The aim of this flex course - FOOD FLEX 1 - Becoming a PhD student - is to introduce newly started PhD students in food science to the central generic skills: Career planning and project management, ethics in food science, the global food sector, oral and written scientific communication.
Emphasis is placed on the necessary qualities and skills of the future food scientist, i.e. tools for project management and leadership, communication, and the role of food and science in society. This is achieved through a varied and highly interactive programme which includes presentations, discussions in groups, and talks by leading Danish food scientists.
The course comprises 5 individual modules each held 2 times a year. Each module lasts one day. The participants must participate in module 1 but can choose only 3 of the remaining four modules to pass the course. The course will run each year in the period 2009-2011. The participants can choose freely the order of the modules and the time span used for taking the modules.
Module 1: Becoming a PhD student; FOOD Denmark and the food sector; PhD training in Denmark; Career and project planning.
Module 2: The private food sector in Denmark; Basic oral presentation techniques.
Module 3: Globalization and food science; Introduction to scientific English.
Module 4: Ethics in food science; Vancouver agreement; Critical reading.
Module 5: Supervision; Project planning; PhD plan.
Examination: The participants must make a personal development plan which is handed in to the course secretariat no later than 4 weeks after completion of the last module.
After completion of the course the students should have obtained a box of essential tools making their PhD study period as good and efficient as possible, and will be prepared to participate actively in discussions of the Danish food sector in a global context.
Note: PhD students may in stead of this course choose to participate in similar Introduction course organized by other research or graduate schools. Please contact the secretariat for further information.
Dates: All modules will run twice in 2010.
Module 1: 12/4 (LIFE) samt 20/9 (DTU)
Module 2: 13/4 (LIFE) samt 21/9 (DTU)
Module 3: 14/4 (LIFE) samt 22/9 (DTU)
Module 4: 27/5 (LIFE) samt 9/9 (Raadvad Kro)
Module 5: 15/6 (LIFE) samt 6/10 (LIFE)
Registration deadline: Registration for the full course is now open.
Registration: Please use the registration scheeme. Please download HERE.
Price: Free of charge for PhD students under the Open Market for Postgraduate Courses in Denmark, from the Graduate School VLAG and from NOVA-partners. Priority in registration will be given to PhD students enrolled in FOOD Denmark and from VLAG. FOOD will cover transportation costs for FOOD students travelling from Jutland to Copenhagen and vice versa. Course costs for other than PhD students: 2,500 DKK per day. Lunch and coffee/tee is included. Participants have to organize accomodation them selves.
Further information: Lars Holm Rasmussen LHR(at)LIFE.KU.DK.
