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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Research Postgraduate Training Programme

2012-2013

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Postgraduate Training Programme (2012-2013)

All students who are registered for a higher degree by research are obliged to attend a programme of formal training to enhance research and career development. The

Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences provides this training programme, which is run in conjunction with the Graduate School. It provides a broad and comprehensive range of research training courses, in line with the requirements set out by the UK Research

Councils.

A training points system applies, with a requirement that a minimum number of points are achieved. Please consult your PhD Director/Postgraduate Student Advisor (PSA) for the requirement within your School. Description of each of the workshops in the

Programme is provided in the following pages.

Many of the courses are run once or twice during the academic year. They are limited in the number of places and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. If your preferred date of workshop is full, you will be offered an alternative date. If you arrive

on the day of a Graduate School course without pre-booking with a confirmation, you may be turned away if the course is already full.

Please make sure that you keep a record of your bookings. Updates / minor changes to the Programme will be available on the Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Centre

website www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc under the Training and Development Opportunities tab.

If you are a research student in one of the University of Nottingham Biomedical

Research Units, there is alternative training available to you; N-trans programme. Please visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc and click on the Training and Development Opportunities tab to find out more.

Please consult your Supervisor or Postgraduate Student Advisor/PhD Director about

training issues in the first instance. Any further enquiries should be made to [email protected].

All information correct as from 8th October, 2012

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc


mailto:[email protected]

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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Postgraduate Training

Programme 2012-13

PAGE WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTOR TRAINING

POINTS DATE

Conducting your PhD/DM/MPhil

8 Nature of the doctorate and the supervision process

GS 1 various

9 Getting going on your thesis GS 2 various

10 Getting into the habit of writing GS 1 various 11 Finishing your thesis GS 1 various

12 Preparing for the viva GS 1 various Transferable skills

13 Induction to library services for the new researcher

IS/GS 0 Various

14 Essential information skills for the new researcher in Medicine and Health Sciences

IS/GS 1 Various

15 Keeping up to date with news and research in Engineering, Medicine &

Health Sciences and Science

IS/GS 1 Various

16 Information Technology skills IS/GS Up to 4 Various 17 Referencing for researchers GS 1 On line

18 Planning your research GS 1 Various 19 An Introduction to clinical research Faculty 2 18/04/13

20 Good Clinical Practice training Faculty 2 12/12/12 21 Ethics of human tissue and animal

studies in research

Faculty 1 02/11/12

or 16/01/13 22 Exploring ethics in research Faculty 1 15/11/12 23 PGs who teach -Preparing for your

teaching sessions

PD 1 28/01/13

24 Meet the editors (M&HS) GS 0 tbc

25 Equality and Diversity in Practice – online training

PD 1 On line

26-

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Faculty Postgraduate Research

Forum

Faculty 4 26/06/13

Data Analysis

28 Mathematics in the lab Faculty 1 10/12/12 or tbc/02/13

29 Basic statistics (with SPSS) Faculty 2 28/11/12

& 5/12/12 30-31 Advanced statistics in SPSS Faculty

3 06/03/13

& 13/03/12 & 20/03/12

32 Introduction to SPSS (online) GS 1 On line

33-34 Introduction to Stata for epidemiological analyses

Faculty

3 24/04/13 & 01/05/13

& 08/05/13

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PAGE

WORKSHOP

CONTRIBUTOR

TRAINING

POINTS

DATE

Communication Skills

35 Presentation skills for researchers GS 2 Various 36 Further presentation skills for

researchers GS 1 Various

37 Preparing your first year report and writing scientific abstracts

Faculty 1 27/02/13 & 10/04/13

38 Using posters to communicate research GS 1 Various 39 Creating a poster in PowerPoint IS 1 Various 40 Applying for jobs outside academia -

PhD students

CES 1 Various

41 Interviews - and how to survive them GS 1 Various

42 What do I want to get out of a conference - and how do I do it?

GS 1 Various

43 Introduction to the skills of

assertiveness and negotiation (on line)

GS 1 On line

Research Techniques 44 Laboratory practice 1

(basic practice, health & safety)

Faculty 1 25/10/12

or 06/02/13 45 Laboratory practice 2 (Basic

techniques)

Faculty 1 21/11/12

or 20/02/13 46 Critical Appraisal of scientific literature

1 (non-clinical) a) Faculty 1 22/10/12 b) Coursework 2 31/01/13

Evidence Based Medicine

47 Critical Appraisal of the Literature 2

(clinical)

Faculty 1 18/02/13

48 Systematic Review Faculty 1 30/11/12

or 14/03/13

49 An Introduction to Health Economics Faculty 2 23/01/13

50 Qualitative Observational Studies Faculty 1 05/03/13

51 Post-genomics and Bioinformatics GS 6 various

CONTRIBUTORS:

Faculty Staff from the Faculty GS Graduate School

IS Information Services CES Career and Employability Service

PD Professional Development

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To book a place:

Please note that you will need to self-register for courses online To book your place on the course you will need your university log in and password.

Courses offered by GS/IS/CES/PD can be booked online at

www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc. Courses offered by the Faculty are available only to members of the M&HS Faculty. To

book a place on a training course you will need to follow a hidden link to the booking system. These links are listed with the course description. An updated version of this

training programme handbook (with current links) is available at www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc

Joining instruction emails:

When you have booked your place you will receive a booking confirmation to your

registered email address. You will also receive an email containing any relevant joining instructions for that course- please read these emails as it will contain important information about any pre-course tasks or course pre-requisites.

Courses can be booked online from 10th October 2012

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc


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School‟s minimal training points attendance requirements

School Min training

points

Notes

Biology Not applicable Formal attendance on the MHS Faculty Training Programme

is not stipulated; alternative training provided. Please consult your PSA.

BMS 20ǂ 20 credits to be taken in year 1, with no requirement in years 2 and 3

CHS 20 (+5) ǂ A total of 20 training points is required by the end of year 2,

with a minimum of 10 training points to be completed in year 1

A further 5 training points is recommended in year 3

Clin Sci 20ǂ A total of 20 training points is required by the end of year 1 for full time students or year 2 for part-time students. Alternative N-trans training also available with 30 credits

over the 3 year period as follows: Yr 1 min. 15 credits;

Yr 2 min. 10 credits; Yr 3 min. 5 credits. Please consult your Supervisor/PSA for eligibilityadvice as to

which is the most appropriate training programme for you.

GEM&H

20ǂ If attending a 2 year programme, 20 points must be accrued during year one.

If attending a 3 year programme, 20 points may be accrued during the first two years (minimum of 10 in year one).

MOL Not applicable Programme not stipulated. Completion of an evidence-based training portfolio required. Please consult your

Supervisor/PSA.

NMP Not applicableǂ

Formal attendance on the MHS Faculty Training Programme is not stipulated; alternative training provided. However,

attendance at the Faculty Research Forum is encouraged. Please consult your PSA.

VM&S 20ǂ Students should obtain 20 training points per year (i.e. 60 over a three year PhD studentship). Students should

consult supervisors and build a personal training programme encompassing the training available on this

course and elsewhere, totalling 20 points per year overall.

ǂPlease note - all students are obliged to register for and take part in the Faculty

Postgraduate Research Forum (4 Training points)

In all cases, students are advised to consult their Supervisor and School's Postgraduate Student Advisor (PSA) about formal postgraduate training.

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Contact details and useful links

Schools in the M&HS Faculty with contact names of the Postgraduate Student

Advisors and administrative support staff

School PSA Admin. Staff

Biology Prof David Archer Kathryn Lyon

BMS Dr Ian Kerr Susan Stelmak

CHS Dr Neil Coulson Steve Barrett

Clin Sci Prof Jonathan Hardman Andrea Greener/Ruth Jones

GEM&H Dr Lorraine Pinnington Kelly Mitchell

MMS Prof Miguel Camara Leanne Mitchell

NMP Dr Nick Allcock (PhD director) Cin Mond Kong

VM&S Dr Paul Loughna Helena Percival

Faculty Postgraduate Training Programme

Email: [email protected] Website: Programme and info:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc/developmentopportunities This link carries an electronic copy of the handbook, details of the Faculty

Postgraduate Research Forum, and other useful information about the training programme, as well as any updates that happen throughout the year. This electronic copy also contains the course links to the online

booking system.

Short Courses for Staff and Postgraduate Students

Additional courses and further information for training courses can be found at:


Medicine and Health Sciences Graduate Centre

Graduate Centre website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc

Location: Room c100, Medical School, QMC

To contact the Graduate Centre, please e-mail [email protected]

Graduate School

Graduate School website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/graduateschool

Location: Highfield House, University Park (building 10 on University Park map. Main

entrance from Cut Through Lane)

To contact the Graduate School admin team, please e-mail pg-

[email protected]


http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mhsgc/developmentopportunities




http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/graduateschool



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Course listings

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Nature of the doctorate and the supervision process [GSTGNP]

Course Dates and Venues

Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details Aims

To help postgraduate research students to acquire core skills and knowledge in planning and managing a research project with their supervisor.

Objectives

By the end of the workshop, students will able to: summarise the purpose and nature of PhD/doctoral training

summarise the criteria for the award of a PhD and MPhil list a realistic set of expectations for good supervision

understand that effective supervision is built on a managed rather than a reactive relationship with a supervisor.

Course description The course will explore the nature of the PhD (and other research doctorates) and the

supervision process using case studies. Students will discuss what counts as a doctorate, consider common problems encountered by research students and reflect on simple guidelines for managing supervisors. The workshop is linked to, and is followed

up by 'Planning your Research'. It is advisable, although not essential, that students register for both workshops.

Related courses 'Understanding your Research Degree' offers an online learning version of 'Nature of

the PhD and the supervision process'. The online learning course offers flexibility about when and where you study. However, it does not give the opportunity for immediate

contact with other students and a tutor. The 'Planning your Research' course is also recommended.

Process The course consists of a three and a half hour workshop.

Training points = 1

Return to course listing


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Getting Going on Your Thesis [GST2TP]


Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details Please note: There is a session of this course taking place at City Hospital campus please check

booking system for dates.

Aims To help students start the process of writing their thesis

Objectives By the end of the course, you will:

feel more confident about starting, or continuing to write your thesis have discussed the features of good academic writing

have identified individual sections or building blocks of your thesis have examined article introductions and practised drafting an introduction developed an overall structure for your thesis

Course description

This course is aimed at people beginning to work on writing their thesis. They probably do not have a clear structure for their thesis at this stage and are likely to be starting work on drafts of chapters.

This workshop covers: good academic writing; objectives of your readers and for you

as a writer; individual building blocks of your thesis; article introductions. We would advise you to attend this course before attending the 'Finishing your Thesis‟

course.

This is a one day participative small group workshop. Exercises involve reading and writing tasks. Saturday courses are primarily for part-time students.

Related courses

Getting into the habit of writing Finishing your thesis

Training Points = 2



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Getting into the Habit of Writing [GST1HW]


Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details. Please note: There is a session of this course taking place at City Hospital campus please check booking system for dates.

Aims

To start you thinking about how you approach writing and to introduce a range of approaches for students to practise and work with. Also, to look at some of the key elements of writing - preparation, audience, drafting and editing. The course will also

open up avenues for further support within the University.

Objectives By the end of the course you will have:

considered different writing styles and approaches reviewed your writing technique and looked to develop new techniques tried out a range of writing techniques

considered how to keep writing and editing techniques separate identified a range of writing development opportunities available to you at the

university and elsewhere Description

The course has been designed to encourage participants to explore their own approach to writing and to introduce them to a range of different techniques to try out during the

course and in their work after the course. It also raises awareness of other development opportunities available at The University of Nottingham and elsewhere. Its core rationale is that writing is a skill we can improve through regular practice. Also,

it aims to show that we can learn from and support each other in developing this important skill. Difficulties with writing don't have to be faced alone.

Related courses

Getting going on your thesis

Finishing your thesis

Other sources of help and support Academic Support offers a number of courses on academic writing. The Centre for English Language Education (CELE) offer help with writing for

international students.

Process This course is a participative small group workshop delivered over a half-day. It involves a number of short writing exercises. Please be aware that one of the exercises

on the day will involve you doing a piece of writing about something you have read recently and found interesting or useful. Before the course, think of a suitable article or

chapter you've read.

Training points = 1 Return to course listing


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Finishing Your Thesis [GST2FT]

Course Dates and Venues Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details.

Please note: There is a session of this course taking place at City Hospital campus please check booking system for dates.

Prerequisites We would advise you to attend the „Getting Going on Your Thesis‟ course before

attending this course.

Aims To help you to develop the skills necessary for writing up

Objectives By the end of the course, you will have:

considered the structure of an argument discussed the argument of your thesis with someone else completed a timetable for writing

discussed the original contribution of your thesis planned a timetable for writing up

analysed the features of effective writing Course description

This course is aimed at students who are in the latter stages of their research and who are writing up. They are likely to be close to finishing gathering material,

collecting data and conducting experiments; have analysis of material and data well underway; have a sense of how thesis might be structured and what the main claims

or findings are; have a good idea of their main argument(s). The course covers: the thesis as an argument; strategies for writing; planning the writing up period; good practice for ensuring clarity.

This is a half-day participative small group workshop

Training Points = 1



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Preparing for the Viva [GST2PV]


Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details

Prerequisites We would advise you to attend the 'Finishing your Thesis' course before attending this

course. Saturday courses are normally for part-time students.

Aims To help you to develop the skills to be well prepared for the viva examination.


discussed the examination process thought about the examination criteria from the examiners‟ perspective

generated some possible responses to typical viva questions practised defending your work reviewed ways of conducting a mock viva

offered others feedback on their performance begun the process of mentally preparing yourself for the viva

Course description The course covers: the examination process; possible examination questions; how to

set up mock vivas; technical requirements of a PhD/MPhil student / other research doctorates

Process This is a half-day participative small group workshop. This is a half-day participative

small group workshop. You will normally have the opportunity to ask questions of students who have recently been viva'd and an experienced external examiner.

Training Points = 1



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Induction to Library Services for the New Researcher



Aim To provide an overview of library services and resources available to the new

researcher at University of Nottingham.

Objectives By the end of the session participants will be more familiar with:

Identifying the libraries relevant to their research interests.

Locating computer facilities. Searching the library catalogue (UNLOC) to find books and journals held at the

University of Nottingham. Using the eLibrary Gateway to identify and access electronic resources and

information relevant to their research. Requesting material not held by the University, via the Inter library loan service. Identifying sources of library and IT support.

Description

This lunchtime session is aimed at new researchers in any discipline or those who graduated some time ago and are not familiar with the library and information services provided by the University of Nottingham. Recent University of Nottingham

Graduates may find the half day “Essential Information services skills for new researchers” more appropriate.

Process The course will primarily be delivered by presentation and demonstration, with some

limited time for hands-on participation.

Training Points = 0



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„Essential Information Skills for New Researchers in…‟ Series [GSTL03]


There are several sessions in this series and you should select the most relevant to your discipline. Essential information skills for new researchers in:

Medicine and Health Sciences Biosciences & Veterinary Medicine

Biology This course is aimed at first year postgraduate students or students requiring an update of key information resources and skills


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=LSFNR Prerequisites

An account on the UoN computer network. Attendance at the Library Services for the New Researcher course is recommended for postgraduates who are new to the

University of Nottingham. Aims

To provide an overview of advanced search techniques and specialist information resources to improve literature searching activities for medicine, nursing and the health

sciences. This course will not cover Endnote or Endnote Web. Objectives

By the end of the session you will be more familiar with: using a number of databases and comparing their relative merits for your own

subject accessing the full-text of ejournals creating an effective search strategy for databases and the web

implementing advanced literature searching techniques, including citation searching the range of specialist information resources, such as theses,

conferences, patents and scientific data strategies to increase the impact and visibility of your published research

referencing and the advantages of using a bibliographic management system,

such as EndNote, to organise your references

Process This half day session is designed to introduce postgraduate students to relevant resources and equip them with advanced information handling skills.

The course consists of presentations and hands-on practical sessions.

Training Points = 1



https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=LSFNR

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/connect/index.aspx

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Keeping up to date with news and research in Engineering, Medicine & Health Sciences and Science


Date: various Location: University Park

To book a place please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=KUTDWR

Aims To provide an introduction to the various resources available to keep up to date with

the latest news and research in medicine and health sciences

Objectives By the end of the course the participants will be familiar with:

Services providing news updates for Medicine & Health Sciences Services providing news updates for Higher Education Services providing updates about funding opportunities in medicine and health

services The availability of RSS Newsfeeds

Using saved searches and alerts in Medline/CINAHL Utilising Zetoc Alert

Relevant eJournal Tables of Contents services Description

On successful completion of this session, participants will be able to: Locate relevant news services to meet their needs

Subscribe to email updates Recognise the availability of RSS newsfeeds Practice using Medline/CINAHL to set up alerts

Set up Zetoc Alerts Recognise some of the different eJournal services which provide Table of

Contents Services

Training Points = 1



https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=KUTDWR

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Information Technology Skills

You may wish to not attend any of the IT courses below or to attend a number of courses but only up to 4 training points' worth may be accountable in your Faculty

Postgraduate Training Programme. You will need to register for courses on-line at www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc (use the

keyword search function to locate the correct course)

Training in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) is offered by Information Services. Other courses are offered by the Graduate School.

Course Duration Training points

Microsoft Office:

Microsoft Word: Introduction 1 day 2 Collaborating in Microsoft Word 1 day 2 Creating and Managing Long Documents in Microsoft

Word

1 day 2

Microsoft Excel: Introduction 1 day 2

Simple Calculations in Excel 0.5 days 1 More Functions in Excel 1 day 2 Using Excel as a Database 1 day 2

Microsoft PowerPoint: Introduction 1 day 2 Microsoft PowerPoint: Advanced 1 day 2

Microsoft Access: Introduction 2 days 4 Simple Queries and Reports using Access 0.5 days 1

Misc.:

Working with Photographs using GIMP 0.5 days 1



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Referencing for Researchers [GSTRFR]

This is a standalone (self-study) online course. This course is delivered entirely online via Moodle and is self-study. You may access the course as often as you like until the

end of the academic year. You can register your intention to take the course at www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc.

For technical support or other queries please email [email protected]

Prerequisites To study this course you must have:

access to the internet

a supported web browser

Aims This course is designed to help you cite, organise and use references effectively, and to

create bibliographies for your thesis and for publication. Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to: set out references to a variety of sources, including electronic publications,

correctly use an appropriate style of citing references from the text of documents organise references effectively

make an informed choice of referencing system

Description If you wish to gain a training point for this course you will need to do the short

assessment tasks associated with it. Working through the material and completing the assessment should take you approximately 3 to 4 hours in total. Completion of the

assessment is optional. You can self-enrol on this course in Moodle by following this link:

http://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=7096

Training points = 1 for completion of the assessment




http://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=7096

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Planning Your Research [GSTGTM]



Aims To help you plan your research and to explore your approaches to managing time.

Objectives At the end of the workshop, you should be able to:

plan a timetable for your research develop strategies to avoid wasting time

Develop strategies for managing time effectively. Course description

The workshop will include looking at ways of planning your research, analysing the uses of time, establishing priorities, minimising interruptions, and estimating time

usage. It follows on from 'The Nature of the Doctorate and the Supervision Process' (GSTGNP), which we would advise students to attend first.

Related courses: 'Understanding your research degree' offers an online version of 'Nature of the PhD'

and 'Planning your research'. The online learning course offers flexibility about when and where you study. However, it does not give the opportunity for immediate contact with other students and a tutor.

Process The course consists of a three and a half hour workshop.

Training points = 1



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An Introduction to Clinical Research

Course Date and Venue

Date: 18th April 2013 Time: 9.30am – 5pm

Location: City Hospital

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSICR

Tutor Dr Maria Koufali, Assistant Director of Research & Innovation, Nottingham University

Hospitals NHS Trust

Aims This course aims to give you basic knowledge of the procedures and policies surrounding carrying out Clinical Research projects and will include Good Clinical

Practice accreditation.

Objectives By the end of the course you will have an understanding of:

introduction of GCP and its implementation by standard operating procedures the clinical trial process from planning to final report and GCP requirements at

each stage subject protection in clinical trials including the role of the Declaration of

Helsinki, GCP requirements relating to the consent process and obtaining an ethics committees opinion

Obtaining R&D approval and costing your research

safety monitoring and reporting (adverse events, adverse reactions, serious adverse events, expedited reporting, and basic requirements of the ICH E2

guidelines) investigator's GCP responsibilities/Research Fraud and Misconduct selecting investigators and performing site assessments

pre-study briefings, routine trial monitoring, study closure data collection and monitoring including source data verification

study documentation including content of the trial master file and archiving role of quality assurance and consideration of common audit/inspection findings

Process

This course is a whole day participative workshop with exercises set by the tutor. Attendees will be presented with a certificate in Good Clinical Practice at the end of the

session.

Training Points = 2


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSICR

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Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training


Date: 12th December 2012 Time: 9.30am – 5pm

Location: Medical School, QMC

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): To attend this course you must register with NIHR and book a place on the course. To

do this, please follow these instructions:

a) To book a place on this training course please follow this link http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSGCP

b) In order to receive your NIHR certificate of Good Clinical Practice you must register on the NIHR‟s Learning Management System (LMS): First you need to go to www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/workforce_development and click on the Find

course dates, book courses and access the LMS quick link on the right hand side of the

page.

On the next page on the right side of the screen you need to click on register, and

complete the details, following the instructions. Once you have done that, go back into the

system and click on Sign in – this will then complete the registration process (on the drop

down boxes your network is Comprehensive, and your local network is Trent.

Once you have completed the registration process it will then take you to „My Learning

Page‟, scroll down the GCP until you come to Trent, and click on the small green calendar

icon on the right of the screen- Please note you may only select the 12 Dec 2012 date for

the training. Only this training date will be recognised towards your training points as it has

been arranged specifically for staff and students within the M&HS Faculty.

Please make a note of your username and password as you will need this after the training

in order to download your certificate from the LMS. I would suggest you use your first

name.second name as your user name.

Tutor Penny Scardifield, Strategic Lead Nurse Manager, Nottingham Integrated Clinical

Research Centre

Aims and Objectives By the end of the course you will have gained an overview of GCP and have knowledge of the principles of Good Clinical Practice

Course description

Everyone involved in the conduct of clinical research must have training to ensure they are best prepared to carry out their duties. This is laid down in the Research

Governance Framework for Health and Social Care 2005, covering all research in the NHS in England, and in law for those people working on clinical trials. The principles of GCP state that: Each individual involved in conducting a trial should be qualified by

education, training and experience to perform his or her respective task(s). 2.8, E6 Guideline for Good Clinical Practice.

This workshop will meet the needs of those people working at site level to deliver research in compliance with the RGF and the law. Attendees will be presented with a certificate in Good Clinical Practice at the end of the session.

Training Points = 2


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSGCP

http://www.crncc.nihr.ac.uk/workforce_development

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Ethics of Human Tissue and Animal Studies in Research


Date: 2nd November, 2012 Time: 9.30-12.30 Location: Medical School, QMC

OR Date: 16th January, 2013

Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm Location: Medical School, QMC

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSECO

Tutors

Ethics of Animal Research Mr Neil Yates (Director of the Biomedical Services Unit)

Ethics of Human Tissue Research Dr Richard Pearson (Senior Research Fellow, School of Clinical

Sciences) Aims

- To provide an overview of the ethical issues associated with biomedical research involving animals and how these are reconciled in the UK.

- To gain an overview of the ethical issues associated with research involving human subjects and tissue within the NHS and how this is regulated within the UK.

Objectives By the end of the course you will have knowledge of:-

the ethical issues relating to clinical research involving human subjects and tissue, and to biomedical research with animals an overview of the legislation safeguarding laboratory animals

the ethical framework in which research is conducted with NHS patients with both patient and animal research, how these safeguards are implemented.

sources for further information and advice the specific provision made by NHS Research Ethics Committees in research governance

Course description

Each tutor will lecture for approx 30 minutes, with a break in between. There will be opportunities for discussions at the end of each lecture.

Training Points = 1


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSECO

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Exploring Ethics in Research


Date: 15th November 2012


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSEER

Tutor Dr Liz Simpson, School of Biomedical Sciences

Aims

To gain an overview of the ethical issues associated with research involving human subjects

Objectives By the end of the course you will have knowledge of:-

the ethical issues relating to clinical research involving human subjects and tissue how people make ethical decisions

Course description

This will be a small group, participative workshop over one half day

Training Points = 1


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSEER

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PGs Who Teach – Preparing for Your Teaching Sessions


Date: 28th January 2013

Time: 9.30am -12.30pm Location: Medical School, QMC

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSPGT

Tutor Kate Exley (Professional Development)

Aims

To allow you to apply frameworks for structuring teaching to the design of course materials.

Objectives By the end of the course, you should be able to:

Identify some features of good teaching. Consider how students learn and the role of the teacher in encouraging and

supporting this process Begin to plan teaching sessions that are appropriate to the relevant programme/

module learning outcomes.

Course description

This half day course is for people who are intending to deliver teaching sessions within the University or already have some experience of leading sessions.

Related courses within the University Professional development offer an extensive range of half day teaching and learning

courses including workshops on specific teaching activities, e.g. „Marking and Assessment‟ and „How do you know you are doing a good teaching job?‟ The latest course programme is available on-line at www.pd.nottingham.ac.uk.

If you are interested in working towards an accredited teaching qualification you may

like to consider the Intensive Learning and Teaching Programme run by Professional development. For more information about this programme please visit www.pd.nottingham.ac.uk.

Training Points = 1


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Meet the Editors (M&HS and Science) (GSTMEM)


Date: tbc (April/May) Time: 12.00pm – 2.00pm Location: Medical School, QMC

Please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTMEM

Tutor

University of Nottingham members of academic staff who sit on the editorial boards of scientific journals

Aims To gain insights into the editorial process - to meet and ask questions of experienced

academics

Description This event is designed to raise your awareness and understanding of the process of getting your work published in journals so that you are better prepared to meet the

expectations of editors and reviewers. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session. The speakers disciplines vary from year to year but the

themes remain relevant to all disciplines. Process

A short 2 hour session with perspectives from those involved in the editorial process.

Training Points = 0



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Equality and Diversity in Practice -

Equal Opportunities and Diversity Essentials

This is an on-line, self-study course.

For technical support or other queries please email [email protected].

Prerequisites To study this course you must have:

access to the internet

a supported web browser access to Elumos, the database on which the course is held. Register using your

University user ID This course introduces the concepts of equal opportunities and diversity and provides

an overview of the main legislation and its implications.

Training points = 1

This course is hosted by Professional Development and will not automatically appear on Graduate School personal training certificates. In order to register your completion of

the course please e-mail [email protected] with the date on which you completed it and it will be added to your certificate.




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Faculty Postgraduate Research Forum

Date and Venue

Date: 26th June 2013 Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm

Location: C50 and C99, Medical School, QMC Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSFRF

Aims To provide 1st year doctoral students (or part time equivalents) with the opportunity to develop and exercise the skills of communication and presentation; of presenting their

research to the Faculty by oral or poster communication


written a scientific abstract which has been reviewed by a panel of research-active members of the Faculty

communicated an aspect related to your research to colleagues in the Faculty

received feedback on your presentation from staff and other students had the opportunity to learn about other potential research methods available

within the Faculty discover the varied portfolio of research taking place within the Faculty experienced discussing your research with a scientific audience to prepare you for

making an oral or a poster presentation at a Scientific meeting

Course Description This session consists of the submission of a scientific abstract followed by presentation of your research as a poster or an oral presentation to the Faculty. Following

attendance of "Writing scientific abstracts", "Presentation skills - spoken" & “Preparing poster presentations” workshops, you should be well equipped with the skills to

participate in the Research Forum Event. You should discuss carefully with your Supervisor, the content of your abstract and

oral/ poster presentation.

Each student is to submit an abstract of their research, via e-mail to [email protected] by 4pm, Tuesday 30th April 2013.

A review panel will assess the abstracts, and some will be selected for oral presentation. Poster presentations will be ranked equally with oral presentations; those

chosen for oral communication will be selected on the basis of general interest to the research community of the Faculty. The panel will inform students of the presentation format (oral or poster) by 4pm, Tuesday 21st May 2013.

On the day of the Research Forum, for those who are presenting posters, you should

set up your poster between 9.00am and 10.00am. You will then have the opportunity of reviewing some of the other posters on display. You should stand next to your poster during your allotted time (see Forum timetable, available from 10th June 2013)

and be available to discuss your presentation. During the day, oral presentations/ seminars will also take place (see Forum timetable).

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All postgraduates are highly encouraged to be present throughout the day to benefit

fully from this event. All postgraduates, research staff and academics from the Faculty are invited to attend the event.

Instructions

Abstract Abstracts should be word-processed as a Word document on an A4 (210x297mm) page (portrait). Please use Verdana 10pt font. The title should occupy no more than two

lines and should be followed by the authors and affiliations. The abstract is limited to 300 words and must be structured. Begin each section with the words

Background and aims:, Materials and methods:, Results: and Conclusions: in bold characters. One or two sentences should describe the methods, and any aspects of methodology (e.g. use of control groups, randomisation, patient selection, assay

variation). The sentences stating the results must include hard data, including statistical analysis. References may be listed at the end (not included in the abstract

word count). Poster

Please consult your Supervisor regarding the method of preparing the poster (e.g. if you will not subsequently use the poster for a Scientific Society meeting, a fully

laminated A0 poster would be expensive. You would be better preparing several pages of A4 text mounted on card).

Each poster will be mounted on a total display area of 1.2 meters wide x 0.9 meters high (including poster title).

Oral Oral presentations will be of 15 minutes duration with 5 minutes discussion. The

lecture theatre used will be equipped with a computer with PowerPoint attached to a data projector that will be available for your use.

Best oral and best poster competition Book token prizes will be awarded for the best oral presentation and the best three

posters presented at the Research Forum Event meeting.

Criteria for best presentation for each format are similar: Knowledge of subject material

Structure & organization of presentation Use of audio (oral) /visual material Pace and timing, delivery (oral)

Ability to answer/respond to questions

In this, please consider the following: appropriately detailed background, clear objectives/ research questions, originality of the study, technical & analytical merit, aesthetic quality, clarity and flow in communication, and discussion of outcome(s) with

appropriate perspective / context for the subject.

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Mathematics in the Lab


Date: 10th December 2012

Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Location: Medical School, QMC OR

Date: tbc February 2013 Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSMTL

Tutor

Dr Lucy Fairclough (School of Molecular Medical Sciences) Aims

To help you to gain an understanding of biological laboratory calculations used daily during scientific research.

Objectives By the end of the session you will be able to:

carry out calculations involving concentrations produce standard curves and calculate unknown protein concentrations

carry out calculations for producing dilutions perform cell counting to determine cell viability and cell numbers

Course description The session will be interactive, and you must bring a scientific calculator to

the session (which you know how to use!) This course is an afternoon session, and assumes a small level of familiarity with laboratory calculations.

Training Points = 1


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Basic Statistics with SPSS

There are two sessions of Basic Statistics in the Training programme. The

second session in the course builds upon the previous weeks‟ session and therefore attendance at both sessions is mandatory if you wish to register for

this course.

Course Dates and Venues Session 1: Date: 28th November 2012


Session 2: Date: 5th December 2012 Time: 1.30pm – 4.30pm Location: Medical School, QMC

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSBST

Tutor Dr Carol Coupland (School of Community Health Sciences)

Aims To help you to understand the use of statistics in reviewing scientific literature, planning research, and reporting and analysing research data. Provide an introduction

to SPSS statistical software.

Objectives

By the end of the course you will be able to: • describe and classify data using statistical terminology • use SPSS to conduct basic descriptive analyses and graphical presentations

• define the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis • interpret P values and confidence intervals

• understand different measures of effect (e.g. mean difference, odds ratio) • know when to use basic statistical hypothesis tests (t-tests, chi-squared tests, correlation) and how to carry out these hypothesis tests using SPSS

• appreciate how to present and interpret these results in scientific reports • recognise some of the pitfalls associated with statistical analysis

• know when you need to seek expert statistical advice

Course description The content of this course and that of „Introduction to SPSS for researchers‟ is similar

and students are unlikely to find it useful to attend both courses.

This course is two half-days, and assumes a minimum of familiarity with statistics. In the time available a comprehensive coverage of the subject is impossible, and this should be regarded as an introduction to statistical principles and SPSS statistical

software. This course is a combination of theory-based lecture and a computer-based practical.

Related Graduate School Courses Advanced Statistics in SPSS (Faculty); Introduction to SPSS (GS-online course); Introduction to Stata for epidemiological analyses (Faculty)

Training Points = 2 for attending the complete course. You must attend the entire

course to receive the training points. Return to course listing

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Advanced Statistics in SPSS

There are three sessions of Advanced Statistics in the training programme.

Please make sure that you read the course description so that you are sure that attendance of these sessions is appropriate for your research degree

training needs. The course builds upon previous weeks‟ sessions and therefore attendance at all three is mandatory if you wish to register for this course.


Session 1: Introduction to multivariate methods and multiple linear regression Date: 6th March 2013 Time: 1.00pm – 4.00pm


Session 2: Multiple logistic regression and further model building strategies Date: 13th March 2013


Session 3: Survival data and Cox regression Date: 20th March 2013


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSADS

Tutors Dr Sarah Lewis (School of Community Health Sciences)

Dr Andrea Venn (School of Community Health Sciences) Dr Tricia McKeever (School of Community Health Sciences)

Pre-requisites This course is aimed at students who have a good grasp of basic statistics including the

ideas of sampling variability, measures of effect (eg odds ratio and mean difference) and tests of statistical significance (eg chi-squared test and t-test), and familiarity with

SPSS. If you are not familiar with SPSS, you must attend the “Basic Statistics with SPSS” course. Students who have not attended Basic Stats with SPSS must provide evidence of prior knowledge in advance of the course to

[email protected], please include „Advanced SPSS‟ in the subject line. If you do not meet the pre-requisites your booking will be cancelled.

Aims We will provide an introduction to more advanced statistical ideas, including

multivariate statistical analysis which allows us to explore the effects of more than 1 explanatory variable at a time, and survival analysis. We aim to help you use these

analyses for your own data, and to understand the use of these statistical ideas in the scientific literature.

Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to:

Identify situations in which multivariate analysis is appropriate Understand the concept of confounding

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Know when to use multiple linear, logistic and Cox regression

Understand how to use SPSS to fit each of these types of multivariate models Understand the essential elements of the output from SPSS, including sizes of effect,

statistical significance and indicators of model fit Have some appreciation of how to build a multivariate model i.e. how to decid which

variables to put in it Appreciate how to present and interpret these results in scientific reports Understand the concept of survival analysis and univariate and multivariate analysis

methods for survival data. know when you need to seek expert statistical advice

Course description This course is three half-days, and assumes knowledge of basic statistical

concepts, some experience of using basic statistical tools, and some familiarity with SPSS. In the time available a comprehensive coverage of the subject

is impossible, and this should be regarded as an introduction to multivariate statistical principles. The course will approach the topic from a practical rather than theoretical viewpoint, based on examples and demonstration of using SPSS to carry out these

analyses, with a minimum of theory. Students will be provided with datasets and examples to try in SPSS between sessions, and this will be fundamental to meeting the

course objectives. Related Graduate School Courses

Introduction to SPSS (online)

Training Points = 3 for attending the complete course. You must attend the entire course to receive the training points.


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Introduction to SPSS (online)

The content of this course and that of „Basic Statistics with SPSS‟ is

similar, students are unlikely to find it useful to attend both courses. This course is for researchers who have completed experimental design,

including the selection of appropriate statistical tests, and wish to find out how to use SPSS to perform those tests.

Introduction to SPSS is an online course designed to teach you the

basics of IBM® SPSS® Statistics.

Course Dates and Venues Please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details

Aims and objectives By the end of this course you will have:

• Become familiar with the layout and functions of SPSS. • Learnt how to perform basic tasks such as entering data and coding variables as

well as generating graphs and descriptive statistics. • Practised these tasks using a test dataset. • Learnt how to perform some statistical tests.

Course description

Introduction to SPSS is an online course designed to teach you the basics of IBM®

SPSS® Statistics. It consists of a series of tutorials covering subjects including coding variables, performing data transformations and generating descriptive statistics and

graphs. Later tutorials explain how to perform specific statistical tests.

Assessment The online assessment can be accessed using the link above and is worth 2 training points.

Target audience

This course is designed for University of Nottingham students but is free for anyone to use. It assumes that you have some understanding of statistics, and will not tell you how to design your research project or which statistical tests to use.

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Introduction to Stata for Epidemiological Analyses

Please note you will need access to Stata to be able to attend this training.

Please ensure you have a copy or your School has a license for it. Please make sure that you have read the course description so that you are sure that attendance of

these sessions is appropriate for your research degree training needs. Course Dates and Venues

Session 1: Introduction to Stata for data handling and descriptive analyses Date: 24th April 2013


Session 2: Analysis of odds and rates in Stata, and use of Mantel Haenszel methods to adjust for confounders

Date: 1st May 2013 Time: 1.00pm – 5.00pm

Location: Medical School, QMC Session 3: Introduction to multivariate regression analysis, including multiple linear

and logistic regression, in Stata Date: 8th May 2013


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSSTA

Tutor: Dr Sarah Lewis (School of Community Health Sciences)

Pre-requisites

This course is aimed at students who have a good grasp of basic statistical and epidemiological concepts including the ideas of sampling variability, measures of effect (eg odds ratios and rate ratios) and tests of statistical significance (eg chi-squared test

and t-test).

Aims This course aims to provide an introduction to the use of Stata software for manipulating and analysing data in epidemiological analysis. The first session will focus

on use of Stata for data manipulation and descriptive analysis, and the later two sessions will introduce the use of Stata for basic, and multivariate, analysis of different

types of epidemiological data. Objectives

By the end of the sessions you will be able to:

Carry out basic data manipulation and transformation in Stata

Conduct basic descriptive analyses and graphical presentation of data using Stata

Be aware of how “do files” can help to manage data and analyses

Understand how to produce basic epidemiological measures of effect, odds and rate ratios, in Stata.

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Understand the concept of confounding, and the use of Mantel Haenszel methods

to adjust for confounders Understand how to use Stata to fit multiple linear and logistic regression models

to adjust for confounders. Have some appreciation of strategies to decide which confounders should be

adjusted for.

Course description

This course is three half-days, and assumes familiarity with basic epidemiological concepts of risks, rates and odds ratios, and knowledge of, and experience of

using, basic statistics, for example in a statistical package other than Stata. In the time available a comprehensive coverage of multivariate analysis techniques is also not possible, and those who require in depth training in approaches to building

multivariate models should consider taking the “Advanced statistics” course which covers this in more detail, using SPSS. The course will concentrate on learning

practical skills in Stata rather than on statistical theory, and will comprise a combination of demonstration of Stata to carry out these analyses and opportunities to try out the methods on real datasets. For licensing reasons, it will not be possible to

provide students with access to Stata for practical sessions, and this course is therefore only open to those who have access via a School or individual license.

Training Points = 3 for attending the complete course. You must attend the entire

course to receive the training points.


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Presentation Skills for Researchers [GSTGPM]



Prerequisites You should come having thought about some general themes you would like to include

in a 10 minute presentation about your research topic and constructed a draft presentation. You will be offered time to fine tune your presentation during the course

of the day. Aims

To develop your skills of spoken communication, with particular reference to an academic context.

Objectives

By the end of the course, you will have: discussed what makes an effective presentation discussed how to prepare and give a talk

considered the needs of the different audiences for your research prepared an 8-10 minute presentation

delivered your presentation in front of a small group of students and a facilitator received feedback on the content and delivery of your presentation Learned from opportunities to practise, meet and work with other students at a

similar stage to you in their research.

Course description This course covers: preparation; audience; practising presenting; handling questions; structuring; making a talk memorable; controlling nerves; A/V aids. An OHP,

Whiteboard, flipchart and a computer with PowerPoint will be provided. The computer will be attached to either a data projector or an interactive whiteboard.

Related courses When you feel more confident about your presentation skills you can attend the

'Further Presentation Skills for Researchers' for more feedback from a group of researchers.

Process This course is a participative small group workshop delivered over one full-day. This

course is most useful to those students who have little or no prior experience of presenting in public. When you feel more confident about your presentation skills

you can attend the „Further Presentation Skills for Researchers‟ for more feedback from a smaller group.

Post-course requirements In preparation for the Faculty Research Forum to be held in June 2011, some of you

will be required to prepare a research seminar, in consultation with your supervisor. For details, please see Faculty Postgraduate Research Forum (p 24 - 25).

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Further Presentation Skills for Researchers [GST2GP]



This course is for those who are relatively confident in presenting, but feel that they would benefit from some detailed feedback on their style.

Prerequisites

Come prepared to give a 10 minute presentation to a small group of researchers from a variety of different disciplines. PowerPoint, an OHP and flipchart will be provided for your use.

If you want to use PowerPoint to do your presentation you should arrive at the course

10 minutes early in order to have time to set up. Please bring your presentations on a CD-ROM or USB storage stick.

Aims To help you to develop further skills of effective spoken presentation.


briefly reviewed the skills of effective presentation

given a 10-minute video-recorded presentation received individual feedback about your presentation

Course description A half-day participative small group workshop. You will listen to each other's

presentations and give feedback. You will then have the opportunity to watch and review your own presentation on video and will receive individual feedback from the

course tutor. The course provides an excellent follow-up to the 'Presentation Skills for Researchers' course.

Post-course requirements

In preparation for the Faculty Research Forum to be held in June 2013, some of you will be required to prepare a research seminar, in consultation with your supervisor. For details, please see Faculty Postgraduate Research Forum (p 26 - 27).

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Preparing Your First Year Report and Writing Scientific Abstracts


Date: 27th February 2013 OR

Date: 10th April 2013 Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHS1YR

Tutor Dr Alison John (School of Clinical Sciences)

Aims

To help students gain maximum benefit from the First Year Review process assess what makes a clear, concise, scientific abstract

Objectives

By the end of the session on "Preparing your First Year report", you will: understand the importance of a first year report in establishing the transition from

MPhil to PhD

use the first year report writing experience to help identify weaknesses and to plan key experimental areas for the second year

be able to construct a report which critically evaluates relevant literature in context with both the hypothesis of the thesis and the results obtained

utilise your first year report as a format for your final thesis which is updated on an

ongoing basis

By the end of the session on "Writing scientific abstracts", you will have considered: what is the purpose of writing an abstract? what makes a good abstract?

What writing styles enable you to achieve the desired effect? How the emphasis of the abstract varies depending on the target reader

(publication in a journal, proceedings at a scientific conference, summary of research in a thesis).

Course description A half-day session, with some „practical‟ sessions, and plenty of opportunities to ask

questions. Pre-course preparation

Obtain the guidance provided by your School for writing your First Year Report and bring it along to the session to help with discussions. Have a go at writing an abstract

to summarise the research you have done so far. This could form the basis of your abstract for the Faculty Research Forum (see page 26 - 27) later in the year.

Training Points = 1


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Using Posters to Communicate Research [GST3PP]



Prerequisites This course does NOT teach PowerPoint and you are expected to be able to use it.

Aims

To help you to prepare and deliver an effective poster. Objectives

By the end of the course you will have: discussed the needs and wants of your audience

appraised possible formats and structures for posters practised how to present data effectively on posters

considered the effective use of colour, size, fonts etc.

Course description The course considers the issues of poster design and how to communicate to an

audience. Related courses

Creating a poster in PowerPoint (offered by Information Services) Postgraduate Research Showcase (this is a public engagement event; please visit the

Graduate School website for further details www.nottingham.ac.uk/graduateschool) Post-course requirements

In preparation for the Faculty Research Forum to be held in June 2010, many of you will be required to prepare a poster, in consultation with your supervisor. Each poster

will be mounted on a total display area of 1.2 metres wide x 0.9 metres high (including poster title).

Training Points = 1



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Creating a Poster in Powerpoint [ILTDPP]



Tutor Staff from Information Services

Prerequisites

Anyone needing to design a poster for display or conference use. Researchers might also wish to attend „Using posters to communicate research‟

Aims Create a poster ready to scale up for large format printing

Course description

A general introduction to designing posters in PowerPoint. Topics will include:

Design dilemmas/correct use of colour

Consistency Headings/subheadings/banners

Columns/margins Logos and graphics Type size/weight/size

Alignment Content (too much too little?)

Word spacing/paragraph spacing, tabs and indents Borders, boxes, shadows and special type effects Use of clipart and digital images(with basic scanning advice)

Tables, charts and graphs

Related courses Researchers may also wish to attend „Using Posters to Communicate Research‟.

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Applying for Jobs Outside Academia – for PhD Students

Please note this is a course to help prepare and present a non-academic CV. If

you require help preparing an academic CV please attend the Applying for academic jobs-PhD students

You will need to bring a copy of your current CV to the course, do not worry if it has not been recently updated.


Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details Tutor

Clare Jones (Career and Employability Services)

Target audience Penultimate and Final Year PhD students from any discipline

Aims This workshop aims to develop PhD researchers‟ skills and confidence in preparing

effective and targeted job applications. Objectives

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to: Recognise the skills and experiences PhDs need to present to employers outside

academia Analyse how to present these skills and experiences effectively in written

applications Evaluate example documents in order to build their knowledge of different types

and styles they may utilise

Critique their current written application approaches and plan how they will develop them in the future

Course description This workshop is aimed at all PhD researchers and is designed to enable them to

understand how to present their skills and experiences effectively in a CV, Cover Letter and Application Form to employers outside academia. In a competitive job market it is

important to be able to adapt and develop the techniques required to make applications for a variety of career opportunities.

A half-day small group participative workshop.

Training Points = 1



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Interviews and How to Survive Them [GSTINT]



Prerequisites Ideally, you will already have attended the „Applying for jobs outside academia - PhD students' or „Applying for academic jobs-PhD students‟ courses prior to this course.

Tutor

Clare Jones (Career and Employability Services) Aims

To develop a confident and successful approach to interviews.


understood the place of an interview in the selection process reviewed different types of interviews identified types of questions and discussed possible answers

understood the part non-verbal communication plays in interviews practised and developed your interview skills

Course description This is a half-day, small group participative workshop, allowing you to understand how

and why employers use selection interviews. It will focus on preparing for interviews and give you an opportunity to work in small groups, to ask and answer questions in a

safe environment. You will use information from employers, such as adverts, job descriptions and person specifications in order to lend realism to the practice session.

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What Do I Want to Get Out of a Conference - And How Do I Do It?


Dates and venues vary, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details Aims

To look at opportunities conferences offer beyond giving a presentation To consider and practice the skills involved

To build people‟s confidence To reflect on how these skills are transferable to other situations


Taken part in activities that simulate some experiences of being at a conference Demystified some 'conference skills' and recognised their relationship to skills

you already practise Explored how these skills can be developed and used in other situations such as

being a research student, teaching, work

Course description

This course is aimed at students or early career researchers who are planning to go to a conference or symposium who would like the opportunity to explore ways of making the most of the experience. This course will help you think about how people behave at

conferences and give you the chance to practice different ways of interacting, to try out what feels comfortable for you. The course consists of a three hour conference

simulation with discussion and activities and is especially useful for those with little experience of attending conferences

The course aims to help postgraduate students and early career researchers to get the most out of attending conferences. Topics to be covered include:

the opportunities conferences offer, what you can get out of them a chance to consider and practice the range of skills you use when you attend

conferences

networking following up opportunities

how these skills and experiences transfer to other areas of your PhD work or research

This course does not deal with making presentations at conferences. For courses designed to help you develop your presentation skills, see:

Presentation skills for Researchers Further presentation skills

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Introduction to the Skills of Assertiveness and Negotiation

(On-line course GST1NT)

Prerequisites

To study this course you must have:

Access to the internet A supported web browser

Course Dates and Venues This course is delivered entirely online and is self-study. The course can be

accessed as often as you like up until the end of the academic year. Please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc for details of how to access the course

Aims To help you to improve your communication skills and to explore, exercise and develop

the skills of: Assertiveness

Negotiation Debate

Course description

If you would like to add this course to your certificate you must complete the short tasks associated with it.

Please visit central short courses for details of how to enrol. When you complete the tasks there will be a delay of up to 10 days between task submission and the updating

of your task completion online and your personal record in the training database, should the delay be longer than this please contact [email protected].

This course is for you if you've very little experience of the skills of assertiveness and

negotiation. We'll help you to think about your use of these skills in your current postgraduate context and how you will continue to use them in the future. This course is NOT for you if you feel that you have experience of using these skills.

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Laboratory Practice 1 - Basic Practice, Health & Safety


Date: 25th October 2012

Time: 9.30am-12.30pm Location: Medical School, QMC OR

Date: 6th February 2013 Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Location: Medical School, QMC Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSLP1

Tutor

Dr Karen Robinson (School of Clinical Sciences)

Aims To provide formal training on aspects of safety in the laboratory.


understand basic good laboratory practice Appreciate how to conduct research safely and efficiently.

understand the requirements for safe working practices, including COSHH and risk assessment

understand experimental design and the need for controls

consider ways in which you can maximise your research effort

Course description This is the first of two sessions, to introduce students to the fundamentals of good laboratory and research practice.

Training points = 1


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Laboratory Practice 2 - Basic Techniques


Date: 21st November 2012

Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm Location: Medical School, QMC OR

Date: 20th February 2013 Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Location; Medical School, QMC Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSLP2

Tutor Dr Karen Robinson (School of Clinical Sciences) Dr Rob Delahay (School of Clinical Sciences)

Aims

To provide some background information and practical advice on how to get the most from certain commonly used techniques.


appreciate how techniques in cell biology (e.g. tissue culture & flow cytometry) are performed and what information can be gained

appreciate the theory and practice of commonly used molecular biology and

protein analysis techniques, and understand how to identify and resolve problems following their application.

Course description This is the second of two sessions, to introduce students to the fundamentals of good

laboratory and research practice.

Training Points = 1



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Critical Appraisal of Scientific Literature 1 (non-Clinical)

Course date and venue

Date: 22nd October 2012


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSCAL

Tutor Dr Vince Wilson (School of Biomedical Sciences)

Aims To help you to be able to read and critically appraise published information

Objectives

By the end of the course you should be able to: identify those elements that should be present in a good paper assess whether the experimental method was appropriate

know whether the methods of analysis used were appropriate judge whether the conclusions drawn were appropriate to the results

know how to assign significance to different publications

Course description This course begins with a session in which students are given a background to concepts of critical analysis, and a structured introduction to the principles of how to critically

appraise a scientific paper (attendance at this workshop - 1 training point).

Critical Analysis of Scientific Literature – COURSEWORK A further 2 training points may be collected upon the completion of a piece of

coursework; Students should choose a paper of relevance to their work, and prepare a critical analysis of that paper (up to 1000 words), to be submitted to their Supervisor

for feedback. The coursework should submitted by e-mail to [email protected] by 31st January 2013. It is beneficial for both Student and Supervisor to complete this process of assessment and feedback. Students

intending to do the coursework need to register on-line for this part of the course at

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSLCW

Attendance will then be recorded on receipt of coursework.

Attendance Training Points = 1

Coursework Training Points = 2


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSCAL

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSLCW

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Critical Appraisal of the Literature 2 (Clinical)


Date: 18th February 2013 Time: 2-5pm Location: Medical School, QMC

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSCL2

Tutors

Dr Katy Jones (School of Community Health Sciences) Dr Charlotte Beer (School of Community Health Sciences)

Aims To review the skills needed for critical appraisal and to apply them to the clinical

research literature

Objectives By the end of the session you will:

Understand the principles of critical appraisal and be able to conduct a

structured evaluation of the introduction, design, sampling, measures, results

and discussion sections of a clinical research study

Be familiar with relevant checklists to aid with evaluating the quality of a

clinical research paper

Have critically appraised (in small groups) a clinical research paper focusing

on an intervention or a survey

Course description The session will start with a review of the importance of critical appraisal and the skills needed. Following this during an interactive session students will be introduced to

checklists (for example the BMJ CONSORT statement) for improving the quality of clinical research papers. Working in small groups students will evaluate clinical

research papers. Training Points = 1


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSCL2

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Systematic Review


Date: 30th November 2012


OR

Date: 14th March 2013 Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Location: City Hospital Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address): http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSSYS

Tutor Dr Weiya Zhang (School of Clinical Sciences)

Aims To give an overview of the techniques involved in undertaking a systematic review


Define systematic review and meta-analysis Understand the process of undertaking a systematic review

Identify publication bias and heterogeneity interpret results from a systematic review

Course description A short, lecture style course.

Training Points = 1


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSSYS

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An Introduction to Health Economics


Date: 23rd January 2013 Time: 09.30am – 4.30pm


Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address):

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSHEC Tutor

Matthew Jones, School of Community Health Sciences

Aims To introduce the concept of Health Economics and the process of economic evaluation in the health-care context.

Objectives

By the end of the session you will be able to: Understand the importance and the process of economic evaluation Understand how economic evaluation relates to outcomes and quality of life and

why this is important To be able to critically appraise an economic evaluation within a study

Course description

A day long, interactive workshop involving exercises set by the tutor. Training Points = 2


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSHEC

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Qualitative Observational Studies


Date: 5th March 2013 Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm Location: Medical School, QMC

Link to course booking (click on link or copy and paste into browser address):

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSOBS Tutor

Dr Rachel Evley (School of Clinical Sciences)

Aims To give an overview of the different types of observational study

Objectives By the end of the session you will:

Know the different types of observational methods Be able to identify which type of observational method is appropriate in a given

situation

Know different ways of recording data from observations Understand what makes a good and a bad observational study

Understand how observational studies compare to randomised controlled clinical trials

Course description This is a half day, interactive workshop with exercises set by the tutor

Training Points = 1


http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSOBS

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Post-genomics and Bioinformatics [GSTPGB]



Prerequisites Participants should have some familiarity with common biological terms such as transcription, translation, gene, promoter, PCR, SNP, hybridisation and similar related

concepts.

Aims To introduce students to various leading edge technologies and techniques in molecular biology and bioinformatics and to provide real research examples and allow the

students to practice skills gained during the course by in-silico practical sessions. Students will also be given the opportunity to learn and practice group interaction and

team-building skills including a short-deadline research and presentation task.

Objectives By the end of the course, students should able to identify on-line resources for genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics in a wide variety of species. They will be

able to: Take short DNA sequences and identify both perfect and homologous matches in

external databases Use these matches to identify online data about transcription profiling of these

genes and related genes

Use de-novo prediction programs to investigate the putative structures and functions of these genes

Description The course is a practical introduction to the big four 'omics' in modern biology.

Day one - Genomics and Bioinformatics

Day two - Transcriptomics and Bioinformatics Day three - Proteomics and Bioinformatics

Please note this course takes place at Sutton Bonington campus.

Training points = 6 – THIS IS A THREE DAY COURSE AND COMMITMENT TO ALL THREE DAYS IS ESSENTIAL



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Training needs analysis and skills identification On the next few pages, the Faculty Training Programme courses have been mapped to

the Researcher Development Framework (RDF) to aid with identification of the key transferable skills and researcher attributes which will be addressed by attending each

of the training courses. What is the RDF?

The RDF is a tool for planning, promoting and supporting the personal, professional and career development of researchers. The RDF has been designed, in line with the

requirements set out by the UK Research Councils. It articulates the knowledge, behaviours and attitudes of researchers and encourages them to aspire to excellence through achieving higher levels of development. For further details please visit

www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

You can also use the RDF to identify any weaknesses you may have in your skills and use the RDF mapping grids on the following pages to identify courses in the Faculty

Training Programme you should consider attending to address these training needs.

Vitae®, © 2010 Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited

http://www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf

Researcher Development Framework

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Advanced Statistics in SPSS (3 sessions) 3

Basic Statistics with SPSS (3 sessions) 1

Creating a poster in PowerPoint 1

Critical analysis of scientific literature 1 (non-clinical) 1

Critical analysis coursework 2

Critical analysis of the scientific literature 2 (clinical) 1

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSADS

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSBST

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=CPPP

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSCAL

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSCL2

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Diversity (online training) 1

Essential information skills for the new researcher in

MHS 1

Ethics of human tissue and animal studies in research 1

Exploring ethics in research 1

Faculty postgraduate research forum 4

Finishing your thesis 1

Getting going on your thesis 2

Getting into the habit of writing 1

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training 2

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=EQONLINE

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=EISmedhealth

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=EISmedhealth

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSECO

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSEER

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSFRF

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST2FT

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST2TP

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST1HW

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSGCP

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Induction in library services for the new researcher 0

Interviews and how to survive them 1

Information technology skills (various

www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc) vary

Introduction to clinical research 2

Introduction to health economics 2

Introduction to quantitative research 2

Introduction to the skills of assertiveness and

negotiation (online) 1

Keeping up-to-date with news and research in

Engineering, MHS and Science 1

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=LSFNR

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTINT



http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSICR

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSHEC

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTRM4

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTOAN

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTOAN



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Laboratory practice 2 (techniques) 1

Meet the Editors 0

Nature of the Doctorate and the supervision process 1

PGs who teach-preparing for your teaching session 1

Planning your research 1

Post-genomics and bioinformatics 6

Preparing & presenting an effective CV (PhD/MPhil)

(various visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/csc)

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https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTMEM

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTGNP

http://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=MHSPGT

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTGTM

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTPGB


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researchers (2 sessions)

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Referencing for researchers (online) 1

Introduction to Stata for epidemiological analysis (3

sessions)

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Using posters to communicate research 1

What do I want to get out of a conference - and how

do I do it?

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https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST2PV



https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTPSH

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST2GP

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST2GP

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTRFR



https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GST3PP

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTCON

https://training.nottingham.ac.uk/cbs-notts/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=GSTCON