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Who is this course for?
PGR/PGT Students that have some form of supervisory/mentoring role.

What can you expect?

• A practical, action-learning programme that explores the concept of coaching, together with practical methods where you will have the opportunity to practice your coaching skills and share learning with your peers
• Gain an understanding of the fundamental aspects of coaching and reflective learning and discover the skills of questioning, listening, reflecting and supporting others and how they relate to coaching in leadership
• Practice coaching skills on real issues with ‘coachees’ and peers.

Roger’s research interests include computing systems architectures technology, innovative telecommunications hardware platforms and acceleration of Big Data analytics. He is Founder and Chief Scientist of Analytics Engines, a company which provides the business backbone for data analytics and management with the world’s most flexible, scalable data platform and which won the “ITLG Emerging Technology Award 2013” at the Global Technology Leaders Summit in the US.

Roger is Research Director for the Electronics and Computer Engineering Cluster in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and has actively been involved in creating new types of computer hardware, particularly using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology, to accelerate data analytics and enhance wireless communications. Whilst he has published extensively, he has always ensured his research has direct impact and has collaborated with industry. He is heavily involved in the local entrepreneur community and in the promotion of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence such as through the organisation of Big Data Belfast, a major yearly event in data analytics.  With the aim to explore a more direct exploitation of his research, he led the creation of the University spin-off company, Analytics Engines Ltd.  which provides the business backbone for data analytics and management with the world’s most flexible, scalable data platform. He has acted to bring a lot of this expertise to bear by developing a highly successful 3rd year "Engineering Entrepreneurship" module which involves students going through all of the processes of setting up a company to commercialise an engineering product.

The talk will be retrospective and observational and will act to will provide insights into the journey of setting up a successful company based on Roger’s experience of forming Analytics Engines Ltd. and indeed of some of his colleagues in their respective journeys of setting up multi-million pound companies. He will give an overview of how the company has developed and evolved and highlight critical moments and provide insights into succeeding with such an endeavour. In addition, he will also describe the Engineering Entrepreneurship module which directly engages 3^rd year engineering students in entrepreneurship in a highly practical manner. Indeed, one of the students from last year’s cohort will also share his experiences of having taken the course.

Assessment Centre

Often as part of the recruitment process, you are invited to attend an assessment centre.  This is an opportunity for employers to set certain exercises to allow candidates to demonstrate the necessary skillset for the job. 

Two such activities are a role play exercise and a group exercise. These practice sessions will give you an opportunity to practise the skills necessary to get you future ready.

1. Role Play Exercise

7 February 2019, 1.30pm – 4.00pm

We will start the session with an introduction on what to expect at the role play exercise and how to succeed.  You will then have an opportunity to practise a role play exercise in a small group with other students.  No prior preparation is required.

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2. Group Exercise – Tips and Example of a Group Exercise

28 January 2019, 10.00am – 1.00pm

We will start the session with an introduction on what to expect at the group exercise and how to succeed.  You will then have an opportunity to practise a group exercise in a small group with other students.  No prior preparation is required.

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If you can see yourself running for any of the roles available, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. You can also contact change@qub.ac.uk to find out more!

Parents’ and Carers’ Network: We have launched a brand new network for students with dependants. If you're a parent or carer, please join by filling out this form. We'll keep you up to date with info and events relevant to you. We're also launching a student-wide survey to assess the needs of students with dependants at Queen's. If you're a student parent or carer, please fill out this survey and if you know any students who would fit the bill, please send on to them.

Guidance and 1-2-1 Appointments


Career Consultations at the Graduate School
Partake in a thirty minute confidential career consultation with a qualified Employability and Careers Officer.

Postgraduate Research Consultant
The Graduate School’s Postgraduate Research Consultant, with an interdisciplinary background in Psychology, Education and Gesture Studies, offers career support and guidance to PhD students and early career researchers at QUB.

Now available: new and innovative learning programmes aimed at developing future-ready and resilient researchers, who perform confidently in a currently challenging employment market.


Researcher Development Consultant
Appointments with the Researcher Development Consultant at the Graduate School offer PhD students career support and guidance. Topics that can be discussed at these appointments include:

• Careers after the PhD
• How to transfer academic skills to non-academic work environments
• Review of job application documents
• Interview Preparation

Graduate School Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Entrepreneurship and innovation consultations give you the opportunity to discuss the following:

• Ideas you have to start a business or social enterprise.
• Support with setting up a business.
• Advice on where to get started as an entrepreneur.
• Guidance on specific support you need.
• Signposting to opportunities for finance and investment.
• Information on the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa.
  
  

CV Clinic at the Graduate School
A fifteen minute confidential CV assessment with a qualified Employability and Careers Officer.

Would you like feedback on your current CV? This CV Clinic will assess your CV’s layout and content. If you are applying for an immediate job, please bring the relevant information with you to this appointment. A job description and person specification will enable staff to provide criteria-specific guidance.

Please note, your CV can be presented on paper or on your own laptop. Documents on mobile/smart phones or USBs will not be reviewed.

'Conversation is a meeting of minds '

Join us on the first and third Tuesday of the month to share and discuss some of our best readings. To make sure every voice is heard and every member really enjoys the meetings, at the end of the session a different member picks up a book (or a novel, or a thriller, or a poem etc.) which may also gives us the opportunity to get out of our comfort zone and get inspired!

We, then, discuss their salient and most interesting aspects, what we loved or what we did not, what caught our attention, what parts were the most or least original. The aim of the Book Club is to share our passion in reading getting some time out from our academic works; share our ideas while spending time with new people and making sure we are enjoying our time together.

The club provides a safe and warm channel to exchange and challenge ideas, encouraging self-expression while enhancing your critical thinking.

Session Dates:
November (6, 20)
December (4, 17)
January (8, 22)
February (5, 19)