Course Rules – resources – reflections. Introductory PhD-course at CAS

ECTS: 1

Course leader: Jakob Bek-Thomsen

Language: English

Graduate school: Faculty of Arts

Course fee: 0.00 DKK

Status: Course is finished

Semester: Fall 2023

Application deadline: 12/09/2023

Cancellation deadline: 12/09/2023

Course type: Classroom teaching

Start date: 15/09/2023

Administrator: Anders Gade Jensen

The course presents a framework of con-ducting PhD at CAS, AU. It explains the relevant rules, including registering work progress, departmental work obligations, study abroad and coursework; presents and discusses the different activities organized in the PhD programs and student organiza-tions; discusses PhD research as a process, work-flow and agency of the PhD scholars.

Aim:

This course aims at contributing to a good start for all PhD-students at CAS, with respect to academic work as well as work environment and general well-being, by:
1) explaining relevant rules and regula-tions, including MyPhD-planner, ECTS-points for course work, and work obliga-tion at your department
2) offering general advice relevant to the “role as a PhD-student”, with particular focus on the PhD-student as leader of his/her own project and addressing the issue of ups and downs during the project period
3) providing input and ideas relating to work-flow and daily work routines.
4) suggesting ideas concerning how to plan PhD-courses and other PhD-activities.
5) introducing new PhD-students from dif-ferent disciplines and departments to each other.

Content:

MyPhD, coursework, student organizations, PhD programs, social life, self-un-derstanding as a PhD scholar.

PROGRAMME (subject to changes) 

10:00-10:15 Welcome and round of presentation

Jakob Bek-Thomsen

10:15-11:00 Rules, regulations – and PhD-planner

Anders Gade

11:00-11:15 BREAK

11:15-11:35 PhD-representation in collegial organs

Lisanne Wilken

11:35-12:05 Departmental work, PhD courses, Programme activities

Collective

12:05-12:30 LUNCH – and time for fresh airnch

12:30-13:00 Phd Representation

Rithma Kreie Engelbreth Larsen

13:00-13:55 The role as a PhD-student

Collective

13:55-14:05 BREAK

14:05-14:50 Work routines and planning tools

Collective

14:50-15:00 Concluding remarks and evaluation

Jakob Bek-Thomsen

Target group:

1 year PhD students at CAS

Language:

English

Form:

Lectures, discussions

Teachers:

  • Lisanne Wilkens, programme director at AGR
  • Jakob Bek-Thomsen, programme director at TIF
  • Magdalena Naum/Jeppe Büchert Netterstrøm, programme director at HAC
  • Anders Gade, PhD programme administrator

Venue:

Bulding 1461-516

Course dates:

  • 15 September 2023 10:00 - 15:00