“By creating we think, by living we learn” Patrick Geddes
We are here to help you in your work and in your career by helping you access appropriate training. We can provide information and advice, help you find training or education to suit your needs and often match a School/College/Unit contribution to a course fee. We can also bring training activities into your workplace for the benefit of yourself and a group of colleagues.
As part of this we provide manager and supervisor training at all levels and will help your workplace team knit together and develop. Further information...
A programme for ambitious support staff provided jointly by the Universities of Dundee, Stirling and St Andrews. Designed to give you a step up in your career it has five modules over about a year. There are 1-day modules in personal development, managing resources, managing people, managing operations and managing change and a 2-day project to put it all together.
It has run five times before with great success for a mixed cohort from three universities and will start again in October 2009. Please note your interest in FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES on the MPD Application Form: PDF version ( 24K) | Word document (105K)
Comments:
Dr Mary Shrimpton, Information & Communication Services:
During Career Bridges I gained a lot of practical information about Higher Education - how it is managed; how funding and spending works; how effective
changes can be implemented; and how strategy is devised. Throughout the course
we worked in teams where we achieved our objectives by putting into practice the
knowledge we gained. I returned to my workplace confident in being able to
contribute more as an active team member, confident in my decisions and able to
implement change effectively.
Lesley Hewitt, Safety Services:
I enjoyed meeting other people from within my own HEI as well as those from other Universities. Excellent networking opportunity!
Instructors were very good and encouraging, in particular Ginnie Willis! I gained a lot from Time Management and feel it is something which should be mandatory for everyone throughout the University and reviewed at least twice yearly.
I enjoyed the Belbin, Insights and Hay MSQ modules, learning about how you work, who you work best with and where in the team you fit! The induction day was very good as there are a few good sessions where you are placed in a group sorted by Belbin.
Continuing Education offers a wide range of short courses in areas of personal and professional interest. There are courses where you can work towards a qualification, and others which you can take for the sheer joy of it. The choice is wide open and courses are open to staff, students and members of the public. We have introduced many new courses and special offers for 2009/2010. Please see our new website for full details: www.dundee.ac.uk/conted/. We look forward to you joining us!
SHORT COURSESSATURDAY WORKSHOPS
Courses are also available in Angus and Perth.
Full course details available at www.dundee.ac.uk/conted/. For a free brochure and enrolments contact:
Continuing Education
Ground Floor
Tower Building
University of Dundee DD1 4HN
t. 01382 384809/384128
e. conted@dundee.ac.uk
General IT Training
Details of these courses are on the IT Workshops web page. All staff wishing to apply should return their application forms to the Personal & Professional Development Office. Due to the limited number of places, applications on some courses will be granted on a first come first served basis.
Topics to be covered during this semester are:
To find out more you can view the IT Workshops web page.
Opportunities to study for a Certificate/Diploma in Higher Education or MA Degree in Arts & Social Sciences are available on a part-time flexible basis. Within College of Arts & Social Sciences there is a range of evening modules which, combined with the existing range of daytime classes, offer students greater choice in what and when they study. Information can be found at http://www.dundee.ac.uk/artsoc/prospective/undergraduate/
Students can:
Modules available in the evening include:
Fees range from £210 - £312 per module (counselling modules £185 - £345), subject to credit rating, and are eligible for staff development funding.
If you would like further details of the Part-time MA Degree programme contact:
Lily Forrester
Director of Part-time Studies (MA)
College of Arts & Social Sciences
Tel: 84672
Email: l.a.forrester@dundee.ac.uk
or:
Lynne Elder
Part-time Studies (MA)
College of Arts & Social Sciences
Tel: 84935
Email: l.s.elder@dundee.ac.uk
Generic Skills Dundee is a valuable resource created by the University of Dundee to meet the growing requirements of Post-Doctoral researchers, UK Research Funding Councils, Universities, and other employers for transferable skills training. Our aim is to make you more employable by helping you function in a more efficient and effective manner.
Generic Skills Dundee offers transferable skills training courses which are specifically tailored to the needs of Post-Doctoral researchers. We achieve this by working closely with the Universities Post-Doctoral associations and using valuable feedback from previous courses when planning our programme for the upcoming year.
Career management
Career Planning and Job Hunting Strategies, Career Management, CV Writing, Interview Techniques and Grant Writing.
Communication Skills
Writing courses, Communicating Science to Non-Specialists, Advanced Presentations, Tutoring and Mentoring and Image Manipulation.
Networking and Teambuilding
Negotiating and Influencing, Assertiveness and Time Management.
Research Environment
IP, Copyright and Data protection, Knowledge Transfer, Enterprise and Entrepreneurialism and Grant Writing.
Research Management
IT Skills and Project Management
.............plus many more!
Early enrolment is strongly advised as classes may be oversubscribed.
Choose from a wide variety of languages!:
Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, French, Gaelic, German, Greek (Modern),
Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)
The Languages for All Programme offers a comprehensive selection of languages (see above list) at many levels, at times to suit most staff, usually in the early evening.
Most classes run for 22 weeks from September to March, although staff members can join classes in January, provided they have some knowledge of the language. We also have some absolute beginners' classes in the most popular languages which also start in January. Additionally, for those wishing to continue their language studies over the Spring/Summer period, we now offer 8-week Spring into Summer Language courses!
Accreditation: Most classes in French, German and Spanish are accredited, but you may opt in or out of the accreditation process, according to your interest. All other classes are non-accredited.
As part of the course fee, we also offer free membership to our Film Club, with weekly showings during the semester of an up-to-date selection of foreign language films in French, German, Spanish and Italian (all subtitled in English!).
For more detailed information, including fees and enrolment, please consult our web-page: http://www.dundee.ac.uk/languagestudies/LanguagesforAll/home.htm
Or contact Linda Boyd, LfA Secretary, l.d.boyd@dundee.ac.uk Ext. 85488
Help with fees: Please note that fees may be eligible for Staff Development funding. In addition, all our courses are eligible for £200 ILA funding. ILA Scotland contact details are as follows:
Tel: 0808 100 1090: Website: www.ilascotland.org.uk
Did you know you could be a learning representative?
The learning representative is a new type of union activist, trained to support the learning of colleagues at work. The representative is there to support all colleagues. The role can include:
For colleagues, the learning representative is someone they can go to for information about learning and training, someone whose advice they can trust. Learning representatives can also assist the union in representing members learning needs, and support negotiations with employers about learning issues.
UNITE Learning Representatives:
Don Cathcart, Tel: Main Campus 81960
Based in Centre for Medical Education, Taypark House, 484 Perth Road
Email: d.g.cathcart@dundee.ac.uk
Marilyn Hardie, Tel: Main Campus 85127
Based in the College of Life Sciences, Old Medical School
Email: m.m.hardie@dundee.ac.uk
Carolyn Bain, Tel: Main Campus 85170
Based in Web Development, ICS
Email: c.a.bain@dundee.ac.uk
Irene Blair, Tel: Main Campus 84255
Based in the College of Life Sciences
Email: i.blair@dundee.ac.uk
Monica Lacey, Tel: Main Campus 84790
Based in the School of Learning & Teaching
Email: m.lacey@dundee.ac.uk
UNISON Learning Representative:
Morag Pollard, Tel: Main Campus 88213
Based in Human Resources, 8th floor Tower Building
Email: m.j.pollard@dundee.ac.uk
If you would like more information about the learning representative role please contact any one of the above representatives.
Dundee University offer a range of modules in management designed to take you from first steps in understanding management through to more advanced applications in marketing, human resource management and strategy. If you expect to complete several modules then "Principles of Management" in Semester 1 is strongly recommended, before moving on the more specialised areas with "Principles of Marketing", "Human Resource Management" or "Strategic Management". The set of modules used in this way will provide you with an excellent grounding in management theory and practice. Further modules in "Operations Management" and "Finance for non-financial Managers" are being developed for 2009-2010.
Alternatively each module is entirely viable as a stand-alone entity. Perhaps to discover whether the ideas of management appeals to you - "Principles of Management" or to provide a solid basis for further professional development through the more specialised modules.
The assessments are optional in all the modules so that you can decide as you go along whether to do them or not. Success in the assessments for each module earns 20 SCOTCAT points. Credit points can count towards Certificate, Diploma and MA degree. Further information on this route can be had from Lily Forrester (l.s.forrester@dundee.ac.uk)
These courses attract a wide variety of managers from across Tayside.
Supporting funding is normally available for University staff from Management and Professional Development. Contact Terry Vickers (t.g.vickers@dundee.ac.uk) for further detail or individual discussion.
SEMESTER ONE
AG11013 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Dr Terry Vickers, MBA [see presenters]
Tuesdays commencing 15th September 2009
6.15pm-8.30pm, 13 meetings, fee £210
20 SCOTCAT points at Level 1 (level 7 SCQF)
Limited to 20 students
An introductory module for people in supervisory or management positions who wish to understand the functions and roles of managers and to use management ideas to develop insight and improve performance. This course will include influencing and motivating staff as individuals and in groups, handling conflict and change and developing jobs. You will analyse and discuss your own experience and work on case studies, as well as learn from reading and tutor inputs. This is a good starting point which can be followed up by any of the other more specialised management modules listed here. The module is assessed by two pieces of coursework.
SEMESTER TWO
AG11028 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
Mr Malcolm Hamilton, MBA, Diploma in Marketing [see presenters]
Mondays commencing 18th January 2010
6.00pm-8.15pm, 13 meetings, fee £210
20 SCOTCAT points at level 1 (level 7 SCQF)
Limited to 20 students
This course is for people in management positions who wish to apply the principles of marketing to their own job and organisation. Although the consumer product industries provide many of the examples in the marketing literature, this module will seek to cover the applications of marketing to a wide range of organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors. The syllabus topics include the philosophy of marketing, marketing in relation to business strategy, the organisation's external environment, marketing research, buyer behaviour, the marketing mix, e-marketing and the challenges of service marketing. Some understanding of management and organisational behaviour would be useful but not essential, for example, completion of the Principles of Management module. The module is continuously assessed with two pieces of project work.
AG12027 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Mrs Claire Marchbank, MA, MSc, FCIPD [see presenters]
Wednesdays commencing 20th January 2009
6.00pm-8.15pm, 13 meetings, fee £210
20 SCOTCAT points at level 1
Limited to 20 students
This course is for people who are interested in the effective management of people. It has a wide syllabus which covers both an individual and strategic perspective. Topics will be agreed by the course participants but are likely to include: recruitment and selection, diversity, training and development, appraisal and performance management. Assessment will be by case study and a personal project. The course will include a variety of delivery methods, with particular emphasis on group discussion and participants drawing on their own experiences.
To prepare for this course students could use the following website: www.cipd.co.uk, and textbook M. Martin and T.Jackson, Personnel Practice, latest edition, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development.
For 16 and 17 year old members of staff
and
MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS
For members of staff over 18 years of age
Modern Apprenticeships are an exciting way of gaining skills and qualifications that will help to start or develop a career without having to study full-time. All MA frameworks are developed by the department in which they will be implemented and therefore encompass all the skills required at various levels.
A Modern Apprenticeship framework is specific to a particular organisation but will normally comprise 3 components - a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) at Level 3 + Core Skills (Communication, Numeracy, Information Technology, Working with Others and Problem Solving) + Additional Components which may include additional units from another SVQ, industry-specific qualifications or other qualifications such as Higher National (HN) units.
For further information please contact Mrs Amanda Percival, Clercial Staff Training Officer, Ext. 88502.
PRACTICAL & EFFECTIVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
University of Dundee
24th and 25th November 2009
Universities Scotland is offering a 2-day workshop on Practical and Effective Project Management for staff in Higher Education. The University of Dundee will be running this event which will be held at the Queen's Hotel, Dundee.
Presenter Steve Walker aims to provide a practical "toolbox" for staff to use to make a positive difference to their day-to-day work. The style is lively and interactive.
The fee, including overnight stay and course dinner if required, will be £365. There will be places for 16 participants. Dundee participants not requiring dinner or overnight stay the fee will be £245.
The closing date is Friday 18th September 2009. Please tell Morag Pollard Ext. 88213 or Email: m.j.pollard@dundee.ac.uk if you would like one of Dundee's places.
Please note your interest in FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES on the MPD Application Form: PDF version ( 24K) | Word document (105K).
Comments:
"Good interaction between participants and facilitator".
"I liked the enthusiasm of the facilitator".
"Met new people from other universities and compared notes".
"Learning systematic strategies, sharing thoughts perspectives with others".
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