University of Bradford. Staff Briefing.

Week ending Friday 9 March 2001

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For all staff.

Staff Development Courses, from Helen Crabtree, Staff Development

  • Presentation Skills
    Monday 12 & Friday 16 March 2001 at Heaton Mount

This course is run by Alan Cattell, Staff Development Adviser and Pete Mitton, Research Student in Computing

This 2-day course is designed to help increase your knowledge of, and improve your presentation skills and can be applied both inside and outside the University and at Conferences.

  • The course will focus on:
  • How to structure a presentation
  • How to use visual aids effectively
  • How to get your audience listening

Full details are available here

There is also a course running on 23 & 27 April 2001, specifically for research staff. This is advertised through the Staff Development Research Programme available here.

  • Managing Meetings
    Friday 23 March 2001 at Heaton Mount

This 1-day course is run by Pete Sayers, Staff Development Adviser

Whether you chair the meeting or just participate, whether it's a formal committee, an informal committee or an informal gathering; often you know it could go better. Here is an opportunity to find out what you could do to improve the quality of the meetings you attend.

If you would like to attend either of these events, either call us on ext. 3102, e-mail us at: staffdev@bradford.ac.uk, or complete the on-line booking form available here

 

For all staff.

Vice Chancellor's Annual Report and Research Report, from Alison Darnbrough, Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications

Just to clear up any confusion which may have arisen with reference to the above reports mentioned in a recent Staff Briefing.

The Vice-Chancellor's Annual Report (Appendix) is a separate report to the Vice-Chancellor's Annual Report (glossy). The glossy report will continue as in previous years; it is the Appendix that will cease production after this year.

As a reminder, the Annual Report Appendix will only be available via the Web this year. Hard copies of the Research Report will be available in printed form this year and one copy will be sent to each department once printed (April).

We are reviewing the future of these publications and would welcome your comments. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Fiona Duthoit on extension 3035.

For all staff. especially Academic and those involved in Quality Assurance

Teaching Quality Enhancement Group, Quality Assurance & Enhancement Strand of Learning Support Seminar series, from Beverly Lyons, TQEG

  • Action Planning and Closing the Quality Loop

Presenter: Chris Alder and Jon Owen
26 March 2001, 12.45 - 2.00pm, Richmond, D51

The aim of the workshop is to increase the benefits to programme delivery in the face of challenge and change by improved clarity of communication.

For full details click here (pdf file)

 

  • QAAHE Code of Practice: Implications for the University

Presenter: Jon Owen and Lynn McVey
2 April 2001, 12.45 - 2.00pm, Richmond, D51

The aim of the workshop is to:

  • Outline the purpose, timescales for publication and implementation of the various sections of the QAAHE'S Code of Practice for the Assurance of Academic Quality and Standards in Higher Education
  • To outline the University's approach to the implementation of the Code of Practice, including presenting examples from the Code of Practice
  • To explain how the QAAHE intends to assure the implementation of the Code through Subject Review and Institutional Review.

For full details click here (pdf file)

PLEASE NOTE: The Personal Tutorial Support seminar to be held next Wednesday has had to be postponed. This will be re-advertised shortly.

 

 
 

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