Course How to write a good introduction to your PhD dissertation

Description:

The purpose of this course is to inspire and help PhD students to write the best possible introduction to their own PhD dissertations. All PhD projects are different, and therefore the course is organized as a process in which general objectives and methods as well as concrete examples of good introductions are presented and discussed. Participants will work on how to develop ideas and methods in relation to their own introductory chapters (and the overall dissertation), and they will receive feedback from lecturers and fellow PhD students. An additional purpose of the course is to stimulate more peer feedback among PhD students.

The course will take place on three separate days - with periods of approximately 5 weeks between course days, so that the PhD students can work on parts of their own introductions as preparation.

Aim:

Insight into the genre of introductions to PhD-dissertations
Inspiration concerning genre, structure, and writing style for their own introductions
The possibility to read and analyse completed introductions as well as to give feedback to introductions in their making (from peers)
Work on and receive feedback concerning their own introductions. 

Literature:

Three very different introductions to PhD-dissertations in history (used with permission from former PhD-students)

Blog-posts concerning introductions by Pat Thomsen et al.

Rienecker & Stray-Jørgensen. "Hvordan kan kriterier for
ph.d.-bedømmelser danne grundlag for ph.d.-uddannelse?"
Dansk Universitetspædagogisk Tidsskrift 2013. (And short version in English, based on the full article)

Target group:

PhD-students in history (and related disciplines) at all Danish universities. Preferably in their 3rd, 4th or 5th semester (5th, 6th orv 7th in 4 year programmes). The idea is that students should work on their introductions along side with attending the course.

Language:

English (unless all participants turn out to speak Danish)

Form:

Short presentations by the three supervisors Niels Brimnes, AU; Nils Arne Sørensen, SDU; Søren Rud, KU), followed by discussions.
Mainly feedback and discussions in groups, based on the shared examples of PhD introductions and on the texts written by the participants.

ECTS:

The total course gives 4 ECTS points. (Day 1, with most preparation work, gives 2 ECTS, day 2 and 3 give 1 ECTS point each).

Lecturers:

Niels Brimnes 
Nils Arne Sørensen 
Søren Rud 

Dates and time:

22. March, in Aarhus; 26 April on zoom; 31. May in Copenhagen
All days 9:30 – 15:45

Course dates:

• 22 March 2022 09:30 - 15:45
• 26 April 2022 09:30 - 15:45
• 31 May 2022 09:30 - 15:45