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Watson, Gregory A., Steadman, Liam, Purser, David, Kirk, Richard, Kenny, Melissa and Bradbury, Matthew S. (2019) Organising a multidisciplinary postgraduate colloquium. Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 6 (2). pp. 86-101. doi:10.31273/eirj.v6i2.348 ISSN 2053-9665.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.31273/eirj.v6i2.348
Abstract
The Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science (WPCCS) is an annual event for research students in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick. The aims of the colloquium are to provide: (i) an experience of a conference setting for students, (ii) a place to practise presentation skills, (iii) a place to receive feedback and suggestions on their research, and (iv) an opportunity to learn about research being performed by other attendees. WPCCS has been held annually since 2003, but since 2016 many changes have been made to the event; in particular the introduction of networking aids (such as conference guides and lanyards), a new venue, the introduction of guest speakers and various efforts to encourage attendance. Meanwhile the number of submissions has increased, placing strain on the colloquium’s schedule and budget. In this paper the organising committees from 2016, 2017, and 2018 reflect critically on the experience WPCCS delivers to the attendees. We present an examination of what worked well, what did not work, and what we would like to try in the future, with the aim that these experiences are useful to the organisers of similar events.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Computer science -- Study and teaching -- Congresses and conventions -- University of Warwick, Graduate students | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Exchanges: The Interdisciplinary Research Journal | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2053-9665 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | 1 May 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | 6 | ||||||||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 86-101 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.31273/eirj.v6i2.348 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||||||
Copyright Holders: | The Authors | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 May 2019 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 8 May 2019 | ||||||||||||
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