Data Science offer holder days
As part of your offer holder day at Sheffield, you'll be spending some quality time getting to know the School of Information, Journalism and Communication and your chosen course.
Arriving at the school
You will have booked to visit us from 10am to 12.30pm or from 2pm to 4.30pm on your offer holder day. Please arrive from 30 minutes before your session, as we'll need to scan the QR code from your booking to register you.
Your arrival location is: The Wave, main reception. 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 school activities. To ensure safe venue capacities, the school will be unable to accommodate any non-booked 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 school activities are running.
Data Science offer holder timetable
You will have booked to visit the school from 10am to 12:30pm or from 2pm to 4:30pm on your offer holder day. Here's what to expect from your time with us. Timings are approximate and are subject to change, and so we recommend checking back prior to the event.
| Duration | Student activity | Summary of activity |
|---|---|---|
| 40 minutes | Data Science Welcome Talk and Q&A | Now that you hold an offer for our BSc Data Science course, academic staff and student ambassadors (some of our current students) will provide a course-specific welcome talk where they dig deeper into the course. They will cover key information such as modules, contact hours, career support, and teaching and assessment methods. There will also be time at the end of the talk to ask any questions you have during a dedicated Q&A. |
| 20 minutes | Break | Grab some refreshments and get to know academic staff, current students, and your potential future coursemates! If you have any further questions after the welcome talk, you can also ask them here. |
| 1 hour 15 minutes | Life as a Data Science Student | Learn first-hand what it’s like to be a Data Science student at the University of Sheffield by spending time with our student ambassadors away from academic staff and parents/supporters, getting to ask the questions you want and finding out more about our students’ experiences inside and outside the classroom. During this time, parents/supporters from subject areas across the faculty can join a “Supporting our Students in the Faculty of Social Sciences” session, hosted by academic staff. We will share information about the university and faculty, give parents/supporters the opportunity to ask questions they still have, and to chat with other parents/supporters in attendance. Next, participate in an interactive workshop. We'll start with a short lecture about machine learning in the context of smart watches, and you will then be put into groups to consider machine learning applications that could be developed to address some of the issues raised in the lecture. |
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.
How to book
Please book your place on the offer holder day via the link in your invitation email.