Induction 2014/2015Taught Postgraduates – Art & Social Sciences

Professor Reyer ZwiggelaarGraduate School

Aberystwyth University

Programme

9.30am Welcome • Professor Reyer Zwiggelaar – Head of the Graduate School • Coleg Cymraeg Cenelaethol

9.40 pm Researcher Development Programme

9.50am Support for Postgraduates at Aberystwyth • Student Support • Support for Writing and Development• The Careers Service • Information Services • Student’s Union

10.50am Round Table • Doing a Masters Degree at Aber – expectations and experiences

11.30am End

Induction & Registration

• Graduate School - Two parts– Today– Module registration (Wednesday-Friday)

Research Training Modules

• Discuss your needs with your department• Select your modules and confirm with your

department and the Graduate School – GS will be represented in the Penglais

Postgraduate Centre Wednesday-Friday 9.30-11.30am and 1.30pm – 3.00pm

Current Central Research Modules• Research Skills and Personal Development (PGM0120) (10 credit version PGM2210)• Sgiliau Ymchwil a Datblygiad Personol (MOR0120)• Principles of Research Design (PGM0210)• Ways of Reading (PGM0410)• Dulliau Darllen (MOR0510)• Empirical Methods (ECM1020) • Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques (PGM0910)• Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis (PGM1010)• Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis (PGM1120) (10 credit version PGM1710) • Manuscript Skills: Post Medieval Palaeography and Diplomatic (PGM1210)• Using Manuscript Sources for Medieval Studies: Palaeography, Diplomatic and Context (PGM1420) • Latin for Postgraduates (HYM2120)• Research Skills and Personal Development for Scientists (PGM1520) (10 credit version PGM2310)• Public Engagement and Impact (PGM1610)• Ways of Working (PGM1810)• Leadership for Researchers (PGM1910)• Political Research, Philosophy, Methods and Applications (IPM2120)• Research Skills in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science (PGM2010)• Statistics for Experimental Scientists (PGM2110)

Vitae

Year 1 PhD Workshops

• Next week• Tuesday (30/09/2014)– Research Ethics (09:30-12:00)– Writing Issues (14:00-16:00)

• Wednesday (01/10/2014)– Teaching Skills (09:30-12:00)

Postgraduate Community

• Penglais Postgraduate Centre• Llanbadarn Postgraduate Rooms• For the students run by the students

Last Item(not on programme)

• Building a Community– Can you introduce yourself to somebody you do

not know and share with them what research you hope to do over the coming years

– Once above task is completed, either repeat (as often as you want) or you can leave