The aim of this flex course is to give PhD students in food science the necessary prerequisites for having success at a conference - i.e. giving the bright presentations in the right manner and getting in touch with the right people.
Emphasis is placed on the personal skills of the PhD student. This is achieved through a highly interactive training programme in small groups (up to 15 participants) where the PhD student will get personal feedback. The training is done by professional consultants and staff from the FOOD partners.
The course comprises 5 modules each lasting one day. The participants must participate in four modules in total to pass the course. They can choose for free which modules to pass. The 5 modules will run once every 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. The PhD student is evaluated by evaluation of a written assignment (see below). If desired, the participants can choose to take the modules as stand-alone workshops/courses without ECTS credit and evaluation:
Module 1: Advanced presentation techniques.
Module 2: Negotiation techniques / meeting management.
Module 3: Coping strategies / personal leadership.
Module 4: Press announcement.
Module 5: Poster presentation techniques.
The links are to actual and old examples of the individual modules.
Examination: The participants must hand-in a written assignment - a self-evaluation of a oral or poster presentation intended for a real conference. In the assignment, the paticipant must describe personal reflections on the presentation, the aim of the presentation and explain hos he/she intends to reach his/her aim by the presentation.
Dates in 2010:
Module 1: Advanced presentation techniques. 14/6 LIFE
Module 2: Negotiation techniques / meeting management. 7/12 DTU
Module 3: Coping strategies / personal leadership. 5/10 AU
Module 4: Press announcement. 28/9 Global Denmark, København
Module 5: Poster presentation techniques. 26/5 SDU/LIFE
Some of the modules have run for several times since 2006 - students can get credit for these parts as well). Se above for examples of module descriptions.
Registration deadline: To be announced for each module - expected 1-2 weeks before each module.
Registration: Please use the registration scheeme for the individual modules - they will be announced at the FOOD website 2-6 monts in advance of the module.
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: 4.000 DKK per day. Lunch and coffee/tee is included. Participants have to organize accomodation them selves.
Further informations: Lars Holm Rasmussen LHR(at)LIFE.KU.DK.
