RESULT
You will have:
- A better picture of your own strengths and competencies
- Expanded your behavioral repertoire with relevant new competencies, such as time management, (intercultural) communication, negotiating, pitching, networking, teamwork, and presenting
- Learned how to become the owner of your PhD trajectory
- Formulated a plan with concrete actions for your work
CONTENT
Block I: Personal leadership
- Self-management
- Managing your own time
- Networking
- Pitching your research
Working process: Brief theoretical introductions, alternated with many practical exercises.
Block II: Effective Communication
- Persuasive communication
- Communication with your supervisor
- Intercultural communication
- Negotiation
Working process: Exercises and discussions in small groups.
Block III: Presenting and profiling
Working process: Presenting is doing. Therefore participants will hold a short presentation about their research. Each participant receives extensive personal feedback and instructions on how the presentation can be improved; both from the trainer and the other participants.
You will practice with:
- Clarity and conciseness
- Structure
- A captivating introduction and a powerful conclusion
- Effective PowerPoint slides
- Enthusiasm
- Contact with your audience
- Dealing with anxiety
As of April 2024, this course does not include the content on time management. Therefore we will replace that content with networking and pitching, which are 2 important skills. The time management content will be covered during the TGS introduction workshop.
- Programme is for
EngD and PhD-candidates
- ECTS
2 ECTS
- Date
2024
Block I: 23 April (U-Parkhotel) and 24 April (Online)
09.30-17.00
Block II: 16 May (09.30-17.00) and 17 May (09.30-13.00) Both days U-Parkhotel
Block III: 27 May (2 sub-groups: one from 09.00-12.30 and the other from 13.30-17.00) Division into groups is in consultation, Online and 28 May (13.00-17.00) U-Parkhotel
Block I: 2 September (U-Parkhotel) and 3 September (Online)
09.30-17.00
Block II: 17 September (09.30-17.00) and 18 September (09.30-13.00) Both days U-Parkhotel
Block III: 3 October (2 sub-groups: one from 09.00-12.30 and the other from 13.30-17.00) Division into groups is in consultation, Online and 4 October (13.00-17.00) U-Parkhotel
Block I: 14 October (U-Parkhotel) and 15 October (Online)
09.30-17.00
Block II: 7 November (09.30-17.00) and 8 November (09.30-13.00) Both days U-Parkhotel
Block III: 21 November (2 sub-groups: one from 09.00-12.30 and the other from 13.30-17.00) Division into groups is in consultation, Online and 22 November (13.00-17.00) U-Parkhotel
- Time
3 whole days and 3 half days
- Location
U-Parkhotel and online
- Course fee
This course if free of charge. Participation is in consultation with your supervisor.
- Maximum participants
12 participants
- Trainers
Drs. Marieke Hohnen and Drs. Maarten Bordewijk
- Course materials
Will be provided during the training.
- Requirements
‘Note that this course includes content on time management. If you followed the TGS PhD/EngD Introductory Workshop since September 2023, time management has been covered during the workshop. Therefore:
If you are a PhD candidate, we don’t recommend that you follow the Professional Effectiveness course. Instead, you can follow courses such as a) Negotiation skills, b) Interview skills, c) Pleasantly Assertive and/or d) Personal branding for scientists. Alternatively, you can wait until 2025 because by then the Professional Effectiveness course will not include the time management content anymore but instead, it will include new content such as networking/pitching.
If you are an EngD candidate and need to follow Professional Effectiveness because it is mandatory, please get in contact with the lecturer of the Professional Effectiveness course and indicate to them that you wish to follow the course but want to skip the content on time management. The lecturer can then inform TGS that your certificate will have a workload of 1 EC instead of 2 EC.
S.P. Boekholt (Sofia)
Course coordinator
