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CSCI 3240: Ignoring Hype

- How to ignore the latest platform/library/thing everyone is talking about on HN

CSCI 3120: Novelty Driven Development

- How to stay interested in your job by using the latest platform/library/thing everyone is talking about on HN even if it isn't actually necessary

NB: CSCI 3120 cannot be taken at the same time as CSCI 3240

PSYC 4870: Meeting Techniques

- mentioning problems before, during or after meetings - different techniques for different manager types

- small talk conventions in different cultures

- camera on or camera off - the modern split in corporate habits

PSYC 5630: Accepting Organisational Friction

- how to motivate yourself to write documentation that no-one will ever read

- managers are people too - understanding what makes someone think they want to be a manager

- Everything Will Take A Long Time And No-one Will Remember What Got Decided - working in large organisartions

- Cake and Stare - how to handle a leaving do



There should also be PSYC 5640: How to become a guru by reading the documentation everyone else is ignoring. Cannot be taken at the same time as PSYC 5630.




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