Typical Module
All the modules of the IGDS have a similar pattern. Modules are
structured but the atmosphere is relaxed. Dress code is informal.
Timetable
Tuition is intensive, starting at 08.30 and going through to
19.30 daily, with the following exceptions:
- Monday mornings when the module commences at 09.30.
- Thursday afternoons when tuition ceases at 17.00 prior to the
course dinner.
- Friday mornings when tuition commences at 09.00. This provides
extra time for delegates checking out of the hotel and is nothing
to do with the course dinner!
- Friday afternoons when the module finishes at approx 15.00
to enable delegates to make an early start on their journeys
home.
Activities
Tuition time is broken down into blocks of 1 to1½ hours. For the purpose of maintaining interest and concentration, there is a policy of having as much variety in activity as is practicable. This variety comes in the form of a mixture of lectures, tutorials (worked examples), demonstrations, practical work, simulation exercises, case studies, and so on. The mix of activity varies from one module to another.
There is also a policy of having as much interaction with the lecturers as possible. Typically there are 4 to 5 lecturers involved in each module, some more, some less. In general there is a bigger proportion of academics involved in delivering the more theoretical (RHS) modules and a bigger proportion of industrialists involved in the more technology oriented (LHS) modules.
Refreshments & Dinner
There are always breaks of approx ½ hour at mid morning,
mid afternoon and before the evening session. For the mid morning
and mid afternoon breaks refreshments are provided in the Merz
Court Buttery.
There is also a break of approx 1 hour for lunch which is either
a buffet in the Merz Court Buttery or a light meal in a nearby
bistro or café.
By tradition there is always a course dinner on the Thursday evening.
This is usually at a restaurant within the city or environs. Dress
code is ‘casually sophisticated’.
Note that the cost of the dinner and refreshments is included
in the module fees.
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