Postgraduate Course: AGQ Examples Showcase (MATH12037)

Course Outline
School	School of Mathematics	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course will train beginning PhD students how to give brief presentations to non-specialist audiences, summarising key examples from their scientific field.
Course description	The Examples Showcase is an all-hands training for incoming PhD students to the CDT in Algebra, Geometry, and Quantum Fields. In this course, students will choose, together with their supervisor, an important example of a mathematical or physical structure, and will be tasked to give a brief presentation on it. Students will receive feedback from the other students in the course on the clarity and appeal of their talk, and will be given suggestions how to improve their speaking style. Students will be asked to reflect on how the talk went and make a plan for improving upon their mathematical exposition.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 68 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework : 100%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Ability to absorb and present new material in a concise, targeted manner Ability to reflect on one¿s own communication skills Understanding of a broad swathe of mathematics.