How to Survive Your PhD

This course consists of 4 modules with a total of 7 classes (3h per day) + 9 hours of autonomous work, total 30 hours of training.

Description of the modules:

Module 1 - What is a PhD, what it should be and what it can be

• Opening, Introductions and framing, Contextualization;
• Motivations, expectations, needs;
• What a doctorate involves, what it is and what it can be.

Module 2 - Supervisor - doctoral student relationship

• Types of mentoring, roles of the mentor, characteristics and attributes;
• Managing expectations and needs in the relationship;
• Delimitation of responsibilities and scopes of action.

Module 3 - Solving problems during the doctorate

• Detection, analysis of causes and solutions;
• Management of emotions and motivations, blockages, reconciliation of roles.

Module 4 - Transition planning and career paths

• What is not 'Career Development', Types of career after PhD;
• Career planning;
• Soft skills and proactivity (PhD as a career).

Schedule:

Note: A Certificate of Participation will only be sent to those who attend at least 5 classes (equivalent to 15h of training) of this course.

Registration until 5pm on February 28, 2022