Dear Colleague
You may or may not be aware that the LTSN Maths, Stats & OR Network is
running a Programme of full-day regional courses and workshops for
University staff in Mathematics, Statistics and OR - The Day Break Programme
- with the aims of:
bringing new research developments into teaching;
reinforcing basic technical knowledge and skills;
improving classroom practice and technique.
Courses that are relevant to the OR community include:
Risk-Based Decision Analysis with Applications in Industry,
Healthcare, the Environment, etc Professor S French, 8 April at UMIST,
Manchester.
Virtual Learning Environments - Potential and Pitfalls Dr W Foster,
17 June at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Additional courses of potential interest include:
Teaching Statistics in Finance Professor A J Lawrance, 29 April at
the RSS Offices, London.
Undergraduate Mathematics Teaching at Research Frontiers Professor
John Blake, 6 May at the University of Reading
Teaching Multivariate Analysis: What are Lectures for? Dr N R J
Fieller, 19 May at the University of Sheffield.
These will be full-day courses and will carry a nominal fee of £40 including
refreshments (coffee, lunch and tea) and course materials.
If you would like more information or wish to book a place on any of these
courses please contact <mailto:[log in to unmask]> (or phone 0115 848
4713). Alternatively you may register online by clicking the following link
http://ltsn.mathstore.ac.uk/daybreak/
If these initial courses are a success we plan to run further courses in the
Autumn.
Many thanks for your time.
Regards,
Dr Brad Payne
LTSN Maths, Stats & OR Network.
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