Faculty of Technology Course Sessions

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will be introduced to the process of a construction project from inception to completion and beyond. Through group activities and discussion, you will learn about the roles of professional civil engineers, surveyors and construction managers at different stages of the project, using a planned new University building as a case study.
 

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands-on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will have an opportunity to find out more about your chosen course and be introduced to some of the activities that civil engineers may be involved in.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will take part in a usability evaluation exercise. You'll inspect, test, and inquire whether a product meets the users needs.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a short taster session to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You'll take part in an activity in our CISCO, VMware networking with infrastructure security lab, identifying appropriate real world network and CISCO Firepower cybersecurity equipment.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You'll get the opportunity to practice programming open hardware sensor boards with fellow students.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands-on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will have an opportunity to find out more about your chosen course and be introduced to some of the activities that construction managers may be involved in at different stages of a construction project from inception to completion and beyond.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a Cyber Security and Digital Forensics student at Portsmouth is like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands-on activity in our cyber security and digital forensic lab.
 

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will have the opportunity to take part in a data visualization, analytics and modelling activity.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Anglesea Building 
Map Reference: 10

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers and technical staff, as well as current students on the course. You will also take part in a hands-on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

This session will give you the opportunity to experience a typical practical session in our main undergraduate teaching lab. You will also have an opportunity to ask questions about the course and your time at university whilst learning more about the course from staff.

Session details

10.30am - 10.45am (session duration 15 minutes)
Anglesea Building 
Map Reference: 10

In this session you'll meet the course leader who will give you a overview of what you would study in your foundation year. You will then be taken to your taster session where you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like.

You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

Session details

10.30am - 1.00pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will take part in a taster of differential equations: in this activity we will see how to build on the simple differential equations you know from your A-level to look at more complex systems of equations, and some of the many real world applications.

You will also take a first look at how mathematical models can be used to make predictions using data. When building models it is very useful to visualize their predictions on a computer, and this will form part of the session.

Session details

10.30am - 1.00pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will take part in a taster of differential equations: in this activity we will see how to build on the simple differential equations you know from your A-level to look at more complex systems of equations, and some of the many real world applications.

You will also take a first look at how mathematical models can be used to make predictions using data. When building models it is very useful to visualize their predictions on a computer, and this will form part of the session.

Session details

10.30am - 1.00pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will take part in a taster of differential equations: in this activity we will see how to build on the simple differential equations you know from your A-level to look at more complex systems of equations, and some of the many real world applications.

You will also take a first look at how mathematical models can be used to make predictions using data. When building models it is very useful to visualize their predictions on a computer, and this will form part of the session.

Session details

10.30am - 1.00pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building 
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will take part in a taster of differential equations: in this activity we will see how to build on the simple differential equations you know from your A-level to look at more complex systems of equations, and some of the many real world applications.

You will also take a first look at how mathematical models can be used to make predictions using data. When building models it is very useful to visualize their predictions on a computer, and this will form part of the session.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Anglesea Building 
Map Reference: 10

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will get a chance to visit the many labs our students have access to, and see some of our equipment in action. This includes our wind tunnel, 3D printers, and scanners.

You'll take part in a CAD modelling exercise, observe a lab experiment, and learn about the use of materials characterisation equipment.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Anglesea Building 
Map Reference: 10

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will get a chance to visit the many labs our students have access to, and see some of our equipment in action. This includes our wind tunnel, 3D printers, and scanners.

You'll take part in a CAD modelling exercise, observe a lab experiment, and learn about the use of materials characterisation equipment.

Session details 

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Dennis Sciama Building 
Map Reference: 9

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

First you'll get the opportunity to setup and take measurements using the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) which is used for the surface characterisation of micro and nanostructures, followed by a demonstration of the Magnetron plasma sputtering system which is used for the synthesis of nanomaterials.

You will also take part in an exercise where you will derive the distances and ages of star clusters in the Milky Way from photometry of individual stars.

Session details 

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Dennis Sciama Building
Map Reference: 9

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

First you'll get the opportunity to setup and take measurements using the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) which is used for the surface characterisation of micro and nanostructures, followed by a demonstration of the Magnetron plasma sputtering system which is used for the synthesis of nanomaterials.

You will also take part in an exercise where you will derive the distances and ages of star clusters in the Milky Way from photometry of individual stars.

Session details 

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Anglesea Building
Map Reference: 10

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands-on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You'll get the opportunity to engage with various digital sketching, CAD, 3D rendering, and visualisation software packages to model, analyse and animate product designs. You can also try out professional design equipment in the Studio, then interact with our 3D printers and scanners.

Session details 

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands-on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will have an opportunity to find out more about your chosen course and be introduced to some of the activities that surveyors may be involved in at different stages of construction project from inception to completion and beyond.

Session details

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands-on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will have an opportunity to find out more about your chosen course and be introduced to some of the activities that surveyors may be involved in at different stages of construction project from inception to completion and beyond.

Session details 

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Anglesea Building
Map Reference: 10

In this session you will meet the course leader who will give you an overview of what you would study on the course. You will then be taken to your taster session where you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like.

You will meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in an activity in one of the teaching labs to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

Session details 

11.00am - 1.30pm (session duration 2.5 hours)
Portland Building
Map Reference: 2

In this session you will experience what life as a student at Portsmouth would be like. You'll meet your future lecturers as well as current students on the course, and take part in a hands on activity to give you a flavour of what studying on this course would look like.

You will look at the software development process, from inception to maintenance and analyse real world examples.