Computing and Team Working

Richard ShipmanUndergraduate Admissions Officer

Programming as a solitary activity?

Very common misconceptionPopular view of the computing student

Programming as a group activity

Much more of a work like scenario

Computer Science students

problems...Often more solitary studentsVery focused students

The Skills Needed

Team-workingDelegationCommunication SkillsTrust in othersCommon frame of reference

The Aberystwyth ApproachOutward bound type weekend in First

YearEnd of week 3 to 5Overnight stay with social aspect included

Traverse

Abseiling

il

Water Fun

Problem Solving

Gregynog

Boring Stuff15 years of these tripsProven through research to have big positive effectPublished research papers and articlesImproves team working and student-staff relationships