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Seminar Program 2009 / 2010

The Graduate Academy offers a seminar program to all doctoral candidates to enable them to acquire academic and professional development skills. The courses are tailored to the needs of doctoral candidates with various academic backgrounds.

The course “Strategies for a Successful Doctorate” deals with the fundamentals of project management, which doctoral candidates can use to structure and organize their doctoral projects. A wide spectrum of other courses teaches professional skills for academic careers and supports doctoral candidates in developing career perspectives for the future.

Please note that the program is made up of courses in German and in English. Each course description appears in the language in which that course is held.
 

Neu Courses free as of April 2009!

Thanks to the support of the Rectorate, course fees can be refunded to doctoral candidates at Heidelberg University.
Please submit the following documents to the Graduate Academy:

This funding program is made possible through the support of the Rectorate.
We look for-ward to your participation!

 

Our courses:


» Further Course Program 2009/2010: Courses held in German

Scientific Communication in English

This course will focus on practical usage of English in Science. We will first cover basic, useful principles for scientific writing. These principles will then be extended to scientific presentations. Every student will be encouraged to participate at each meeting, presenting themselves and their work to the group. Feedback will include best practice videos. Thus, students will be able to immediately put into practice the principles they learn.
Further special topics will include:
 

  • How to write a review paper
  • Use and misuse of English
  • How to write a CV
  • Telephone and E-mail

The course will be run by a native English speaker with over 20 years experience in scientific communication.
 

Location
Kirchhoff-Institut für Physik
INF 227, room 3.401

Dates
Tuesday, 13.10.2009, 4 pm – 8 pm
Wednesday, 14.10.2009, 4 pm – 8 pm
Tuesday, 20.10.2009, 4 pm – 8 pm
Wednesday, 21.10.2009, 4 pm – 8 pm

Tutor
Dr. Seán O’Donoghue
EMBL Heidelberg

Target group
Doctoral students from the Natural and Life Sciences

Number of participants
max. 15

Fee
95 €   Pfeil Fee refunds available through funding from the Rectorate


 

Strategies for a Successful Doctorate

Project Management – Social Skills – Time Management

For International Doctoral Students
 

The doctoral thesis is often the first big piece of academic work a doctoral student has to complete. To master it successfully requires high levels of motivation and willingness to work hard. As well as the demands set for the doctoral student by the academic discipline, interdisciplinary skills – key competencies – play a significant role.

In this two-and-a-half day course the dissertation is viewed as a personal project that can be planned and executed efficiently by employing the correct strategies. The course focuses on the following aspects:

 

 

  • Identifying the individual phases of a project and their core tasks: Situation analysis, goal definition, project structure plan and project action plan
  • Applying these phases to the personal doctoral project
  • Work-Life-Balance: Which goals do I want to spend my time on?
  • Weekly planning and prioritising: How do I distribute my tasks over the week and avoid time pressure?
  • Analysing personal strengths and weaknesses regarding soft skills: What do I need to improve and how can I plan my development? 
  • Communicating effectively with my supervisor: How do I plan and carry out goal oriented dialogs?


Please note: This is not a language course.

Location
Seminar room, Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen
Bergheimer Str. 20

Dates
Tuesday, 08.12.2009, 1:30 pm – 5 pm
Wednesday, 09.12.2009, 9 am – 5 pm
Tuesday, 15.12.2009, 9 am – 5 pm

Tutor
Sita Schanne
Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen

Target group
International doctoral students from all research areas

Number of participants
max. 12

Fee
95 €   Pfeil Fee refunds available through funding from the Rectorate
Additional non-refundable fee of 12 € for refreshments and course materials

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Beyond the PhD (Third Party Funding)

Grants and Funding Schemes for Research Projects
 

How to continue my scientific career after finishing the PhD? How to finance my research interests? In this presentation, the Heidelberg Research Services will inform you about how to get support for future research projects in the natural and life sciences. Different programs of foundations, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the EU (7th Framework Program), and government departments (especially BMBF) will be presented. Also, the dos and don’ts of writing a research proposal will be discussed. Finally, the Heidelberg Research Services will inform about its services and about where to get further details on funding programs.

Location
Medizinische Klinik
INF 410, SR 712

Date
Thursday 14.01.2010, 4 pm – 6 pm

Tutor
Dr. Cornelia Reimann, Dr. Holk Stobbe
Heidelberg Research Services

Target group
Doctoral students in the (Life) Sciences

Number of participants
max. 25

Fee
free

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Communicating Science to the Media

Science impacts on many different aspects of our lives and the media are efficient ways to inform a large audience about science. Media relations are an integral part of most science institutions and being able to communicate science effectively to nonspecialists is an important transferrable skill for every scientist.
This one-day seminar covers the basics of media work.

Topics include:

  • Why should scientists communicate with journalists?
  • An overview of the media landscape
  • Key principles of communication to a non-specialist
  • Different instruments of media communication

The seminar is appropriate for students who aim to acquire transferrable skills for research careers or careers in media relations or science journalism. Parts of the seminar will take the form of an interactive workshop requiring active participation.

Location
Anglistisches Seminar
Kettengasse 12, room 108

Dates
Saturday, 16.01.2010, 10 am – 6 pm

Tutor
Anna-Lynn Wegener
Press Officer, EMBL Heidelberg

Target group
Doctoral students from all research areas

Number of participants
max. 12

Fee
65 €   Pfeil Fee refunds available through funding from the Rectorate

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Presenting Research Results

An important part in research is presenting your results. This two day course helps doctoral students to prepare for the presentation of their research in seminars, at conferences or for their disputation. Participants bring their own presentations in order to work on the following topics:
 

  • How do I structure my talk to make it more effective?
  • How do I use media efficiently?
  • What do I have to bear in mind in order to address my audience most effectively?
  • How can I improve my presentation skills through feedback

The course is a workshop, which means that participants are actively involved. Therefore doctoral students are expected to prepare a presentation on their research topic for the first day. A flipchart or a pinboard will be available to visualize contents. Systematic feedback will help the presenters to recognize their strengths and weaknesses, to try out new presentation strategies and thus to improve their presentation skills.

On the second day six participants will have the opportunity to give a 10 minute presentation on their research topic and will receive feedback from the video, the expert and the group.

Please note: This is not a language course.


Location
Seminar room, Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen
Bergheimer Str. 20

Dates
Thursday, 21.01.2010, 9 am – 5 pm
Friday, 22.01.2010, 9 am – 5 pm

Tutor
Sita Schanne
Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen

Target group
Doctoral students from all research areas

Number of participants
max. 12

Fee
95 €   Pfeil Fee refunds available through funding from the Rectorate
Additional non-refundable fee of 10 € for refreshments and course materials

» Register for

 

 

Strategies for a Successful Doctorate

Project Management – Social Skills – Time Management

 

The doctoral thesis is often the first big piece of academic work a doctoral student has to complete. To master it successfully requires high levels of motivation and willingness to work hard. As well as the demands set for the doctoral student by the academic discipline, interdisciplinary skills – key competencies – play a significant role.

In this two-and-a-half day course the dissertation is viewed as a personal project that can be planned and executed efficiently by employing the correct strategies. The course focuses on the following aspects:

 

 

  • Identifying the individual phases of a project and their core tasks: Situation analysis, goal definition, project structure plan and project action plan
  • Applying these phases to the personal doctoral project
  • Work-Life-Balance: Which goals do I want to spend my time on?
  • Weekly planning and prioritising: How do I distribute my tasks over the week and avoid time pressure?
  • Analysing personal strengths and weaknesses regarding soft skills: What do I need to improve and how can I plan my development?
  • Communicating effectively with my supervisor: How do I plan and carry out goal oriented dialogs?


Please note: This is not a language course.

Location
Seminar room, Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen
Bergheimer Str. 20

Dates
Thursday, 11.03.2010, 1:30 pm – 5 pm
Friday, 12.03.2010, 9 am – 5 pm
Friday, 19.03.2010, 9 am – 5 pm

Tutor
Sita Schanne
Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen

Target group
Doctoral students from all research areas

Number of participants
max. 12

Fee
95 € Pfeil Fee refunds available through funding from the Rectorate
Additional non-refundable fee of 12 € for refreshments and course materials

» Register for

 

Communication and Negotiation Skills

Doctoral students have to interact successfully with colleagues, collaborating researchers and with their supervisor. Communicative skills are required to coordinate activities, to provoke decisions and changes and to achieve objectives.

By attending this two day workshop doctoral students will increase their communication skills and will therefore be able to cope with varying social situations. The workshop focuses on the following topics:
 

  • Communication techniques that facilitate constructive interaction and increase mutual understanding among all communication partners
  • Preparing and conducting negotiations in a way to best take the interest of all negotiation partners into account
  • Handling difficult social situations, e.g. expressing criticism or setting clear boundaries (saying “no”) within a work group


This workshop encourages active participation, e.g. by means of role plays. Doctoral students will learn about various communication skills and reflect on their personal experiences. They are invited to try out new ways of interaction in social situations specific to them to improve their social skills.

Please note: This is not a language course.
 

 

Location
Seminar room, Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen
Bergheimer Str. 20

Dates
Thursday, 25.03.2010, 9 am – 5 pm
Friday, 26.03.2010, 9 am – 5 pm

Tutor
Dr. Ute Leidig
Abteilung Schlüsselkompetenzen

Target group
Doctoral students from all research areas

Number of participants
max. 12

Fee
95 €   Pfeil Fee refunds available through funding from the Rectorate
Additional non-refundable fee of 10 € for refreshments and course materials

» Register for

 

 

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