Appendix F: Staff Development
Table of Contents
Page
1. Introduction
F-2
2. Training Courses attended by Administrative
/Support Staff of The School
F-2
3. Training Courses attended by Staff of The
Laboratory
F-4
F-1
1. Introduction
In order to carry out their duties, efficiently and competently, administrative and support
staff who work in a highly specialised area like mathematical science must have
extensive knowledge of a range of sophisticated software packages to meet the demands
of a multitude of academic staff with differing mathematical expertise, and, as well,
provide appropriate assistance to a large body of students. It is essential that such staff
acquaint themselves with a variety of word-processing packages, both technical and
ordinary, such as Latex and Word, respectively, and keep abreast of rapidly changing
computer technology. Both The School and The Laboratory are very conscious of this,
and encourage and support their staff to avail of every opportunity to update and extend
their knowledge of technical innovations, in the certain knowledge that this will enhance
the quality of service provided by them.
The information supplied below clearly indicates that staff in both units have a strong
commitment to learn new ways to implement standard office procedures, and a keen
desire to acquire new skills, such as web-mastering, thereby contributing handsomely to
the efficient running and management of both units. This attitude is much appreciated
by both The School and The Laboratory.
2. Training Courses attended by Administrative/Support Staff of
The School
Paul Keegan
Year
Month
Date
2001
June
29
Title of Course
Workplace Ergonomics & Safe Manual
Handling
Location
Title of Course
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word 97 Advanced
Disability Awareness
Location
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
Teresa Buckley
Year
1998
1998
1999
2000
Month
Date
April
December
7
F-2
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
January
January
January
February
February
April
30
25,26
30
1
27,28
11
2001
2001
2001
July
October
Oct/Nov
4
17
29-4
2002
2002
2002
2002
Present
January
March
April
April
23
14-15
22
25
Informal Harassment/Bullying
Complaints Handling
Communications Skills
Purchasing Training
Financial Procedures in UCC
Interviewing Skills
Euro Changeover
Compile a Departmental Safety
Statement
Freedom of Information
Word 2000
Excel 2000
Access 2000
Quality Promotion
Records Management
Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance
Conducting a SWOT analysis
Undertaking ECDL
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
Helen McCarthy
Year
1998/
2000
Month
2000
2000 present
2001
2001
2001
2002
2002
2003
2003
Present
September
October
October
December
March
September
October
November
Date
Title of Course
Location
UCC
1
Diploma in Geology
MS Publisher (DTP) couse for Irish
Times Training
17
24
3
14-15
17-20
13
26
BA in English and Geography
Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information
Advanced Word
Records Management
First Aid Cert Course
Direct Mark Information Systems
Dreamweaver
Completing ECDL home-study course
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
Date
Title of Course
Location
Dublin
Kate O Brien
Year
1996/
1997
1997/
2000
2003
Month
Certificate in Marketing, IMI
February
6
Bachelor of Business Studies
Policy Briefing
F-3
UCC
UCC
2003
2003
2003
2003
February
February
October
November
14
18
8
4
Quality - Preparation for self assessment
Quality - SWOT Analysis
Direct Mark Information Systems
Dreamweaver
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
Date
Title of Course
Location
Michelle Glynn
Year
Month
2000
September
1
2000
2000/
2002
2001
2002
2003
2003
2003
2003/
present
December
October /
May
December
January
August
September
October
September/
May
11
7
28
9-12
MS Publisher (DTP) couse for Irish
Times Training
Basic First Aid Course from Irish Red
Cross
Sociology, Evening Arts Course
Advanced Excel
Advanced Word
Dreamweaver
First Aid Cert Course
Direct Mark Information Systems
Diploma in Personnel Management (Parttime)
Dublin
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
3. Training Courses attended by Staff of the Statistical
Laboratory (Consultancy Unit)
Kathleen O Sullivan
Year
Month
Date
1997
February
4
1997
1997
1997
February
March
April
26
12-13
24
1997
1997
1997
1997
April
May
August
December
30
1
6
16
Title of Course
Electronic Information Resources for
Teaching & Research: Electronic
Reference Library
Electronic Information Resources for
Teaching & Research: FirstSearch
Effective Presentations
PowerPoint 4.0
Electronic Information Resources for
Teaching & Research: Internet
Career Planning for Academic Publishing
Microsoft Access 2
Introduction to SPLUS 4
F-4
Location
UCC
UCC
UCG
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCD
1998
1998
June
June
17
18
1998
November
11
1998
November
18
1998
November
25
1998
December
2
1998
December
9
1998
1998
1998
1999
December
December
December
March
16
7-8
14-15
24
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
June
July
August
September
November
November
December
December
December
25
29
31
29
17
24
2
8
15
2000
January
11
2001
February
9
2000
2001
2001
June
June
July
21-22
21
10
2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2003
April
April
April
October
May
June
July
22
22
25
3
7
23-26
1
SPSS
Data & Information Circle
Lecture Web Electronic Course Delivery
Workshop 1: PowerPoint
Lecture Web Electronic Course Delivery
Workshop 2: Maintaining Resource
Databases
Lecture Web Electronic Course Delivery
Workshop 3: Finding Information
Resources
Lecture Web Electronic Course Delivery
Workshop 4: Page Authoring
Lecture Web Electronic Course Delivery
Workshop 5: Site Design & Publishing
Lecture Web Electronic Course Delivery
Workshop 6: Intranet & Conferencing
Introduction to Microsoft Access 97
Microsoft Access 97 Advanced
Web of Science
Qualitative Research Training Session on
ATLAS/ti
Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint 97
PowerPoint 97 Advanced Features
Introduction to Microsoft Publisher 98
Lecture Web II
Lecture Web II
Lecture Web II
Lecture Web II
Lecture Web II
Enterpise Ireland Basic and Strategic
Research Grants
Comparative Spatial Deprivation in
Ireland: A Cross Border Analysis
Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment
for Public Health
VAT - Research Activities
CV Preparation & Interview Skills
Lecture: Work and Worth - Take Back
Your Life
QI/QA Briefing Session
Conducting a SWOT Analysis
QI/QA Briefing Session
Record Management Course
Structural Equation Modelling
Microsoft Project 2002
F-5
Dublin
Dublin
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
PFH Computers
PFH Computers
UCC
Dep of General
Practice, UCC
PFH Computers
PFH Computers
PFH Computers
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
Dept. of
Geography, UCC
University of
Aberdeen,
Scotland
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
UCC
2003
July
3
Adobe Photoshop 7
UCC
QI/QA Briefing Session
UCC
Michelle Byrtek
2002
October
3
F-6