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SICSA student induction day

An induction day for all SICSA-funded students will be held at Glasgow University.

What
When Feb 06, 2009
from 11:00 am to 05:00 pm
Where Sir Alwyn Williams Building, 18 Lilybank Gardens (Room 423)
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There will be an induction day for all SICSA-funded PhD students and their supervisors to be held in Glasgow University.

10.45 Coffee and Registration

11.00 Welcome and Introduction [Jon Oberlander, Edinburgh]

11.10 Icebreaker event [Jon Turner, Edinburgh]

11.30 Student Presentations [Jon Oberlander, Edinburgh]

12.45 - 1.45 Lunch

1.45 - 2.00 Introduction to the SICSA Graduate Academy  [Ian Sommerville, St Andrews]

2.00- 3.00 Challenges for Supervision - An interactive event for students and supervisors [Jon Turner, Edinburgh] 

3.00-3.15 Tea

3.15 - 3.45 Introduction to SGA PG training, including entrepreneurship training [Ian Sommerville, St Andrews & Danny Helson, Edinburgh]

3.45-4.45 Electronically mediated communication - 2nd Life and Elgg [Colin Allison, St Andrews & Paul Cockshott, Glasgow]

 

 

Location and Directions

Sir Alwyn Williams Building, 18 Lilybank Gardens (Building D20 on The Glasgow University Campus map)

Lilybank Gardens is directly behind the "Hillhead" underground station.

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