user's guide' to its application in humanities and social sciences research. The seminar will be in two parts: the first part will provide a brief history of deconstruction, identifying its key theorists and most important conceptual innovations; the second part will be a discussion of individual participants' research projects. The workshop will approach deconstruction as a 'toolbox' for creating new problem-solutions in research and show how its tools can be accessed and utilised. Consideration will be given to how deconstruction can be applied to different disciplines (e.g. humanities, social sciences, hard sciences). Through attendance at the workshop, you will be: Q familiar with the history of deconstruction Q able to identify some key theorists and main concepts in deconstruction Q able to reflect critically on the usefulness of deconstruction for advanced research in humanities and social science Time: Date: Presenter: 10.00 12.00 Wednesday 5 December Dr Paul Bowman, Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies
Other Humanities and Social Sciences

Cultural Theory and Your Research
| All This workshop will serve as a brief introduction to cultural theory and will offer a user guide to its application in humanities and social sciences research. The seminar will be in two parts: the first part will provide a brief history of cultural theory, identifying its key theorists and most important conceptual innovations; the second part will be a discussion of individual participants' research projects. The workshop will approach cultural theory as a toolbox for creating new problem-solutions in research and show how its tools can be accessed and utilised. Consideration will be given to how cultural theory can be applied to different disciplines (e.g. humanities, social sciences, hard sciences). Through attendance at the workshop, you will be: Q familiar with the history of cultural theory Q able to identify some key theorists and main concepts in cultural theory Q able to reflect critically on the usefulness of cultural theory for advanced research in humanities and social science Time: 10.00 12.00 Wednesday 24 October Dr Paul Bowman, Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies
Locating and Using Data Resources on Wales

| All This course provides an overview of some of the key sources of information available for Social Science research, focusing upon resources relevant to Wales: Q compendia sources and reference volumes that provide accessible statistical summaries of particular topic areas Q data resources that enable researchers to download aggregate data online, such as that from interactive websites including NOMIS (Labour Market Statistics), Neighbourhood Statistics and InfoBase Cymru Q resources that enable researchers to identify and browse sources of micro-data (either online or in reference volumes) and download for analysis There will be opportunity to engage in practical examples of using data in research. Through attendance, you will have an increased awareness and experience of using online mechanisms for accessing socio-economic data. The workshop is aimed at ESRC-funded research students but others are welcome to attend, space permitting. Dates/Time: Presenter: Autumn tbc Various, ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre
A highly productive insight into an otherwise very daunting piece of software.

Atlas.ti
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Research Methods in the Arts and Humanities

| Early/Middle This online course includes: Q what is research methodology in the arts and humanities? Q approaching archives, artefacts and other evidence Q thinking critically, thinking theoretically Q understanding disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity Q is it working? This online course takes about 2 hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugc
students in all fields where research may include examining archival/early book material (e.g. all humanities subjects as well as architecture, social sciences, history of medicine/science). If you are not in a humanities School but are dealing with such material, you are welcome to attend the session. By the end of the session, you will be able to: Q better understand how the material nature of these sources affects what you can get out of them Q examine material sources more critically Time: Date: Presenters: 9.30 - 16.30 Autumn tbc Prof Judi Loach, Humanities, and others
Other Sciences
Biomedical Laboratory Methods
| Early This course will introduce laboratory based researchers in the biological and health sciences to major techniques of biomedical laboratory research. You will also meet some of the researchers using these techniques within the School of Medicine. Core techniques covered include: Q cell culture Q imaging Q antibodies Q proteomics Q nucleic acids Q genomics Q analysis of gene expression Further details and a full list of topics covered are available on www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp Dates/Times: Mondays from 8 October to 3 December (various times) Presenters: Various
Research Methods in the Social Sciences

| Early/Middle This online course includes: Q framing a research question Q research design Q data collection Q what next? This online course takes about 2 hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugc
Social Science Research Methods: An Introduction

| Early Masters level modules from the MSc in Social Science Research Methods are available, by arrangement, if you require introductory training. Please view the options and timing on the website at http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/ssrm. Note that requests must be made prior to the start of the semester in which the module is offered. There is no charge for attendance by students from CARBS, CLAWS, CPLAN, PSYCH, SOCSI and SONMS, but there is a charge for attendance by students from other Schools. More details are available on the web site.
In Vivo Methods: An Introduction

| All A great deal of understanding of normal physiological processes, the changes that occur in disease states, and the potential pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic approaches, can be gained from the huge range of in vitro and ex vivo methods available today. Nevertheless in vivo studies remain fundamental in our knowledge of physiological systems and in the validation of potential therapeutics. This workshop will consist of a lecture to provide an understanding of the principles underlying in vivo methodologies followed by an interactive session in which we discuss some of the areas in more detail and look at individual experiments. Topics that will be covered include: Q an introduction to the UK legislation surrounding the use of animals in experiments
Using Manuscripts and Early Books

| Early This workshop will look at how manuscripts and early books were physically put together and the implications of this for the nature of the information that can be extracted from them. It will cover explanation of different printing processes, notably those used for images as well as type, and will also include examination of marginalia and other manuscript annotations within printed sources. You will be able to see and handle manuscript and early printed material as part of the workshop. The workshop is aimed at
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Q principles underlying the validity of preclinical models Q a discussion of the in vivo techniques used to understand the functional, diseased or treated physiological states in whole animals Q an understanding of the preclinical stages involved in drug development
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10.00 16.00 March tbc Dr Chris Pepper and Dr Eddie Wang, Medicine
Proteomic Analysis
Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc | All The aim of this course is to provide training on the analysis and interpretation of results from proteomic experiments. The course will introduce the field before focussing on protein separation, the analysis of differential protein expression, protein identification by tandem mass spectrometry and web-based resources for protein analysis. Post-translational modifications and protein-protein interactions will also be briefly introduced. The course is run by Central Biotechnology Services (www.cardiff.ac.uk/cbs). Time: Date: Presenters: 09.00 17.00 Tuesday 27 November and Tuesday 4 December (you must attend both days) Dr Ian Brewis and colleagues, Medicine
Philosophy of Science: An Introduction

| All These two seminars attempt to distil key contemporary issues in the philosophy of science into a basic introduction. Philosophy of science is concerned with what science is, how it works, and why scientific knowledge is different from other types of knowledge. Some of the central questions (which are of interest not just to philosophers but to scientists as well) are: Q what is science? Q what is knowledge? Q why should science be so highly valued (privileged)? Q what distinguishes science from pseudo-science? Q what is the scientific community and how does it influence science? Q how does science progress? The aim of these seminars is to identify what science is and how in the natural sciences information gathering is synthesised to create knowledge. The sessions will argue that science is special but along the way it will show how other people view science differently. Time: Dates: Presenter: 14.00 15.30 Wednesday 7 and Wednesday 14 November (you must attend both days) Prof Gary Baxter, Pharmacology
Research Methods in the Sciences

| Early/Middle This online course includes: Q what is science? Q identifying and formulating research questions Q evaluating research questions Q designing and planning your research Q reflection and communication Q research resources This online course takes about 2 hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Practical Flow Cytometry: An Introduction

| All This course is designed for new and existing users of flow cytometry, providing an overview of the theory that underpins flow cytometry with emphasis on the development of digital instrumentation, and will provide a practical demonstration of one of the Accuri C6 cytometers currently available within the School of Medicine. We will discuss some of the applications of flow cytometry, emphasising the need for good practice in terms of appropriate use of controls, gating and compensation as well as data analysis, and will conclude with demonstrations of the 8-colour Canto II flow cytometer and the Aria III high speed cell sorter. You will have the opportunity to take part in an interactive practical demonstration on the Accuri C6 flow cytometer. The course is intended to provide enough theoretical understanding of how a flow cytometer works, reinforced by practical demonstrations, such that you should be able to design, run and analyse your own flow cytometric experiments.
Information Resources
Accessing Archives
| All Archives give you evidence; many are old, some are new; they are unique; they cover every subject; they come in different forms; only certain places hold them; and they can be useful to any researcher. These workshops will enable you to locate primary material relevant to your area of research and to use it critically and ethically in accordance with academic norms. The sessions are open to students in all disciplines. Workshops include: Q Accessing Archives (UK and Wales) Q Accessing Specialist Archival Resources (e.g. Audio/Visual) Q Visit to Glamorgan Record Office
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Through attendance, you will: Q know what types of information archives containQ identify locations of archives on a research topic Q be aware of issues relating to the access of those archives Q be aware of different systems of classification Q use archives responsibly and ethically Q cite references to manuscripts correctly Times: Date: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Friday 30 November Various
Critical Appraisal of Research Papers Quantitative

| All The aim of this workshop is to provide an understanding of how to critically appraise quantitative research papers. By the end of the course you should be able to: Q understand what is meant by critical appraisal and why it is necessary Q understand the hierarchy of evidence Q how to assess a quantitative research papers for validity, reliability, and applicability Q describe statistical methods used in systematic reviews Q locate checklists and guides for critically appraising quantitative studies Q critically appraise a quantitative research study
Accessing Archives: Directory of Expertise

| All If you are planning a research visit to a specialist archive in the UK or overseas, the University Graduate College may be able to put you in touch with someone at Cardiff who has experience of accessing those resources. We recommend you speak to your supervisor in the first instance but if you still need information or guidance before you go, contact us at UGC@cardifff.ac.uk.
This is an interactive workshop and participants are encouraged to share their learning and experiences. It is presented by a health researcher and is probably most useful to those undertaking research in biomedical and health sciences or the social sciences. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Monday 10 December Support Unit for Research Evidence Staff
Critical Appraisal of Research Papers Qualitative

| All The aim of this workshop is to provide an understanding of how to critically appraise qualitative research papers. By the end of the course you should be able to: Q understand what is meant by critical appraisal and why it is necessary Q understand the different types of evidence (randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews, observational research including longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses) Q discuss how to assess the reliability, validity and trustworthiness of different qualitative methods Q describe statistical methods used in systematic reviews Q locate checklists and guides for critically appraising qualitative studies Q critically appraise a qualitative research study This is an interactive workshop and participants are encouraged to share their learning and experiences. It is presented by a health researcher and is probably most useful to those undertaking research in biomedical and health sciences or the social sciences.
Developing Systematic Literature Searches

| All The aim of this workshop is to explore techniques available to develop a more systematic search strategy for a literature review. You will learn about: Q formulating a focused question Q identifying important concepts within the question Q identifying search terms to describe those concepts Q sensitivity and specificity Q preparation of the search strategy using Boolean operators, truncation, and other key features of strategy development Q literature search methodology Q approaches to verifying the performance of the strategy It will offer you hands-on learning of advanced searching techniques, and will be particularly helpful for developing your literature review. You are encouraged to bring work in progress and to discuss any issues encountered. This workshop is presented by health researchers and is probably most useful to those undertaking research in biomedical and health sciences or the social sciences. Time: Dates: 09.30 12.30 Tuesady 13 November Monday 28 January Fiona Morgan, Support Unit for Research Evidence
Excellent tips for Google and beyond - really brought home how much I have relied on simple Google searching and Ive been missing a lot!
Enhancing your Web searching Skills
A must if you want to be efficient and effective at searching for literature.

Developing Systematic Literature Searches
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13.30 16.30 Tuesday 27 November Support Unit for Research Evidence Staff
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Enhancing Your Web Searching Skills

| Early/Middle Discover how to get the best from the web. You will learn advanced search techniques, explore alternatives to the general search engines and find quality web sites through the University Library pages. The workshop will highlight the importance of applying careful critical judgement when using web-based documents in research and will give you tips on how to evaluate websites. Dates/Times: Wednesday 28 November 10.00 12.00 Tuesday 30 April 14.00 16.00 Presenters: Nigel Morgan, Susan Smith, Information Services Staff
Dates/Times: Tuesday 27 November Thursday 9 May Presenters: Information Services Staff
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Library Catalogues, Electronic Journals, Dissertations and Theses (Humanities)

| Early As a new researcher you will be keen to explore your chosen topic in depth yet may feel unsure which of the many resources now available will be useful to you and how best to use them. This workshop will introduce you to a wide range of resources appropriate for research in the humanities. The session will cover: Voyager, online catalogues, electronic journals, newspapers, theses/dissertations, and searching. By the end of the session, you will be able to: Q construct logical and effective searches in a range of sources Q save the information from your results Q identify books, theses and other materials held in libraries outside Cardiff Q access materials found in searches, including through interlibrary loan Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 - 16.00 Tuesday 13 November Duncan Montgomery, Arts and Social Sciences
Finding Information For Research (Part Time and Distance Students)

| Early/Middle Where do you look for scholarly information? The University subscribes to a huge range of electronic journals, subjectbased databases and other services to ensure you can find good quality information to support your research. By the end of the workshop you will have identified the key information sources relevant to you as well as techniques for getting the best from them. These workshops are taught in small groups and can be tailored to your individual skills and information needs. In past sessions we have covered: Q analysing your topic and identifying appropriate information sources Q making your searches more effective Q finding journal articles and other published research using databases Q keeping up-to-date with newly published research
Catalogau Llyfrgell, Cyfnodolion Electronig, Traethodau Hir a Thraethodau Ymchwil (y Dyniaethau)

| Cynnar
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16.30 18.30 Wednesday 6 February Susan Smith and Andrew Blackmore, Information Services Staff Er y byddwch chi, fel ymchwilydd newydd, yn awyddus i ymchwilion fanwl ich dewis bwnc, efallai y byddwch chin teimlon ansicr ynghylch pa rai or llu adnoddau sydd ar gael erbyn hyn fydd yn ddefnyddiol i chi, ar ffyrdd gorau ou defnyddio. Maer gweithdy hwn yn un o ddau a wnaiff eich cyflwyno chi i amrywiaeth mawr o adnoddau syn briodol ar gyfer ymchwil yn y dyniaethau. Bydd y sesiwn yn trafod: Voyager, catalogau ar-lein, cyfnodolion electronig, papurau newydd, traethodau ymchwil/hir, a chwilio. Erbyn diwedd y sesiwn, byddwch chin gallu: Q llunio chwiliadau rhesymegol ac effeithiol mewn amrywiaeth o ffynonellau Q cadwr wybodaeth och canlyniadau Q nodi llyfrau, traethodau ymchwil a deunyddiau eraill a gedwir mewn llyfrgelloedd y tu allan i Gaerdydd Q cyrchur deunyddiau y cafwyd hyd iddynt mewn chwiliadau, gan gynnwys gwneud hynny drwy fenthyciadau rhyng-lyfrgellol
Keeping Your Research Up-to-Date (Social Sciences)

| All Are you keeping up-to-date? Have you spotted the key new book or government paper on your topic? Would you like to be alerted to the latest contents from your favourite journals or recent news in your field? This workshop will highlight a range of current awareness services including ZETOC, database search alerts, RSS feeds and mailing lists. Strategies for managing the services to reduce information overload will also be discussed. Through attendance at this workshop, you will: Q develop your ability to identify and access relevant sources of information for your research Q improve your strategy for keeping up-to-date with recent advances in your field and related areas
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Amser: Dyddiad: Cyflwynydd:
10.00 12.00 Dydd Mercher 9 Ionawr Helen Price-Saunders, Llyfrgell y Celfyddydau ac Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol
Q defnyddio tudalennau gwe Prifysgol Caerdydd i ddod o hyd i adnoddau a gwasanaethau priodol Amser: Dyddiad: Cyflwynydd: 10.00 12.00 Dydd Mercher 16 Ionawr Helen Price-Saunders, Llyfrgell y Celfyddydau ac Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol
Narrative Synthesis or Meta-analysis

| All The aim of the workshop is to understand the difference between Narrative Synthesis and meta-analysis. Narrative synthesis is a process of synthesising primary studies to explore heterogeneity descriptively rather than statistically, whereas a Meta-analysis tends to be limited to reviews of effectiveness in which a set of sufficiently comparable studies can be identified for their findings to be pooled to calculate an overall summary effect size. By the end of the course you should: Q be familiar with some of the key concepts of conducting systematic review Q know how a meta-analysis differs from a narrative review Q understand steps in a meta-analysis - defining the question(s), effect sizes, data extraction, research and publication bias, data analysis This is an interactive workshop and participants are encouraged to share their learning and experiences. It is presented by a health researcher and the examples reflect this. The workshop is probably most useful to those undertaking research in biomedical and health sciences or the social sciences. Date/Time: Presenter: May tbc tbc
Research Data Management

EndNote: An Introduction to Managing Your References
| All In the course of your research, you will need to collect, store and retrieve a large number of references. This workshop is an introduction to EndNote, the electronic reference manager, which is available on campus to all members of the University. During this workshop, you will learn how to: Q create an EndNote library of references Q add references to your library, both manually and by automatically importing from journal databases Q insert those references into a Word document Q create a bibliography in the style of your choice Dates/Times: Monday 15 October Friday 19 October Thursday 25 October Friday 2 November Thursday 8 November Wednesday 14 November Friday 23 November Wednesday 30 January Friday 8 February Wednesday 24 April Thursday 30 May Wednesday 17 July Presenters: Information Services Staff 10.00 12.00 10.00 12.00 10.00 12.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 14.00 16.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 14.00 16.00 14.00 16.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00
Chwilior We a Chronfeydd Data Llyfryddol (y Dyniaethau)

| Cynnar Er y byddwch chi, fel ymchwilydd newydd, yn awyddus i ymchwilion fanwl ich dewis bwnc, efallai y byddwch chin teimlon ansicr ynghylch pa rai or llu adnoddau sydd ar gael erbyn hyn fydd yn ddefnyddiol i chi, ar ffyrdd gorau ou defnyddio. Maer gweithdy hwn yn un o ddau a wnaiff eich cyflwyno chi i amrywiaeth mawr o adnoddau syn briodol ar gyfer ymchwil yn y dyniaethau. Gweler hefyd Catalogau Llyfrgell, Cyfnodolion Electronig, Traethodau Hir a Thraethodau Ymchwil (y Dyniaethau). Bydd y sesiwn hefyd yn rhoi sylw i beiriannau chwilio; gwe-storfeydd; pyrth pynciau; cymharu/asesu chwiliadau ar y we a gwefannau; cronfeydd data llyfryddol trawsddisgyblaethol; gwasanaethau rhybuddio. Erbyn diwedd y sesiwn, byddwch chin gallu: Q chwilior we fyd-eang gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o beiriannau a thechnegau chwilio Q cyrchur deunyddiau y cafwyd hyd iddynt mewn chwiliadau Q cadw canlyniadau chwiliadau yn effeithiol Q llunio rhybuddion ar sail amrywiaeth o ffynonellau llyfryddol
EndNote: Further Techniques for Managing Your References

| All Building on topics covered in the Managing your References Using Endnote workshop, you will learn further EndNote features including: Q using term lists to improve the consistency of your references Q modifying output styles the basics Q creating footnotes instead of endnotes Q modifying citations to include additional information such as page numbers and cross references Taught in small groups, the workshop will also offer a troubleshooting session to answer your specific queries. To ensure the trainers are appropriately prepared, you will be contacted and asked to supply your questions in advance of the workshop.
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Pre-requisites: Attendance at the introductory Managing your References Using EndNote workshop or familiarity with the functions described in that workshops description. Dates/Times: Tuesday 27 November Thursday 28 February Wednesday 22 May Presenters: 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 10.00 12.00
Project Management
Practical Project Management for Your Research
| Early/Middle Project management techniques are vital to the successful delivery of research projects. This workshop will allow you to understand the key principles of project management and develop a comprehensive plan for your research. The plan will include contingency, risk management, stakeholder activities and reporting requirements, as well as the technical and project management activities needed for successful delivery of the project. You will leave with both the plan, and the ability to understand how to continue to manage their research project effectively. During this full day workshop you will have: Q a comprehensive first draft plan for the remainder of the research Q an initial risk assessment for the project Q a first draft stakeholder management assessment for the project Q a reporting template for the project and the requirements of the university Q a series of project management templates that can be adapted for individual use Time: Dates: 09.15 16.30 Wednesday 14 November Thursday 7 February Monday 20 May Dr Caron King, Consultant
Erica Swain and Matthew Davies, Information Services
Managing Research Data: Key Aspects of Legal Compliance & Records Management
| All Please refer to page 42 Domain C: Research Governance and Organisation for further details.
Patent Searching on the Internet

| All You search journals but do you search patents? Did you know that 80% of all technical and scientific disclosures in patents appear nowhere else? Did you know that you are free to use this information for your research? This hands on seminar shows how searching for your free patent databases on the internet can quickly and easily enrich and expand on your journal searches and literature reviews. Please bring along a project or idea you would like to search. Time: Date: Presenter: 11.00 12.30 Monday 18 February Dr Rhodri Turner, Research & Commercial Division
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Project Management in the Research Context

| Early/Middle This course will introduce you to some of the key concepts of conventional project management and show you how they can be used in the academic research context. It will take you through the four key phases of the project life cycle, introduce traditional project management methodologies and illustrate how these tools and techniques can be used in the research context. After finishing the course, you will be able to: Q understand relationships between project components (resources, duration and scope) Q develop a project plan Q understand the concept of a 'critical path' Q identify the key stakeholders for your project and understand their influence and potential impact on a project Q identify and manage risk in your project Q have an awareness of the key project management tools available to you This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Zotero: a free alternative to EndNote

| All This session will provide an introduction to Zotero (http://www.zotero.org), one of the most popular and well established free, web-based, open source reference management software alternatives to EndNote. Zotero enables users to manage and store bibliographic data and related research materials (such as PDFs) and integrate with Word in order to add citations and references to a document that you are working on, while its collaboration and sharing features mean that you can use Zotero to work with like minded-researchers. During the session you will have the opportunity to get hands on experience with Zotero. Time: Date: Presenters: 14.00 16.00 Thursday 21 March Matthew Davies and Lucy Collins, Information Services
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IT Skills
All workshops require familiarity with the Windows environment and some have prerequisites. It is important, for your own learning, that you choose the appropriate level. If the topic you want is not available here, please check the Information Services (INSRV) web site. In addition, a number of self help guides in information skills and IT related topics are available at: www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides/ index.html#it All Microsoft Office packages are now taught using Office 2007. All workshops begin promptly at the hour stated: you must allow time to log in and be ready to work at that time.
aspects of relational database design will be discussed. By the end of this session you will: Q have considered the design of a database table and relationships between tables when creating a database Q be able to create a table and relationships between tables in an Access database Q be able to use queries to extract subsets of information, defined by criteria to locate the required records, held in an Access table (or a series of related tables) Dates/Times: Monday 3 December Tuesday 25 June Presenter: 09.30 12.30 13.00 16.00
Dr David Atkins, Information Services
Sgiliau TG
Maer holl weithdain gofyn i chi fod yn gyfarwydd ag amgylchedd Windows, ac mae gan rai ohonynt ragofynion. Er lles eich addysg, maen bwysig i chi ddewis y lefel briodol. Os nad ywr pwnc y mae arnoch ei eisiau ar gael yma, edrychwch ar wefan y Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth (INSRV). Yn ogystal, cewch chi amryw o ganllawiau hunangymorth mewn sgiliau gwybodaeth a phynciau syn gysylltiedig TG yn: www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/ guides/index.html#it Mae holl becynnau Microsoft Office nawr yn cael eu dysgu gan ddefnyddio Office 2007. Bydd pob gweithdyn dechraun brydlon ar yr amser a nodir: rhaid i chi ganiatu amser i fewngofnodi a bod yn barod i weithio erbyn yr amser hwnnw.
Microsoft Excel: Creating Basic Spreadsheets to Process Your Data

| All Numerical data can be easily manipulated using a spreadsheet or worksheet. This session is designed to give an introduction into the use of spreadsheets and will demonstrate how data can be entered and basic calculations can be performed. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Q enter data into a spreadsheet Q format a spreadsheet to display data effectively Q create simple calculations on a spreadsheet Time: Date: Presenter: 13.00 16.00 Tuesday 4 December Nicholas Russell, Information Services
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Certification
Would you like to get an IT certification to put on your CV? In addition to the IT workshops that insrvEducation provide for the University Graduate College Programme, a range of IT certification is also available for graduates to help them develop their CVs with certification demonstrating transferable skills related to use of common IT applications. The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) provides a cross-application qualification but if you prefer you can focus on specific use of Microsoft applications with the MS Office Specialist qualifications. Details of both qualifications can be found at http://www.cf.ac.uk/insrveducation. Please note that there is a testing fee for this certification process.
Microsoft Excel: Using Functions and Formulae to Analyse Your Data

| All Microsoft Excel provides many functions that can be quickly employed to process and analyse data held on a spreadsheet. This session will look at the common functions that can be used to process data. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Q use functions to process numerical data and perform calculations without the need for a complex formula Q look up data held in a list format using database functions Q create functions which allow decisions to be taken based on the values held on a spreadsheet
Microsoft Access: Using Access to Organise Your Data

| All Databases often store large amounts of tabular data which can then be easily processed. Microsoft Access provides a simple interface into your stored data allowing you to manipulate tables of information easily on-screen. Whilst this session is designed only as an introduction to processing information stored in Microsoft Access, some
Prerequisites: basic experience of spreadsheets and ability to create simple formulae as covered by Microsoft Excel: Creating Basic Spreadsheets to Process Your Data. Dates/Times: Thursday 10 January Thursday 9 May Presenter: 09.30 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00
Nicholas Russell, Information Services
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Microsoft Excel: Using Graphs and Charts to Present Your Data

| All This session will look at how graphs can be created and formatted using Microsoft Excel. Graphical data of this form can easily be incorporated into documents and time will be spent looking at how information can be converted into a chart form and exchanged between Microsoft Office applications. By the end of this session you will be able to: Q create a graph using Microsoft Excel as well as other Office applications that provide the same functionality Q format the graph to display the data effectively Q incorporate graphical data in a document Q enhance a document using drawing tools Prerequisites: a basic word processing ability using Microsoft Word as well as experience of spreadsheets and the ability to create simple formulae using Microsoft Excel (as covered in Microsoft Excel: Creating Basic Spreadsheets to Process Your Data) will be assumed. Dates/Times: Thursday 7 February Wednesday 19 June Presenter: 09.30 - 12.30 13.00 - 16.00
Q create and update a table of contents using styles Q combine a series of small documents to produce the final manuscript Q create headers and footers and add special features to headers/footers such as page numbering and dates Q create bookmarks and cross-references in a document Prerequisites: it is vital that you have word-processing experience using Microsoft Word as the topics covered involve advanced use of the tools built into the wordprocessor. Dates/Times: Thursday 15 November Thursday 22 November Wednesday 28 November Thursday 6 December Thursday 13 December Tuesday 5 February Wednesday 6 March Tuesday 7 May Friday 28 June Thursday 18 July Presenter: 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30 13.00 17.00 09.30 13.30
Dr David Atkins, Information Services
Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Publisher workshops can be found on page 28 under Drawing and Presentation Programmes
Microsoft Excel: Using Macros to Automate Tasks

| All Macros can be used to automate the process of repetitive tasks when working with worksheets and workbooks. This session will look at how macros can be recorded in Microsoft Excel and how they can be attached to both toolbars and menus to customise the working environment. At the end of this session you will be able to create macros by recording tasks and play them back directly or via toolbar buttons or menu items. You will be expected to be a competent Excel user as time will also be spent looking at how the VBA code recorded can be modified to tailor the operation of a macro without rerecording when changes occur. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Tuesday 18 June Dr David Atkins, Information Services
Drawing and Presentation Programmes

CorelDRAW: An Introduction
| All CorelDRAW is a graphics package allowing artwork to be created from objects (e.g. lines, curves, text, etc) rather than by freehand drawing. Such images are easily scaled and modified and provide crisp, precise edges to the objects making them ideal for sharp images like logos or diagrams for insertion into research papers. By the end of this session, you will: Q know how to create CorelDRAW objects Q know how to modify and arrange objects Q understand the use of layers to position and edit objects within your artwork
| All Whilst basic word-processing skills can be used to create small documents, problems are often encountered when creating longer documents like your thesis. This session will look at some of the built-in functionality of Microsoft Word, which enables longer documents to be created and edited more easily. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Q create, apply and modify character and paragraph styles to enhance your documents
Well worth doing if you ever find yourself doing repetitive tasks on Excel - a great potential timesaver.
Microsoft Excel: Using Macros to Automate Tasks
Reveals a much more efficient and reliable way of working with Word - never again will I smash the keyboard in frsutration.
Microsoft Word: Working with Long Documents
Microsoft Word: Working with Long Documents
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Inkscape
| All Inkscape is an SVG-based graphics editor featuring alpha blending, node editing, SVG to PNG export, and much much more. It aims to be a fully-fledged vector drawing tool with sophisticated features similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw and Visio. This means that its a fabulous drawing tool for constructing anything from simple line diagrams to complex illustrations of publication quality. Inkscape is available for Linux, Windows and Mac environments - and its free! This workshop will introduce the fundamental concepts of Inkscape and recommend a number of selfhelp tutorials for more complex Inkscape techniques. Please note that this free software package is not a supported university application and can only be downloaded to personal (not university) computers. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc Dr Phillip Davies, Chemistry
Microsoft PowerPoint : An Introduction to Creating a Presentation

| All In this introductory session, you will learn how to create presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint and how to enhance the content of your presentation using graphical elements like pictures and graphs. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Q create presentation slides in a series of basic standard layouts Q enhance your presentation using pictures and graphs Q create notes and handouts for your presentation Q set-up and run a simple electronic slide show of your presentation Dates/Times: Friday 9 November Thursday 14 February Wednesday 15 May Presenter: 10.30 12.30 14.00 16.00 09.30 11.30
Nicholas Russell, Information Services Staff
PhotoShop: An Introduction
| All PhotoShop is a complex image manipulation program that can be used to create and enhance images of all types, e.g. photographs and pictures. This introductory session will: Q give an overview of the PhotoShop interface and how it can be used to select and transform images Q cover techniques to resize images Q demonstrate how the use of layers can be used to create a composite image Dates/Times: Tuesday 13 November 09.30 12.30 Wednesday 6 February 13.00 16.00 Presenter: Andrew Coleman, Information Services
Microsoft PowerPoint: Enhancing Your Presentations

| All For anyone who already uses Microsoft PowerPoint to create basic presentation, this session will look at features of the application that can be used to enhance your presentations. Time will be spent looking at the use of masters to customise a consistent appearance throughout a presentation and slide show techniques will be explored to make sure that you are in charge of your presentations. By the end of this session, you will be able to: Q create a consistent appearance throughout a presentation Q add your own custom animation to a slideshow Prerequisites: ability to create a basic presentation covered by Microsoft PowerPoint An Introduction to Creating a Presentaion.
PhotoShop: Advanced
| All Building on the topics covered in the PhotoShop: An Introduction workshop, this session will look at how existing images can be enhanced through the use of colour correction techniques. These techniques allow images to be repaired and enhanced for both onscreen viewing and printing. Prerequisites: ability to use the PhotoShop interface to select components of images and perform basic manipulations on them (covered by PhotoShop: An Introduction).
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Microsoft Publisher: An Introduction to Desk-top Publishing

| All Many of us use our favourite word-processor to produce small and large documents but there are times when limitations over page layout make it difficult to create publications like newsletters and posters. Microsoft Publisher is a simple to use desktop publishing application designed to easily create publication layouts and as such is a great help when ordinary word-processing doesn't quite do what you need. This session will look at how paper based publications where the combination of images and
Really worthwhile to gain a good understanding of the more tricky funtionality of PhotoShop.
Photoshop: Advanced
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text means precise positioning on a page can be created and edited. By the end of this session you will: Q understand the way in which frames allow you to position images and text within page boundaries Q be able to control the way in which frames can be overlapped to combine images and text into complex layouts Q be able to produce various paper-based publications that require page layout beyond ordinary wordprocessing limitations Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Tuesday 29 January Dr David Atkins, Information Services
Q improving the transition pathway stop the motion sickness! Q specific advice relevant to using Prezi to present your research Prerequisites: Ability to create, edit and present basic Prezi presentations as taught on Prezi for Presentation of your Research. Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 17.00 Friday 8 March Chris Lawrence, Graduate Centre
Programming
C++ for Beginners
| All This three-day course will provide an introduction to the C++ programming language and its use. After attending you will have acquired the basic skills in programming in C++ and an understanding of the ideas of object oriented programming. Topics include: Q an introduction to classes and objects Q arithmetic operators Q simple input and output Q comparison operators and the use of conditional and iterative control statements Q formatting of output Q logical operators and De Morgans Law Q bitwise operators Q creation of user defined functions Q introduction to pointers Q data validation using character arrays Q using classes containing static functions and variables Q ensuring character array bounds are not exceeded for data input Q the string class Q data validation using the string class Q communication between objects The course will have a mixture of taught and practical work. Prior programming experience is not necessary but would be advantageous. Time: Dates: 09.00 17.00 Wednesday 21, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 November (you must attend all three days) Monday 4, Monday 11 and Wednesday 20 March (you must attend all three days) Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
Prezi: Breaking Out of the Straightjacket of Linear Presentations

| All In this introductory session you will learn how to create presentations that break the mould of traditional linear presentation techniques that give your audience something to remember. It allows for unlimited options to convey information in more engaging and memorable ways. The tool positions your audience to see the big picture from the outset and share the journey you desire to take them on. This is not an alternative to PowerPoint; it is a whole new way of presenting! Key take-aways from the session will be the ability to: Q technical ability to use Prezi Presentation Software Q break away from linear presentation technique Q connect with your audience through the story you desire to tell Q convey information through visual communication Prerequisites: Log on to edu.prezi.com and register a personal account (Edu Enjoy account required). You will need your log-in details for the session. Dates/Times: Monday 19 November 10.00 13.00 Tuesday 11 December 10.00 13.00 Monday 25 February 14.30 17.30 Presenter: Chris Lawrence, Graduate Centre
Prezi: Advanced Techniques in Visual Presentation

| All Prezi is currently the fastest growing visual presentation tool available. It has numerous methods to integrate files from other software packages, and advanced visual and audio effects, such as creating 3D backgrounds, and the CSS editor. After this session you will have all the skills required to make excellent memorable non-linear presentations that will add value to the presentation of your research. Q incorporate 3D-Backgrounds, sound, flash, complex graphics, and video files Q CSS Editor
A good, broad introduction to the principles and methods of C++.

C++ for Beginners
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C++ Advanced
| All This three-day course to builds on the knowledge gained in the C++ for Beginners course. After attending this course, you will be able to write C++ programs for your own work. Topics covered in this advanced course include: Q introduction to inheritance Q calling a base class constructor from the derived class constructor Q inheriting a function of the base class in the derived class Q base class access control Q mathematical methods Q numeric arrays Q dynamic memory allocation Q text file processing Q formatting data Q random numbers Q use of makefiles Q #include and #define directives Q random access files Q use of seekg, seekp, tellg and tellp functions when accessing random-access files Q exception handling Q introduction to the vector class The course will have a mixture of taught and practical work. A prerequisite is a good knowledge of the topics covered in the C++ for Beginners course. You should have some knowledge of UNIX/LINUX before attending or have attended the UNIX/LINUX:An Introduction course. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Monday 15, Monday 22 and Friday 26 April (you must attend all three days) Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
necessary but would be advantageous. You should have some knowledge of UNIX/LINUX before attending, or have attended the UNIX/LINUX: An Introduction course. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Monday 11 February Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
LabView: An Introduction
| All From basic data acquisition and signal processing to more complex embedded monitoring and control applications, learn how LabVIEW can help you successfully complete your unique project. LabVIEW is a comprehensive development environment that provides engineers and scientists unprecedented hardware integration and wide-ranging compatibility. LabVIEW inspires you to solve problems, accelerate your productivity, and gives you the confidence to continually innovate to create and deploy measurement and control systems. LabVIEW is a flexible programming environment that can help you successfully build your unique application, whether youre taking simple measurements or prototyping with FPGA technology. By the end of the session you will be able to use LabVIEW for: Q acquiring Data and Processing Signals Q instrument Control Q automating Test and Validation Systems Q embedded Monitoring and Control Systems Q academic Teaching Q combining algorithm design with real-world data measurements Q increasing application performance with multicore processing Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 17.00 Wednesday 6 March National Instruments
Java: An Introduction
| All This full-day course will provide an introduction to the Java programming language and its use. After attending this course you will have acquired the basic skills in programming in Java and an understanding of the ideas of object oriented programming. Topics covered in this course for beginners include: Q an introduction to classes and objects Q discussion of the basic elements of a class (i.e. constructors, methods and instance variables) Q arithmetic operators and mathematical methods Q comparison operators and the use of conditional statements Q use of selection operator and De Morgans Law Q iterative control using for, while and do statements Q formatting of output The course will be run with a mixture of both taught and practical work. Prior programming experience is not
LaTeX for Beginners

| All LaTeX (usually pronounced Lay-tek) is a document preparation system and mark-up language used to create high quality documents such as books, reports and theses. One of its main advantages is in typesetting equations and symbols and hence is widely used in both industry and academia in mathematics, engineering and the sciences. This course will provide you with an introduction to typesetting your own LaTeX documents and will be presented over two halfday workshops followed by exercises that you can complete both in the workshops and in your own time. This course will cover: Q an introduction to LaTeX and its implementation Q further features of LaTeX Q typesetting mathematics in LaTeX Q creating presentations in LaTeX
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After attending this course you will attain an understanding of the mark-up language upon which LaTeX is based, and you will be able to produce your own documents and presentations. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
students with no prior programming experience or those who are not confident in programming, and provides a basis for the subsequent workshop Using Python for research which will demonstrate how Python can be used to aid research through examples from relevant fields. On completion you will be able to: Q understand the fundamental elements of computer programming Q develop simple programs in the Python language
LaTeX: Advanced
| All This course is designed as a follow up to the LaTeX for Beginners course. LaTeX is a typesetting language designed for mathematical and scientific writing. The course will be presented over two 3 hour workshops with a presentation and exercises to do on your own. We will cover various things needed to write your first paper in LaTeX. This includes: Q understanding the header of a LaTeX document Q cross referencing Q designing your own environments Q including graphics into a document Q using a style file provided by a scientific journal Q writing a reference section with a permanent bibliography file Q some other tips and tricks Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
NB After attending this session, you may wish to attend the separate workshop in Python for your Research. Date/Time: Presenter: March tbc Dr Stuart Allen, Computer Science & Informatics
Python for Your Research

| All Python is a general-purpose programming language with a focus on rapid development and readability which has a wide range of applications for research, particularly in scientific disciplines. This course will highlight useful language features and additional modules of Python by exploring a range of examples including data extraction, analysis and visualisation; scientific computing; statistics; and social network analysis. The emphasis is on developing practical skills through examples, and while prior programming experience is required, experience of programming in Python itself is not necessary. On completion, you will be able to: Q use Python to extract, manipulate, analyse and visualise data from a range of sources Q install and utilise the necessary Python modules to solve given research problems NB Participants interested in gaining experience of programming with Python before attending this workshop may wish to attend the session Python: An Introduction to Programming. Date/Time: Presenter: March tbc Dr Stuart Allen, Computer Science & Informatics
MATLAB: An Introduction
| All MATLAB is a computing environment used in many fields of science and engineering which provides a sophisticated and powerful environment for the rapid analysis and visualisation of complex numerical systems. The course will provide an introduction to the formal syntax and semantics of the environment and its language. The emphasis will be on learning by example and on how to use the extensive help file contained within MATLAB. Prior programming experience is not necessary as the course will cover all of the basics, however it would be advantageous. Reading up on the basics of linear algebra, vectors and matrices, ahead of the course is recommended. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc
UNIX/LINUX: An Introduction
| All This session will introduce the UNIX/LINUX operating system. Topics covered in this course include: Q discussion of the file hierarchy Q use of essential UNIX commands Q directory commands Q file and directory protection Q redirection of input and output Q accessing command information Q using network commands Q creating and restoring archive files Q commands used to compress files
Python: An Introduction to Programming

| All This course will provide an introduction to the fundamentals of programming using Python, a generalpurpose programming language designed with high readability in mind. It will cover the syntax, basic control structures and features of the language, and show how to develop simple programs. This workshop is designed for
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Q the UNIX editors Q using the sort command Q Bourne shell login scripts Q the awk command Q writing awk scripts to process text files Q use of selection criteria in awk scripts Q use of standard awk functions in awk scripts The course will have a mixture of taught and practical work. Time: Dates: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Friday 16 November Thursday 3 January Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
Advanced Research Computing: An Introduction

| All Advanced Research Computing is a hugely powerful technique which is already enabling and transforming research in more than half of the Schools across the University. This technique uses leading-edge IT resources and tools to pursue research, including computer simulation and modelling, manipulating and storing large amounts of data, plus many other methods to solve research problems that would otherwise be impossible. If your research has the potential to use these techniques, or even if you are just curious to find out more, this two-hour workshop will give a quick insight into what advanced research computing means and how you can use it. It will also explain how Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA), could help you to do research based on computer-processing more effectively. Date/Time: Please refer to the ARCCA website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/arcca Prof Martyn Guest and Dr Christine Kitchen, Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff
Visual Basic: An Introduction

| All This course will provide an introduction to the Visual Basic programming language and its usage. After attending this course you will have acquired the basic skills in programming in Visual Basic. Topics covered in this course for beginners include data types, operators, use of conditional and iterative control statements, forms, use of form controls such as labels, text boxes, command buttons, list boxes and timers, handling events such as mouse clicks, the graphical co-ordinate system, mathematical and string functions, arrays, files and modules. The course will comprise a mixture of taught and practical work. Prior programming experience is not necessary. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.00 17.00 Monday 26 November Dr Mike Evans, Information Services
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Advanced Research Computing: Introduction to Merlin (the Supercomputer)

| All Merlin is Cardiff Universitys High Performance Computer, hosted and maintained by ARCCA. This half-day course provides an overview of the computer and explains how to use the system. It is a mix of presentation material and worked examples, which give users the chance to ask questions and run jobs in a controlled, friendly environment. By the end of the course, you should be able to access the Merlin from a Windows PC, have a better understanding of the software environment (compilers, profilers and debugging tools available on the Machine), understand how to use the module environment (to load software) and be able to submit jobs to the system (PBS Pro job scheduler). This course will also provide an overview of some of the other courses provided which will enable users to improve the usage of advanced research computing facilities (both ARCCA facilities but also applicable to Linux clusters in general). A basic understanding of Linux is required to attend. Dates/Times: Please refer to the ARCCA website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/arcca. In addition to the dates listed on the website, training for specific groups/Schools can be arranged by request (minimum 4 people) contact arcca@cf.ac.uk Presenter: Prof Martyn Guest, Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff
Advanced Research Computing

ARCCA will be providing a variety of training regarding the use of the Supercomputer facility during 2012/13; please see the ARCCA website (www.cardiff.ac.uk/arcca) for further details. In addition to the classroom taught programmes, ARCCA are working in collaboration with HPC Wales to provide access to a range of online courses which it is envisaged will be available from Autumn 2012. Please contact ARCCA (arcca@cf.ac.uk) for further details. At first I was worried a bit about taking two full days out of my research to do training - how could spending two days learning about being effective possibly be effective use of time? But it was brilliant... it was well worth the investment in time (and energy it was pretty exhausting at times!). Experimental learning made the learning points relevant and memorable, and I think this was much more effective than other possible approaches. It was wonderful to collaborate with so many others and to find shared experiences bewteen people from very different disciplines and backgrounds.
The Effective Researcher
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Personal Effectiveness
The personal qualities and approach to be an effective researcher.
Effeithiolrwydd Personol
Y nodweddion ar ymagwedd bersonol i fod yn ymchwilydd effeithiol.
Beating Thesis Blues (Humanities & Social Sciences)
| All Lost your motivation? This surgery looks at finding simple solutions to common problems faced by those undertaking an academic project, such as a thesis, through discussion of common scenarios experienced by research students. Advice on how to manage your supervisor to get the best out of your working relationship will be offered. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences Dates/Times: Thursday 22 November Thursday 28 February Thursday 13 June Presenter: Dr Fevronia Christodoulidi, Student Support Centre 13.00 16.00 10.00 13.00 13.00 16.00

| Early/Middle This interactive and intensive two-day course for students six to 12 months into their research will look at practical ways to increase your effectiveness and meet the challenges of your PhD. The course will cover: PhD project planning; effective working practices; working with others in the research environment; maximising your impact; managing your supervisor; negotiating; getting feedback; making the most of your PhD planning for the future. Working in learning groups on a range of activities you will: Q gain awareness of your performance as an individual and in a team Q use and develop skills that are essential for a researcher such as communication, planning, time management, problem solving, leadership and assertiveness Q build a greater self-awareness of your learning and working styles The course has been developed with the Vitae Programme and by tutors from academia, industry and other sectors to ensure its relevance to PhD research and future careers. Please be aware that this course does not cover research methodologies. Time: Dates: 09.30 17.00 Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 January Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 April Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 July (you must attend both days) Various
Dealing with Procrastination

| All Without the formal structure of an undergraduate degree course, with timetables and semesters, creating and keeping to a structured life can be difficult. Putting off doing tasks is all too easy and you may be well into the work before all the trivial postponements have accumulated into something serious. This session looks at some of the ways that this potentially slippery slope can be avoided. The last half hour of this workshop will be run as a discussion group at which attendance is optional. Date/Time: Presenter: tbc Sarah Worley-James, Student Support Centre
Dr Who?
| All Doing a PhD is a time consuming, highly dedicated and emotionally involving process. There are various changes that take place within the researcher during the PhD years that often remain invisible or difficult to articulate. In this workshop, we will look at the PhD and the writing up of a thesis as a relationship. You will have the opportunity to share their experiences and will be encouraged, through the use of metaphors and other media to identify with the evolving identity resulting from conducting a PhD project. The workshop facilitator, a qualified counsellor and PhD holder herself, will introduce you to personal experiences during the years of undertaking a PhD that triggered various identity shifts and revealed useful insights in relation to the doctoral process. You will be offered the space to meet with fellow PhD students, from a variety of disciplines, in a non-academic context to reflect on their own meaning-making process resulting from being immersed in and conducting PhD research.
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The Effective Researcher: Effective Progress - The Second Year

| Middle This workshop will help research students navigate this potentially extremely challenging middle-part of their doctorate. It is an opportunity to review what they have done to date, and how that relates to what they need to achieve overall, as well as looking ahead to what needs to be done in the short- to medium-term future. Specifically, the workshop offers participants a chance to focus on relatively detailed critical success factors and management of their own research process; to address those details of the requirements of a doctorate - the hypothesis, the thesis structure, and the assessment criteria; and to action
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plan accordingly. The session will enable you to: Q be aware of critical success factors for the second year FTE of a PhD and to consider how you might develop and implement some of these Q begin to define and refine both your research hypothesis and your thesis structure Q analyse how you are currently managing your PhD process, and to consider strategies for doing so more effectively Q develop a short- mid-term action plan on this basis Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 17.00 Monday 12 November Dr Dave Filipovich-Carter, Consultant
09.30 16.30 Friday 8 February Wednesday 15 May Sarah Worley-James, Student Support Centre
The Good Supervision Video

| All The quality of your relationship with your supervisor or supervisors can be crucial to the progress of your PhD. Should you think of your supervisor as your teacher, your friend, an authority figure or a resource for your use? And what should you do if you are not getting the support you need? This video will help students in all disciplines to get the best from their supervisors. Topics include how to: Q plan and make good use of supervision meetings Q plan the wider work of PhD research Q establish a realistic timetable for completion on time Q deal with a busy supervisor Q know what supervisors should and should not expect of you Q keep records of supervision meetings Q understand the limits of the supervisors role Q ask for the feedback you need Q understand upgrading, transfer and monitoring procedures Q deal with setbacks and disappointments Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
The Effective Researcher: The End is in Sight

| Late The end is in sight is a one-day programme provided by Vitae, aimed at researchers in the final year of their PhD. The programme focuses on completing the PhD and planning how to be successful in your job searching. Learning objectives: Q to understand what is required to successfully complete your PhD Q to appreciate that the skills required to complete a PhD are valuable in many employment areas Q to build confidence in your ability to communicate your research and the skills you have used and developed to an employer Q to recognise that in order to get a job after completion of your Doctorate there are things you have to do now Time: Date: Presenter: 10.00 16.00 Wednesday 31 October Paul Tombs, Consultant
Finishing Your PhD

| Late Designed for students who are in the final throes of their PhD, this workshop looks at some of the practical issues and concerns you might have about getting your thesis to submission and surviving if it looks like running over. Experts from Registry, Information Services and Student Union Advisory will offer you advice on: how to submit your thesis and arrange your viva; and how to fund your studies after your third year if needed. By the end of this session you will: Q understand the procedures for submitting your thesis and arranging your viva Q know where to turn for advice if things start to go wrong Q understand issues surrounding entitlement to welfare benefits Time: Date: 14.00 15.00 Wednesday 6 February Jane Harding, Student Support Unit and Jane Collins, Registry
Fear Less
| All It is perfectly normal to feel anxious at the thought of giving a presentation, a viva, or participating in a tutorial. Some people are better at hiding these anxious feelings than others, but we all feel nervous in these situations. Sometimes we get so caught up in our anxieties, we feel unable to focus on anything. You may find yourself unable to relax and sleep, increasing your stress and anxiety, detrimentally affecting your ability to concentrate and focus on your dissertation, leading to further anxiety, and so the cycle begins. By the end of the workshop you will: Q understand how your body reacts to anxiety Q increase your awareness and understanding of what triggers and maintains your anxiety Q learn skills to identify the unhelpful thoughts that exacerbate and maintain the anxiety, showing you how to challenge these and re-focus onto your strengths Q learn techniques for calming and regaining control of your bodys response to anxiety
An in depth presentation/discussion on what fear is and how people can conquer their fears with practical techniques.
Fear Less
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Domain B: Personal Effectiveness | Maes B: Effeithiolrwydd Personol
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Managing Stress in the PhD

| All All people suffer stress at some point in their lives and the PhD process is no exception. You may find yourself living, studying and working in a highly pressured and competitive environment, and although some stress is a good thing, too much can have a detrimental effect on your work and home life. All too often we can become caught up in a cycle of anxiety that leaves us feeling tired, unhappy and not functioning at our best. The aim of this workshop is to provide the skills and techniques to help you to: Q recognise the signs, symptoms and inducers of stress Q better manage your stress Q change your perspective on your work-life balance Q relax and recover You may wish to combine this with Time Management, offered on the same day. Time: Dates: Presenter: 13.30 16.45 Friday 8 February Tuesday 14 May Karen Cooke, Human Resources
Q how to get the most out of supervision Q how to deal with a difficult supervisor Q how you can help your supervisor give you the support you need Dates/Times: Spring tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
The Part Time PhD The Early Years

| Early Are you a part-time student who can't come onto campus as much as you would like? Do you want to know about: managing your research, your information and your time; communicating effectively with your supervisor, and getting through to the later stages of the PhD? All in one day? Aimed at those in years one to three of the part-time PhD, this session will explore: Q how to get started on a research project Q managing your time and project Q handling the information and literature Q building a productive supervisory relationship Q preparing for oral upgrade/transfer
Managing Your Research Supervisor

| All This on-line course is aimed at encouraging postgraduate researchers to consider and actively manage their relationship with their supervisor. This course aims to provide: Q an overview of potential issues relating to your supervisor Q training and tips on how to manage your supervisor Q an opportunity to develop critical skills in relationship building Q encouragement to develop and maintain a proactive attitude to managing your supervisor This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. It is provided for those researchers who are unable to attend the face to face workshops or who prefer to cover this topic at a time and pace to suit their own schedule. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
09.15 16.30 Wednesday 6 February Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
The Part Time PhD The Later Years

| Late If you are a part-time student three or more years into your PhD and with limited time to spare to find out about managing your time and motivation, completing your thesis . . . and passing the viva, then this is the workshop for you. This session will explore: Q refreshing your motivation Q managing your time to finding the space to write Q the nuts and bolts of thesis writing Q preparing for Viva Time: 09.15 16.30 Thursday 7 February Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Managing Your Supervisor (Humanities/Social Sciences)

| All The relationship with ones supervisor is very important, but up until now there has been no obvious way of finding out how to deal with a supervisor except by trial and error. This session takes some of the guesswork out of that process. If you think that your supervisor is not giving you the support you had expected or if you have communication problems with your supervisor, then this workshop will equip you with simple and effective ways of dealing with this delicate situation. During this session you will look at topics such as:
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Part Time and Distance Students: Suite of Workshops

As a part-time or distant student it is often difficult to attend individual workshops due to the time and expense involved in travelling to Cardiff. We have therefore put together a week long selection of workshops that parttime/distance students have identified as being particularly useful. There will also be evening networking and social events. Bookings for each workshop need to be made individually. Other workshops will also be available during this week please refer to the website for full listings.
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Workshops include: Q Monday 4 February Rapid Reading Presentation Skills: An Introduction Q Tuesday 5 February Rapid Reading Microsoft Word: Working with Long Documents Presentation Skill: An Introduction Practice session Q Wednesday 6 February The Part Time PhD The Early Years PhotoShop: An Introduction Finishing Your PhD Finding Information for Research: Part Time and Distance Q Thursday 7 February The Part Time PhD The Later Years Practical Project Management Excel Using Graphs and Charts Q Friday 8 February Time Management Fear Less EndNote: An introduction to Managing your References Managing Stress in the PhD 09.15 16.30 12.30 15.15 09.15 16.30 09.30 13.30 10.00 12.00
Q techniques for reading and assimilating written material Q the dynamics of speed reading Q effective eye movements and fixations Q how to use a guide and take advantage of peripheral vision Q your best cruising speed Q the Six Step Systematic Approach to complex and difficult material Time: 09.15 16.30 13.00 16.00 14.00 15.00 16.30 18.30 09.15 16.30 09.15 16.30 09.30 12.30 09.15 12.30 09.30 16.30 10.00 12.00 13.30 16.45 Dates: 09.15 16.30 Tuesday 30 October Tuesday 20 November Wednesday 12 December Monday 4 February Tuesday 5 February Tuesday 19 March Thursday 1 May Friday 19 July Kathryn Redway Associates
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The Researcher Development Framework: Using the RDF to Plan and Evidence your Skills
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Perfectionism
| All Perfectionism is the setting of very high rules for yourself and/or other people. Perfectionism may have negative consequences on the thoughts and behaviours associated with many areas in your life. This session aims to look at What is perfectionism? and how to deal with the fear of making mistakes/failure, the feeling that nothing we do is ever good enough, and self criticism etc. By the end of the workshop participants should have discovered: Q strategies to overcome the need to be perfect and ultimately allow us to have more flexibility Q realistic rules leading to a happier and more fulfilling life Time: Date: Presenter: 13.30 15.30 Monday 18 March Sarah Worley-James, Student Counselling
The Researcher Development Framework was developed by Vitae in collaboration with the higher education sector and other stakeholders (and endorsed by the Research Councils) as a tool for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers. It describes the attributes of a successful researcher and provides a universal language for communicating your capabilities. This workshop is in two parts: Part One: Planning Your Skills Development During this session you will learn how to: Q conduct a skills audit to assess your strengths and identify areas for further development to ensure you progress in your career Q write personal targets which will help to motivate you and help monitor your progress Note that there will be some overlap with this session and Starting Out Induction event material. Part Two: Evidencing Your Skills for Employers
Rapid Reading
| All This workshop will improve personal skills for the more effective handling of reading material on paper or electronically, and the retention of selected information. With practice, reading speed typically increases two to five times, with improved information selection, absorption, retention and recall. The workshop is aimed at anyone who wishes to minimise their reading time to make more time available for other purposes. At the end of this full day session, you will be aware of: Q the theoretical principles of rapid reading and their practical application to everyday problems
This session considers what you can do to build up your CV over the next few years while you're doing your PhD, irrespective of whether you want to go into academia or choose an alternative career path. You will begin to understand how the skills acquired during your PhD can be transferred to a broad range of jobs and how particular activities will help build up your CV. At the end of the session, you will: Q be aware of how your skills and knowledge acquired during your PhD can be applied to different jobs Q have an understanding of what recruiters and appointments panels expect to see in job applications Note that sessions must be booked separately. You do not have to attend both parts.
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Part One: 11.00 12.30 Part Two: 13.30 15.30 Thursday 24 January Sarah Brasher and Charlotte Whitehead, University Graduate College
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09.00 17.30 Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 November (you must attend both days) John Steele, Student Development Unit
Time Management The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Researchers

| All What do research students do to finish on time, to overcome isolation, doubt and writers block, and to enjoy the process? And just as importantly what do they do in order to spend guilt-free time with their family and friends and perhaps even have holidays? If this sounds appealing, then this session will be of particular use to you. This workshop describes the key habits that will make a difference to how quickly and easily you complete your PhD and increase your effectiveness and outcomes in the following key areas: Q how you deal with your supervisor Q how you structure your study time Q your attitude to your research Q dealing with writers block or having difficulty writing Q getting the help you need when you are stuck Q juggling multiple commitments and never having enough time Q keeping on going when the going gets tough Time: Date: Presenter: 13.00 16.00 Wednesday 13 February Dr Hugh Kearns, Flinders University, Melbourne Presenter: | All So much to do, so little time! The key to a healthy and balanced life, not to mention getting more done, more effectively, is good time management. This workshop aims to equip you with the skills to use your time effectively by providing you with strategies to: Q schedule your workload and set goals Q re-evaluate your attitude to time management Q examine time versus productivity Q improve prioritisation and make planning systems work You may wish to combine this with Managing Stress in the PhD, offered on the same day. Time: Date: 09.15 12.30 Friday 8 February Tuesday 14 May Karen Cooke, Human Resources
Career Development
Academic Careers
Academic Careers in the Sciences and Engineering
| Middle/Late This session is for those considering an academic career in the physical, biological and health sciences and engineering. Through attendance, you will gain increased understanding of the nature of an academic career; an awareness of the level and range of skills, knowledge and experience required for the different levels of academic posts; and an insight into how to acquire these attributes. Time: Date: Presenters: 13.45 17.00 June/July tbc Various
Staying Motivated During Your PhD

| All Workshop as taught by The Pacific Institute STEPS to Excellence for Personal Success programme. Ever hit a stumbling block with your research development? Ever wondered why your goals are set yet often not realised? Having trouble seeing yourself in your future career? Ever wondered how to raise your self esteem and keep it there? This two day course uses concepts and ideas from the worldwide organisation The Pacific Institute and focuses on applied self-image psychology and the subject matter concentrates on human motivation and behaviour. The programme is designed to give you ample opportunities to learn how to assume responsibility, exercise judgement, use your imagination and apply your critical thinking, leadership and social skills. This participant driven programme will not only teach you practical knowledge, but will also provide you with the much needed genuine experiences of personal accomplishment and success and the tools to realise your potential.
Academic Jobs Overseas

| Middle/Late This workshop will get you thinking about what is involved in getting an academic job outside the UK and how it may form part of your academic career plan. Information will be provided and exploration made of: Q fellowships and the EURAXESS portal Q practicalities of moving overseas Q the personal and professional costs and benefits of mobility
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You may wish to attend the separate session on Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (UK and Overseas). Time: Date: Presenters: 14.00 16.00 Thursday 7 March Eevi Laukkanen, Research & Commercial Division, and Josie Grindulis, Human Resources
Developing an Academic Career in the Humanities/Social Sciences

| Middle/Late This workshop is targeted at late stage PhDs and Research Staff who are considering an academic career and planning to make the move from research student to postdoctoral researcher, more senior research roles or lecturing roles and beyond. It aims to explore these transitions in a practical way and will be facilitated by a careers professional and an experienced member of academic staff. The workshop will include case study input. Through participation, you will: Q understand the landscape of academic careers and the strategic significance of the transitions from researcher to research or lecturing staff Q be aware of the main factors for choosing the appropriate academic job Q have an overview of sources of academic job opportunities (including networking) Q start thinking about the elements of effective job applications Q gain insight into the range of skills, knowledge and experience required for the different levels of academic posts Time: Date: Presenters: 09.30 13.00 Thursday 10 January Josie Grindulis, Human Resources and Prof Chris Taylor, Social Sciences
Applying for Academic Jobs (Humanities/Social Sciences)

| Middle/Late This workshop will highlight the key areas you need to think about when applying for research positions and lectureships in the humanities, including putting together your application and preparing for interview. A Head of School and an advisor from Human Resources will provide the insider view on what happens once applications are received, describe the usual format of academic interviews, and talk about what happens once the interview has taken place. The workshop will offer suggestions on: Q how to compose an appropriate letter of application Q how to fine tune your CV to match the job Q how to prepare yourself for the interview event Q how to respond appropriately at the interview Time: Date: Presenters: 10.00 12.30 Thursday 31 January Prof David Boucher, European Languages, Translation and Politics, and Dr Sara Williams, Human Resources
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (UK and Overseas)

| Middle/Late This session will explain what a postdoctoral fellowship is, how it fits into an academic career, what sorts of fellowships are available within the UK and overseas, and how such positions are funded. Information will be provided on application methods, timetables, preparation and how to apply. Insights will be provided into what makes a good application and current postdoctoral fellows will highlight some of the benefits and challenges of being a postdoc. The session will also consider the longer term implications of taking a postdoctoral fellowship for both academic and non-academic career choices. Time: Date: Presenters: 10.00 16.00 tbc Friday 3 May Eevi Laukkanen, Research & Commercial Division, Josie Grindulis, Human Resources and Charlotte Whitehead, University Graduate College
Applying for Academic Jobs: Planning Your Research Trajectory

| Middle/Late This two hour session will explore how to build and present a postdoctoral research trajectory for students in the humanities and social sciences. It will highlight the value of developing a profile 'post Cardiff' in readiness for the academic job market and demonstrate how such a research trajectory can be mobilised in letters of application and in interview situations. Learning outcomes will include: Q constructing a post doctoral research trajectory for academic job applications Q mobilising a post doctoral research trajectory in academic interview situations You may be interested in the related workshops on Developing an Academic Career (Humanities/Social Sciences) and Applying for Academic Jobs (Humanities/Social Sciences). Time: Date: Presenters: 14.00 16.00 Tuesday 23 April Prof Claire Gorrara, European Languages, Translation & Politics
Methodical and interesting appraoch to thinking through the process of applying for a job.
Application Forms: Making Your Answers Count
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Non-Academic Careers
Careers in Focus: Occasional Series
| Middle/Late This series of occasional talks will focus on particular professional sectors (for example, not-for-profit, NHS, heritage, government). The talks will examine the different aspects of working in the selected area and how the skills developed through research can be applied to that context. Speakers will describe the types of professional role that exist within their organisations and offer insights into career paths and entry methods. There will be one or two talks per year which will be of interest to researchers in all disciplines. The talks will: Q increase awareness of employment opportunities within a particular sector Q provide information on how to find appropriate jobs Q offer insights into what employers are looking for (including preferred qualifications/experience) Q provide guidance on the place of volunteering as preparation for moving into one of these sectors Date/Time: Presenters: October tbc Various
Social Science Research and the Welsh Government: Internships, Careers, and the Role of Research in Policy
Please refer to page 49 Engagement and Impact for further details.
Career Planning
Career Planning in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
| All This online course aims to encourage PhDs and other early career researchers to explore the skills and motivations for a career in academia or beyond. During the course you will see how important it is to assess and continually reevaluate your skills and interests and recognise that personal factors such as location and family circumstances can influence and affect career planning. Even if you already have a career path planned, the course has a number of exercises for you to work through, including marketing yourself to prospective employers in applications and in interviews, to help you achieve your aims. This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia

| Middle/Late These events provide an opportunity to explore some of the career options available to you beyond academia. Speakers from a range of employers, both public and private sector, will talk about their own career journeys and careers within their areas. The events will provide insights into career paths and entry methods for these areas of employment. Through attendance, you will have the opportunity to: Q find out what PhD graduates do after graduation Q find out from PhD graduates and researchers about the real opportunities available outside academia Q identify the skills and competencies that employers look for in recruits Q understand how your skills as a researcher can be transferred to different occupations Q identify the steps that you may need to take to move outside academia Q network with a variety of professionals Supporting information from the Careers Library will also be available. Time: Dates: 13.45 17.00 Biological & Health Sciences, November tbc Humanities/Social Sciences, February tbc Physical Sciences & Engineering March tbc Presenters: Various
Career Planning in the Sciences

| All This on-line course aims to encourage postgraduate scientists actively to use career management techniques. Use of these techniques can be valuable whether planning a career in academia or exploring a variety of alternative career options. As you work through the course you will build up a picture of your skills, personal preferences and style, which can help you in your career choice. Even if you have a definite career plan in mind this course can help determine your suitability for it and may identify areas that you can work on to increase your chances of success. This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
What Next? Career Planning for PhD Students

| Late If you are well on the way to a PhD but feeling less clear about what happens next, this workshop will help you develop a structured approach to career decisions and a personal action plan to get you started. You will look at the overall directions open to you, evaluate your own interests and motivation and share ideas with others who are also just beginning to consider their options. Follow up with a career consultant is recommended.
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Dates/Times: Wednesday 9 January Friday 10 May Presenters:
14.00 17.00 09.30 12.30
14.00 16.00 Monday 28 January Careers & Employability Staff
Careers & Employability Staff
General
Application Forms: Making Your Answers Count
| Late Application forms can be tough and time consuming. This session will investigate what employers are looking for in applications and how to present yourself most effectively online or on paper. By the end of the session you will have: Q considered evidence of your skills, knowledge and experience and how you can match these to employers selection criteria Q understood how you can demonstrate your potential to add value to an organisation in order to maximise the impact of your application Q identified what constitutes good practice in completing job applications Dates/Times: Friday 18 January Thursday 16 May Presenter: 10.00 12.00 16.00 18.00
Psychometric & Selection Test Practice

| Middle/Late Psychometric (or aptitude) tests are an increasingly common part of the recruitment process. Many students report that they find them difficult, and express concern about their under-performance. It is widely believed that practice of this type of test improves general performance and this can help boost confidence levels. With this in mind Careers and Employability is currently offering employer standard graduate practice tests free of charge to Cardiff University students and graduates. Download the Psychometric Test Practice resource from our website (at http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/carsv/resources/ psychometric* test* practice.pdf) for details on how to register for the practice test. Full feedback will be sent to you, direct from the test provider. Any concerns that you have regarding feedback you receive can be discussed, in confidence, with a Career Consultant via the Quick Enquiry Desk. We have an extensive range of further information available in the Careers Library. Please ask the Information Manager for details.
Effective CV Writing
| Late Learn how to refocus your current CV to ensure that it best represents your skills, knowledge and experience as a PhD student. Different layouts are considered and examples provided. By the end of this session you will understand how to: Q develop an effective CV Q represent your skills, knowledge and experience to best effect Dates/Times: Tuesday 22 January Wednesday 22 May Presenter: 16.00 17.30 11.00 13.00
Work Experience Queries

| Middle/Late Work experience and employability are the buzz words in graduate recruitment. Career success comes to postgraduates and graduates who have the vital combination of academic achievement, work experience and the application of skills that make them employable. The Go Wales Work Experience Manager can help with any general work experience questions you may have. To make the most of the time you may want to consider the types of work experience you wish to undertake beforehand. It is also possible to book a 15 minute appointment to discuss your work experience needs throughout the year. Book your appointment online by visiting the Work Experience section of the Careers Service website: www.cf.ac.uk/carsv/forstudgrad/bookingsystems/index.html and clicking on the appointment system using your current username and password. Appointments are bookable two weeks in advance.
Employment Regulations in the UK for Overseas Students

| Late If you have enjoyed your time as a student in Cardiff and are thinking about seeking work in the UK after completing your postgraduate study, this workshop will give you an honest, up to date overview of the UK employment regulations and work permit requirements for non-EU citizens. It will also help with strategies to optimise your chances, whilst working within the parameters of the UK employment regulations system. We are unable to offer individual, personal advice at this event.
GO Wales
GO Wales Tasters are short, flexible, unpaid work experience sessions in local organisations. GO Wales work experience placements are 6-10 week paid work experience opportunities with companies in Wales. To express an interest in a GO Wales placement or taster please visit: www.gowales.co.uk
Domain C / Maes C
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Research Governance and Organisation

The knowledge of the standards, requirements and professionalism to do research.
Trefnu a Llywodraethu Ymchwil

Y wybodaeth or safonau, y gofynion ar proffesiynoldeb i wneud ymchwill.
Finance, Funding and Resources

Grant Funding
| Late This workshop is designed for students in the last stages of their research who are seeking an understanding of the UK research funding environment and looking to develop their skills in writing proposals for grant funding of future projects. The workshop will provide an introduction to support services offered by the Research and Commercial Division. We will review good practice in selecting a potential financial sponsor for a project and writing an application for funding. There will also be a practical session on costing and pricing research projects, and a mock peer review session. Working in discipline-based groups, participants will review and evaluate a research grant application which was submitted to one of the UK Research Councils. Time: Dates: 09.15 16.00 Wednesday 17 October Monday 11 February Monday 11 March Tuesday 25 June Dr David Bembo and Jane Whittingham, Research & Commercial Division
Professional Conduct
Clinical Research Regulations: An Introduction
| Early/Middle This workshop will introduce researchers to the national regulations governing clinical research, specifically the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004, as well as addressing some of the overriding principles of good clinical practice. The primary focus will be on explaining the internal and external processes necessary for obtaining approval for projects which involve NHS patients, staff and facilities. By the end of the workshop participants should have an understanding of: Q the background to Research Governance in the NHS Q how to get a sponsor Q the Trust R&D Project Registration and Review what and why Q the getting ethical approval in Wales the Clinical Trials Directive The workshop is suitable for all those who manage or undertake research involving NHS patients, staff or facilities or clinical trials of a medicinal product. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Thursday 25 October Chris Shaw, Research & Commercial Division
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Understanding the Funding Application Peer Review Process

| All Peer review is a key element of the research process. At any stage of his or her career, an academic may be asked to review research proposals which form the basis of applications for funding (grant, fellowship, postdoctoral). This workshop will: Q explain why we do peer review Q discuss the sorts of peer review that might be undertaken Q explore the roles and responsibilities of peer reviewers, within the University and externally Q provide an overview of the peer review processes operated by Research Councils Q show examples of paperwork The session will be particularly relevant for PGRs considering postdoctoral posts supported by external funding. Date/Time: Humanities/Social Sciences, Tuesday 12 March 10.00 12.00 Sciences tbc Research and Commercial Division Staff
Human Tissue Act: An Introduction

| All This presentation will introduce the requirements of the Human Tissue Act for researchers. It will focus on the issue of consent under the Act but will also look at other areas such as storage, transportation and disposal. Time: Date: 10.00 11.30 Monday 26 November Wednesday 24 April Dr Carina Hibbs & Sharon Orton, Research & Commercial Division
Highly recommended if you are going to start dealing with clinical trials at Cardiff Uni.
Clinical Research Regulations: An Introduction
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Intellectual Property and Copyright: Understanding Your Rights and the Rights of Others
| All Intellectual property, Patents, Spin Outs and Technology Transfer are all buzzwords you often hear around the University, but what are they really about, how do they arise from your research and does anyone ever get rich from patents at the University? (The answer is yes!) This seminar provides an introductory tour of: Q the various intellectual property rights available and how they are used in the process of commercialising University inventions Q trademarks, design right, the generation of copyright, and copyright law in respect of copying other peoples work Q know where to access copyright resources Q the practical mechanisms of licensing and spin out companies Time: Date: Presenters: 10.00 13.00 Friday 15 February Research & Commercial Division Staff
Q the impact of the Data Protection Act on research projects Q sources of advice and support for data protection queries Q informed consent and fair processing notices Q confidentiality Q storage media and data security Q retention periods Q aspects of the Freedom of Information Act Dates/Times: Tuesday 6 November, 09.30 12.00 Thursday 25 April, 13.30 16.00 Presenter: Governance and Compliance Division Staff
Plagiarism: The Scientific Journal Editors View

| All In the Biosciences, the most important way of reporting new scientific data and interpretations is to publish articles in scientific journals. Editors have a duty to defend the integrity of the scientific literature and will report apparent misconduct to the authors institution and often also to the Funding Body which supported the work. The institution has a duty to investigate such cases and take appropriate action in concert with the scientific journal, which may lead to withdrawal of the article and other sanctions (in severe cases dismissal from the institution and black-listing for future publication and funding). This session will discuss: Q plagiarism Q the editors role Q the Institutions role Q the consequences of misconduct Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Thursday 25 October Prof Ole Petersen, Biosciences
Intellectual Property in the Research Context

| All A lack of IP awareness means that some researchers are missing an opportunity to commercialise their work or are failing to prevent others from unfairly exploiting their research. This course enables students to work out what they need to protect their work and to take the necessary steps to secure such protection. Included are: Q an introduction to IP Q types of IP: trademarks, patents, copyright, design rights Q technology transfer Q commercialisation in higher education The video elements are presented by Adam Hart-Davis, well-known BBC documentary presenter. This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Research Ethics 1: Research Governance

| Early This course covers standard practice and recent changes in universities' ethics relating to research that investigates people and their data. The course applies, for example, to the healthcare disciplines, to natural and social sciences, education and welfare services, humanities, law and media studies. Ethics standards apply very generally across many topics, methods and disciplines of research. The research methods reviewed here in the context of ethics include: Q qualitative and quantitative work Q observations and experiments Q surveys and interviews Q analysis of texts and images This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Students in the Social Sciences should note that there is a practical workshop on Research Ethics in Social Science Research see below. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Managing Research Data: Key Aspects of Legal Compliance and Records Management
| Early/Middle This session covers the legal requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 in terms of research data, as well as good practice in the management of research records, whether in paper or electronic format. The Act places several obligations on the University and individual researchers in respect of how they use peoples personal data and what individuals are entitled to know about this use. This workshop will cover:
Domain C: Research Governance and Organisation | Maes C: Trefnu a Llywodraethu Ymchwil
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Research Ethics 2: Working with Human Subjects

| Early/Middle This course follows on from Research Ethics 1, but concentrates on the ethics of involving human participants directly, or indirectly, in research projects. The aims of the course are to help you to: Q define a human participant Q define informed consent Q identify the main considerations when involving human participants directly or indirectly in research Q provide case studies to help you understand the issues involved Q provide links to additional information and resources This online course will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Q an understanding of how to make informed ethical decisions during the conduct of their research Q have thought about emotional and physical risk in relation to your own work, raising both personal and institutional obligations and practical considerations and solutions. Date/Time: Presenter: January/February tbc Prof Helen Sampson, Social Sciences, and others
Successfully Applying to NHS Research Ethics Committees

| All If your research involves NHS patients, you will likely need to gain approval (or more accurately, a 'favourable ethical opinion') from a NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC). Submitting an application and attending the REC meeting can be a daunting task, even for a seasoned researcher; this workshop is intended to make this process less intimidating by walking through the process with Cardiff University researchers experienced in dealing with ethics committees. Common errors made by applicants will also be reviewed and discussed. By the end of the workshop you should be able to: Q understand the legal/regulatory basis for review of research projects by RECs Q determine if your research requires review by a REC Q complete the application form using the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) Q prepare the necessary documents required for submission of the application Q Prepare for attending the committee meeting and answering any questions posed by the committee Time: Dates: Presenters: 09.30 12.30 Wednesday 14 November Wednesday 8 May Dr Simon Hutchings and Dr Elinor John, SEWTU
Research Ethics for Biological and Health Sciences

| All This half day workshop will introduce this important aspect of research and give you the chance to work through a set of scenarios which demonstrate the types of studies that require ethical clearance. The focus of this workshop will be ethics approval requirements for research involving human participants and/or human tissues. You will be given tips for success in gaining this clearance as well as advice for avoiding some of the more common pitfalls Time: Date: Presenter: 13.00 16.00 Thursday 18 October Dr Richard Clarkson, Biosciences
The Responsible Researcher

| All This one day workshop highlights issues crucial to conducting your social science research in a responsible, ethical, safe and sustainable way. It will enable you to reflect on the role of values and ethics in the processes of research, considering the values that underpin social science research, the processes of ethical review and the requirements of the ESRC and other bodies, and the ethical issues that arise during research and the processes of making ethical decisions. The workshop also investigates aspects such as your own emotional and physical safety when conducting research, as failure to do so can result in unanticipated suffering which can impact on you, your family, relationships, and your future research. By the end of the workshop you will have: Q an understanding of how to reflect on the ethical implications of their own research and to keep records ready for writing up
Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

Doctoral researchers must be mindful on their impact on the environment and understand how to behave and work in a sustainable way. Further, they are expected to understand the concepts of corporate social responsibility. Cardiff University has leading edge research in both of these fields and, as such, the University Graduate College does not offer specific additional training. Instead, researchers are encouraged to take advantage of the many seminars and events of the Sustainable Places Research Institute. Please see the events schedule at: cardiff.ac.uk/research/sustainableplaces/news/events.html
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Domain D / Maes D
Engagement, Influence and Impact

The knowledge and skills to work with others and ensure the wider impact of research.
Cyfathrebu, Dylanwad ac Effaith

Y wybodaeth ar sgiliau i weithio gydag eraill a sicrhau effaith ehangach yr ymchwil.
Conferences
Abstracts: How to Write them in the Sciences
| All This full day course aims to provide you with the ability to write effective abstracts for a variety of situations papers, conferences, presentations. During the session we will cover: Q how to structure an abstract Q how to target an audience Q how to write effective opening and closing sentences Q what to include and what to leave out Q the importance of choosing a title and key words By the end of the workshop you will: Q improve your writing skills Q increase your confidence Q learn to write effective abstracts for a variety of situations You will have the opportunity to write an abstract, work on existing abstracts, and learn how to write abstracts for a nonspecialist audience. You are invited to bring along an abstract you have already written, and can bring a published abstract which you consider to be a good example of a well-written abstract. Time: Date: Presenter: 9.30 16.30 Thursday 24 January Dr Shirley Ellis, Consultant
Conference Posters
| All This workshop is for students who have little or no experience of producing and presenting academic posters and who need to prepare one for display at a future event, either within their School or at an international conference. The aim of the workshop is to help you to use posters effectively, to pitch them at the right level for your audience, and to make your poster stand out from the rest! Topics covered include: Q reasons for producing and presenting posters Q managing the stages of the process from formulating your hypothesis to defending the poster Q issues to consider when producing your poster the balance between simplicity, content/information, design, materials, time and cost Q defending your poster at the meeting/conference The workshop will be a mixture of mini-talks, discussion and interactive group work. In the afternoon you will get a chance to build a poster from first principles. Time: Dates: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Tuesday 5 February Thursday 7 March Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Designing Posters for Conferences

| All This workshop will show you how to design and present academic posters effectively. The session will cover:
Annual Life Sciences Post Graduate Research Day

| All This exciting event provides an opportunity for students in the early stages of their research careers to present their work in a relaxed environment while also providing a good networking opportunity. The event is open to all postgraduate students within in schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Bioscience. For more information contact: medicpostgraduatesociety@gmail.com
Q good and bad poster designs Q effective poster design with PowerPoint (layout, balancing text and graphics, colours etc.) Q how to handle design feedback from your supervisors Q how to present your poster at the conference The course is split into two half-day sessions; the first will be a mix of presentations, discussions and group work. In the second session you will have the opportunity to work on your own posters and discuss your ideas with the course leader and other participants. You will be expected to be familiar with the basic functionalities of Microsoft PowerPoint. Time: Dates: Presenter: 09.00 12.00 Thursday 6 June and Friday 7 June (you must attend both days) Jana Witt, Institute of Primary Care & Public Health
A very worthwhile look at the meaning behind conference posters, what they should show and why they are useful.
Conference Posters
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9.00 17.00 Friday 16 November
Domain D: Engagement, Influence and Impact | Maes D: Cyfathrebu, Dylanwad ac Effaith
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Interdisciplinary Themed Conference (Humanities/Social Sciences)

| All This conference encourages doctoral researchers to consider how a particular theme may come to bear on their own subjects of research. The approach allows participation by students from many disciplines, and provides a framework for interdisciplinary cross-fertilisation. The conference attracts doctoral students - both as speakers and delegates - from departments and institutions across Wales, the UK and overseas. An invitation for students to join the conference steering committee will be circulated in the autumn and a call for papers will be advertised in the spring. Dates/Times: Thursday 27 June Friday 28 June 12.00 17.00 09.00 17.00
At the end of the session you will have a range of: Q strategies for planning and structuring a conference paper Q strategies for presenting a paper with intellectual coherence and rigour, while maintaining audience interest. Q tactics for using visual aids of different kinds to support the academic content of a conference paper NB. This workshop does not cover in detail oral presentation skills, the use of PowerPoint or academic writing. Please see separate entries elsewhere in the brochure for workshops covering these areas. Time: Dates: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Tuesday 19 February Dr Stephanie Ward, History, Archaeology & Religion
Organising a Conference
| All There are likely to be various opportunities for you to organise academic events during your PhD. These may be subject specific seminars within your School, or regional conferences for subject organisations. Alternatively, you may want to get together with students from other Schools to organise a cross-disciplinary event under a particular theme (watch out for funded opportunities). Whatever the type of event, getting involved will help you to develop useful transferable skills (project and time management, committee experience, etc.) that can be used in a wide variety of future career paths. This workshop will explain the practicalities of event organisation including: Q setting up a steering committee Q applying for funding/budgeting Q determining the academic content of an event Q identifying suitable venues (internal or external) Q catering, publicity and tips for general administration Time: Dates: Presenters: 10.00 13.00 Monday 26 November Tuesday 26 February Sarah Brasher and Charlotte Whitehead, University Graduate College
Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking

| All Details of this on-line module can be found in the Networking section, page 57.
Speaking of Science: Interdisciplinary Conference

| All Speaking of Science is a unique student-led conference for all research students in science based subjects. Research students in the sciences will be giving talks and presenting posters across a wide range of subjects and disciplines, giving a fascinating insight into the research that is taking place across the university and in other local institutions. The conference subject area is kept deliberately broad this makes for more interesting presentations and cross subject fertilisation of ideas. The conference provides a supportive environment for you to present your work to an audience of peers and to find out what other students around the University are working on in their field. Proposals for presentations and/or presentations will be invited. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best presentations and to the best posters. If you would like to get involved with organising the event as part of the student committee please contact us at SpeakingofScience@cf.ac.uk to express your interest.
Preparing and Presenting a Conference Paper (Humanities/Social Sciences)

| All This session will explore ways of successfully preparing and presenting a conference paper. It will focus on the form a conference paper should take; how to plan the paper (and abstract); how to make the content of your paper interesting and accessible while maintaining intellectual rigour; and (briefly) on using visual aids with PowerPoint. Be prepared during the session to explore how the ideas presented might apply to your own research.
A great place to present your work and find out what other people are working on.
Speaking of Science
Essential for organising a conference - covered details which I had not considered before.
Organising a Conference
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09.00 17.00 Thursday 2 May
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Spotlight on Social Sciences: Interdisciplinary Conference

| All This conference, organised by and for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, showcases current research in the social and economic sciences at Cardiff and neighbouring institutions. It provides you with a valuable opportunity to meet other researchers and establish links. Proposals for presentations and/or posters will be invited. Cash prizes are awarded to the best presentations and to the best posters. Time: Date: 09.00 17.00 Thursday 14 March
Collaboration: The Hidden Research Skill

| All The ability to thrive in a collaborative environment is increasingly becoming one of the most necessary skills for being truly effective in the research environment, both at the interdisciplinary university level and with external organisations. This workshop will: Q explore the skills that are required for effective collaboration Q identify the barriers and the opportunities Q understand the pitfalls and how to overcome them Q examine how you can use collaboration to increase the opportunities open to you as a research professional Time: 09.30 17.00 Tuesday 4 December Dr Caron King, Consultant
Voice of Humanities: Interdisciplinary Conference

| All This conference provides an opportunity for you to practise presenting your research to people outside their own specialist field, and to establish links and encounter a broad range of humanities research. Proposals for presentations and/or posters will be invited. Cash prizes are awarded to the best presentations and posters. Time: Date: 09.30 17.00 Thursday 21 March
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The Connected Researcher: Networking and Collaborating with Social media

| All Do you want to discover how to build an effective and supportive online network? These two linked sessions will provide advice on this the first session will provide an overview of social media tools, and highlight their potential to enable networking and collaboration for researchers, while the second session will provide an opportunity to discuss and debate issues and concerns with social media. Topics covered will include: Q case studies of connected researchers, illustrating how Social Media can be used effectively Q particular benefits of social media for researchers Q building an online network Q blogging and microblogging Q using social bookmarking and social citation Q keeping up to date with RSS feeds Dates/Times: Thursday 14 February, 14.00 17.00 and Thursday 21 February, 14.00 16.00 (you must attend both days) Presenter: Sarah Nicholas and Susan Smith, Information Services
Engagement and Impact

Academics and TV Documentary Making
| All Research Councils and other funding bodies increasingly expect researchers to demonstrate the impact of their research on the wider community. Through this workshop, you can gain an insight into one of the ways in which outcomes of research can be communicated to the public, namely through TV documentaries, and the processes involved therein. The 3 hour session will: Q consider the relationship between commissioning editors, TV production companies and academics Q provide guidance on how to identify and approach a TV production company with a proposal Q offer insight into the challenges and benefits of communicating research through TV Q consider engaging with the media in general Q touch on Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Exchange Opportunities in the Creative and Cultural Industries Time: Date: Presenter: 12.30 16.30 Wednesday 27 February Angela Graham, Consultant
Consultancy Skills for Researchers: An Introduction

| All If you look at the top ten skills wanted by employers, these bear a remarkable resemblance to the skills of a consultant; a little investigation shows that these are almost identical to the skills of an academic researcher. This course will show you what those skills are. It will identify: Q why consultant thinking can be important to you in academia
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Q a simple process for consulting, and show how this is a classic problem solving device, whether for research or non-research situations Q how to use these skills to enhance any situation where you need to either produce work for someone, or influence someone to do something for you. We will also look briefly at consulting as a career, both within and outside the academic environment. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 17.00 Thursday 25 April Dr Caron King, Consultant
Evaluating Public Engagement: Developing your Skills

| All This half day workshop builds upon the introductory course and provides a more reflective session to develop your skills and discuss any particular issues you may have. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Monday 4 March Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
Curating an Exhibition (Humanities)

| Middle/Late This workshop will offer postgraduate students and early career researchers practical experience of curating a small exhibition of books, and basic training on how to do this. The workshop will cover: Q practicalities of staging an exhibition (planning, timing, resources, conservation/ environmental issues, promotion, etc). Q researching a theme for an exhibition The workshop will be followed by a two hour event held in Special Collections and Archives, during which you will commandeer your own exhibition case, and plan and display a mini-exhibition using SCOLARs resources, and based on your own research. A selection of images from the exhibition will be digitised and placed on SCOLARs website, acknowledging the curator, and the exhibition will stay in place for one month. Teaching for both sessions will be provided by academic staff, SCOLAR, conservation experts, and may include external input from local museums. Dates/Times: Wednesday 16 January, 14.00 16.30 (initial workshop) tbc (follow-up event) Presenters: Peter Keelan and Alison Harvey, Special Collections and Archives, Arts & Social Studies Library, and Dr Jane Henderson, History, Archaeology & Religion
FameLab Training
| All Cardiff University will be hosting the regional heat for FameLab 2013 in the autumn of 2012. FameLab is a prestigious national competition which gives each participant just three minutes, no slides, and whatever props they can carry to communicate a scientific topic. This workshop will help you prepare and develop a three minute presentation for this competition. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Tuesday 16 October Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
I Love Science: A Guide to Engaging the Public with your Science

| All Inspiring experiments, thinking about the big issues, and enthusing others about our science are the hallmark of all scientists. Yet the public are often bemused by, even hostile to, science. Furthermore, many able students at schools and universities get switched off science because of an uninspiring curriculum, what they see as boring facts of little relevance to their lives, or just because it is too difficult to understand. As a result the Government, the Research Councils, charities and other funding bodies all argue that scientists should be explaining what they do to the general public. This lecture explores what is going on in Cardiff University and Wales regarding public engagement of science, as well as in the UK and internationally. The lecture will give you ideas on how to inspire a non-expert audience about your research and how to get involved, as well as identifying funding sources for this. Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 15.30 Wednesday 6 March Prof Tony Campbell, Darwin Centre for Biology & Medicine
Evaluating Public Engagement: An Introduction

| All This one day workshop will introduce the principles of evaluation of engagement and practical resources to allow you to plan your own evaluation. Developed with the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, this course is interactive in nature and very practical. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Wednesday 13 February Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
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Impact and Research Communication Skills

| All This workshop is designed to develop the necessary skills for effectively communicating the significance of your research, particularly outside the immediate environment of fellow-specialists in your own discipline or subject area. The relevance of this training will be far-reaching in a range of contexts (grant applications, seminar and conference presentations, publications, job applications, REF submission and all forms of contact with the media) central to any researchers career. There are practical skills-based exercises and opportunities for discussion and feedback throughout. The workshop will cover: Q making the case for why your research matters Q defining your contribution to the field Q finding the story in your research, and how to announce it Q implications and applications of research Q scholarly, pedagogical, non-academic impact Q transferable communication skills for non-academic careers Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.00 Friday 9 November Tuesday 19 March Josie Dixon, Consultant
Managing Media Relations

| All Media coverage can help communicate the impact of your research and reach a wide audience. If a journal article, for example, has media coverage a citation add-on effect often results. Whether it's pure news reporting or comment and analysis, the press media remains as important as ever. Knowing how the press media gathers and chooses the stories it runs and how it sieves and analyses the information it collects is vital to good media relations. This course offers practical advice on how to effectively work with the press media to promote stories and deal with media enquiries including: Q presentation skills Q how to deal with difficult questions Q how to get your message across effectively Q working with the Universitys Public Relations Team Date/Time: Presenter: tbc Public Relations staff and others
Podcasting: Practice and Applications

| All A fun introduction to podcasting - its impact on the teaching and learning experience and its uses for communicating to a wider audience. These two half-day sessions will introduce you to podcasts and guide you on how to use them to communicate with a wider audience. The first session will teach you how/where to record, edit and publish a podcast with advice on equipment and software. At the follow-up session, you will bring your own podcast and develop it with support. The context for using podcasts will be discussed during both sessions. Times: Date: Presenter: 09.30 14.00 and 09.30 12.30 (you must attend both sessions) Spring tbc tbc
Impact for Social Science Research

| All Over the past few years the idea that academic research should prove that it has had 'impact' on the broader, nonacademic community has gained considerable momentum, with applications for RCUK grants now having to outline the ways in which such impact will be achieved, and research funding for departments depending, in part, on evidence of impact. Given that current PhD students will look to join an academic world where impact is part of the environment, the aim of this workshop is to introduce you to the concept of impact, how its use varies between different funding bodies, as well as outlining particular methods you might use to engage with non-academic audiences and build and impact profile for your research. Learning outcomes: Q you will be able to explain the basic nature of impact debates in the UK and their broader context Q you will be able to outline ways in which you might gain impact for your own research This half-day workshop is aimed at ESRC-funded research students but others are welcome to attend, space permitting. Date/Time: Presenter: Autumn tbc Prof Adam Hedgecoe, ESRC Centre for Economic & Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen)
Research in Context
| All This National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement developed workshop will support you to reflect on the social and ethical implications of your research, and explore ways of responding to this through engagement with others. You will: Q develop and benefit from a deeper understanding of the social context of your research Q share your experiences and learn from the experiences of other researchers Q reflect on the social context of your work and explore how you might respond to this Q explore external perspectives on your research and what informs those perspectives Q explore how to develop effective partnerships Q plan steps that you could take to increase your engagement with society
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09.30 16.30 Wednesday 17 April Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
There will be an opportunity to meet with people who run schemes that you can participate in. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Thursday 1 November Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
Social Science Research and the Welsh Government: Internships, Careers and the Role of Research in Policy
| All How can postgraduate research students engage with policy? The Welsh Government offers internships and commissions research which can involve postgraduate researchers. This event will: Q outline the nature of current internships in the Welsh Government and the process through which they are set up Q present two examples of research that the Welsh Government carries out or commissions Q provide information on the range of careers in government where research skills are helpful The workshop is aimed at ESRC-funded research students but others are welcome to attend, space permitting. Time: Date: Presenters: 09.30 12.30 Wednesday 28 November Dr Steve Marshall, Welsh Government, Jamie Smith, Welsh Government, and Professor David James, Social Sciences & ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Centre
Writing for the Public

| All This workshop will give you all the tools - and advice from the experts - to enable you to communicate your research and expertise via a range of digital and print media to as wide an audience as possible through the written word. The session will frame the benefits of such activity, and gain expert advice from editors and academics engaged in writing for the public, as well as provide a practical session looking at ways to share research findings and expertise as effectively as possible. Time: Date: Convenor: Guest Presenters: 09.30 16.30 Spring tbc James Vilares, Community Engagement Team, Cardiff University Dylan Moore is Co-Editor for the Wales Arts Review Dr Adam Corner (Psychology) writes regularly for Guardian Online Dr John Jewell (Journalism, Media & Cultural Studies) writes regularly for the Western Mail and Wales Online.
Storytelling for Engagement

| All The art of telling a good story is key to all forms of communication as it can clarify your ideas and help others to remember them. There are new forms of public engagement that are based on one of the oldest forms of human communication storytelling. These include Pecha Kucha, Ignite and Bright Club. This one day workshop will look at how you can develop storytelling skills and provide opportunities to get involved. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 Monday 10 December Bruce Etherington, Community Engagement Team
Enterprise
The Enterprising Researcher
| All Entrepreneurship is not solely about business skills or starting a new venture it is a way of thinking and behaving relevant to all parts of society and the economy. (NESTA Sept 2008). This workshop will examine the relevance of entrepreneurship to the research process. Topics to be covered will include: Q understanding the entrepreneurial lifeworld Q using enterprise skills and values to enhance an approach to research Q developing and handling effective relationships with stakeholders Q opportunity identification Q idea generation Q creative problem-solving
Working with Schools

| All Much has changed in the school system in the last few years and more change is planned. This one day workshop will look at how to work with schools and pupils to ensure that your engagement/outreach activities can be as beneficial as possible to the pupils, teachers and you.
Q strategic thinking Q selling your concept to others Enterprising people are equipped to fulfil their potential and to create their own futures. During the workshop you will be given opportunities to develop or enhance your range of skills, through practice and application, and will be encouraged to unleash your inner entrepreneur!
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10.00 17.00 Tuesday 6 November Friday 19 April Student Enterprise, Research & Commercial Division
Presentation Skills: Practice Session

| Early/Middle Those students who wish to have the opportunity to practice their presentation skills will be able to rehearse a pre-prepared 5 minute presentation and receive feedback. Although predominantly aimed at those who have attended Presentation Skills: An Introduction, any student who feels they would benefit from direct advice on their presentation is welcome to attend. Dates/Times: Monday 12 November Tuesday 5 February Monday 25 February Thursday 14 March Tuesday 18 June Presenter: 09.45 11.45 10.00 12.00 09.45 11.45 09.45 11.45 09.45 11.45
i-Solve
| All Modelled on the i-teams programme from MIT Boston and Cambridge University, i-solve is now running successfully at Cardiff University. Open to postgraduate students and research staff, selected participants operate in interdisciplinary teams to investigate real commercial opportunities for breakthrough technologies and innovative projects being developed right now at this University. An important part of our commercialisation and knowledge transfer activity, i-Solve is not virtual, it is not a game, its a real business process. No specific business skills required just enthusiasm and a willingness to generate ideas, explore, analyse and identify solutions. You benefit from making an impact on a real project and gain a broad range of skills. Each team is mentored by an expert from the business sector, and the programme includes guest speakers and engagement with past participants. i-Solve is an exciting, challenging and rewarding Programme, providing hands-on opportunities to gain commercial awareness and capitalise on your research skills. Weblink: http://www.cf.ac.uk/racdv/students/i-solve/index.html Time: Dates: 17.30 19.00 Thursdays 4 October to 29 November (you must attend all sessions)
Sarah Brasher, University Graduate College
Presentation Skills: The Good Presentation Skills Video

| Early Good presentation skills are essential for students while undertaking a PhD and in their future careers, whether in academia or elsewhere. Based on specially scripted drama scenarios and interviews with experienced academics and PhD students, this online video includes material on: Q choosing appropriate content Q how to practice Q using your voice, body, technology Q expecting the unexpected Web link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Programme Leader: James Murray, Student Enterprise, Research & Commercial Division
Presenting Research Orally
Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills: An Introduction
| Early/Middle The aim of this session is to introduce you to the general skills and techniques you should employ when giving an effective oral presentation. This morning session does not include practical work or practice; rather it covers such topics as: Q preparation and structure of your talk Q guidance for presenters Q tips for audio visual aids Q dealing with nerves There is an optional session in the afternoon allowing for practice and feedback. See below. Dates/Times: Monday 5 November Monday 4 February Tuesday 12 March Tuesday 11 June Presenter: 09.45 13.00 12.30 15.15 09.45 13.00 09.45 13.00
| Middle/Late The aim of this one-day course is to assist you in preparing and delivering clear and concise oral research presentations and papers. Reference will be made to formal and informal presentation environments and advice will be provided on question handling. By the end of this full day workshop you will have: Q been provided with strategies to prepare an effective oral presentation of research material Q identified and developed the core skills necessary to present research material in an effective and influential style Q the skills to deal with common questioning styles and challenges from an audience Q received guidance on structure, body language and stagecraft and the use of audio-visual aids Q practised your presentation and be able to take away a CD Rom recording of yourself to consider your technique in the light of expert feedback Please note that students should consider Presentation Skills: An Introduction before booking onto this workshop.
Sarah Brasher, University Graduate College
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09.15 17.00 Thursday 17 January Tuesday 23 April Richard Payne, Consultant
Q acquire the capability to produce a professional standard of typescript The workshop is aimed at researchers in the humanities but those from other disciplines may also attend. Time: tbc March tbc Prof Judi Loach, Humanities
Publication
Academic Publishing in the Social Sciences
| Late These practical sessions, run over two days, will focus on your writing, refereeing and reflecting on your own work. At the end you will have reviewed a book, refereed an article and a book proposal, and have a template for an article and a monograph proposal about your own work. To participate in these sessions, you need to have conducted a piece of independent research e.g. an M thesis. Preparatory work is required for these sessions, and you will get individual feedback by email afterwards. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
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Getting Published in the Arts and Humanities

| All Why publish? To extend knowledge? To engage in academic debate? Or because you feel under intense pressure to do so in order to get on in your career? The aim of this course is to give guidance and support to arts and humanities students who are keen to put their research into the public realm, through academic papers and books. This course will: Q provide an understanding of the publishing process Q instil confidence in dealing with publishers or journals Q assist with the process of preparing papers for publication Q develop critical skills of reading and academic writing
Book Review (Humanities/Social Sciences)

Web Link: | All After a short introduction on the purpose and role of the book review, its current place in academic priorities (in arts and social sciences), and what to expect in terms of contracting to write a review for a journal, the bulk of this workshop will be practical in orientation. We shall discuss how best to tackle review writing, dealing with the review of essay collections, reference works/translations, textbooks and monographs. There will also be an opportunity to copyedit and comment upon book review submissions. Please bring a recent book review that you have written in typescript form (if possible). Date/Time: Presenter: tbc tbc www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Getting Published in the Sciences

| All Scientific publishing has a long and proud tradition but it is more important now than at any other time. A clear distinction must be made, however, between scientists publishing the results of a program of scientific research, and science writers writing about scientific research. This course is tightly focused on the former: academic publishing. This course aims to provide: Q an overview of the publishing process Q training and tips on how to produce a paper Q critical skills in proof-reading and editing Q a supportive and pro-active attitude to academic publishing Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Editing and Copyediting Your Work and Others (Humanities)

| All This workshop offers an introduction both to editing your own work (following on from Academic Writing in the Humanities) and to copyediting that of other authors (an essential skill in academic journal production and commercial publication alike). By means of practical examples, it will help you to correct, tidy up and reformat typescripts so as to prepare them for submission to publishers, and will introduce you to compliance with a variety of house styles. The workshop will also be useful for students about to submit their PhD theses for examination. Through attendance at this workshop, you will: Q understand readers and publishers needs and how best to adapt typescripts to fulfil those needs
Journal Articles in the Social & Economic Sciences: Meet the Editors!
| Middle/Late This session provides an opportunity to meet current and past editors of major international social science journals. The session will include discussions of editorial processes and practices, as well as insights into the peer-review system and advice on submission to journals. By the end of the session, you will: Q understand the role of journal editors in relation to social science publication
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Q have knowledge of editorial processes and practices, including the role of peer review Date/Time: Presenters: tbc Various (to include Cardiff editors of social science journals)
Writing and Publishing Your Research (Sciences)

| Middle/Late This day-long workshop will look at: Q how to write effectively habits that will serve you very well Q why publish? Other than the reasons you already know Q when to publish timing is everything Q what journals look for an insiders view Q how to write and structure an excellent paper a template that you can use again and again Q choosing the right journal are you getting the impact you deserve? Q the academic publishing process how it really works Time: 09.30 12.30 Tuesday 15 January Wednesday 12 June Presenters: Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Publishers Perspective (Humanities/Social Sciences)

| Middle/Late Making a first approach to academic presses with the fruits of your doctoral research can be a daunting and uncertain business. This lecture and workshop will demystify the task, shedding light on the decision-making process and helping researchers considering publication to present their work to publishers in the best way. The workshop encourages you to view your research as others will see it, from commissioning editors and publishers referees all the way down the supply chain to booksellers, librarians, review editors, and the prospective readership. Factors involved in the decision between book and article publication will be discussed although the primary focus will be on monographs. NB. Places on the afternoon workshop are limited. You must attend the lecture beforehand, provide a brief synopsis of your research (up to two pages) and do a small amount of reading prior to the workshop. Times: Date: Presenter: Lecture Workshop Friday 26 April Josie Dixon, Consultant 11.00 12.30 13.30 17.00
Writing
Academic Writing in the Social Sciences (Introduction & Advanced)
| All The workshop offers an introduction to academic social science writing, especially for theses. It looks at barriers to writing academic prose, and how to solicit, organise and utilise useful feedback and criticism of your writing. Sources of help and inspiration, such as writing groups are briefly explored. Through attendance you will: Q understand the genres of academic writing Q understand the genre required for a UK thesis Q diagnose their own strengths and weaknesses and develop an action plan to improve This introductory workshop is designed for MPhil, PhD and PD students who have not completed the SSRM. Dr Delamont has done research on the topic and the workshop is evidence-based. NB. Non-native English speakers should attend the 'English for Research Writing' course before attending this workshop. If you are unable to attend the 'English for Research Writing' summer course, you should refer to the English Language Service's website for information on their in-sessional courses.
Publishing a Journal Article in the Social and Economic Sciences

| Middle/late There are two main ways of publishing your research: as a monograph (i.e. a book) or as journal articles. Not all theses make books, but every successful thesis ought to have at least one journal article in it. If you have spent time and effort collecting data and writing them up, then spend a bit more time and effort preparing the ground for publication and researching possible outlets. Once you have done your basic research and identified possible journals, you will need to prepare your paper(s). There are no guarantees of success, but this workshop will help. Through attendance at the workshop, you will understand: Q the processes of choosing a journal to write for Q the peer review process Q what an editor does Q how to respond to the verdict of the journal Dr Delamont has done research on the topic and the workshop is evidence-based. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
Very good and very helpful for those who want to publish.
Writing and Publishing Your Research (Sciences)
Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
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Be a Better Writer (Sciences)

| All As academics, it is our duty to present essential information to our audience in a way which gives them every chance of understanding it at first reading and in the same sense that we meant it to be understood. Re-examine the previous sentence and consider how many academic papers you have read that dont meet these basic requirements. This course will help you to say what you mean and help your reader to understand it. Its not a course about how to write the perfect paper or about how to write a good thesis. It will simply help you to improve your written communication. By the end of this course you will: Q learn the key rules of style and tone Q learn how to edit effectively and polish your writing Q learn how to avoid common writing errors Q learn how to say what you mean quickly and effectively Time: Dates: 09.30 12.30 Monday 14 and 21 January Friday 24 and 31 May (You must attend both sessions) Dr Helen Lawrence, Consultant
Q key words and search terms Q sources Q critical appraisal This online course takes about 2 hours to complete but may be done in several visits. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Researching/Writing A Literature Review in the Social Sciences: An Introduction

| All This practical workshop is intended to make the task of researching and writing a literature review manageable, if not fun, through sharing problems and rehearsing solutions. The literature review has several functions. These will be explained. The session will start with basics, and address the five common problems: searching, reading, assimilation, evaluation (criticism) and writing. This workshop is aimed at MPhil, PhD and PD students. Through attendance at these workshops, you will: Q understand the functions of the literature review Q have diagnosed any problems with your literature review Q have devised a strategy to resolve your problems Q understand what is meant by a critical review of the literature Dr Delamont has done research on the topic and the workshop is evidence-based. Dates/Times: tbc
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Planning and Writing Your Thesis (Sciences)

| All This lecture is intended to provide you with hints as to how to start writing your PhD thesis. The emphasis is on planning and giving yourself adequate time to undertake perhaps the biggest writing task that you will engage in. It deals with the following issues: Q scientific writing and referencing Q preparing your thesis outline/plan/structure Q where should you start? Q agreeing timelines with your supervisor Q what is the purpose of each section? Q how to edit your writing Q selling your science Q feedback and the important role of the supervisor Q common Examiners criticisms Q the viva voce Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 15.30 Monday 29 October Dr Ken Wann, Pharmacy
Presenter:
Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
Writing a Literature Review (Sciences)

| All During your research degree you will need to write a literature review, this half-day course will help you to get started. By the end of this course you will: Q understand what makes a good literature review Q be able to identify key themes and arguments in published work in your field Q have developed some critical and analytical skills for reading published work This course will cover the key principles of organising and critiquing published work and will enable you to identify key themes to help them structure the review. Times: Dates: Presenter: 09.30 12.30 Friday 7 December Monday 11 February Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Research Methods in Literature Review

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Writing for the Public

This online course includes: Q what is a literature review and why is it important? Q different perspectives on a literature review Q the importance of a question | All See entry on page 49 under Public Engagement.
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Viva Preparation
Examination and the Viva
| Late This workshop looks at how to prepare yourself properly for the examination of your thesis. It examines what preparation is needed in the period before submission of your thesis, how to understand the processes involved, preparing your text and preparing yourself for the oral examination (Viva Voce). In addition to this workshop, you should also attend the annual Mock PhD Vivas. Through attendance at this workshop, you will: Q understand the purpose of the UK viva voce Q understand Cardiff University procedures Q devise strategies to prepare for their own viva Dr Delamont has done research on the topic and the workshop is evidence-based. Dates/Times: tbc Presenter: Dr Sara Delamont, Social Sciences
Dates/Times: Sciences (Autumn) Humanities & Social Sciences (Spring/Summer) Presenters: Various
PhD Examination Process (Sciences)

| Late The workshop will discuss preparing for and participating in the PhD viva voce oral examination. It is aimed primarily at Biosciences students but should also be suitable for those being examined in the biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. Preparation and planning of theses, the nature of the oral examination, and roles of the examiners will be discussed. Different models for the thesis structure and oral examination will be illustrated. The Cardiff University regulations on the award of PhD will also be reviewed. The workshop will: Q illustrate how you can best prepare your PhD thesis and approach the viva Q describe the roles of the PhD examiners and the standards they are assessing in the thesis and oral examination Q overview the Cardiff University regulations for award of a PhD Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Monday 8 October Prof Esh Mahenthiralingam, Biosciences
The Good Viva Video

| Late This video examines the viva process and examines: Q how important is it to your degree? Q how do vivas differ between disciplines? Q how can you prepare? Q what are the roles of the internal and external examiners and your supervisor? Q how are examiners chosen? Q what questions should you expect? Q how to use a practice viva Q knowing the strengths and weaknesses of your thesis Q what are the examiners looking for? Q coping with examiners mistakes or aggressive questions Q understanding the outcome Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Preparing for the Viva (Sciences)

| Late This workshop aims to prepare postgraduate research students in the sciences for the PhD viva examination. The workshop will explain the process and the roles of those involved (the Chair, Internal and External Examiners, and the Supervisor), dispel common myths, and prepare you both intellectually and mentally for the event. At the end of this course, you will understand the structure of the PhD viva, and the role of all involved. You will appreciate the type of questions in the viva, and will be able to avoid some of the pitfalls. The course should ease some of the anxieties associated with this important examination. Time: Date: Presenter: 14.00 15.30 Monday 26 November Prof Ken Wann, Pharmacy
Mock PhD Viva (Humanities & Social Sciences/Sciences)

| Late These entertaining events aim to de-mystify the PhD viva by providing an example of a good viva and a bad viva. A team of staff takes on the roles of Chair, Internal Examiner, External Examiner and PhD candidate. The processes involved before, during and after the viva are explained. For those unable to attend, the events are recorded to provide DVDs for loan from the University Graduate College (UGC) Office. By the end of the session, you will: Q be familiar with the format of a typical PhD viva Q know what types of question might be asked and how to prepare yourself Q have an understanding of the processes involved before, during and after a PhD viva
English For Non-Native Speakers

English for Research Writing
| Early This course, for non-native speakers of English, is open to students in all subject areas and aims to help you achieve
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a good academic style when writing up your research. It is designed to help PhD students think about the end product of their research, the thesis, but may be useful for students at any stage in the research process. The workshops will give practice in writing accurately and clearly. You will demonstrate how to refer to source material, use appropriate evaluative language and find your own voice in English. The workshops will focus on the following areas: Q structuring research writing Q improving clarity and flow of ideas Q writing literature reviews Q writing methodologies Q commenting on data/describing results and findings Q writing introductions and conclusions Please note that this course runs for five weeks, with two hours tuition per week. You must attend all of the sessions. Dates/Times: Tuesdays 5 February to 5 March Tuesdays 12 February to 12 March Fridays 15 February to 15 March Tuesdays 7 May to 4 June Thursday 9 May to 6 June (You must attend all sessions) Presenters:
Times: Dates: Presenter:
09.30 12.30 Tuesday 23 October Monday 14 January Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Assessment and Feedback in the Humanities and Social Sciences: An Introduction

| All This full-day workshop is designed for students who have been allocated seminar teaching duties within their school. Students wishing to attend must have approval from their school. Humanities students must also attend the companion workshop entitled Small-Group Teaching in the Humanities. The overall aim of the workshop is to familiarize you with general principles about assessment and giving feedback that can subsequently be applied within individual school frameworks. The workshop will begin by exploring prevalent conceptions about effective assessment and feedback practices in higher education and contextualizing the place of assessment within module and course design. It will then focus on marking coursework and exam essays, giving productive written and verbal feedback to students, and managing the marking process. You will be given an opportunity to mark specimen essays in groups to gain initial experience of grading and writing feedback that focuses on student learning. Time: Dates: Presenter: 10.00 16.00 Tuesday 2 October Wednesday 3 October Elizabeth Staddon, Consultant
10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 10.00 12.00 10.00 12.00 10.00 12.00
English Language Programmes Staff
English Language Programmes (ELP): Open Access

The following workshops and tutorials are offered by English Language Programmes: Q Academic Writing Q Reading Strategies Q Listening to Lectures and Taking Notes Q Seminar Skills Q Pronunciation Q Language Improvement - Writing Q Oral Presentation Skills (Single Workshops) Q One-to-one tutorials and advice (These workshops must be booked with ELP directly. For further information about classes and enrolment, see their web pages or their entry at the back of this brochure.)
Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment

| All This workshop focuses on practical strategies for inclusive teaching and aims to develop your confidence in their ability to meet the needs of a wide range of students, including disabled students and students whose first language is not the language of instruction. We will look at some of the ways in which students' differences can influence learning, explore the implications for designing discussion sessions, tutorials, lectures and other learning activities, and finish by considering the claim that good inclusive practice is just good practice (and might be more efficient too). Dates/Times: Thursday 27 September Monday 1 October Thursday 4 October Wednesday 20 February Presenter: Katya Hosking, Registry 10.00 - 12.30 14.00 16.30 10.00 - 12.30 14.00 16.30
Teaching Skills
Assessing Student Learning in the Sciences
| All This half-day workshop for students in the sciences and engineering explores the purpose of assessment, examines the value of assessment criteria and provides experience in marking and giving feedback. Its focus is on those aspects of assessing students work that are most likely to involve postgraduate teaching assistants, such as marking, writing comments and giving feedback. Those wishing to attend must have the approval of their School.
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Demonstrating/Laboratory Based Teaching in the Sciences

| All This half-day workshop is for students in the sciences and engineering who are about to begin demonstrating and have little or no prior teaching experience. The workshop will consider the roles and responsibilities of the demonstrator before, during and after the practical class. You will consider and practise a range of teaching skills used widely in laboratory and practical teaching. Issues such as health and safety, avoiding plagiarism and supporting diverse learners will be discussed through the analysis of case scenarios. Those wishing to attend must have the approval of their School. Dates/Times: Friday 28 September, 09.30 12.30 or 13.30 16.30 Wednesday 24 October, 09.30 12.30 or 13.30 16.30 Monday 14 January 13.30 16.30 Tuesday 15 January 13.30 16.30 Presenter: Dr Steve Hutchinson, Consultant
Lecturing Skills
| All This workshop examines the best ways of designing and delivering lectures and also explores methods of improving lecturing skills. The workshop is highly practical and involves the completion of exercises and presentations followed by self, peer and tutor feedback. Time: Date: Presenter: 09.30 16.30 February tbc Dr David Wilkinson, Consultant
Small Group Teaching in the Humanities

| All This full-day workshop is designed for students who will be leading undergraduate seminars this year and who have little or no teaching experience. Anyone wishing to attend must have approval from his or her school and should also attend the companion workshop entitled Introduction to Assessment and Feedback in the Humanities & Social Sciences. The workshop will introduce a range of smallgroup teaching techniques aimed at encouraging student discussion and peer-learning. Content will include: Q the role of the seminar tutor Q approaches to the first seminar Q seminar planning Q organizing groups to encourage participation Q dealing with common issues that arise in seminar settings The overall aim of the day is to provide initial practical strategies for planning and facilitating seminars which you can develop and adapt within your own school settings. Time: Dates: Presenter: 10.00 -16.00 Monday 24 September Tuesday 25 September Elizabeth Staddon, Consultant
Dignity, Respect and Robust Debate? Managing Student Interactions

| All Students are entitled to a safe and respectful environment in which to learn and to make mistakes. They also deserve the opportunity to take part in robust academic debate and to test their ideas and arguments against critical opposition. This workshop will explore the relationship between dignity, respect and disagreement, consider what might constitute harassment in the educational context, and offer you an opportunity to begin developing your own approach to managing student interactions in the classroom. Time: Dates: Presenter: 10.00 -12.00 Wednesday 20 March Katya Hosking, Registry
Small Group Teaching in the Humanities (Follow-Up Session)

| All This session is for those students who attended the autumn sessions on Small Group Teaching in the Humanities and Introduction to Assessment and Feedback in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It provides a valuable opportunity for you to review your teaching experiences, talk over problems with an experienced lecturer, and share any insights/good ideas you have picked up during the semester. Time: Dates: Presenter: tbc February/March Dr Stephen Thornton, European Languages, Translation & Politics
Equality and Diversity in Teaching

| All This module provides an introduction to Equality and Diversity for PGR Students who teach. The module includes information about the roles and responsibilities of students who teach in relation to the legal requirements of the Equality Act 2010, the University's commitment to Equality and Diversity (including a framework of relevant policies), the benefits of good practice and the practical application of legal requirements. There is a quiz at the end of the module to assist understanding of the information included. Web link: tbc
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Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

| All This session is specifically aimed at those who have not been engaged to do teaching in their School yet. Teaching is an integral part of any academic career, and a high standard of teaching is expected even if the particular role only involves a little amount of teaching. Therefore, it is important for career and personal development planning to have a basic understanding of teaching and learning in higher education. Time: Dates: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Thursday 10 January Tuesday 21 May Dr Beatrix Fahnert, Biosciences
Technological Tools for Teaching

| All This workshop will give an overview of how technology can be used to support teaching and learning. It will include the use of: virtual learning environments; specialist tools to encourage collaboration between students; electronic assessment; and technology to support teaching in the classroom/lecture theatre. The session will be a mixture of information giving, demonstrations and hands on activities. Time: Dates: Presenter: 14.00 16.00 Tuesday 12 February Dr Sarah Williamson, Registry
Networking
Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking
| All This course will help you to select a conference that is appropriate for you and to get the most out of attending it. For those making a presentation, it gives advice on how to get your message across. It considers how to answer tricky questions and ask probing ones. The networking section deals with establishing and maintaining useful professional, and social, contacts. This is an online course provided for those students who are unable to attend the face to face workshops or who prefer to cover this topic at a time and pace that suits their own schedule. It will take about two hours to complete, but may be done in several sittings. Web Link: www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Teaching in the Social and Economic Sciences

| All This one day workshop is aimed at students in the Social and Economic Sciences who have been allocated teaching duties within their School. Students wishing to attend should have the approval of their School before booking. It is recommended that students attend the workshop on Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment. Topics covered include: Q consideration of your teaching and learning role Q understanding how students learn Q encouraging active learning in small group teaching Q developing core teaching skills, e.g. providing learners with helpful feedback Q thinking about how teachers can develop their skills and practice You should be able to: Q provide a rationale for your own approaches to learning and teaching Q plan seminars and other learning activities which maximise the potential for inclusive and participatory learning Q engage with learners in the active promotion of their own learning by acquiring and providing feedback Time: 10.00 16.00 Wednesday 17 October Dr Kate Exley, Consultant

| Early Please refer to page 33 Personal Effectiveness for further details.
The Effective Researcher: Effective Progress - The Second Year

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Excellent tips and advice on being a great demonstrator - well worth the time.
Demonstrating/Laboratory Based Teaching in the Sciences
A very informative, useful and thought provoking way of handling the pressures of a small group.
Small Group Teaching in the Humanities
Date: Presenter:
Please refer to page 33 Personal Effectiveness for further details.
The Effective Researcher: The End is in Sight

| Late Please refer to page 34 Personal Effectiveness for further details.
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Ffynonellau Mewnol o Gyngor a Hyfforddiant

Uwch-Gyfrifiaduro Ymchwil @ Caerdydd (ARCCA)
Adeilad Redwood, Rhodfar Brenin Edward VII Ffn: 029 2087 9319 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/arcca Maer ARCCA yn darparu, yn cydlynu, yn cynorthwyo ac yn datblygu uwch-wasanaethau cyfrifiadura ymchwil i ymchwilwyr ar draws y Brifysgol. Yn ogystal rhedeg Clwstwr Cyfrifiadura Perfformiad-Uchel canolog y Brifysgol, maer ARCCA yn cynnig mynediad i amrywiaeth o gyrsiau (o rai rhagarweiniol i rai uwch) i helpu defnyddwyr i fanteisio ir eithaf ar y systemau hynny. Diffinnir Uwch-Gyfrifiadura Ymchwil fel defnyddio adnoddau cyfrifiadurol a data i wneud ymchwil sydd y tu hwnt i alluoedd y cyfrifiadur pen-desg neur gliniadur cyffredin. Fel rheol, bydd y dechneg yn defnyddio adnoddau ac offer TG blaengar i wneud ymchwil, gan gynnwys efelychu a modelu cyfrifiadurol, trin a storio llawer iawn o ddata, a llu o ddulliau eraill i ddatrys problemau ymchwil y byddain amhosibl eu datrys fel arall. Os oes gan eich ymchwil y potensial i ddefnyddior technegau hyn, neu os nad oes arnoch ond eisiau gwybod rhagor, mae grp ARCCA yma ich helpu. Gall y staff esbonior hyn y mae uwchgyfrifiadura ymchwil yn ei olygun ymarferol ac, yn bwysicach, sut y gall ARCCA eich helpu i ddefnyddio prosesau cyfrifiadurol i wneud eich ymchwil. Ochr yn ochr chynnal gweithgareddau hyfforddi i hybu sgiliau ymchwilio, dysgu ac addysgu, bydd y Coleg hefyd yn cynnal cynhadledd ymchwil flynyddol i ysgogir genhedlaeth nesaf o academyddion i rwydweithio i gilydd ac i gyflwyno papurau ymchwil yn Gymraeg gerbron eu cyfoedion. Gwnewch gais drwy wefan: www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk/datblygiad-staff
Y Gwasanaeth Cynghori Personol

50 Plas y Parc, Campws Cathays Ffn: 029 2087 4966 Neu Ail Lawr T Aberteifi, Campws Parc Mynydd Bychan Ffn: 029 2074 2070 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/cllng Maer Gwasanaeth Cynghori Personol yn cynnig cyfle i aelodau o gymuned y Brifysgol ystyried y materion syn eu hatal rhag cyflawni eu potensial ir eithaf ac i ystyried dewisiadau ar gyfer newid. Maen gyfrinachol ac ar gael am ddim i aelodau o gymuned Prifysgol Caerdydd.
Rhwydwaith Uwch-Hyfforddi y Cyngor Ymchwil Economaidd a Chymdeithasol

www.ncrm.ac.uk/training Maer rhwydwaith o 21 o Ganolfannau Hyfforddi Doethurol sydd wediu hachredu gan yr ESRC ledled y DU yn agor ei gyrsiau uwch-hyfforddiant mewn meysydd allweddol o gryfder ochr yn ochr chyrsiau gan ddarparwyr eraill yr ESRC, fel y Ganolfan Genedlaethol Dulliau Ymchwil (yr NCRM) ar Fenter Datblygu Ymchwilwyr (yr RDI), i greu Rhwydwaith UwchHyfforddiant ar gyfer y Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol. Bydd hynnyn gyfle i l-raddedigion yn y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol sydd wedi cofrestru i wneud PhD ac yn gweithio mewn Sefydliad Addysg Uwch yn y DU gael uwch-hyfforddiant y tu mewn ar tu allan iw sefydliad cartref, boed yn eu priod ddisgyblaeth, mewn dull ymchwil penodol neu mewn maes ymchwil gwahanol. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn cyfrannu hyd at 30 y diwrnod am bob cwrs a ddilynant y tu allan iw sefydliad eu hunain.
Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd
50 Parc y Plas Ffn: 029 2087 4828 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/carsv Mae Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd yn cynnig ymgynghoriadau gyrfa un-i-un ir holl fyfyrwyr l-raddedig, profiad gwaith a sesiynau galw-heibio i flasu gwaith, a gwasanaeth cyflawn o roi cyfarwyddyd. I wneud apwyntiad i weld Cynghorwr Gyrfaoedd, archebwch le ar-lein yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/carsv Mae Career Central yn adnodd gyrfaoedd ar-lein ac yn llawn dop o wybodaeth, cyngor a chanllawiau i helpu myfyrwyr i wneud penderfyniadau, ac o weithgareddau gyrfaol yn ystod eu hamser yn y Brifysgol. Yno y cewch chir holl adnoddau Gyrfaoedd a Chyflogadwyedd o lyfrynnau CV i ddogfennau Cychwyn pwnc-benodol.
Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

Gan gydweithion agos ag arbenigwyr profiadol o brifysgolion ledled Cymru, bydd y Coleg yn cynnal gweithgareddau hyfforddiant misol i ddarlithwyr, myfyrwyr l-raddedig a chymrodyr l-ddoethuriaeth. Mae'r holl hyfforddiant yn agored i bawb o unrhyw sefydliad addysg uwch ac yn fodd i bobl rannu profiadau wrth iddynt feithrin arferion academaidd da a datblygu eu sgiliau. Mae pob un or ystod eang o weithdai hyfforddi wedii deilwran benodol i hyrwyddo datblygiad proffesiynol parhaus academyddion syn gallu gweithio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Canolbwyntio ar ddatblygu sgiliau ymchwil fydd rhai o weithdai'r Rhaglen Datblygu Staff a chaiff rhai or gweithdai hyfforddiant hefyd eu cynnal fel sesiynau sgiliau i fyfyrwyr lraddedig. Nid oes rhaid dilyn cynllun cymhwyso penodol i allu dod ir gweithdai unigol.
Rhaglenni Iaith Saesneg

Ty Deri, Park Grove Ffn: 029 2087 6587 E-bost: insessional@caerdydd.ac.uk www.caerdydd.ac.uk/for/prospective/inter/elt/ englishsupportservices Mae tm mewn-sesiynol y Rhaglen Iaith Saesneg yn cynnig cymorth i siaradwyr nad ywr Saesneg yn iaith frodorol iddynt ac syn fyfyrwyr rhyngwladol syn talu ffioedd llawn. Ymysg y cyrsiau a gynigir yn ystod y flwyddyn mae Ysgrifennu Academaidd, Strategaethau Darllen, Gwrando a Gwneud Nodiadau, Sgiliau Seminar, Gloywi Iaith, Ynganu, a Saesneg ar gyfer Ysgrifennu Traethodau Hir. Mae nifer cyfyngedig o sesiynau un-i-un hefyd ar gael mewn rhai meysydd. Cewch chi fanylion y cyrsiau cyfredol ar y tudalennau gwe mewnsesiynol.
Internal Sources of Advice and Training | Ffynonellau Mewnol o Gyngor a Hyfforddiant
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Internal Sources of Advice and Training

Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA)
Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue Tel: 029 2087 9319 www.cardiff.ac.uk/arcca ARCCA provides, coordinates, supports and develops advanced research computing services for researchers across the University. In addition to running the University's central High Performance Computing (HPC) Cluster, ARCCA offers access to a range of courses (from introductory to advanced) to help users fully exploit these systems. Advanced Research Computing is defined as the use of computing and data resources for research which are beyond the capabilities of the average desktop or laptop computer. Typically, this technique uses leading-edge IT resources and tools to pursue research; including computer simulation and modelling, manipulating and storing large amounts of data, and many other methods to solve research problems that would otherwise be impossible. If your research has the potential to use these techniques, or you are just curious to find out more, the ARCCA group are here to help. The staff can explain what advanced research computing means in practice and more importantly how ARCCA may be able to assist with your computer-processing based research requirements. generation of academics to come together and present research papers - through the medium of Welsh - to their peers. Apply via the website at: www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk/datblygiad-staff
Counselling Service
50 Park Place, Cathays Campus Tel: 029 2087 4966 Or 2nd Floor Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus Tel: 029 2074 2070 www.cardiff.ac.uk/cllng The Counselling Service provides members of the University community with an opportunity to examine issues which prevent them from maximising their full potential and to explore options for change. The Counselling Service is confidential and available to members of the Cardiff University community free of charge.
Economic and Social Research Council Advanced Training Network

www.ncrm.ac.uk/training The UK-wide network of 21 ESRC accredited Doctoral Training Centres is opening up its advanced training courses in key areas of strength alongside courses from other ESRC providers, such as the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) and the Researcher Development Initiative (RDI), to create an Advanced Training Network for the Social Sciences. This will provide an opportunity for Social Science postgraduates who are registered for a PhD and based at a UK Higher Education Institution to access advanced training both within and outside of their host institution, whether in their home discipline, a particular research method or in a different area of research. Students will contribute a maximum of 30 per day for each course that they attend outside of their own institution.
Careers & Employability

50 Park Place Tel: 029 2087 4828 www.cardiff.ac.uk/carsv Careers & Employability offers one-to-one career consultations to all postgraduate students as well as work experience and work taster drop-in sessions and a full service of guidance delivery. To make an appointment to see a Careers Consultant simply book on line at www.cardiff.ac.uk/carsv Career Central is an online careers resource, jam-packed with information, advice and guidance to help students with career related decisions and activities throughout University. It houses all Careers & Employability resources, from CV booklets to our subject specific Getting Started documents.
English Language Programmes

Deri House, 2-4 Park Grove Tel: 029 2087 6587 Email: insessional@cf.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk/for/prospective/inter/elt/ englishsupportservices English Language Programmes In-sessional team provides support to full-fee paying international students who are nonnative speakers of English. Courses offered during the year include Academic Writing, Reading Strategies, Listening and Note-taking, Seminar Skills, Language Improvement, Pronunciation and English for Dissertation Writing. A limited number of one-to-one sessions are also available in certain areas. Details of current courses can be found on the insessional web pages.
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol

www.colegcymraeg.ac.uk Working closely with experienced specialists from universities across Wales, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol holds monthly training activities for lecturers, postgraduate students and post-doctoral fellows in Welsh. All such training is open to all from any higher education institution, and is a means for people to share experiences as they nurture good academic practice and develop their skills. Each training workshop is geared specifically to promoting the continuing professional development of academics able to work through the medium of Welsh. Some of the Staff Development Programme workshops focus on developing research skills and some of the training workshops associated are held also as skills sessions for postgraduate students. It is not necessary to follow any specific qualification scheme in order to be able to attend these individual workshops. As well as holding training activities that promote research, learning and teaching skills, the Coleg also holds an annual research conference which is aimed at encouraging the next
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Llywodraethu a Chydymffurfio
30 - 36 Newport Road Ffn: 029 2087 9351 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/govrn Bydd yr Is-Adran Llywodraethu a Chydymffurfio yn cynghorir Brifysgol ynghylch cydymffurfio i rhwymedigaethau statudol a gorfodol. Mae meysydd ei chyfrifoldeb yn cynnwys Diogelu Data, Rhyddid Gwybodaeth a Chyfrinachedd, Camymddwyn mewn Ymchwil Academaidd, Cod Ymarfer y Rhyddid i Lefaru, y Ddeddf Meinweoedd Dynol, Rheoli Cofnodion, a Chydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth.
- angen adnewydduch sgiliau ach technegau mathemategol neu ystadegol - angen cymorth ychwanegol i drin elfen fathemategol neu ystadegol eich astudiaethau byddwn nin falch o drafod unrhyw gwestiwn a all fod gennych chi.
Yr Uned Gymorth i Dystiolaeth Ymchwil (SURE)

Ffn: 029 2068 7913 E-bost: SURE@caerdydd.ac.uk Y we: www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/sure Uned yn y Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth, ac un a ariannir grantiaun bennaf, yw SURE. Mae gan dm SURE yr arbenigedd i wneud chwiliadau systematig o lenyddiaeth, cloriannun feirniadol a chrynhoir dystiolaeth orau sydd ar gael. Bydd y staff yn cyfrannu i addysgu methodolegau seiliedig-ar-dystiolaeth y tu mewn ar tu allan i Brifysgol Caerdydd a hefyd yn darparu gwasanaethau ymgynghoriaeth a hyfforddiant ir rhai sydd ar fin gwneud adolygiadau systematig neu adolygiadau o lenyddiaeth.
Y Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth
Maer Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth yn darparu amrywiaeth mawr o gyfleusterau a gwasanaethau i helpu prosiectau ymchwil yng Nghaerdydd. Yn eu plith, mae adnoddau electronig a chronfeydd data, amrywiol gasgliadau ymchwil, cyfleusterau TG hyblyg a gwasanaethau graffigwaith a chyfryngau a hefyd, drwyr ARRCA, gyfleusterau cyfrifiadurol pwerus a datblygedig, gan gynnwys efelychu a modelu. I gael gwybod rhagor, ewch i we-dudalennau INSRV i ymchwilwyr yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/forresearchers Mae modd cyrchu llawer o adnoddau drwy borth y Brifysgol, sef porth ir gwasanaethau ar y we sydd ar gael i staff a myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd. Ewch i portal.caerdydd.ac.uk i gael amrywiaeth o adnoddau ar-lein, gan gynnwys e-bost, lle ffeiliau personol, rhannu ffeiliau a chyfnodolion electronig ar y campws neu oddi arno, unrhyw bryd. Maer staff yn 14 llyfrgell INSRV ar gael i roi cyngor a chymorth, a gallant eich helpu gyda phob agwedd ar ddod o hyd i adnoddau gwybodaeth au defnyddio. Ewch i www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/libraries neu defnyddiwch yr ap symudol yn m.caerdydd.ac.uk i gyrchu gwasanaeth sgwrsio y llyfrgell, neu, i gael manylion cysylltu llyfrgell eich pwnc, ewch i www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides i gael canllawiau, sesiynau tiwtorial a chlipiau fideo ynghylch defnyddion hadnoddau gwybodaeth ni. Maer Gwasanaethau Gwybodaeth hefyd yn cynnig hyfforddiant a chyrsiau TG syn annibynnol ar y rhai sydd wediu rhestru yn y llyfryn hwn, er y byddai gofyn i chi dalu ffi. Ewch i www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/ ittraining i gael gwybod rhagor. Bydd Desg Gymorth INSRV yn cynnig cymorth a chyngor cyfleus ac effeithiol ynghylch pob agwedd ar gyfrifiadura, gan gynnwys caledwedd a meddalwedd a chyrchu a defnyddior rhwydwaith. Cysylltwch r Ddesg Wasanaethu drwy e-bostio insrvConnect@caerdydd.ac.uk neu ffonio 029 2087 4487.
Rhwydwaith Adolygu Systematig Prifysgol Caerdydd (SysNet)

Ffn: 029 2068 7913 E-bost: mannmk@caerdydd.ac.uk Y we: www.caerdydd.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/sure/sysnet/ Mae Rhwydwaith Adolygu Systematig Prifysgol Caerdydd (SysNet) wedii sefydlu i hybu cydweithio rhwng ymchwilwyr syn gwneud adolygiadau systematig. Fei hariannir gan yr ysgolion gofal iechyd ond maen agored i holl aelodaur Brifysgol. Nod SysNet yw annog a helpu myfyrwyr i wneud adolygiadau systematig o safon.
Yr Is-Adran Ymchwil a Masnachol

30 - 36 Newport Road Ffn: 029 2087 5834 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/racdv Rhan or Gyfarwyddiaeth Datblygu Strategol ywr Is-Adran Ymchwil a Masnachol. Ei diben yw cynorthwyo a hwylusor broses ymchwilio ledled y Brifysgol, a masnacheiddio ffrwyth yr ymchwil. Gall gynnig cyngor ar bob agwedd ar ariannu ymchwil a llunio cynigion, mentrau myfyrwyr a materion moesegol a llywodraethu ynghylch ymchwil, yn ogystal chysylltiadau byd diwydiant drwy gyfrwng amrywiaeth o weithgareddau, gan gynnwys partneriaethau trosglwyddo gwybodaeth.
Y Gofrestrfa a Gwasanaethau Academaidd

30 36 Newport Road Ffn: Ewch ir wefan i weld rhifau aelodaur tm www.caerdydd.ac.uk/regis Y Gofrestrfa yw un o is-adrannau Gweinyddiaeth Ganolog y Brifysgol, a hi syn gyfrifol am y prif swyddogaethau o ran Mynediad, Ymrestru, Cofnodion Myfyrwyr, Gweinyddu Efrydiaethau, Arholi a Graddio.
Yr Uned Diogelwch Galwedigaethol, Iechyd ar Amgylchedd (OSHEU)

47 Plas y Parc Ffn: 029 2087 5396 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/osheu Gallwch gael cyngor ynghylch Iechyd, Diogelwch ar Amgylchedd gan yr OSHEU yn uniongyrchol neu ou gwefan.
Gwasanaeth Datblygu Sgiliau Undeb y Myfyrwyr Y Gwasanaeth Cymorth Mathemateg

Ffn: 029 2087 5517 E-bost: mathssupport@caerdydd.ac.uk www.caerdydd.ac.uk/mathssupport Maer Gwasanaeth Cymorth Mathemateg ar gael i holl fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd. Os oes arnoch chi - ofn mathemateg neu ystadegaeth 3ydd Llawr Undeb y Myfyrwyr Ffn: 029 2078 1489 www.cardiffstudents.com/ Maer Rhaglen Datblygu Myfyrwyr yn gynllun dysgu syn ceisio meithrin hyder a chyflogadwyedd myfyrwyr. Maen agored i bob myfyriwr o bob disgyblaeth a statws ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd, a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP syn ei noddi.
Internal Sources of Advice and Training | Ffynonellau Mewnol o Gyngor a Hyfforddiant
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Governance and Compliance

30 - 36 Newport Road Tel: 029 2087 9351 www.cardiff.ac.uk/govrn The Governance and Compliance Division advises the University in relation to its compliance with its statutory and mandatory obligations. Areas of responsibility include: Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Confidentiality, Academic Research Misconduct, Freedom of Speech Code of Practice, Human Tissue Act, Records Management and Equality and Diversity.
Support Unit for Research Evidence (SURE)

Tel: 029 2068 7913 Email: SURE@cf.ac.uk Web: www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/sure SURE is a largely grant-funded unit based within Information Services. The SURE team has the expertise to conduct systematic literature searchers, critically appraise and summarise best available evidence. Staff contribute to the teaching of evidence based methodologies both inside and outside Cardiff University and also provides consultancy and training services to those about to undertake systematic or literature reviews.
Information Services
Information Services provides a wide range of facilities and services to aid research projects at Cardiff. These include electronic resources and databases, diverse research collections, flexible IT facilities and graphics and media services as well as, through ARRCA, powerful and advanced computer facilities including simulations and modelling. For further information please visit INSRVs for researchers web pages at www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/forresearchers Many resources can be accessed through the University Portal, providing a personalised gateway to web-based services available to Cardiff University staff and students. Visit portal.cf.ac.uk to access a range of online resources including email, personal filespace, shared files and electronic journals, on- or off-campus, at any time. Staff in INSRVs 14 libraries are on hand to give advice and assistance and can help with all aspects of finding and using information resources. Visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries or use the mobile app at m.cardiff.ac.uk for our library chat service or for details on how to contact your subject library, go to www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/educationandtraining/guides for guides tutorials and video clips on using our information resources. Information Services also offers IT training and courses independently of those listed in this brochure, although you would be asked to pay a fee. Visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/ educationandtraining/ittraining for further information. The INSRV Service Desk provides convenient and effective help and advice on all aspects of computing including hardware, software and network access and use. Contact the Service Desk by emailing insrvConnect@cardiff.ac.uk or by telephoning 029 2087 4487.
The Cardiff University Systematic Review Network (SysNet)

Tel: 029 2068 7913 Email: mannmk@cf.ac.uk Web: www.cardiff.ac.uk/insrv/libraries/sure/sysnet/ The Cardiff University Systematic Review Network (SysNet) has been established to encourage collaborative working between researchers carrying out systematic reviews. It is funded by the healthcare schools but open to all members of the University. The aim of SysNet is to encourage and support researchers in undertaking high-quality systematic reviews.
Research and Commercial Division

30 - 36 Newport Road Tel: 029 2087 5834 www.cardiff.ac.uk/racdv The Research and Commercial Division is part of the Strategic Development Directorate and exists to support and facilitate the process of University-wide research, and the commercialisation of research outputs. They can offer advice on all aspects of research funding and proposal writing, student enterprise, ethical and research governance issues as well as links with industry through knowledge transfer partnerships.
Registry and Academic Services

30 36 Newport Road Tel: See website for relevant team contact numbers www.cardiff.ac.uk/regis Registry is one of the divisions which make up the University's Central Administration. It is responsible for the major functions of Admissions, Enrolment, Student Records, Administration of Studentships, Examination and Graduation.
Occupational Safety Health and Environment Unit

(OSHEU) 47 Park Place Tel: 029 2087 5396 www.cardiff.ac.uk/osheu Health, Safety and Environmental advice can be obtained direct from the OSHEU or via their website.
Students Union Skills Development Service

3rd Floor Students Union Tel: 029 2078 1489 www.cardiffstudents.com/ The Skills Development Service is a scheme of learning designed to improve students' confidence and employability. The programme is open to all Cardiff University students regardless of discipline or status and is sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP .
Maths Support Service

Tel: 029 2087 5517 email: mathssupport@cardiff.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk/mathssupport The Maths Support Service is available to all Cardiff University students. If you... - have a phobia of mathematics or statistics - require refreshing in mathematical or statistical skills and techniques - need additional help with the mathematical or statistical element of your studies ...we will be happy to discuss any questions you may have.
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Menter Myfyrwyr
E-bost: enterprise@caerdydd.ac.uk Ffn: 029 2078 1419/442 www.caerdydd.ac.uk/enterprise Mae cyflogwyr yn chwilio am l-raddedigion mentrus ac mae l-raddedigion mentrus yn ceisio dod u syniadau ir farchnad. Y naill ffordd neur llall, gall Menter Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd helpu. Bydd arweinwyr byd busnes yn dweud wrthym byth a beunydd fod arnynt angen pobl a all gydio mewn cyfle a dangos eu gallu masnachol yn y byd go-iawn. Y gair allweddol yma yw dangos am na fydd siarad bob amser yn llwyddo ac mae angen i l-raddedigion allu cyfleu a dangos sut y gall eu gwybodaeth academaidd helpur realiti masnachol a dydy hynny ddim bob amser yn hawdd. Gall Menter Myfyrwyr eich helpu chi i drosi a dangos eich nodweddion presennol i fod yn barod i weithio mewn sefydliad. Bydd yr un sgiliaun cyd-fynd meddwl yn entrepreneuraidd a gallant helpu i esblygur syniadau arloesol newydd y byddwch chi, efallai, yn awyddus iw datblygu drosoch eich hun. Anelir Menter Myfyrwyr at l-raddedigion yn benodol. Bydd hin rhedeg amrywiaeth o weithgareddau, gan gynnwys cyfarfodydd un-i-un i ddatblyguch syniad busnes a rhaglen i-Solve un syn para naw wythnos ac yn dod thimau rhyngddisgyblaethol o fyfyrwyr l-raddedig ynghyd i ddefnyddiou dyfeisgarwch i ganfod cyfleoedd masnachol ir technolegau arloesol a ddatblygir gan academyddion lefeluchel Prifysgol Caerdydd. Felly, pun a oes gennych chi egin syniad neu os ydych chi eisoes yn bwriadu cychwyn busnes/menter gymdeithasol, neu os hoffech chi fod yn fyfyriwr graddedig mwy mentrus, ewch i wefan Menter Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd i gael gwybod rhagor.
Cyfleoedd y tu hwnt i Gaerdydd

Vitae
Gwefan: www.vitae.ac.uk Bydd Vitaen darparu adnoddau, cyngor a gwybodaeth i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig unigol ac i staff ymchwil syn ymddiddori yn eu datblygiad proffesiynol au gyrfaoedd. Ymhlith yr adnoddau mae: Q porth pwrpasol i ymchwilwyr ac ynddo wybodaeth, newyddion a chyfleoedd, sef www.vitae.ac.uk: Q rhaglen o gyrsiau a gweithgareddau cenedlaethol Q gwybodaeth am y farchnad lafur a gyrfaoedd, gan gynnwys arolygon ac ymchwil Efallai y bydd gennych ddiddordeb yn y rhain . . .
Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr

Fframwaith proffesiynol i ymchwilwyr ac un syn disgrifio gwybodaeth, ymddygiadau a phriodoleddau ymchwilydd llwyddiannus. Os ymchwiliwch chi i weld pa mor berthnasol yw ef i chi, cewch weld sut mae pobl eraill wedi defnyddior fframwaith i ddatblygu eu gyrfaoedd. www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf
PGR Tips
Cofrestrwch i gael bwletin e-bost misol syn rhoi syniadau a gwybodaeth ich helpu yn ystod eich PhD ac wrth gynllunioch gyrfa.
What's Up Doc?
Blog i ymchwilwyr l-raddedig www.vitae.ac.uk/whatsupdoc
GRADBritain
Tanysgrifiwch ir cyfnodolyn ar-lein hwn. Fei hysgrifennir gan ac ar gyfer ymchwilwyr l-raddedig.
Sefydliad Ymchwil Gymdeithasol ac Economaidd, Data a Dulliau Cymru (WISERD)

46 Plas y Parc Ffn: 029 2087 9338 www.wiserd.ac.uk/ Mae WISERD yn cynnig hyfforddiant o safon mewn dulliau ansoddol, meintiol a chymysg i ymchwilwyr proffesiynol ac academaidd yn y gwyddorau cymdeithasol ledled Cymru. Maen aelod cysylltiol o Ganolfan Genedlaethol yr ESRC ar gyfer Dulliau Ymchwil. Bydd croeso i fyfyrwyr ymchwil lraddedig ddod i ddigwyddiadau hyfforddi WISERD a bydd ffi fach iw thalu.
Canolbwynt Vitae i Gymru a De-Orllewin Lloegr

Prifysgol Caerdydd yw cartref Canolbwynt Vitae Cymru a DeOrllewin Lloegr. Byddwn nin cynnal amrywiaeth o ddigwyddiadau ledled y rhanbarth, yn bennaf ar gyfer staff syn cynorthwyo ymchwilwyr. Gallwch chi gysylltu r Canolbwynt fel hyn: Ffn: 029 2087 9179 E-bost: swwhub@vitae.ac.uk
Opportunities Beyond Cardiff | Cyfleoedd y tu hwnt i Gaerdydd
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Student Enterprise
Email: enterprise@cardiff.ac.uk Tel: 029 2078 1419/442 www.cardiff.ac.uk/enterprise Employers are looking for enterprising postgraduates and enterprising postgraduates are looking to bring their ideas to market, either way Cardiff Universitys Student Enterprise can help. Business leaders are forever telling us they need people who can spot an opportunity and demonstrate their real world commercial aptitude. The key work here is demonstrate, talking the talk will not always do it, postgraduates need to be able to translate and demonstrate how academic knowledge can aid commercial reality and its not always easy. Student Enterprise can help you translate and demonstrate your existing qualities for organisational readiness. The same skills fit in with entrepreneurial thinking and can help in the emergence of new innovative ideas that you may want to develop yourself. Specifically for postgraduates, Student Enterprise run a range of activities, including one to one developing your business idea meetings and the nine week i-Solve programme which brings together inter-disciplinary teams of postgraduate students who use their ingenuity to identify commercial opportunities for breakthrough technologies being developed by high level Cardiff University academics. So whether you already have the seed of an idea, and are already aiming towards starting a business/social enterprise or you want to become a more enterprising graduate, look at the Cardiff University Student Enterprise website to find out more.
Opportunities Beyond Cardiff

Vitae
Web: www.vitae.ac.uk Vitae provides resources, advice and information for individual postgraduate researchers and research staff who are interested in their professional development and careers. Resources include: Q a dedicated researchers portal with information, news and opportunities www.vitae.ac.uk Q a programme of national courses and activities Q labour market and careers information, including surveys and research Things you may be interested in . . .
Researcher Development Framework

Professional framework for researchers describing the knowledge, behaviours and attributes of a successful researcher. Explore its relevance to you and see how others have used the RDF to develop their careers. www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf
PGR Tips
Register to receive a monthly email bulletin providing tips and information to help you during your PhD and when planning your career.
What's Up Doc?
Blog for postgraduate researchers www.vitae.ac.uk/whatsupdoc
Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD)
46 Park Place Tel: 029 2087 9338 Web: www.wiserd.ac.uk/ WISERD offers high quality training in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods to professional and academic social science researchers across Wales. It is affiliated to the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. Postgraduate research students are welcome to attend WISERD training events. A small fee is payable.
GRADBritain
Subscribe to this online journal written by and for postgraduate researchers.
Vitae South West and Wales Hub

The Vitae South West and Wales Hub is hosted by Cardiff University. We run a range of events across the region mainly for staff supporting researchers. You can contact the Hub on: Tel: 029 2087 9179 Email: swwhub@vitae.ac.uk
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Workshop Index / Mynegai ir Gweithdai

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Abstracts: How to Write them in the Science 44 Academic Careers in the Sciences 37 and Enginering Academic Jobs Overseas 37 Academic Publishing in the Social Sciences 51 Academic Writing in the Social Sciences 52 Catalogau Llyfrgell, Cyfnodolion, Electronig, Traethodau Hir a Thraethodau Ymchwil (y Dyniaethau) 23 Clinical Research Regulations: An Introduction Collaboration - The Hidden Research Skill Conferences Annual Life Sciences Postgraduate Research Day Designing Posters Interdisciplinary Themed Conference Organising a Conference Posters Preparing and Presenting a Conference Paper Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking (www Speaking of Science Spotlight on Social Sciences Voice of Humanities Connected Researcher: Networking and Collaborating with Social Media Consultancy Skills for Researchers: An Introduction 41 46
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Editing & Copyediting Your Work 51 and Others Effective CV Writing Effective Researcher Effective Progress The Second Year End is in Sight The Effective Researcher 40
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I Love Science A Guide to Engaging the Public with your Science I Solve 33 34 33 Impact and Research Communication Skills Impact for Social Science Research In Vivo Methods: An Introduction Induction Event for New Researchers: Starting Out Inkscape 47 50 48 48 20 13 28
Academics and TV Documentary Making 46 Access: Using Access to Organise Your Data Accessing Archives Accessing Archives: Directory of Expertise 26 21 22
44 44 45 45 44 45
Employment Regulations in the 40 UK for Overseas Students Enhancing your Web Searching Skills 23 EndNote Introduction to Managing Your References 24 Further Techniques 24 Zotero: A free Alternative to 25 English for Research Writing English Language Programme: Open Access Enterprising Researcher, The Equality and Diversity in Teaching 54 55 49 56 42/43 47 47 54
Advanced Research Computing: An Introduction 32 Introduction to Merlin (the Supercomputer) 32 Annual Life Sciences Research Day 44 Application Forms: Making Your Answers Count Applied Statistics: An Introduction Applying for Academic Jobs Humanities/Social Sciences Planning Your Research Trajectory Applying Statistics to Biomedical Research Archives Assessment and Feedback in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Introduction to Assessing Student Learning in the Sciences Atlas.ti, Qualitative Analysis Software 40 14 38 38 14
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Intellectual Property and Copyright: Understanding Your Rights and the Rights of Others 42 in the Research Context (www) 42 Interdisciplinary Conferences Interdisciplinary Themed Conference Speaking of Science Spotlight on Social Science Voice of Humanities Interdisciplinary Themed Conference
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Ethics
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Copyright: Understanding Your Rights and the Rights of Others, Intellectual Property 42 Corel Draw: An Introduction Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment Critical Appraisal of Research Papers Cultural Theory and Your Research Curating an Exhibition CV Writing, Effective 27 55 22 18 47 40
Evaluating Public Engagement An Introduction Developing your Skills Examination and the Viva Excel: Creating Basic Spreadsheets Using Functions and Formulae Using Graphs and Charts Using Macros Exploratory Data Anlysis
Interviews and Interviewing Social Science Research 18
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26 26 27 27 15 Java Journal Articles in the Social and Economic Sciences: Meet the Editors! 30
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Keeping Your Research Up-to-Date 23
Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia 39
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Be a Better Writer Beating Thesis Blues Bioinformatics and Statistics Book Reviews 53 33 15 51 Chwilior We a Chronfeydd Data Llyfryddol (y Dyniaethau) 24
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Fame Lab Training Fear Less 47 34
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LabView: An Introduction LaTeX Library Catalogues; Electronic Journals, Dissertations & Theses Lecturing Skills 23 34 26 41 Literature Review Developing Systematic Literature Searches Research Methods Researching/Writing a Literature Review in the Social Sciences Writing a Literature Review (Sciences) 30 30/31
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Dealing with Procrastination Deconstruction Theory & Your Research Deliberative Methods 33 19 17
Feedback in the Humanities/Social Studies, Introduction to Assessment and 55 Finding Information for Research (Part-time) Finishing Your PhD Functions and Formulae, Excel Funding Application Process
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Biomedical Laboratory Methods 20
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C++ 29/30 Careers Academic Jobs Overseas 37 Academic Careers in the Sciences and Engineering 44 Applying for Academic Jobs: Planning your Research Trajectory 38 Careers in Focus: Occasional Series 39 Developing an Academic Career 38 Exploring Career Options beyond Academia 39 Planning in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (www) 39 Planning for PhD Students, What Next? 39 Planning in the Sciences (www) 39
Demonstrating/Laboratory Based Teaching in the Sciences 56 Designing Posters for Conferences Desk-Top Publishing 44 28
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Getting Published in the Arts & Humanities (www) in the Sciences (www) Good Supervision Video (www) Good Viva Video (www) Go Wales Grant Funding Graphs and Charts, Excel 16 GIS, Introduction to Qualitative 18
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Developing an Academic Career (Humanities/Social Sciences) 38 Developing Systematic Literature Searches 22 Dignity, Respect and Robust Debate? Discourse Analysis Dr Who? 56 17 33
Locating & Using Data Resources on Wales 19
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Human Tissue Act 41
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Macros: Excel Managing Media Relations 27 48
Preparing for the Viva Presentation Skills: Beyond Presenting An Introduction An Introduction Practice Session Good Presentation Skills Video (www) Presenting Research Orally Prezi Breaking out of the Straight Jacket of Linear Presentations Advanced Techniques in Visual Presentations Procrastination, Dealing with 24 26 26/27 28 28 27 54
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Managing Research Data: Key Aspects of Legal Compliance & Records Management 42 Managing Stress in the PhD Managing Student Interaction Managing Your Research Supervisor (www) Managing Your Supervisor MATLAB: An Introduction Merlin (the Supercomputer), Introduction to Meta Analysis or Narrative Synthesis Microsoft Access Excel PowerPoint Publisher Word Mock PhD Viva 35 56 35 35 31 32
Research Methods: in Arts and Humanities (www) 20 in Literature Review 53 20 in Social Sciences (www) 21 in Sciences (www) Researching/Writing a Literature Review in the Social Sciences 53 Researcher Development Framework: Using RDF to plan and Evidence your Skills Responsible Researcher
Small Group Teaching in the Humanities: Follow Up Session Teaching and Learning in HE Technological Tools for Teaching Teaching in the Social and Economic Sciences Themed Interdisciplinary Conference Thesis Beating Thesis Blues Time Management Time Series Analysis and Forecasting TV Documentary Making and Academics
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Selecting a Conference, Presenting & Networking (www) 57 Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Researchers Small Group Teaching in the Humanities 37 56
Project Management Research Context (www) 25 Practical Project Management for your Research 25 Proteomic Analysis Psychometric & Selection Test Practice (www) Public Engagement: Academics and TV Documentary Making Evaluating: An Introduction Evaluating: Developing Your Skills FameLab Training I Love Science Managing Media Relations Podcasting: Practice and Applications Information, Practical and Discussion Research in Context Storytelling for Engagement Working with Schools Writing for the Public Publisher: An Introduction to Desk top Publishing 21 40
Social Science Research and the Welsh Government: Internships, Careers and the Role of Research in Policy 49 Social Science on the Move: Mobile Research and Researching the Mobile Social Science Research Methods: An Introduction Speaking of Science Spotlight on Social Sciences Spreadsheets, Excel: Creating Basic SPSS Introduction SPSS Intermediate
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Understanding the Funding Application Peer Review Process UNIX/LINUX: An Introduction Using Manuscripts & Early Books 41 31 20
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Narrative Synthesis or Meta-analysis 24 Networking & Collaborating with Social Media 46 NHS Research Ethics Committee, Applying to 43 NVivo, Qualitative Analysis Software 19
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Visual Basic: An Introduction Viva Examination and the Viva Good Viva Video (www.) Mock PhD Viva Preparing for the Viva Voice of Humanities: Interdisciplinary Conference 32 54 54 54 54 46
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Organising a Conference 45
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Starting Out: Induction Event for New Research Students 13 Stata: An Introduction 17 Statistical Analysis, An Introduction to the R Package for 16 Statistics Applied: An Introduction Applying Statistics to Biomedical Research Bioinformatics and Doctor, The For Beginners R Package Staying Motivated During Your PhD Storytelling for Engagement Stress, Managing 14 14 15 14 14 16 37 49 35 15 43
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Participatory and Deliberative Methods Masterclass Part-Time and Distance Students Suite of Workshops Part-Time PhD The Early Years The Later Years Peer Review Process, Understanding the Perfectionism PhD Examination Processes Philosophy of Science: An Introduction PhotoShop 18 Patent Searching on the Internet 25 35 35 35 41 36 54 21 28
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Wales, Locating and using Data Resources 19 Web Enhancing your Web Searching Skills What Next? Career Planning for PhD Students Word: Working With Long Documents Work Experience Queries Working with Schools Writing Academic Writing in the Social Sciences Be a Better Writer Effective CV Writing English for Research Writing for the Public Planning and Writing your Thesis Researching/Writing a Literature Review in the Social Sciences Writing a Literature Review Writing and Publishing your Research
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Publishing a Journal Article in the Social and Economic Sciences 52 Publishing in the Social Sciences, Academic 51 Python: An Introduction to Programming Python for Your Research 31 31
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Qualitative GIS, An Introduction Qualitative Analysis Software (NVivo and AtlasTi) Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods 18 19 15
Structural Equation Modelling Successfully Applying to NHS Research Ethics Committees Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
Plagiarism: The Scientific Journal Editors view 42 Planning and Writing your Thesis Podcasting: Practice and Applications Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 53 48 38
Supervision Video (www), Good 34 43
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R Package for Statistical Analysis, An Introduction Rapid Reading Research in Context Research Ethics: Biological and Health Sciences Research Governance (www) Successfully Applying to NHS Working with Human Subjects (www) 43 42 43 43
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16 36 48 Teaching Skills Assessing Student Learning in the Sciences Assessment and Feedback in the Humanities/Social Science, Introduction to Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment Demonstrating/Laboratory Based Teaching in the Sciences Lecturing Skills Small Group Teaching in the Humanities
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PowerPoint An Introduction to Creating a Presentation 28 Enhancing Your Presentation 28 Practical Flow Cytometry: An Introduction Practical Project Management for your Research Preparing and Presenting a Conference Paper 21 25 45
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Zotero: A Free Alternative to Endnote 25
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Gwybodaeth am Gysylltu
Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiwn am weithdy yn Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol, cysylltwch ni: Ffn: 029 2087 0046 neu 029 2087 9408 E-bost: UGC@caerdydd.ac.uk www.caerdydd.ac.uk/ugcp
Contact Information
If you have any queries about a workshop in the University Graduate College Programme, please contact us at: Tel: 029 2087 0046 or 029 2087 9408 Email: UGC@cardiff.ac.uk www.cardiff.ac.uk/ugcp
Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth
Gan fod Prifysgol Caerdydd wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi a hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth yn ei holl arferion a gweithgareddau, ei nod yw sefydlu diwylliant cynhwysol syn rhydd rhag gwahaniaethu ac yn seiliedig ar urddas, cwrteisi a pharch. Maer Brifysgol yn mawrygu amrywiaeth ac yn cydnabod bod y gwahaniaethau y daw unigolion hwy ir sefydliad hwn yn cyfoethogir amgylchedd gweithio ac yn cynyddu brir Brifysgol. Bydd Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth y Brifysgol yn datblygu polisau ac yn cymryd camau ymarferol i ddileu gwahaniaethu ac i hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb. Cewch wybodaeth am Gydraddoldeb ac Amrywiaeth yn www.caerdydd.ac.uk/cocom/equalityanddiversity
Equality and Diversity

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities and aims to establish an inclusive culture free from discrimination and based upon the values of dignity, courtesy and respect. The University celebrates diversity and recognises that the differences individuals bring to the institution enhance the working environment and reputation of the University. The University Equality and Diversity Committee develop policy and take practical steps to eliminate discrimination and promote equality. Read the Equality and Diversity information at www.cardiff.ac.uk/cocom/equalityanddiversity

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for Postgraduate Researchers

Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol

September 2012 to July 2013 Medi 2012 tan Orffennaf 2013

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Prof / Yr Athro Terry Marsden

Prof / Yr Athro Ken Wann

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Adeilad Hadyn Ellis: cartref newydd Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol

Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol i Ymchwil l-raddedig

The University Graduate College Programme for Postgraduate Researchers

Events and Seminars

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Ariannu Gweithgareddau Rhyngddisgyblaethol

Cynadleddau dan Arweiniad Myfyrwyr

Y Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr

Researcher Development Framework | Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr

Funding for Interdisciplinary Activities

The Researcher Development Framework

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Defnyddior Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr i Gynllunio Datblygiad eich Sgiliau

dag eraill Sylfaen o wyb io gy (A1) odaet eith (D1) w h G

Ymgysy ll effeith tu ac io (D3)

Addysgu Ymgysylltu r cyhoedd Menter Polisi Cymdeithas a diwylliant Dinasyddiaeth fyd-eang

Meddwl ymholgar Dirnadaeth ddeallusol Arloesi Llunio dadleuon Risg deallusol

wydd adigr Cre (A3)

Strategaeth ymchwil Cynllunio a chyflawni prosiectau Rheoli risg

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gia d Y m d d y iyn ol p r o ff e s ) (C1

Brwdfrydedd Dyfalbarhad Unplygrwydd Hunanhyder Hunanfyfyrio Cyfrifoldeb

Cynhyrchu incwm a chyllid Rheoli arian Isadeiledd ac adnoddau

1. Llwythor Cynllunydd Datblygu Proffesiynol i lawr

Researcher Development Framework | Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr

Planning Your Skills Development using the Researcher Development Framework

1. Download the Professional Development Planner

University Graduate College Programme | Rhaglen Coleg Graddedigion y Brifysgol

2. Canfod Cryfderau a Gwendidau Personol

4. Llunio Amcanion CAMPUS

3. Trafod gydach Goruchwylydd

Researcher Development Framework | Fframwaith Datblygu Ymchwilwyr

2. Identify Personal Strengths and Weaknesses

4. Formulate SMART Objectives

3. Discuss with Your Supervisor

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