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.
The ‘How to succeed in your PhD [II] – online edition’ course is an interactive programme composed by four sessions of 2:15h each one. All participants will attend the first and the last session. And each participant will choose two sessions among a list of four options. You can find the list of session and dates in the following table:
16th April
(10:00h to 12:15h) |
Mandatory Initial Session 1
36 participants |
High Intensity Productivity: Maximising the impact of short time periods or opportunities for progress |
21st April
(10:00h to 12:15h) |
Optional Session 2
15 participants |
PGR wellbeing and resilience |
23rd April
(10:00h to 12:15h) |
Optional Session 3
15 participants COMPLETED!! |
Different not wrong: Communicating with impact |
26th April
(10:00h to 12:15h) |
Optional Session 4
15 participants |
Coach Yourself Through Impostor Syndrome |
28th April
(10:00h to 12:15h) |
Optional Session 5
15 participants |
Effective communication with my supervisor |
30th April
(10:00h to 12:15h) |
Mandatory Final Session 6
36 participants |
What next? Your career post-PhD |
Are you interested in participating in this course?
Please, fill the form you will find by clicking the botton below. The course has been designed for BIST Community members, but it is also open to PhD students from other research entities. The tuition price for non-BIST Community members is 200 €.
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Find out more about the content of each session
MANDATORY INITIAL SESSION 1: High Intensity Productivity: Maximising the impact of short time periods or opportunities for progress
By the end of the session you will know how to: (1) Set realistic goals for short bursts of short periods of research or study time. (2) Identify procrastinating behaviour and how to overcome it. (3) Plan and implement short successful and productive research or study opportunities.
OPTIONAL SESSION 2: PGR wellbeing and resilience
Themes discussed include:
• Recognising progress – embedding bounce back
• The good, the bad and the interesting – knowing what to expect in the middle part of the PhD journey
• Recognising wellbeing and good mental health
• Being kind to your present and future self
By the end of this session you will be able to: (1) Identify resilience habits and opportunities for bounce back. (2) Understand the importance of selfcare in a changing environment. (3) Use resilience habits in your day to day work and research life to maintain a healthy sense of wellbeing.
OPTIONAL SESSION 3: Different not wrong: Communicating with impact
• “I really need more information to make a decision on that”
• “What are we waiting for – lets just get it done, more action less faffing”
• “I don’t mind really – what would you like?”
• “This sounds brilliant, oh that reminds me about this time when…”
Any of the above sound familiar?
During this online live seminar we will consider how your preferred communication style can impact others. Utilising William Marston’s DISC model, we will consider our communication preferences and those of others and understand how they impact on others.
By the end of this session, you will be able to: (1) Identify your own and others’ preferred communication style. (2) Identify how you might adapt your communication style to make a positive impact. (3) Recognise your own default communication style and how this appears to others.
OPTIONAL SESSION 4: Coach Yourself Through Impostor Syndrome
By the end of the session you will know how to: (1) Identify common aspects of impostor syndrome affecting researchers. (2) Cultivate impostor syndrome beating thought patterns. (3) Recognise personal values and beliefs that support self-confidence and esteem. (4) Have a productive coaching conversation with your peers to support you and others suffering with impostor syndrome in order to internalise accomplishments, challenge limiting beliefs and showcase strengths.
OPTIONAL SESSION 5: Effective communication with my supervisor
By the end of the session you will: (1) Know how to use a SWOT analysis for communication. (2) Have discussed communication challenges and wins you have faced with your peers. (3) Know how to use a communication.
MANDATORY FINAL SESSION 6: What next? Your career post-PhD
The workshop will support you to:
• assess your current knowledge and skill set
• consider what you enjoy in your current role and what you need from future roles
• build up a picture of your career motivations and anchors
• think more holistically about the potential career opportunities you have
• spend time considering the market for highly skilled and talented job seekers and how to access these positions
By the end of the workshop you will have (1) assessed your next career step, (2) set an action towards achieving your future career goal, (3) a model to use when making future career decision