| Ansvarligt institut | Ph.d.-skolen | ||||||||||||
| Kursusdatoer | Announced at the course website | ||||||||||||
| Kursus resumé | This course will give you an introduction to what you can expect as a PhD student at LIFE. You will get an overview of the study, the skills and competences necessary to become a mature and independent researcher and advice on to how to balance the challenges of your career with the rest of your life | ||||||||||||
| Kursus hjemmeside | http://www.life.ku.dk/English/Maalgruppe/Employees... | ||||||||||||
| Kursustilmelding | Registration and further information: introduction-course@life.ku.dk | ||||||||||||
| Deadline for tilmelding | There is no specific deadline, but sign up well in advance since the course usually gets fully booked and we keep a waiting list | ||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 3 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Ph.d.-kursus | ||||||||||||
| Rammer for Undervisning | One week intensive course and an assignment which must be discussed with your supervisor after the intensive week | ||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||
| The course focuses on: Career planning - your Personal Development Plan and Learning Needs Oral presentation techniques Scientific writing Intellectual property rights and patents Project management Philosophy of science and good scientific practice Collaboration with your supervisors Aspects of PhD administration You will prepare for the course through reading and a writing excercise. You will work on your own Personal Development Plan during and after the course. As part of the assignment you will discuss your development plan with your supervisor, so please make an appointment to meet with her/him 1-2 weeks after the course for this purpose. | |||||||||||||
| Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||
| Before the course we will provide you with material to read and a small individual writing excercise. During the intensive week we alternate between lectures, discussions and exercises. After the course you finalise your Personal Development Plan (PDP). The PDP and supervision are subjects of discussion with your supervisor. After submitting the PDP you will get feedback at a feedback session. | |||||||||||||
| Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||||
| The aim of the course is to offer PhD students tools to manage their project, their research education and their work/life balance. This includes confidence building in order to consider oneself as the center of the PhD as well as technical skills as scientific writing, representation techniques, knowledge about how to create networks, develop skills to manage the supervisor relationship and making a Personal Development Plan to use throughout the PhD education | |||||||||||||
| Kursusmateriale | |||||||||||||
| Material will be forwarded by email. Handouts will be distributed during the course. | |||||||||||||
| Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||
| Brian William Wilson Grout, bwg@life.ku.dk, Institut for Jordbrug og Økologi/Afgrødevidenskab, Tlf: 353-33407 | |||||||||||||
| Andre forlæsere | |||||||||||||
| Lars Holm Rasmussen Jeppe Berggreen Høj Sofie Kobayashi Ditte Carlsen Claus Jarløv / Mark Simpson Anne-Marie Jensen | |||||||||||||
| Kursus omkostninger | |||||||||||||
| Participating PhD students will be asked to pay for direct course costs, i.e. teaching materials, transportation, accommodations and food provided during the course: DKK3,500 | |||||||||||||
| Evalueringsform | |||||||||||||
| Active participation and assessment of assignment | |||||||||||||
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