Postgraduate Training Postgraduate Training Scheme (PGTS)Scheme (PGTS)

This key is designed to help you select appropriate modules towards your PGTS certificate.

Remember that your choice of modules needs to be made in consultation with your supervisor.

You also need to contact the module provider to confirm availability and the timetable.

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Postgraduate Training Postgraduate Training SchemeScheme

In making your choices you may want to consider:

• The Research Councils’ Skills Training Requirements• Whether you are part-time or based off-campus• The stage that you are at in your research programme• Do you want generic or discipline-specific modules?

For details of the PGTS and the full list modules see the PGTS manual

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Research Councils’ Skills Research Councils’ Skills Training Requirements*Training Requirements*

Follow the links for guidance on which modules may help you build up skills in each of the following:

• Research Skills and Techniques • Research Environment• Research Management• Personal Effectiveness• Communication Skills• Networking and Teamworking• Career Management

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Research skills and TechniquesResearch skills and Techniques

Managing the research process 05001/05004Managing the research process 05001/05004 Basic communication skills 05002/05027Basic communication skills 05002/05027 Library and information skills by independent study 05016Library and information skills by independent study 05016 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Research ethics 05014Research ethics 05014 Research progress report 05703Research progress report 05703 Viva voceViva voce defence of the research report 05705 defence of the research report 05705

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Research EnvironmentResearch Environment

Managing the research process (Module 05001/05004)Managing the research process (Module 05001/05004) Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Departmental presentation 05042Departmental presentation 05042 Departmental poster 05043 Departmental poster 05043 Conference presentation 05044 Conference presentation 05044 Conference poster 05045 Conference poster 05045 Published research paper 05706 Published research paper 05706 Research ethics 05014 Research ethics 05014 Safety in research in science and engineering 05701Safety in research in science and engineering 05701 An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028 An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028 Quantitative data analysis 35704 Quantitative data analysis 35704 Qualitative data analysis 35953 Qualitative data analysis 35953 An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029 An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029 back

Research ManagementResearch Management

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Managing the research process 05001/05004 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 05006 Departmental presentation 05042 Departmental poster 05043 Conference presentation 05044 Conference poster 05045 Computer basics 05007 Computer data management 05008 An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028 An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029 Qualitative data analysis 35953 Library and information skills by independent study 05016 Published research paper 05706

Personal EffectivenessPersonal Effectiveness

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Managing the research process (Module 05001/05004) Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Basic communication skills 05002/05027 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033 Departmental presentation 05042 Departmental poster 05043 Conference presentation 05044 Conference poster 05045 Research progress report 05703 Viva voce defence of the research report 05705 Published research paper 05706

Communication SkillsCommunication Skills

Basic communication skills 05002/05027Basic communication skills 05002/05027 Practical demonstration skills 05015 Practical demonstration skills 05015 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 Researcher in residence 05022 Researcher in residence 05022 Booster sessions for local pupils 05023 Booster sessions for local pupils 05023 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Research progress report 05703Research progress report 05703 Viva voceViva voce defence of the research report 05705 defence of the research report 05705 Published research paper 05706Published research paper 05706

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Networking and TeamworkingNetworking and Teamworking

Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Basic communication skills 05002/05027Basic communication skills 05002/05027 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033 Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033 Departmental presentation 05042Departmental presentation 05042 Departmental poster 05043 Departmental poster 05043 Conference presentation 05044 Conference presentation 05044 Conference poster 05045Conference poster 05045 Researcher in residence 05022Researcher in residence 05022 Booster sessions for local pupils 05023 Booster sessions for local pupils 05023 Published research paper 05706Published research paper 05706

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Career ManagementCareer Management

Career management skills for research students 05024Career management skills for research students 05024 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032

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Generic modulesGeneric modules

University level modulesUniversity level modules Generic skills Presentation skills Credit for Credit for training undertaken at other institutions Residential Schools (Easter/Summer School) (Easter/Summer School)

Other Other open modules

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Other open modulesOther open modules

Introduction to learning and teaching in higher education Introduction to learning and teaching in higher education 1213012130

The research interview 35702The research interview 35702 Survey methods and questionnaire design 35703Survey methods and questionnaire design 35703 Quantitative data analysis 35704Quantitative data analysis 35704 Computing with SPSS 35705Computing with SPSS 35705 Qualitative data analysis 35953Qualitative data analysis 35953

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Discipline-specific modulesDiscipline-specific modules

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pp 18-Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pp 18-2828

Social Sciences pp 29-31Social Sciences pp 29-31 Postgraduate Medical Institute p 32Postgraduate Medical Institute p 32 Faculty of Health and Social Care p 33Faculty of Health and Social Care p 33 Faculty of Science pp 34-47Faculty of Science pp 34-47 The Business School pp 48-50The Business School pp 48-50 Institute for Learning pp 51-54Institute for Learning pp 51-54

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What stage are you at?What stage are you at?

What modules would it be helpful to take at this stage of What modules would it be helpful to take at this stage of your research degree?your research degree?

Starting out Planning Handling data Writing up What’s next?

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Starting outStarting out

Personal development Generic research skills Discipline-specific modules

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PlanningPlanning

Project managementProject management Managing the research process 05001/05004Managing the research process 05001/05004 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032

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Handling DataHandling Data

Consider statistics and ICT courses,Consider statistics and ICT courses, e.g.e.g.

Computer data management 05008Computer data management 05008 An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028An introduction to quantitative methods 05010/05028 An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029 An introduction to qualitative research 05011/05029 Qualitative data analysis 35953 Qualitative data analysis 35953 Numerical techniques in biology 58727Numerical techniques in biology 58727

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Writing upWriting up

Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Research progress report 05703Research progress report 05703 Published research paper 05706Published research paper 05706

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What’s next?What’s next?

Career management skills for research students 05024Career management skills for research students 05024 University of Hull Careers ServiceUniversity of Hull Careers Service

http://www.hull.ac.uk/careers/

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Are you part-time or based off-Are you part-time or based off-campus?campus?

If you find it difficult to make regular weekly If you find it difficult to make regular weekly

sessions then one of these options may suit you:sessions then one of these options may suit you:

Residential schools

On-line modules

Other modules

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Residential schoolsResidential schools

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The following modules are taught during the Easter School or Summer School. This means that they are available only for part-time students or those based off the main campus (e.g. Scarborough students).

• Easter School

• Summer School

Easter School OptionsEaster School OptionsOption 1Option 1 Option 2Option 2 Option 3Option 3

Module Module NoNo

TitleTitle Module Module NoNo

TitleTitle Module Module NoNo

TitleTitle

0500605006 Managing the Managing the research processresearch process

0501005010 An introduction to quantitative An introduction to quantitative methodsmethods

2022920229 Slavery since Slavery since emancipationemancipation

0502705027 Basic Basic communication skillscommunication skills

0501105011 An introduction to qualitative An introduction to qualitative methodsmethods

0501305013 Research design Research design and the practicalities and the practicalities of researchof research

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Summer School OptionsSummer School Options

Option 1Option 1 Option 2Option 2

Module NoModule No TitleTitle Module NoModule No TitleTitle

0503205032 Project managing Project managing your research your research degreedegree

0502805028 An introduction to An introduction to quantitative quantitative methodsmethods

0503305033 Practical Practical entrepreneurship entrepreneurship and business plan and business plan developmentdevelopment

0502905029 An introduction to An introduction to qualitative qualitative methodsmethods

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Generic skillsGeneric skills Managing the research process 05001/05004Managing the research process 05001/05004 Basic communication skills 05002/05027Basic communication skills 05002/05027 Computer basics 05007Computer basics 05007 Computer data management 05008Computer data management 05008 Research ethics 05014Research ethics 05014 Practical demonstration skills 05015Practical demonstration skills 05015 Library and information research skills by independent study 05016Library and information research skills by independent study 05016 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 Researcher in residence 05022 Researcher in residence 05022 Booster sessions for local pupils 05023Booster sessions for local pupils 05023 Career management skills for research students 05024Career management skills for research students 05024 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Knowledge transfer partnership associate development course 05031Knowledge transfer partnership associate development course 05031 Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033 Safety in research in science and engineering 05701Safety in research in science and engineering 05701 Research progress report 05703Research progress report 05703 Viva voceViva voce defence of the research report 05705 defence of the research report 05705 back

Presentation skillsPresentation skills

Departmental presentation 05042Departmental presentation 05042 Departmental poster 05043 Departmental poster 05043 Conference presentation 05044 Conference presentation 05044 Conference poster 05045Conference poster 05045

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Training ElsewhereTraining Elsewhere

Training Elsewhere 05901-05 Training Elsewhere 05901-05 Can be accredited towards the CertificateCan be accredited towards the Certificate

p15 of the PGTS Manualp15 of the PGTS Manual

Exemptions XM005-XM040 Exemptions XM005-XM040 Are exemptions from credit and do not count towards the CertificateAre exemptions from credit and do not count towards the Certificate

p15 of the PGTS Manualp15 of the PGTS Manual

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Residential schoolsResidential schools

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The following modules are taught during the Easter School or Summer School. This means that they are available only for part-time students or those based off the main campus (e.g. Scarborough students).

• Easter School

• Summer School

Easter School OptionsEaster School OptionsOption 1Option 1 Option 2Option 2

Module NoModule No TitleTitle Module NoModule No TitleTitle

0500605006 Managing the Managing the research processresearch process

0501005010 An introduction to An introduction to quantitative quantitative methodsmethods

0502705027 Basic Basic communication communication skillsskills

0501105011 An introduction to An introduction to qualitative qualitative methodsmethods

0501305013 Research design Research design and the and the practicalities of practicalities of researchresearch

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Summer School OptionsSummer School Options

Option 1Option 1 Option 2Option 2

Module NoModule No TitleTitle Module NoModule No TitleTitle

0503205032 Project managing Project managing your research your research degreedegree

0502805028 An introduction to An introduction to quantitative quantitative methodsmethods

0503305033 Practical Practical entrepreneurship entrepreneurship and business plan and business plan developmentdevelopment

0502905029 An introduction to An introduction to qualitative qualitative methodsmethods

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On-line modulesOn-line modules

Library and information research skills by independent study 05016Library and information research skills by independent study 05016 Career management skills for research students 05024Career management skills for research students 05024 Educational technology: digital media for learning 12040Educational technology: digital media for learning 12040 Research methods in education contexts 12042Research methods in education contexts 12042 Elearning, context, management and implementation 21043Elearning, context, management and implementation 21043 Foundations of online learning and teaching 12106Foundations of online learning and teaching 12106 Introduction to teaching and learning in higher education* 12130Introduction to teaching and learning in higher education* 12130

* * Note: this module includes 2 contact days on the Hull CampusNote: this module includes 2 contact days on the Hull Campus

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Other modulesOther modules

Poster presentationPoster presentation Conference presentationConference presentation

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Personal developmentPersonal development

As a student of the University of Hull you are expected to As a student of the University of Hull you are expected to keep a Progress File. On an annual basis you will meet keep a Progress File. On an annual basis you will meet with your supervisor and undertake a Training Needs with your supervisor and undertake a Training Needs Analysis (TNA) which will form the basis of your Analysis (TNA) which will form the basis of your Personal Development Plan and help you choose Personal Development Plan and help you choose appropriate modules.appropriate modules.

Modules which may be helpful to you in this area include:Modules which may be helpful to you in this area include: Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Career management skills for research students 05024Career management skills for research students 05024

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Generic skillsGeneric skills Managing the research process 05001/05004Managing the research process 05001/05004 Basic communication skills 05002/05027Basic communication skills 05002/05027 Computer basics 05007Computer basics 05007 Computer data management 05008Computer data management 05008 Research ethics 05014Research ethics 05014 Practical demonstration skills 05015Practical demonstration skills 05015 Library and information research skills by independent study 05016Library and information research skills by independent study 05016 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For chairing the conference organisation 05018 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 For assisting with organisation of a conference 05019 Researcher in residence 05022 Researcher in residence 05022 Booster sessions for local pupils 05023Booster sessions for local pupils 05023 Career management skills for research students 05024Career management skills for research students 05024 Project managing your research degree 05025/05032Project managing your research degree 05025/05032 Knowledge transfer partnership associate development course 05031Knowledge transfer partnership associate development course 05031 Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033Practical entrepreneurship and business plan development 05033 Safety in research in science and engineering 05701Safety in research in science and engineering 05701 Research progress report 05703Research progress report 05703 Viva voceViva voce defence of the research report 05705 defence of the research report 05705

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Discipline-specific modulesDiscipline-specific modules

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pp 22-39Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences pp 22-39 Social Sciences pp 40-42Social Sciences pp 40-42 Postgraduate Medical Institute p 44Postgraduate Medical Institute p 44 Faculty of Health and Social Care p 33Faculty of Health and Social Care p 33 Faculty of Science pp 46-60Faculty of Science pp 46-60 The Business School pp 61-63The Business School pp 61-63 Institute for Learning pp 65-68Institute for Learning pp 65-68 Scarborough Campus p 69Scarborough Campus p 69

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