Working in a group with other students is part and parcel of university study. Quite a few people worry about it, and some have real problems with it. This activity looks at the main issues people have with group work and gives you some practical tips for your own study.

Seminars provide an opportunity to explore topics by discussion, and to identify and resolve any questions that may arise after lectures.  This section will look at how to prepare for a seminar, and what to expect from one.

Computing labs Facilities – School of Computer Science – University of St Andrews (st-andrews.ac.uk)

The School of Computer Science is based in the Jack Cole and John Honey buildings on the North Haugh in St Andrews. Student computing labs are arranged to support collaborative working while also providing private spaces for individual work. The labs contain group-working and social areas with large LCD screens.

While the School’s computing labs are well equipped with powerful and up-to-date PC workstations, there are also desks where personal laptops can be used with a monitor. Each lab desk has access to a power socket for charging personal devices.

Most lab workstations have dual LCD screens and a number are equipped with hardware to support GPU-accelerated machine learning computation.

Lecture and tutorial venues

The School uses variety of lecture venues across the University campus. Some lectures take place in a room equipped with workstations to allow lecturing to be interspersed with practical exercises. Other lectures are delivered in larger, more traditional lecture theatres in neighbouring buildings or in modern small-group meeting rooms for more specialised Honours modules.