The aim of the course is to induce the students to reflect upon life as a PhD student, provide them with tools useful for their PhD period and create a social and scientific network amongst PhD students within the department. By sharing knowledge about their projects, the students will acquire a basic understanding of the research areas of the PhD schools. During the course, the students will gain some of the necessary generic skills for completing the proposed research project. En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:

• Realize the expectations for a PhD student at the department
• Apply basic tools for PhD project management
• Find relevant funding opportunities and to write an abstract for a funding application
• Understand the fundamental good practice of writing scientific articles
• Make a data management plan
• Make a poster that presents their project
• Practice poster presentation
• Communicate their research by using the method of storytelling
• Understand possible challenges in the PhD-supervisor relationship and address these in a constructive way using the given tools
• Understand how different kinds of personalities and personal positions affect the PhD student-supervisor relationship
• Work with their own personal and professional strengths and competencies and the areas for future development

Følgende emner vil blive berørt:
- posterpræsentation
- projektledelse
- etik og publiseringsstrategi
- data management
- videnskabelig redelighed
- PhD-supervisor relationen
- fundraising
- Kommunikation via storytelling
- kompetenceudvikling Kursusgebyr: DKK 4,000. Gebyret dækker ophold, forplejning og kursusmaterialer. 09. maj, 2018