PhD supervision seminar, Aalborg 2020

PhD supervision seminar - for experienced PhD supervisors at AAU

October 21, 2020. 

The course is physical and focus is on dialogue and variation. Among other things, there will be a walk-n-talk in the programme. This means that the participants take a walk two and two, and discuss a theme and share experiences over the cell phone. We have received good feedback with this course form and if the weather is bad, the walk-n-talk will be replaced by small breakout rooms.

The course is aimed at experienced supervisors at the Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences at AAU. It is a very intensive one-day course and the focus is on reflection on supervision style and learning from each other by sharing experiences. As preparation participants must write a supervision letter. The course language is English.

Teacher and facilitator: Mirjam Godskesen

Language: Danish

Place: Fibigerstræde 13, Room 53

Time: Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 9.00-16.00

Course secretary: Lisa Frahm Kristensen - lisafk@adm.aau.dk

Target group: The seminar is directed at experienced PhD supervisors who have supervised at least 3 PhD students (1-2 can be co-supervision).

Form and content: Teaching at the course alternates between presentations, working with tools and methods, and exchanging experiences related to supervision. The following topics are included in the course:

  • Theories and reflections on the supervisor role
  • Critical moments and early warning signs
  • Active listening
  • Reading strategy
  • Writing tools
  • Feedback
  • Tools to support alignment of expectations

Learning objectives: After completion of the course you will be able to:

  • Reflect on your supervisory experiences in a more theoretical perspective
  • Be aware of early warning signs
  • Apply listening in a way that promotes development of independence
  • Give feedback in a more constructive way
  • Help your PhD student develop efficient reading and writing habits
  • Align expectations in an explicit way

Preparation: Write a supervisor letter and send it to Mirjam@learning.aau.dk. Instructions will be sent to participants after registration. Deadline is October 7, 2020.

Program

09.00-10.15         The supervisor role – does it change for the experienced supervisor?

10.30-12.00         Critical moments and active listening

Dynamics of the PhD process are presented and challenges in the supervision experience are explored in groups through active listening

12.00-12.45         Lunch

12.45-14.15         Reading, writing and feedback

How can you help your PhD student make a reading strategy and develop good writing habits? And how do you give constructive feedback? Tools will be presented that might even be beneficial in your own work-life.             

14.15-14.30         Coffee/the break

14.30-15.00         Aligning expectations

Different tools to align expectations are presented and participants discuss them in groups

15.00-16.00         Feedback on supervisor letters in groups and wrap up