The programme and slides for our weekly Generic Skills sessions of 2021 are as follow:
First Semester
First Quarter
- 05 Mar: Our research group, our mission, our values, the labs & planning for the year ahead (SN & JvV) + Weekly Meetings
- 12 Mar: Your role, duties & mission as a research student (JvV) & How to plan & conduct your research (JvV)
- 19 Mar: Typesetting text in LaTeX (SN) & Submitting a paper (PC & GH)
- 26 Mar: Typesetting maths in LaTeX (SN) & Working and researching (KS & JZ) & Using the SUnORE LaTeX stylesheet (SN)
- 16 Apr: How to write a skripsie/thesis/dissertation (JvV)
Second Quarter
- 14 May: GIS (AF) / Python (JZ) / Orange (PC)
- 21 May: GIS (AF & PC) / Python (JZ) / CPlex (SN)
- 28 May: How to reference other works using BibTex (KS & PC)
- 04 Jun: Creating graphics & drawing it into LATEX (CS)
- 11 Jun: Creating graphics & drawing it into LATEX (cont.) (CS)
Second Semester
First Quarter
- 13 Aug: How to create a Beamer presentation (SN)
- 27 Aug: How to prepare a conference presentation (JvV)
Second Quarter
- 08 Oct: Characteristics of a good operations researcher (JK)
- 15 Oct: How to compile a CV, hustle and then prepare for a job interview (ER & PC)
- 22 Oct: How to conduct yourself at an oral examination (JvV)