Adult Learners’ week 2013 (18 – 24 May 2013)
Find out all that we have to offer for the 2013 adult learners week!
- Spotlight on Pathways towards a degree
- Free Talk by Eileen Younghusband – An Extraordinary Life
- Find out more about the Confucius Institute
- Computer programming course taster Sessions
- Business Language course Taster Sessions – New!
Spotlight on Pathways towards a degree
Where: Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff
When: Saturday 18th May 2013 11.00am to 1.00pm
Find out about how you can study on a pathway towards an undergraduate degree in:
- History, Archaeology or Religion
- Social Science
- Business Management
- Accounting or Accounting and Finance
- Modern Languages
- Translation
Our Pathway Co-ordinators will be on hand to discuss your study, including funding. This informal and relaxed event will be held in the Cafe (with complimentary tea and cakes) Everyone welcome!
Take that first step towards achieving your ambition of studying an undergraduate degree at a world class university!
There will be a talk from 11.00am to 12.00 noon about Pathways and drop-in sessions from 12.00 noon to 1.00pm.
The School of History Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University is developing flexible, part-time pathways to widen access to its postgraduate courses. Based on individual interests, students will be able to study for a Masters at their own pace up to a period of five years, fitting study around time and work commitments and spreading the cost, paying on a module by module basis. Dr Andrew Richardson will be available at this event to discuss the postgraduate pathway. For more info contact richardsonas@cardiff.ac.uk
Free Talk by Eileen Younghusband – An Extraordinary Life
Where: Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff
When: Saturday 18th May 2013 at 12.00pm to 1.00pm
A personal account of Eileen’s life: including her work in the Filter Room in WWII, writing and publishing her books and her commitment to lifelong learning which has culminated in her receiving the British Empire Medal this year.
Having joined the WAAF (Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) in 1941 at the age of 19, Eileen began the important work of a Filterer Officer. After training at the home of radar, RAF Bawdsey, she went first to 9 Group, RAF Barton Hall and finally to the Fighter Command headquarters at RAF Bentley Priory, Stanmore.
Eileen has also taught English, bred pigs, run a perfume business, dealt in scrap metal and became a successful hotelier. As she signed the Official Secrets Act her story remained unheard for 30 years, though she has since written two autobiographies, Not an Ordinary Life (2009) and One Woman’s War (2011), dealing more specifically with her war time experience.
Eileen graduated from the Open University at the age of 87, and continues to campaign on health and education issues. She was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to lifelong learning.
Complimentary tea and cakes will be served beforehand in the Centre’s cafe, where you can find out more about studying on a pathway towards an undergraduate degree or discover more about our Confucius Institute.
Find out more about the Confucius Institute
Where: Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road Cardiff
When: Saturday 18th May 2013 at 11.00am to 1.00pm
You can take part in a Chinese language taster session or find out more about Chinese culture and tea-making. Demonstrations will take place in our Centre’s Cafe so you can enjoy complimentary tea and cakes while you learn about China.
Chinese Language for Beginners Taster Sessions will take place at 11.00am and 12.00 noon.
Computer programming taster Sessions
Introduction to C Programming
Where: Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff
When: Saturday 18th May 2013 at 11.00am to 12.00 noon
Topics covered in this introduction include rules for variable names in the C programming language, sizes and names of different data types, comparison operators and use of if then else statement and use of for loops
Introduction to Awk and Perl Programming
Where: Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff
When: Saturday 18th May 2013 at 12.00 noon to 1.00pm
Topics covered include use of awk scripts to extract subsets of data from a data set and an introduction to some simple examples of Perl programming.
Computer Forensics Investigation and Response Taster
Where: Cardiff Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Road, Cardiff
When: Saturday 18th May 2013 at 12.00 noon to 1.00pm
Topics covered will be overview of course and the a 30 min practical
demonstration of Mobile Phone Forensics showing the recovery of data
from various mobile phones.
Business Language course Taster Sessions
To mark Adult learners’ Week we are offering free language taster sessions
for local businesses. This will include French and German. If you are
interested in booking a session for your business then contact Liz Britton on 029 2087 4953 or BrittonEM1@cardiff.ac.uk
Where: Delivered within premises of local businesses
When: Throughout Adult Learners’ Week – flexible to suit your requirements
