Do you want to continue improving as a PreDoc researcher and excel at your PhD?
The course How to succeed in your PhD [II] for doctoral students has been exclusively designed by Kate Mahoney and the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) using VITAE’s framework. It will offer you the opportunity to focus on developing competences for successful self-management and development during the doctorate.
Presentation
To empower participants to learn about themselves and the skills needed to maintain momentum during the middle years of their PhD. The course is designed to inspire, challenge and embed knowledge through providing an experiential learning environment both online and face to face.
The course is comprised of 3 sessions: two online (17 and 19 of May) and one at BIST offices. Session 3 will be divided in two days (26/27 of May) due to capacity restrictions; attendees will have to choose one of the two.
Registration at: https://forms.gle/c86HmWsyj2hoHZeeA
The tuition price is 300€ for BIST Community members. Please note that the participant is responsible for the fees of the course and participation must be approved by the supervisor.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact phd@irbbarcelona.org
Programme
| Session 1 (online): | Session 2 (online): | Session 3 (face to face): |
| 09:15 – 9:30: Introductions | 09:30 – 09:45: Check in of day 2 | 09:30 – 09:45: Introductions |
| 09:30 – 11:45: High Intensity Productivity: Maximising the impact of short time periods or opportunities for progress | 09:45 – 11:00: Different, not wrong: Communicating with impact | 09:45 – 12:00: Outdoor team building activities |
| 11:45 – 12:15: The perfect researcher (PhD poster) (coffee break included) | 11:00 – 11:30: Break | 12:00 – 12:20: Break |
| 12:15 – 13:45: Introduction to SCAMPER as a lateral thinking and problem-solving method | 11:30 – 12:30: What does this mean for us working together? | 12:20 – 13:30: Activity “Energy Island” |
| 13:30 – 14:45: Lunch | ||
| 14:45 – 15:30: “Energy Island” continuation | ||
| 15:30 – 16:00: “Energy Island” review | ||
| 16:00 – 16:20: Break | ||
| 16:20 – 17:30: What next? Building your career | ||
| 17:30 – 18:15: Final review |
Speakers
Dr Katy R Mahoney
Professional development coach specialized in researcher performance