Computer Science offer holder days
As part of your offer holder day at Sheffield, you'll be spending some quality time getting to know the Department of Computer Science and your chosen course.
Arriving at the department
You will have booked to visit us 10am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 4.30pm on your offer holder day. Please arrive in good time for the start of your booked session, as we'll need to scan the QR code from your booking to register you.
Your arrival location is: The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 6. You can view this on our interactive campus map, and there will also be lots of open day staff and ambassadors around campus to assist you.
If you arrive late for your booked session, please report to the general information stand on the Students’ Union concourse, where event staff will be able to help.
When booking, you'll be able to reserve a place for yourself and one guest at the department activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, the department will be unable to accommodate any additional unbooked visitors.
However, you're welcome to bring additional guests to accompany you on the day, and we would encourage these guests to take part in our range of central exhibitions and tours while the department activities are running.
Lunch
In addition to the booked activities, we will be hosting a buffet lunch which will offer a further opportunity to chat to staff and current students. For those visiting in the morning, lunch will follow immediately after your session, 12.30-1.00pm. For those visiting in the afternoon, lunch will be served immediately prior, 1.30-2.00pm. Please see below timetables for full details.
Department of Computer Science offer holder timetable
Here's what to expect from your time with us. Timings are approximate and are subject to change, so we recommend checking back prior to the event.
Morning session:
|
Activity |
Start time | Location |
Applicant/ parent or supporter activity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Welcome talk |
10am | Diamond Lecture Theatre 6 |
All attendees |
|
Taster session |
11am | Diamond Computer Room 3 |
Applicants |
| Finance talk | 11am | Diamond Lecture Theatre 6 | Parent or supporter |
| Student journey / Q & A | 12pm | Diamond Computer Room 3 | All attendees |
| Lunch | 12.30pm | Heartspace D Floor Atrium (arrive via Portobello Street entrance) | All attendees |
Afternoon session:
|
Activity |
Start time | Location |
Applicant/ parent or supporter activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunch | 1.30pm | Heartspace D Floor Atrium (arrive via Portobello Street entrance) | All attendees |
|
Welcome talk |
2pm | Diamond Lecture Theatre 6 |
All attendees |
|
Taster session |
3pm | Diamond Computer Room 3 |
Applicants |
| Finance talk | 3pm | Diamond Lecture Theatre 6 | Parent or supporter |
| Student journey / Q & A | 4pm | Diamond Computer Room 3 | All attendees |
For the rest of the day, you'll have time to take part in the central tours and exhibitions detailed in our offer holder day guide.
Activity
Applicants will work in teams to program one of our state of the art MiRo-E robots. Programming in a scratch-like environment, each team will need to make MiRo navigate a maze as quickly as possible, without crashing into anything! Prizes will be awarded to the winning team.
Finance talk
While you are taking part in activities, your guest will receive a talk on student finance, future career prospects and the support and scholarships that are available. They'll also get a chance to speak to current students and staff about the exciting opportunities that are available to you, and where a degree from Sheffield can lead.
Student journey / Q & A
As your visit comes to an end you will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of current students and members of the academic team.
Science and Engineering Foundation Year (SEFY)
If you're holding an offer for one of our courses with a Foundation Year, you should book your 2.5 hour visit with us as normal, but then also make a point to attend our Science and Engineering Foundation Year talk which will run 1pm to 1.30pm in Diamond Lecture Theatre 9, on the second floor of the Diamond building. No pre-booking is required for this SEFY talk, but all foundation year offer holders are strongly encouraged to attend to learn more about this part of your course.
How to book
Please book your place on the offer holder day via the link in your invitation email.