Introduction
This training course for scientists, engineers and technical managers, draws together work-based experience and in-house skills updating, integrated with participant’s actual project based issues. The new approach being offered here is generally referred to as "reflective learning", and augments the engineering professional bodies approach to continuing professional development (CPD).
Aims
On successful completion of this course, it is expected that participants will have :
Approach
Personal: CPD and practical learning approaches, using review techniques, and integrated with actual work based project
issues.
Informative: Review of techniques e.g. problem solving, research methods, risk analysis and mitigation. Review of relevant
physiological, psychological, and emotional understanding.
Challenging: Use of teamwork, individual presentations, review & planning, and personal ‘blocks’ identification.
Enhancing: ‘Trying out’ identified personal challenges, with appropriate feedback, enabling increased effectiveness.
Modes of Attendance
This course is being offered on two different sets of dates. It is based on:- a full day, time for planning/ development, and a further half day. Details of the two modes of attendance are below, and are offered to accommodate your commitments.
Either
2-Day mode, where the morning of the second day is free
Or
1-Day mode, followed by 2week gap, then pm of the specified day
In both cases, the tutor and a room will be available for the morning of the second day, for your use and consultation.
Tutors
Dr. Paul Filmore, MBA, MInstP, CPhys
Paul has a background in contract research physics, before moving into electronic engineering at the University of Plymouth. He has developed an innovative course on research training and professional development for all engineering and computing postgraduate students. He has combined his practical MBA interests in organisational change, with those of aiding individuals and companies in creative and entrepreneurial development.
Support:
Catherine Thom, MMus, FTCL, LRAM
Catherine has had a twenty-year career as a professional soloist classical musician. Recently as a career change, she has brought her creativity, intuition and communication skills into the arena of helping professionals with their self-development.
To register, please contact:
The Science & Technology Short Course Unit
Faculty of Technology, University of Plymouth
Plymouth PL48AA.
Tel:01752 233304 Fax: 01752 233310
Email: scunit@plymouth.ac.uk
Course Fee £245
Course Fee includes course notes, lunch, refreshments, Course Dinner and course text:
‘A Manager’s Guide to Self-Development’, Pedler, Burgoyne & Boydell (2001), McGraw-Hill
