POSTGRADUATE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS TRAINING
MPLS Graduate Training provides a Divisional Course Programme with courses to support the personal, professional and career development of graduate students and research staff. In addition the Graduate Academic Programme (GAP) on weblearn brings together all the training available in MPLS Departments. There is also the Department of Materials skills training webpage with information about training specifically provided for Materials graduate students.
The UK Research Councils Vitae website is also very useful (http://www.vitae.ac.uk).
Departmental Skills Training Resources
The Department of Materials offers a wide range of skills training events each year. These are summarized in the "Introduction to Postgraduate Skills Training" document available below (This is an extract from our Graduate Course Handbook). The slide shows presented at the most recent delivery of several skills training events are also available via the links below. (The dates refer to the latest revision, not the most recent year of delivery).
Introduction to Transferable Skills Training (2011)- UK Research Councils joint skills training Statement (2001)
PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT SKILLS TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
General
See also presentations listed under postgraduate induction
Literature Searching - Electronic Resources for Materials Science (Ristic, OULS, 2008)- Project Management Workshop, Pilkingtons (PD Warren, 2014)
Example Gantt Chart for Project Management (2011)- IOM3 Introductory Talk (Boad, 2014)
- Technology Transfer, Introduction to Isis (Chim Chu, 2010)
Owning a Successful DPhil
Communication Skills Workshops
- Poster Presentation Skills (AOT, 2014)
- Poster Skills (Baker, 2012)
Also see ITLP portfolio under Powerpoint and Presentations : Creating conference posters - Presentation Skills (AOT, 2015)
- Writing Skills Part1 - literary aspects, Lab notebooks and IPR (Assender, 2014)
- Writing Skills Part2 - technical aspects (Warren, 2016)
Writing Skills - Example document (Warren, 2016)
Careers Workshops
Career planning - looking to the future, for Year 1 PGR
- Looking to the Future Programme - 2014
- Industrial View (Noon, Rolls Royce, 2014)
- Business View (Saran, RBS, 2014)
- Career Planning and Resources (Conway, OUCaS, 2014)
- Example of the role of a Materials Engineer (Armstrong, Goodrich, 2011)
- Industrial View (Armstrong, Goodrich, 2011)
- Industrial View (Wong, Procter and Gamble, 2008)
Careers and Networking evening with Alumni
- Programme and Biographies (2014)
- The Commerce of Metals (Geddes, 2011)
- Example of the role of a Materials Engineer (Armstrong, Goodrich, 2011)
- Oil and Gas Industry, Consulting Engineers (Cameron, Wood Group, 2011)
- Banking and Financial Services (Saran, RBS, 2011)
- Technology Transfer (Wilkinson, ISIS, 2009)
Careers Resources
- Career Planning - Looking to the future (Evans, OUCaS, 2010)
- Active Job Hunting (Evans, OUCaS, MT 2014)
- Guidance for those coming to the end of their time in the Department (UG, PGR & Post-doc).
Quality and Environmental Management Workshop
- ISO 9000-14000 programme 2009
- ISO 9001-14001, Quality Management and Environmental Management, Rolls Royce (Orton, 2009)
