computing and team working richard shipman undergraduate admissions officer
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Computing and Team Working
Richard ShipmanUndergraduate Admissions Officer
Programming as a solitary activity?
Very common misconceptionPopular view of the computing student
Programming as a group activity
Much more of a work like scenario
Computer Science students
problems...Often more solitary studentsVery focused students
The Skills Needed
Team-workingDelegationCommunication SkillsTrust in othersCommon frame of reference
The Aberystwyth ApproachOutward bound type weekend in First
YearEnd of week 3 to 5Overnight stay with social aspect included
Traverse
Abseiling
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Water Fun
Problem Solving
Gregynog
Boring Stuff15 years of these tripsProven through research to have big positive effectPublished research papers and articlesImproves team working and student-staff relationships