Communication Skills and Professional Issues
This list will be filled as lectures are arranged and confirmed by our guest speakers. Changes are possible at short notice, so please check regularly.
| Date | Lecturer | Company | Title | Handouts |
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| Nick Blundell and Jim Yandle | University of Birmingham | Module Introduction | [pdf] | |
| 21 Jan 11 | Sophie Miller | Careers and Employability Centre | Effective CVs | [pdf] |
| 25 Jan 11 | Sophie Miller/Chris Packham | Careers and Employability Centre | Presentation Skills | [ppt] |
| 28 Jan 11 | Aaron Sloman | University of Birmingham | Life and Information | [link] |
| 1 Feb 11 | James Walker | Credit Suisse | Project Management | [ppt] |
| 4 Feb 11 | Rick Robinson | IBM | How I Heard Cats | [pdf] |
| 8 Feb 11 | Ian Batten | Why do projects fail? | ||
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| 15 Feb 11 | Prof. Simon Rogerson | Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility | The Challenge of Delivering Ethical ICT | [pdf] |
| 18 Feb 11 | Stuart Parkinson | Scientists for Global Responsibility | Ethical Career Choices in Science and Technology | [pdf] |
| 22 Feb 11 | Russell May | 4N6 | Computer Forensics | [pdf] |
| 25 Feb 11 | Nick and Jim | University of Birmingham | Discussion Lecture | |
| 1 Mar 11 |
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The Medical Software Association of Students | How Computers Save Lives: The Impact of Software on Medicine | |
| 4 Mar 11 |
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TBC | We Give You: the Future | |
| 8 Mar 11 |
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Team RASTA Explosion | The evolution of open source | |
| 11 Mar 11 |
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Invisible Eyes | The Big Brother State | |
| 15 Mar 11 |
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TBC | The freedom of the Internet | |
| 18 Mar 11 |
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Harmony | Is computer-based teaching a good idea? | |
| 22 Mar 11 |
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One Kidney Short | To what extent is technology making us safer? | |
| 25 Mar 11 |
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INFINITY | Living in the Cloud | |
| 29 Mar 11 |
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TBC | Cloud Computing | |
| 1 Apr 11 |
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The Eye in The Sky Team | Digital Surveillance: Watching Over You! |
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