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.
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 and one at BIST offices
Instructors
- Dr Katy R Mahoney: professional development coach specialized in researcher performance
- Two mentors will also participate in the course
Agenda
| 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 |
All sessions need to be attended in order to receive a certificate
Are you interested in participating in this course?
The tuition price is 300€ for BIST Community members and 450€ for external participants.
To register please contact the Training/Talent/HHRR department from your center. Registration will be closed a week before the start of the course. Also for more information please check with the Training/Talent/HHRR department from your center or contact us at Talent@bist.eu.
For external participants - Register here