Planning ahead What do you want to achieve over next 34 years What do you regard as your strengths and weaknesses What skills would you like to develop Use of the PDP Personal Development Plan ID: 801567
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1st Year Study Skills
Getting the most out of your degree
Slide2Planning ahead
What do you want to achieve over next 3/4 years?What do you regard as your
strengths and weaknesses?
What skills would you like to develop
?
Use of the PDP
(Personal Development Plan)
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/guidance/
Sources of help
– Personal/ Academic
Slide3Academic help
Departmental info: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/guidance/
Student Careers and Skills
Undergrad Skills Programme
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/usp/
Academic Writing Programme
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/awp/
Warwick Skills Portfolio Award
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/awards/wspa/
- deadline
Fri 31st Oct 12 noon
Slide4Managing time/ deadlines
Essay deadlinesGCS Tues 11 Nov
IGRH Mon 17 Nov
RCS Wed 3 Dec
Philosophy in practice
Language work
Seminars
Slide5Places to Study
Library: Mon-Fri: 07:30-00:00 + Sat-Sun: 08:30-00:00 Learning Grid
Rootes
:
Mon-Sun: 08:00 -22:00
Learning Grid in University House: 24/7 access
Learning Grid Leamington
Slide6Undergraduate Research
Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (URSS)Coinage of Ancient Sicily
The Beginnings of Empire, 168-27 BC
Hindrance or Heroine? A comparison of literary and visual depictions of Dido in Roman culture.
Coins at Warwick Blog
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/numismatics/entry/the_king_of/
International Conference of Undergraduate Research
Slide7Studying beyond Warwick
British School at RomeBritish School at Athens
Slide8Subject-related experience
Archaeological excavationsMuseum internshipsTravel money
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/careers/vacationexperience
/
IATL – Student as Producer (Research) – up to £1000; Collaboration Grants – up to £2000; deadlines ; Performance Grants – up to £200
3 Dec 2014
+
11 Mar
2015
Slide9Extra-curricular
Outreach – Student ambassadorsIris project
Drama day
Slide10Career planning
Internships in summer 2015 – support available - Warwick Work Experience Bursary Scheme – contact Kimberly
Counsell
Opportunity Fund – from 13
th
Oct
Lord
Rootes
Fund
Slide11Starting research
How to use books / journal articles. To prepare for next week: choose one module – read an article – discuss next week how to make the most of time