Getting Started. The Successful Path to a Doctorate Degree

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. This workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your doctoral project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on your existing working habits, you will learn more about which type of worker you are and how you can further improve your working situation.
Depending on the interests of the participants we also deal with such topics as: How to write efficiently? How to communicate with your supervisor? How to deal with stress and crises? How to stay motivated?

Contents

• Phases of a doctorate degree
• Project-Management: planning with milestones, iterative incremental planning, Adjusting plans
• Efficient Time- and Self-Management: setting priorities, 80/20-Rule, pomodoro technique, structuring your work day, efficient Writing

Starting a Doctorate: These events provide insight into important aspects related to starting your doctorate and help you to make decisions and plan your first steps. The events in this series can also be attended during the master's program.