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Staff Development Programme, 2000-01: Notice

A single Staff Development Office has now been formed to provide a staff development service to all sections of the University following the recent formation of the Personnel Division. Courses are open to all staff, as appropriate to their roles and responsibilities. Titles and dates of sessions follow, and full details can be found at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/staffdev/

Attendance must be booked in advance. This can be done via the website, by telephone (32267/32343), or by e-mail (staff.development@admin.cam.ac.uk).

October 2000
13 Workshop on lecturing
16 Handling difficult people
17 Surviving supervising - for recently started supervisors
17 Recruitment and selection
18 Conducting staff appraisal
19 Introductory symposium on lecturing - Sciences
19 The ILT briefing: what is the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education?
23 Mid-life planning for retirement
23 Voice and pronunciation workshop for non-native English speakers
25 Introductory Diploma in Management (12 sessions)
25 Pre-retirement (6 sessions)
25 Workshop on lecturing
26 How to teach Graduate Students conference presentation skills
27 Determining priorities and managing time
30 An introduction to communication skills
30 Advanced communication skills
31 Introductory Certificate in Management (8 sessions)
November 2000
3 Environmental management: managing waste
6 Student selection interviewing - Science and Technology
6 Mid-life planning for retirement
7 Women into management: an introduction to management and management skills (3 sessions)
7 Effective voice projection: introductory workshop for lecturers
8 Intellectual property
9 Improving your minute-taking skills
10 Improving customer service
13 Communicating across cultures: a workshop for teachers and interviewers
14 Navigator: a men's development programme (4 sessions)
14 Student selection interviewing - Arts and Humanities
15 Student selection interviewing - Science and Technology
16 Springboard: a women's development programme (4 sessions)
16 Workshop on lecturing
17 Workshop on lecturing
17 Managing people through change
20 Postgraduate supervising symposium
20 Pre-retirement - short course
22 Giving more effective supervisions
22 Conducting staff appraisal
23 Student selection interviewing - Arts and Humanities
24 The Institute for Learning and Teaching: interactive workshop for staff writing 'fast track' membership applications
27 Getting books finished and published
28 Women in management: exploring the issues of leadership for women in HE (3 sessions)
29 Becoming an educational mentor
30 Assertive behaviour skills development
December 2000
4 Coaching skills
4 Harassment awareness and legal liabilities
4 Specific hazards of cyanide
5 Specific hazards of cyanide
5 Stress management
6 Determining priorities and managing time
7 Specific hazards of hydrofluoric acid
8 Specific hazards of hydrofluoric acid
8 Managing and developing effective teams
8 Introduction to self-presentation skills
11-15 The Cambridge Programme in Academic Practice
13 An introduction to health and safety: risk management
14 Managing relationships at work
January 2001
9 Springboard: a women's development programme (4 sessions)
9 An introduction to communication skills
9 Advanced communication skills
11 Stress management
12 Underachievement: understanding and managing the performance of your staff
15 Conducting staff appraisal
16 Securing the next position: career choice, job search, and job application skills for research staff
16 Workshop on lecturing
17 Introductory symposium on lecturing : Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
18 Securing the next position: interview technique
18 Assertiveness: an introduction
19 Press your point: dealing with the media
21 Commercial exploitation: an introduction to writing a business plan
22 Equality issues: equality awareness and dealing with discrimination
24 Improving your minute-taking skills
25 Discipline and grievance
26 Handling change
29 Workshop for newly-appointed Examiners
30 The ILT briefing: what is the Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education? Should I join it?
31 Disability discrimination seminar
February 2001
1 How to evaluate your teaching
6 Determining priorities and managing time
6 Workshop on lecturing
7 Pre-retirement course (6 sessions)
7 Introduction to conference presentation skills
7 Research project management for Principal Investigators
8 More effective meetings and committees
11 Managing people through change
12 Environmental management: buying green
13 Improving your customer service
13 Running a seminar or class
14 Preparing grant applications
15 Setting and marking exam questions
19 Improving your minute-taking skills
20 Developing self awareness
21 Science, scoops, and soundbites
22 Introductory Certificate in Management (8 sessions)
23 The Institute for Learning and Teaching : interactive workshop for staff writing 'fast track' membership applications
27 External Examiners: making the best use of them and being an effective one
March 2001
2 Introduction to strategic planning and management
6 Managing interpersonal conflict and negotiation
9 Talking and writing skills
13 Recruitment and selection
14 Winning a hearing in meetings: a workshop for women
15 Assertive behaviour skills development
19 Stress management
20 Determining priorities and managing time
21 Managing and developing effective teams
22 Active listening for Advisers and Tutors
23 An introduction to health and safety: risk management
26-30 Achieving balance in your professional life
27 Handling difficult people
28 Leadership and motivation
April 2001
4 Managing for quality
5 Stress management
10 Press your point: dealing with the media
17 Environmental management systems
18 Conducting staff appraisal
20 Introductory conference for new staff
25 Springboard: a women's development programme (4 sessions)
May 2001
1 Introductory Certificate in Management (8 sessions)
8 Effective voice projection: advanced
9 Assertiveness: an introduction
17 Determining priorities and managing time
23 Managing information
25 An introduction to communication skills
25 Advanced communication skills
June 2001
21 Working safely with display screen equipment
July 2001
4 Press your point: dealing with the media
August 2001
23 Working safely with display screen equipment
September 2001
4 Working safely with display screen equipment
17-19 Career planning and development: early career review
28 Introductory conference for new staff
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Cambridge University Reporter, 11 October 2000