Transferable skills within pharmacology courses in the Medical and Veterinary Sciences and Natural Sciences Triposes
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Intellectual skills: |
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Lectures Practicals Examinations Dissertations Projects Seminars Discussion Groups Academic Societies |
Supervisions Set essays Practical problems Academic Societies |
Problem Solving Skills: |
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Practicals Projects
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Supervisions Supervisions |
Communication skills; oral, written and non-verbal (developing arguments using symbolic or mathematical language): |
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Listening in lectures Representation on Committees Writing essays Essay writing workshops Discussions of practicals with demonstrators Presentation of projects and papers Project or dissertation write-ups Applications for vacation or third year grants (e.g. Cambridge-MIT) Journal clubs Discussion groups |
Supervisions (oral and written) Discussion and debate with peers Extracurricular activities |
Organisational skills: |
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Timetable management (balancing work and extra-curricular activities) Representation on Committees (leadership) Practical work (planning, teamwork, task management) Project or dissertation (planning, deadlines, teamwork) Examinations (planning, preparation) Arranging vacation work experience |
Timetable management (balancing work and extra-curricular activities) |
Interpersonal skills |
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Practical work (team-working, negotiation of roles, flexibility, adaptability) Discussion Groups and other group activities. Teaching committee membership
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Interact with a wide range of people Community and support for others Positions of responsibility (clubs and other activities) |
Research Skills; design and execution of experiments, use of sources, data management and interpretation, critical analysis and thesis construction |
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Practical work – specialist techniques Use of library and e- resources to follow reading lists and supplement lectures Exercises / problem based learning Project design, management and execution Discussion groups |
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Numeracy |
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Statistics workshops Data handling in practicals, projects and classes |
Supervisions |
Computer literacy |
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Moodle resources On-line course materials Search scientific databases Search library e-resources Use of search engines and web browsers Use of word-, imaging-. and data-processing software in preparation of dissertations, research projects and practical write-ups |
Internet access Moodle |
Foreign language skills |
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University language centre is available for extra-curricular use Support for self-access teaching |
Support for self-access teaching |