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External Courses Attended

 

1987
Science and Religion.
  • Imperial College, University of London (October-December, 1987)
 
 
1988
Successful computing for small businesses.
  • Personal Computer Conference, London (June, 1988)
 
Information Management and presentation.
  • Personal Computer Conference, London (June, 1988)
 
Teaching Assistants Introductory course
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland (October, 1988)
 
 
1989
Computer Logic 1989
  • Zürich, Switzerland (November, 1989)
 
 
1990
Computer Logic 1990
  • Zürich, Switzerland (November, 1990)
 
 
1991
Computer Logic 1991
  • Zürich, Switzerland (November, 1991)
 
 
1992
Science Citations Index (CD ROM) Application Course
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland (January, 1992)
 
Georef (CD ROM) Application Course.
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland (March, 1992)
 
Geological Online Literature Search Application Course (Georef, Geoarchives, Geode, Geobase, Geoline).
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland (April, 1992)
 
General Online Literature Search Application Course (Dissertation and Research Abstracts, NTIS, Pascal: Geode, Current Research, Conference Papers, Masters Abstracts, Doctoral Abstracts).
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland (December, 1992)
 
 
1993
Geology Literature Course.
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland (February, 1993)
 
Ethics (ETH Library Information Control System) - Computer Application Course.
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland. (March, 1993)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Minolta 7000i and 8000i Users Course.
  • Minolta Showroom, London, England. (April, 1993)
 
Ezinfo Course
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland. (June, 1993)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Job hunting and career development skills for Geoscientists.
  • Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, USA (October, 1993)
 
Preparing successful grant proposals to fund curriculum innovation in the geosciences.
  • Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, USA (October, 1993)
 
 
1996
Didactic Workshop for Teaching Assistants in Earth Sciences
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland. (19-21 August, 1996)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
 
1997
Participatory Teaching and Learning Using Decision Cases.
  • College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture, University of Maine, USA (13-14.3.1997).
 
Generic Hazard Communication Training Course
  • Department of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Maine, USA (10 October, 1997)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Self-motivation: Getting students fired up about learning about the Earth.
  • National Association of Geoscience Teachers Workshop (Dr. Paul Pinet, Colgate University, NAGT Distinguished Speaker), Department of Geological Sciences, University of Maine, USA (17 November, 1997).
 
Workshop on Sexual Harassment
  • University of Maine, USA (18 November, 1997).
 
WebCT and First Class Course (Effective Teaching using Technology)
  • University of Maine, USA (11 December, 1997).
 
 
1998
Introduction to URSUS (University of Maine System's online library catalogue)
  • University of Maine, USA (28 January, 1998).
 
Advanced Internet Searching
  • University of Maine, USA (25 March, 1998).
 
Norwegian for Foreigners I (Saga Petroleum ASA)
  • University of Baerum, Stabekk, Norway (19 August-24 December, 1998).
    • Passed Norwegian Language Examination for Foreigners I (NSPR01)
 
Norwegian for Foreigners Level I
  • Baerum Commune Evening School, Sandvika, Norway (31 August-9 December, 1998).
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Working and Living in Norway - Introduction for expatriates to Norwegian Culture and Life-style
  • Norwegian Trade Council, Klaekken, Norway (3-5 September, 1998).
 
Basic functionality in IRAP RMS (Integration Reservoir Application Programme - Reservoir Modelling System)
  • Smedvig Technologies, Oslo, Norway (21-25 September, 1998).
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Fault Seal Analysis
  • Badley Earth Sciences Limited, Hundleby, England (13-15 October, 1998)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Petroleum Geology of the North Sea
  • Joint association for Petroleum Exploration Course, London, England (21-22 October, 1998)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Use of stress in studies of Reservoir Modelling (Introduction to GeoTool)
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (12 November, 1998).
 
Rock Mechanics Meeting - Saga, Statoil and Hydro.
  • Norsk Hydro ASA, Oslo, Norway (24 November, 1998)
 
Introduction Course to Saga Petroleum ASA
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (2 December, 1998)
 
 
1999
Norwegian for Foreigners II (Saga Petroleum ASA)
  • University of Baerum, Stabekk, Norway (5 January-26 March, 1999).
 
SmartSpace DocManager Documentation Course
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (12th January, 1999).
 
Structural Core logging with CoreLog
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (5th February, 1999).
 
PixAt (Geomodeling Research Corporation)
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (22-24 March, 1999).
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
    • Certified PixAt User
 
Geoframe Seismic Interpretation Using Charisma 3.5 (Schlumberger GeoQuest)
  • Stavanger, Norway (19-23 April, 1999).
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
GeoTools (FEM Engineering)
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (4 May, 1999)
 
Introduction to Finite Element Modelling with Algor (FEM Engineering)
  • Saga Petroleum ASA, Sandvika, Norway (5 May, 1999)
 
Practical Seismic Interpretation
  • Badley Earth Sciences Limited, Lincoln, England (21-25 June, 1999)
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Norwegian for Foreigners III (Saga Petroleum ASA)
  • University of Baerum, Stabekk, Norway (4 April-11 September, 1999).
 
Introduction to Remote Sensing for Geological Applications
  • Geological Society of America Annual Meeting - Denver, Colorado, USA (23-24 October, 1999).
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
Tectonic Controls of Trap Formation: Implications for Petroleum Exploration.
  • Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Institut Français du Pétrole, Paris, France (29 November - 3 December, 1999). A Eurobasin School Event endorsed by the Academia Europeae.
    • Awarded Certificate of Course Attendance
 
International Petroleum Industry System (IPIMS) (on line WWW course)
  • International Human Resources Development Corporation, USA (1 September-31 December, 1999)
 
 
2001
City of London Briefing (Corporation of London Livery Courses)
  • Guildhall, London, Great Britain (27 November, 2001)
 
 
2002
Irap RMS 7.0 Workshop (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (31 July, 2002)
 
INSET (In-Service Training) Course (Raine's Foundation School)
  • Bethnal Green, London, Great Britain (1 September, 2002)
 
INSET (In-Service Training) Staff Course (Raine's Foundation School)
  • Bethnal Green, London, Great Britain (September-December, 2002)
 
Induction for New Governors I (National Training Programme for New Governors)
  • Mile End, London, Great Britain (18 September, 2002)
 
INSET (In-Service Training) Course in Citzenship, Teaching and Learning Styles (Raine's Foundation School)
  • Bethnal Green, London, Great Britain (28-30 October, 2002)
 
Introduction to 3D Geological Modelling (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (30 October-1 November, 2002)
 
Induction for New Governors II (National Training Programme for New Governors)
  • Mile End, London, Great Britain (20 November, 2002)
 
Monitoring and Evaluation for Governors (National Training Programme for New Governors)
  • Mile End, London, Great Britain (27 November, 2002)
 
 
2003
INSET (In-Service Training) Course in The Child Protection Act, 1989 (Raine's Foundation School)
  • Bethnal Green, London, Great Britain (28 March, 2003)
 
Family History Skills Course (Third Stage: Advanced Level) - Heraldry
  • Society of Genealogists, London, Great Britain (15-22 May, 2003)
 
INSET (In-Service Training) Course for Link Teachers and Technicians in Distance Learning
  • Birmingham, UK (30th June, 2003). Organised by Moorhouse-Black Ltd., Bangor, UK.
 
Introduction to 3D Geological Modelling (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (15-17 September, 2003)
 
Roxar Demo School (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (8 October, 2003)
 
Siebel (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (17 October, 2003)
 
Lictool (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (21 October, 2003)
 
Roxar Demo School (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (5 November, 2003)
 
Saturation modelling with Geo2FlowRMS (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (6 November, 2003)
 
Heterogeneity Modelling for Reservoir Characterisation (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (18-19 November, 2003)
 
Grid design and Upscaling for Reservoir Simulation (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (25-27 November, 2003)
 
FlowSim (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (27 November, 2003)
 
Introduction to Reservoir Engineering and Simulation (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (9 December, 2003)
 
RMS 7.2 - New Features and Improvements (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (11 December, 2003)
 
2004
Well planning using 3D Reservoir Models (Roxar Software Solutions)
  • Wimbledon, London, Great Britain (15-16 January, 2004)

     

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