Mandatory Courses
- PhD Start-up
- (16-18 April, 4-6 June, 17-19 September, 10-12 October, 19-21 November)
- One Career Development course
(please see C10.M1 - C10.M4)
Course List
Research and discipline-based competences and skills
Competence 1. Intellectual abilities
Competence 2. Research Project Management
Competence 3. Knowledge base
- to be filled
Competence 4. Data gathering, analysis and synthesis
Competence 5. Academic communciation
- C5.M1 Think-tank: formulating propositions, drawing abstracts, constructing posters
- C5.M2 Creative writing: Overcoming writer's block
- C5.M3 Writing a Scientific article in English
- C5.M4 Writing a dissertation
Competence 6. Networking with(in) research community
Competence 7. Teaching
Generic competences and skills
Competence 8. Personal Effectiveness
- C8.M1 Awareness, communication and coping strategies
- C8.M2 Autonomy in the research process
- C8.M3 Self-management strategies
- C8.M4 Individuals in teams: accomplishing goals and performing successfully
- C8.M5 How-to become a more confident and effective networker
- C8.M6 How-to maintain momentum in your PhD
Competence 9. Self-organisation
- C9.M1 PhD Start-up
- C9.M2 Time Management (workshop)
- C9.M3 Time Management - e-learning module
- C9.M4 How-to kick-start your PhD
Competence 10. Professional Development
- C10.M1 Career Development - Preparing the Next Step in your Career
- C10.M2 Career Development - Looking for Work in The Netherlands
- C10.M3 Career Development - Personal branding, presenting yourself effectively
- C10.M4 Career Development - Preparing for a company assessment
- C10.M5 How-to attach value to your research results
- C10.M6 Basics of business model generation
Competence 11. Information, computing and language
- C11.M1 How-to get the most out of your research information
- C11.M2 How-to manage your information with EndNote
- C11.M3 English for academic purpose (EAP-2)
- C11.M4 English for academic purpose (EAP-3)
- C11.M5 Dutch for foreigners
Competence 12. Cooperation/teamwork
- C12.M1 Becoming a creative researcher in academia
- C12.M2 How-to take the most out of your supervisory team
- C12.M3 Leadership, teamwork and group dynamics
- C12.M4 Conflict resolution & negotiation skills
- C12.M5 Upgrading your intercultural project management skills
Competence 13. Effective presentation
Competence 14. Learning and coaching
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