Workshop for PhD Supervisors (and their Students)

Would you like to exchange experience and ideas on PhD supervision with colleagues?

Would you like to get tools and new input to make the supervision more effective and satisfactory for both parties?

Would you like to engage in a process that can improve the mutual process and the relation between supervisor and PhD student to obtain a better outcome?

In this workshop PhD supervisors and students will get opportunities to work together and in separate groups of supervisors and students on how to improve the supervision process to the benefit of both parties. The workshop will contain a mixture of presentations by the course leaders, group work and assignments. In the period between the two workshop days, supervisors and students will be placed in separate peer-supervision groups where the participants will mutually give and receive feedback on real-life supervision sessions.

Former participants wrote:

"It was very useful to meet with other supervisors and students and get inspiration plus input from others - including a method of peer supervision"

"The course provides a dynamic and personal opportunity to improve the supervision of a current supervisor-student"

"The course gave an opportunity to explore different ways of supervision, different views on supervision as well as on being a PhD-student"

Registration 

Please register before May 4, 2011 by filling in this form:

• Registration form

Time and dates of the workshop

The workshop runs over two days with a group activity in the period between the two course days:

• May 18, 2011 at 9-16
• Please note that you will have to use one  day to observe and supervise supervision in a small group in the period between the course days. A specific date will be arranged within your group.
• August 25, 2011 at 9-16

Course responsible: Camilla Rump

Course secretary: Marianne Grønholdt  MGronholdt@ind.ku.dk

The workshop is aimed at employees of FARMA, LIFE, NAT and HEALTH Faculties who supervise PhD students and their PhD students. The workshop has a workload of 1 ¼ ECTS. It is organized as 2 course days plus homework. In the interim period participants will do peer supervision of supervision. It is therefore important that supervisors and PhD students participate together.  

Intended learning outcomes

The workshop aims at the following learning outcomes for supervisors:

• When supervising PhD students, participants can take the special circumstances that apply to each PhD student into account, so that the PhD student's learning is supported in the best possible way. 
• The participant can draw on a range of techniques in supervision. 
• The participant can do peer supervision, both as a supervisor and supervisee, in a way that supports the supervisee in his/her reflections and develops his/her own supervision practice.
• Participants can engage in discussion on the organization of research training at the participant's institution and faculty while drawing on theoretical justifications and reasoning.

The course aims at the following learning outcomes for PhD students:

• When receiving supervision, participants can take the special circumstances that apply to each PhD student into account, so that the participant's learning is supported in the best possible way.
• Participants can contribute constructively to the supervision session. 
• Participants can engage in mutual reflections with other PhD students on issues in relation to being a PhD student in such a way that all are supported in developing their own practices as PhD students. 

Price: DKK 2.250.

More information: Contact Camilla Rump (Course leader)