Coventry University Activities Guide for Schools and Colleges 2020 by Coventry University Recruitment and Admissions Office

Activities Guide for Schools and Colleges 2020

Contents 4 Welcome to our schools and colleges activities guide Academic sessions 6

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

10 Faculty of Business and Law 12 Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing 18 Faculty of Health and Life Sciences 22

Off-campus events

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Welcome to our schools and colleges activities guide We are delighted to share with you our latest activities guide for schools and colleges, for 2020. This guide will highlight the events and activities we plan to provide for your students this year. Events are hosted by our Student Recruitment team, who have expertise in working with students of all ages. Certain sessions will be led by members of our academic staff. By bringing students from your school or college on to campus, we can offer them a range of academic sessions, as well as more general progression to higher education sessions. Your students could have the opportunity to explore a subject area they are interested in, or try something new, within our four faculties. Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing Faculty of Health and Life Sciences We can also provide full campus tours with all of our oncampus events. Student ambassadors will show your students around our main studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; building, TheHub, the Sports and Recreation Centre, the university library and one of our halls of residence (subject to availability). To book on to any of our events, please email your interest to: campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk or use the Uni Taster Days website, www.unitasterdays.com, which carries a listing of our school and college events. Please note that all events described in this guide are provided to you and your students free of charge. The majority of our sessions are aimed at students currently studying in Year 12, but if your students are in Years 10 or 11, then please check with us to confirm session availability and suitability. We hope to see you and your students at one of our events very soon. Student Recruitment team Coventry University

All enquiries: T: 024 7765 2222 E: campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk www.coventry.ac.uk/outreach @CovUniOutreach 4

Academic sessions Faculty of Arts and Humanities School of Art and Design Subject: Art and design Title: Emoji printmaking workshop Description: Come and recreate emoticon expressions with traditional technology wooden type. Get creative capturing expressions and layouts with our collection of large wooden type and traditional printing processes. We will show your students how to set, colour and print the letters to create vibrant, expressive compositions. They can work formally with the letters or more loosely and create a poster or art print. Session length: 1 hour 30 mins (1-2.30pm) Capacity: 12 Subject: Art and design Title: Ways of seeing Description: This session is designed to show your students different types of drawing and mark-making that can be used for their portfolio development. It will also encourage them to expand their horizons of what they think drawing is. The session will show them some simple drawing processes that will test how open-minded they are to different ways of making observational and abstract drawings. This session is useful for anyone interested in a creative art or design degree, from Fine Art, Fashion and Illustration through to Graphic and Industrial Design (Product, Automotive and Interior). Session length: 1 hour 30 mins (1-2.30pm) Capacity: 20

Subject: Art and design Title: Ceramic, surface and glaze Description: In this workshop you will be invited to explore a variety of underglaze mediums including underglaze pens, crayons, fine liners and paintable underglazes to draw/paint sponge images and effects onto fired bisque ware. You will have the choice of a variety of bisque (pre-fired unglazed ware), including a range of tiles and products such as cups, plates, dishes and mugs. Your imagery will be permanent and water tight. Your work will then have a glaze sprayed onto the ware and will be sent to you post-firing. Session length: 3 hours (1-4pm) Capacity: 10

The Coventry Sketchbook project – be part of City of Culture 2021 Come and take part in ‘The Coventry Sketchbook project’. Our aim is to work with Coventry schools and community groups to fill 2021 sketchbooks about Coventry by the year 2021 and to showcase examples in an exhibition that same year. By taking part, you will be signing up to two workshops, both led by Coventry University staff. Your students will receive sketchbooks and guidance on how to fill them. In the workshops we will teach your students how to develop a story or narrative around Coventry and also help them to use their drawing skills to aid their interpretation of creative ideas to fill the sketchbook. This library of sketchbooks will be a used as a resource and legacy for Coventry as a visual snapshot of 2021 and as an inspirational reference to Coventry as the City of Culture 2021.

Graduate Degree Shows Each May we celebrate and showcase the work and achievements of our graduating students as they aim to make their mark in the creative world through a number of on and off-campus events. We invite you to come and see work from our designers, artists, performers, photographers, filmmakers and writers. All practice-based courses within the faculty take part in the shows and limited tickets are available to schools and colleges for some of the performance and conference events. We are open to the public but do get in contact to check the exhibiting dates for the courses and work you are interested in seeing. Come and have a tour with tutors and our graduates to see the work and understand what it is like studying at Coventry University.

Subject: Illustration Title: Comic communication – create your own characters Description: This workshop is designed to teach students how to create their own characters for comics, animation or games. Using techniques that are used in industry, your students will get to design the hero, the villain or the creature under the bed. If they’ve already got a story that they’d like to design a character for, they are more than welcome to bring it along, but more important is for them to bring their imagination. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Capacity: 20

Subject: Art and design Title: Portfolio preparation – what to get right for your interview or digital portfolio Description: In this session your students will watch a PowerPoint presentation on examples of best practice and physical examples of work. The session is useful for anyone interested in a creative art or design degree, from Fine Art, Fashion and Illustration through to Graphic and Industrial Design (Product, Automotive and Interior). Session length: 1 hour 30 mins (1-2.30pm) Capacity: 30

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date. These sessions can also be delivered at your school or college on request.

School of Humanities Subject: Languages Title: Open your mind to new languages and cultures: take on the world Description: In this session students will have the opportunity to experience the traditions, culture and history of world languages such as French, Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Italian or Japanese. Our team of lecturers will deliver this session in a dynamic and innovative way by taking students on an exciting intercultural journey. Session length: 1 hour 30 mins (1-2.30pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 17 June 2020 This course can be tailored to your students’ needs and can be delivered at your school or college. Please email your interest to campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk. Capacity: 20 Subject: Humanities Title: Humanities experience day Description: The experience day will give students the opportunity to find out more about the School of Humanities and the subjects we offer. Students will have the choice of a range of subject-specific masterclasses delivered by lecturers in English, creative writing, sociology, politics, history, international relations and modern languages. These interactive sessions offer the chance to experience typical undergraduate teaching and will give students the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of their chosen subject area. Session length: 3 hours 30 minutes (12.30-4pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 17 June 2020 This course can be tailored to your students’ needs and can be delivered at your school or college. Please email your interest to campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk. Capacity: 120

Subject: History Title: Spies, sabotage and assassinations: espionage and intelligence in history Description: This interactive, student-led session will introduce students to some of the ethical, moral and practical dilemmas that intelligence agencies like the CIA and MI5 have faced throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. By focusing on historical case studies, both as a team and as individuals, students will explore how historians analyse events and how they can use the past to deal with modern-day problems. Session length: 1 hour (1-2pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 17 June 2020 Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date. Capacity: 20

School of Media and Performing Arts Subject: Photography Title: Portrait workshop Description: After a brief welcome to the course and an opportunity to ask questions about studying photography at Coventry University, students will have the opportunity to take part in a portrait workshop. Working in pairs, students will use a large format camera to make detailed portraits in the studio which will then be printed in the darkroom for them to take home. Session length: 3 hours (1-4pm) Capacity: 20 Subject: Music Title: Music workshop Description: This hands-on workshop will give students the chance to explore music at Coventry University by looking at the dynamics of group performance. Students will have the opportunity to take part in rhythm and improvisation exercises and it would be beneficial for them to bring their own instruments. Very few music notation skills are needed but students do need to bring an inquisitive mind. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Capacity: 20

Subject: Theatre Title: Improvisation fundamentals for devising Description: This workshop introduces participants to long form improvisation techniques aimed at enhancing skills in developing narrative, character and situation. We will explore practices from American improvisation guru Viola Spolin, and offer an approach to actor training that moves away from comic ‘game-based’ improvisations in favour of a more collaborative form. Ideal for students who want the opportunity to develop skills in devising and theatre making. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Capacity: 20 Subject: Media production Title: Give me a photograph and I will give you a movie Description: This interactive session, led by media production tutors, will encourage the students to engage with a selection of still images, as well as cut outs from literary texts, in order to experiment with the possibilities of telling a story. This session will explore narrative and non-narrative approaches to storytelling that free up creativity and spark new ideas. Session length: 2 hours (12 noon-2pm) Capacity: 20

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Faculty of Business and Law School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

School of Marketing and Management

Subjects: Accounting, finance and economics Title: Trading Floor and international trade activity Description: Using our Bloomberg-powered Trading Floor, your students will be let loose on the financial market with the aim of making as much profit as possible. Students will also have the opportunity to replicate world trading from the perspective of developed world economies. Both activities aim to be highly interactive, exploring skills of negotiation, organisation and practical applications. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 5 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 24 June 2020 Capacity: 40

Subjects: Marketing, event management and project management Title: Working for a digital marketing agency and event management Description: Explore the breadth of the marketing sector and the growth of digital marketing, together with the jobs available in this sector. The first activity will involve some brief market testing and will then look at developing a strategy to communicate the product value to potential customers. The second activity introduces students to the world of event project management, marketing and sponsorship. In this activity, students must decide on Coventry’s core benefits, which can attract businesses as event sponsors. They will be encouraged to present their case in the form of a one-minute promotional video, using a variety of digital tools. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 5 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 24 June 2020 Please email your interest to campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk. Capacity: 40

Subjects: Business management and leadership, sport, HR and marketing management Title: Managing a video game company or a sports star Description: The first activity is a business simulation where participants take on the role of the management team of a video game hardware producer (e.g., Nintendo’s Wii, Sony’s PlayStation). The aim of the simulation is to survive in a market of fierce competition and to run a profitable company. The simulation explores strategic decision making, planning and leadership skills and aims to provide an understanding of why large technology companies like Apple, Facebook and Google are as successful as they are. The second activity will introduce the students to the sport industry, showing why it has to be managed like any other business, then explore one particular sector — the sport agent. Students will also consider how the sports star should be managed at a personal level, providing the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of human resource management and aspects of brand marketing. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 5 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 24 June 2020 Please email your interest to campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk. Capacity: 40

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Faculty of Engineering, Environment and Computing School of Computing, Electronics and Mathematics Subject: Ethical hacking and cyber security Title: Hacking websites for fun and profit Description: The increasing dependence on interlinked computing systems means that any attack on such systems can have serious consequences for industry, national infrastructure and our everyday lives. One way this threat can be combated is by teaching more people how to hack. Systems developed without aggressive security analysis tend to be vulnerable, and it is now common for organisations to employ white-hat hackers (known as penetration testers) to attempt to break into their systems. This session will give students the opportunity to try hacking into a web service. With pointers from the team and a little guidance, your students will start to explore the ways in which software bugs, poor design decisions and misconfiguration can allow an attacker access to data that should be private. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 30 Subject: Computer science Title: Fun with Turtles (in Python) Description: Python is a widely-used programming language and Turtle is a module within Python that can be used for creating drawings on a canvas. The idea is to use programming tools to draw shapes and thus get a visualisation of some complicated programming ideas. The name Turtle is used because we imagine the pen as being attached to a turtle and our code as giving the turtle instructions. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 30

Subject: Electronic engineering Title: Motion-controlled robotic vehicles Description: Students will be introduced to microprocessors, microcontrollers and associated peripherals, and their application in embedded systems. The students will be expected to work in small groups of two or three to build and race small, remote-controlled robotic vehicles simply by using a remote controller. On completion of the system assembly process, the teams will be given an obstacle course to negotiate and follow. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 20 Subject: (Computer) games technology Title: Space shooter Description: There's been an alien invasion; Earth is in danger. It is your task to save it by destroying alien ships that are trying to take over the universe and enslave the human race. This session will show your students how to make a space shooter within a few hours using a game engine (Unity 3D). It will begin by showing them how the game engine works and how to manipulate it, before moving on to more detailed programming tasks and asset manipulations. The session will conclude with a competition to determine who has made the best game. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Capacity: 30

School of Energy, Construction and Environment Subject: Civil engineering Title: Build and break Description: In this session students will have the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge of various bridge types, utilising a variety of materials to understand material as well as structural performance. Finally, the students will get the chance to break the bridges, monitoring deformation and forces. They will also have the opportunity to assess how each bridge and material performs, deepening their mechanical and structural understanding. Session length: 1 hour 30 minutes (1-2.30pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 20 Subject: Disaster management Title: Operation 'pop' Description: In this session students will explore how crowds behave at mass gatherings like festivals and music concerts. Based on recent emergency incidents and current developments in managing crowded places, students will have the chance to discover how to keep themselves and their friends safe and how event operators and emergency services manage security and safety at large public events. Developed by the lead emergency planner for Glastonbury 2017. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 30

Subject: Construction and design Title: Virtual reality explorer Description: In this session students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of virtual reality (VR), exploring new building designs as well as travelling around the world to visit architectural landmarks. They will also explore how to recognise the value of VR and how it fits into the future of digital and creative design. Session length: 1 hour (1-2pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 30 Subject: Construction and design Title: From drawing board to reality (virtually) Description: In this session students will not only have the opportunity to design their own building concept in 3D software, but will also get the opportunity to walk around it and experience design innovation at the cutting edge of technology. It is not always possible to imagine architectural 2D plans as the completed project, but this workshop aims to help bring the project to life, showing how it works in a virtual world. Session length: 3 hours (1-4pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 30

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Subject: Energy Title: Exploring catchment management, flood risk and geographical information systems (GIS) using an augmented reality (AR) sandbox Description: The increasing levels of floodplain development, combined with the intensification of agricultural land management has led to a change in the hydrological response of river catchments and flood risk. An AR sandbox using a GIS projecting rainfall onto a digital elevation model (DEM) simulates runoff on a catchment surface, highlighting the issues with historic river and land management, including channelisation, deforestation, and floodplain urban-creep. This session aims to give students an interactive experience of catchment hydrology and GIS technology, as well as an opportunity to understand the challenges in managing catchments to multiple stakeholders’ contested claims. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 15

Subject: Engineering, construction, geography and disaster management Title: Transport systems Description: Explore the relationship between transport and the main issues facing engineers in the 21st century – global poverty and disasters. This workshop aims to actively engage students in real-life case studies in which participants have to choose the most appropriate transport infrastructure for two towns with different needs and requirements. In collaboration with Engineers Without Borders UK. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 30

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Automotive Engineering Subject: Mechanical, automotive, manufacturing, engineering, physics and mathematics Title: The world of mechanical engineering: a hands-on introduction to the hidden world of the internal combustion (IC) engine Description: The IC engine is a microcosm of the world of engineering; just about every field of engineering is encapsulated within one machine. Students will have the chance to participate in the partial strip down and rebuild of a typical spark-ignition engine and discover the science and engineering that goes into this commonplace machine. The IC engine is the most common source of motive power for road transport, used in everything from small motorcycles to the largest trucks. Under supervision, students will be encouraged to take apart and rebuild a typical automotive IC engine. As they dismantle the engine, the supervisor will explain how the engine works and what each of the major components does. This is a hands-on exercise which will require the use of hand tools such as spanners, allen keys, socket wrenches, etc. Full supervision will be given for this and everyone is encouraged to have a go. Once the engine has been stripped down, there will be an opportunity to attempt to beat the re-build record for the engine. The supervisor will time how long it takes your students to put the engine back together and put all the tools away. The current record is 7 minutes 53 seconds. PPE (overalls and safety boots) is required at all times and will be provided. Session length: 2 – 3 hours (1-3/4pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: Maximum of 12 students per engine/supervisor.

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Subject: Aerospace, aviation, engineering, physics and mathematics Title: Flying high: aerospace fundamentals and flight simulation Description: This activity aims to give your students a flying start as aerospace engineers. Using the flight simulation suite, students will have the chance to learn about how aircrafts are controlled. They will explore their piloting skills by having the chance to fly an aircraft in our flight simulators and learn how to complete a circuit, in order to identify what systems are required. They will also get a chance to see how well they perform against their friends and review how they can improve next time. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 15 Subject: Aerospace, aviation, engineering, physics and mathematics Title: 3-2-1 Houston, we have lift off: aerospace fundamentals – aerodynamics and wind tunnel testing Description: Working as if they were future aerospace engineers, students will have the chance to use our state-ofthe-art wind tunnels to explore how fluids create lift, why it is important in flight and why we want to control this force in flight. Students will be able to carry out a laboratory experiment and analyse the results that are produced. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 15

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Subject: Aerospace, aviation, engineering, physics and mathematics Title: Up close and personal with the iconic Harrier Jump Jet: exploring aircraft architecture Description: When we learn about aircraft, we have to understand the bigger picture on how an aircraft actually manages to fly. This includes how we control the forces on an aircraft and what devices we use to do this. Students will have the chance to act as maintenance engineers on our Harrier Jump Jet and will have the opportunity to learn how to work safely and with the correct tools. They will also have the opportunity to learn the importance of teamwork within engineering and the art of effective communication. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 15 Subject: Aerospace, aviation, engineering, physics and mathematics Title: Experience what it takes to engineer a winning race car Description: Using our Cruden F1 car simulator, your students will have the chance to design their own race car. The car will then be loaded into our full motion Cruden F1 simulator and students will have the opportunity to drive their car around a classic F1 circuit and see if their performance predictions are correct. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Capacity: 15

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Subject: Manufacturing engineering Title: How is your mobile phone manufactured? Creating a lean manufacturing experience with the magic of LEGO Description: It can be difficult for students to understand the foundations and principles underpinning lean and agile manufacturing without first-hand experience. In this session, students will have the chance to experience the principles by themselves to get a feeling for how it all works. By playing the LEGO Kanban (JIT) game, students have the opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience without physically entering a workshop. The fun of the game will focus on the material flow in a pre-defined timeframe and system. This will show how to get from an existing process to a Kanban streamline system, along with visualisation and modifying working under time constraints. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 8 July 2020 Capacity: 15

Subject: Mechanical, physics, mathematics, computing and automotive Title: Driverless cars of the future: myth or reality? Description: Driverless cars are already being trialled on our roads in the UK. Before this becomes our everyday reality, vehicle manufacturers must tackle a range of technical and ethical challenges. Using a scaled down ‘line following’ driverless car, students will explore the technology behind the car and the technical challenges. Working in teams, they will be given the task to design the on-board computer to travel around a course – the fastest team wins. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Capacity: 30

Subject: Mechanical, automotive, manufacturing, engineering, physics, mathematics, any humanities, science, arts and language Title: Aviation sustainability: flying to the future Description: This will be run as a LEGO activity. There will be an initial introduction presented to the students about the use of LEGO in education and how it can be used as a tool to conceptualise ideas. The students will then be split into groups and encouraged to discuss some of the significant environmental and sustainability issues that the aviation industry is currently facing. They will then have approximately half an hour to create a LEGO model or form to present what they see as the main threat to sustainable aviation, or how they see the future of aviation with regard to sustainability. They will then present their LEGO concepts back to the other groups. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Capacity: 30

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

School of Life Sciences

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Subject: All health courses Title: Patient journey from hospital to home Description: Welcome to the patient journey at Coventry University, where your students will have the opportunity to experience what aims to be an exciting simulated experience. The simulated ambulance, operating theatre, ward area and terraced house aims to bring the story to life in a realistic environment. The students will have the opportunity to learn skills such as first aid, clinical measurements and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). They will also have the chance to meet current students from all healthcare professions who can tell real-life stories based on their own experience. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 5 February 2020 Wednesday 11 March 2020 Wednesday 25 March 2020 Wednesday 1 April 2020 Wednesday 29 April 2020 Wednesday 6 May 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Capacity: 25 Subject: Physiotherapy Title: Why our bones are so important to our daily lives Description: Join us in our physiotherapy labs for a session where your students can look at the bones of the body and explore why they are so important to our normal daily functions, such as walking and running. Your students will have the chance to learn how physiotherapists use their knowledge to problem solve when things go wrong with our bones and how we can help people to regain their normal lifestyle activities, regardless of whether they are children, elderly people or elitelevel athletes. Students will also have the chance to learn how to look for differences in the way people walk and what those differences can mean, how they affect us and how we can use mobility aids, such as crutches, when injuries occur. They will also have the opportunity to discover how a physiotherapist considers the whole patient through their rehabilitation journey and how we work together with our patients to bring about the maximum recovery possible for all. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 12 February 2020 Wednesday 17 June 2020 Capacity: 25

Subject: Nursing Title: Careers in nursing Description: This interactive session is designed to introduce nursing to students as a career option, busting myths regarding pay and progression opportunities and giving a realistic overview into the many specialities and disciplines open to those with a nursing degree. The session is ideal for students wanting to find out more about a career in healthcare, and about how nursing might be the most appropriate stepping stone into a hugely varied and promising vocation. Students have the chance to discover where their career could eventually take them, from working in neo-natal intensive care or with young families and children as a health visitor, school nurse or practice nurse, to working in highly specialised areas such as adult intensive care, surgery, palliative and cancer care, prison nursing, rehabilitation or respiratory medicine. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 25 March 2020 Wednesday 20 May 2020 Capacity: 30

Subject: Biomedical/human biology Title: DNA analysis Description: Come and join us for an insight into our Biomedical Science, Human Biosciences and Medical and Pharmacological Sciences courses. Your students will be introduced to genetic analysis using a technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and will have the opportunity to get involved in isolation of human genomic DNA and PCR analysis. In some workshops we will isolate bacterial plasmid DNA and will build DNA models. The students will have the chance to to visualise gels and take pictures of their work home. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 20 May 2020 Wednesday 10 June 2020 Wednesday 24 June 2020 Capacity: 30

Subject: Sport courses Title: What is physical fitness and how do we measure it? Description: Students will be able to take part in a number of different tests that can be used to measure strength, flexibility, balance, power, agility, reaction time, speed and more. They will have the chance to learn about why these tests are important in providing information for both recreational and elite performers and will be able to explore which sports they are most suited to. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 29 January 2020 Wednesday 5 February 2020 Wednesday 1 April 2020 Wednesday 6 May 2020 Wednesday 3 June 2020 Capacity: 24

Subject: Forensic courses Title: The science behind solving a crime Description: If your students are interested in crime scene investigation and how evidence is recovered from a crime scene, then this could be the session for them. After a short introduction to the techniques used to recover evidence as a forensic scenes of crimes officer (SOCO), your students will have the opportunity to don a white Tyvek suit and investigate a crime scene in one of our houses. This session will also include an interactive session on the recovery of fingerprints. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 3 June 2020 Wednesday 17 June 2020 Capacity: 20

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

A level activity summer sessions for life sciences

School of Psychological, Social and Behavioural Sciences

Subject: A level chemistry Title: Aspirin synthesis and analysis Description: These chemistry sessions allow students the opportunity to work in a university lab to produce compounds that may not be accessible in a school lab. Students can then analyse their products with our instrumentation to perform chemical analysis, if time permits. Dates available: Weeks commencing Monday 6 July 2020 and Monday 13 July 2020. Specific dates TBC. Capacity: 24

Subject: Criminology and law Title: What makes a murderer? Description: The first part of this interactive session will analyse well-known crimes and criminals in order to explore what factors may lead someone towards criminality. Students will be invited to consider and discuss key questions in criminology, such as ‘What is crime?’, ‘Why do people commit crime?’ and ‘Are people truly innocent until proven guilty?’.

Subject: A level biology Title: DNA analysis Description: Come and join us for an insight into our Biomedical Science, Human Biosciences and Medical and Pharmacological Sciences courses. You will be introduced to genetic analysis using a technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and have the chance to get involved in isolation and PCR analysis of human genomic DNA. Dates available: Weeks commencing Monday 6 July 2020 and Monday 13 July 2020. Specific dates TBC. Capacity: 24 Subject: A level biology Title: Biochemistry Description: An opportunity to learn how to assay an enzyme (alkaline phosphatase) over a period of time using a chromogenic substrate and determination of the alkaline phosphatase activity of an enzyme solution using a time course. Dates available: Weeks commencing Monday 6 July 2020 and Monday 13 July 2020. Specific dates TBC. Capacity: 24

Please email your interest in any of these sessions to campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk.

The second part of this session has students examine if the defendant, Norman Stanley Fletcher, is a murderer. Norman, aged 24, acquired a Smith & Wesson revolver. It was a revolver in the literal old-fashioned sense, having a five-chambered cylinder which rotated clockwise each time the trigger was pulled. The defendant, in jest, with no intention to do any harm, pointed the revolver at his best friend Lenny. It had two bullets in the chambers, but neither bullet was in the chamber opposite the barrel. His friend was similarly treating the incident as a joke. The defendant then pulled the trigger and killed Lenny, still having no intention to fire the revolver. Is Norman a murderer? Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 5 February 2020 Wednesday 13 May 2020 Wednesday 24 June 2020 Capacity: 30

Subject: Forensic investigations Title: Be an investigator! Description: Students will be shown a video detailing a high-profile murder case. They will then be put into the shoes of the investigator and tasked with identifying how this investigation might progress. We will then discuss the ideas put forward. Following this, students will be shown the crime scene building where we re-enact crime scenes. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 29 January 2020 Capacity: 35 Subject: Psychology Title: Tricks of the mind Description: In this session, students will have the opportunity to experience how illusions play tricks with our minds, how memory can be misled and how each person can create a different version of reality from the same information. We will explore how psychological research uses strange experiences to explain how we think about and perceive the world. Session length: 2 hours (1-3pm) Dates available: Wednesday 6 May 2020 Wednesday 24 June 2020 Capacity: 40

Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to arrange a date.

Off-campus events We deliver a number of talks and workshops in schools and colleges throughout the year. These sessions can also be held on our campus, on request. We can tailor the length of these talks to suit your requirements and we can include a general discussion about going to university as part of the session. Please contact us to discuss your requirements. Event

Description

Why higher education?

Let’s start at the very beginning. This talk introduces HE and the benefits of progression to university. It also covers the key points for students to consider when deciding on their next steps.

Why Coventry University?

Everything the university has to offer your students, both inside and outside the lecture theatre. The talk will also cover information on entry requirements and graduate opportunities for Coventry University students.

Researching universities and courses

Now that your students have decided university is for them, this talk will provide them with the tools to support them to make the right decisions about universities and courses. The session also tests your students’ knowledge on where certain universities are in the UK, gives examples of degrees that they can study and includes a celebrity degree quiz. An hour-long, follow-up session can be arranged on request that requires a computer room for online research.

Perfecting your personal statement

A critical part of the application process, this talk aims to give your students the support they need including tips for success, as well as highlighting the pitfalls to avoid. The session also puts the power in the hands of your students as they have the opportunity to critique two personal statements to decide whether those make-believe students should receive an offer from the university.

Student finance

This talk is designed to show your students what financial support is available to them and hints and tips on budgeting for the years ahead. Focusing on fees, loans, scholarships and bursaries, they will explore the importance of student finance without being scared by the prospect of organising it.

Student life

Delivered by our student ambassadors, current Coventry University students, this talk aims to give your students a real insight into what lies ahead at Coventry University. Introducing the highs and lows of being a student, they will also explain why they decided that Coventry was the university for them.

The Student Recruitment team can also visit your school or college HE fair, open evening or careers event on request.

Exhibitions We will be exhibiting at various UK exhibitions throughout 2020 including at UCAS, What Uni Live? and UK University Search. For a full list of these exhibitions, please visit www.coventry.ac.uk/outreach. Academic masterclasses Our academics may also be able to visit your school or college to deliver masterclasses on a number of subjects. Please email campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.

Square One The Square One venue is located within TheHub at Coventry University. Our versatile venue is home to a large venue space, with a 2D and 3D cinema and two bars. We are happy to look into event managing a range of different events. From a lecture using our tiered seating, a dance performance on stage or a social event that may require round tables – we can cater for all of these and more. Previous events held at Square One include live music, educational seminars, theatre productions, school proms and CineKids – children-focused themed cinema events. For further information, or to arrange a visit to view the venue, please get in touch using the contact details below: www.coventry.ac.uk/life-on-campus/socialandlearning-spaces/square-one E: squareone.ss@coventry.ac.uk squareone3Dcinema @SquareOneCov 22

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Visiting organisation’s responsibility prior to visit The direct responsibility of participants (unless otherwise specified) remains with the relevant organisation, school or college that brings visitors to Coventry University and any Coventry University buildings included on the visit. It is the responsibility of the visiting organisation to obtain parental permission for pupils to visit and participate in the activities offered at Coventry University. All visitors chosen to attend an event should be willing participants. The visiting organisation will advise Coventry University, in advance of the visit, of any health-related or other specific requirements which may affect a visitor’s participation in the planned activities. We expect all participants visiting Coventry University buildings included on the visit to have been instructed to behave in a sensible and responsible manner.

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safety of visitors. We take every responsible step to ensure the provision of a safe learning environment at Coventry University. It is our responsibility to work with the school/college to obtain any permission required for the use of photographs taken of participants or staff. Coventry University accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of property.

Coventry University staff and any safety signs and warnings they may come across whilst on Coventry University premises. We will not tolerate physical, verbal or racial abuse of either participants, the organisation, Coventry University staff or Coventry University students. We expect pupils to show appropriate respect to all present on the day. Staff members of the visiting organisation are required to stay with their students at all times during the course of the visit (including the campus tour). We expect those staff to discipline students who are misbehaving – this is the responsibility of the visiting organisation and not Coventry University staff or student ambassadors. The use of alcohol or illegal substances is prohibited on the day of the visit. Coventry University would expect to be fully reimbursed in the incident of deliberate damage to Coventry University property. All students are required to appropriately dispose of any litter prior to departure from the premise of Coventry University.

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All Coventry University buildings have wheelchair access and accessible toilets for disabled persons

Disabled parking is available throughout the city centre. Car parking spaces are very limited at the University – please use other modes of transport if you can. Disabled parking is available throughout the city centre. The main University switchboard number Car parking spaces are very limited at the University is 024 7688 7688. – please use other modes of transport if you can.

The main University switchboard number is 024 7688 7688.

All Coventry University buildings have wheelchair access and accessible toilets for disabled persons

Issue 4 - January 2020

Student Recruitment team Alan Berry building Coventry University Priory Street Coventry CV1 5FB T: 024 7765 2222 E: campusevents.rao@coventry.ac.uk @CovUniOutreach