Throughout the academic year the Graduate School co-ordinates transferable skills workshops for postgraduate research students. The full training schedule is available at the bottom of the page.
Workshops during the academic year 2010-11 will include:
- Questionnaire Design
- Survery & Sampling
- Introduction to SPSS
- Basic Statistics
- Structural Equation
- Analysis of Categorical Survey
- Exploring Relationships & Regression Theories
- Working with Long Documents
- Endnote
- Advanced PowerPoint
- Surviving the Viva
- Best practice in Research Supervision
- Intermediate Access
- Intermediate Excel
- Presentation Skills
- Writers Retreat
- Introduction to LaTex
- Careers Briefing
- HTML Programming
- Project Management for Researchers
- Integrated Access & Excel
- Interview Skills
- Planning your Academic Career
- Effective Communication
- Stay Motivated
- CV Preparation
- Perfect Pitch
- Thesis Writing
- Relationship Building
For further information on any of the above workshops please contact Anne O'Dwyer, Research Training Coordinator, Graduate School, at 061 202672 or email anne.odwyer@ul.ie
Training schedule 2011
|
Date
|
Workshop |
Venue |
Time |
|
1 March |
Create a chronological or skills cv |
F1-030 |
11-12pm |
|
5 March |
Prezi & Slide Share |
Large ITD Training Room |
10-1pm |
|
7 March |
Advanced Excel |
Large ITD Training Room |
9.30-5pm |
|
8 March |
Create an Academic or Research CV |
F1-030 |
11-12pm |
|
9 March |
Endnote |
Small ITD Training Room |
10-1pm |
|
12 March |
Working with Long Documents |
Large ITD Training Room |
10-2pm |
|
15 March |
Writing Cover Letters |
F1-030 |
11-12pm |
|
21 March |
Intermediate Web Page Design with HTML |
Large ITD Training Room |
9-5pm |
|
22 March |
Preparing for Interviews |
F1-030 |
11-12pm |
|
26 March |
Academic Referencing |
Large ITD Training Area |
10-2pm |
|
29 March |
Career Networking - Make the most out of LinkedIn |
F1-030 |
11-12pm |
Further courses will be added at the beginning of each month
In addition CSTAR, the Centre for Support Training Analysis Research, offers a consultancy and training service to individuals, institutions and companies carrying out health research in Ireland. It specialises in the biostatistical and methodological areas of health research, both quantitative and qualitative. You can find a list of the training courses they provide on the CSTAR website.
