Finish on Time – and feel good along the way

Two books, a notebook and a pen

During this course you will learn more about academic productivity tools such as the 80/20 principle, focusing on the end product and the unit method, and to apply them to your own work situation. This course will provide you with a toolbox for increased academic productivity, and there will also be time for sharing experiences and best practices with other participants. This course is given alternately in both Swedish and English.

This course is aimed at

  • Doctoral student

Topic

  • Career support
  • Personal development

Completing a doctorate is a dream for many – but it can also be very lonely and stressful work. We often focus on the content of our work, but sometimes we forget to pay attention to our own work process, or how we work, think and act. Nevertheless, this process is crucial to completing our work on time and feeling good along the way.

Target group

Doctoral students at Uppsala University from all faculties, regardless of whether you are at the beginning, in the middle or near the end of your doctoral studies.

Aim

To give the participants tools to help them increase their academic productivity, finish on time and feel good along the way.

Content

The course consists of three integrated parts:
• Workshops on academic productivity
• Workshops on academic writing
• Home assignments in which you test and evaluate the new tools

Course leader

Åsa Burman, Finish on Time

No fee, no credits

The programme is free of charge for participants and is financed centrally by Uppsala University. This course does not award points/credits or lead to a formal qualification, though a certificate of participation will be available on request to add to your CV. Taking the course does not qualify a participant for an extension of a doctoral studentship (förlängning).

Course offered by

Karriär & Ledning – Career and Leadership Development Centre
Uppsala universitet – Uppsala University

This course spans one semester and provides participants with a toolbox for increased academic productivity and sustainable work practices. Theory is interspersed with practical exercises and homework between sessions.

Coaching

During the semester that you take part in the course you are also entitled to individual coaching on matters related to your situation as a doctoral student. This coaching is provided by Anna Westin and Rabbe Hedengren, Career and Leadership Development Centre (Karriär & Ledning).

Course occasions and sign-up

Time
28 augusti15 november 2024
Course dates for autumn 2024: 28 August 9:00–14:00, 16 September 9:00–12:00, 16 October 9:00–12:00 and 15 November 13:00–16:00.
Place
Uppsala
Language of instruction
English
Register
Application deadline: 2024-08-14
Here is a link to the application form
Please note that you must be able to participate in all four workshops to be admitted to the course. Interest in this course is usually great, and the course is limited to 21 participants, drawn evenly from Uppsala University's three disciplinary domains. You will be notified whether you have been offered a place on the course when the course is full and no later than last day of registration which is 14 August.

Contact

Anna Westin
Karriär & Ledning – Career and Leadership Development Centre
Avdelningen för kvalitetsutveckling – Division for Quality Enhancement
Uppsala universitet – Uppsala University

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