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Success in Your Doctorate IV: The Defense
WWB-Area | Learning field
Research Management | Successful Doctorate | Advanced
Starting Point
After submitting your doctoral thesis, you need to prepare the defense of it. The course aims to help you with all the questions related to this: What’s expected of me? Which content should I focus on? How do I best present it? What can I do to be prepared for the questioning?
Aim
The participants will have an idea of what’s laying ahead of them and how to tackle these challenges. They will get a chance to talk about their worries and get tipps from the trainer and their fellow partici-pants. Everyone will leave the course feeling more confident regarding their thesis defense.
Content
In detail, the following points are covered:
- Know the basics: the regulations, commission, procedure, technology/room, wardrobe
- Choose what to show: narrow down your content and develop your story
- Make it shine: presentation planning, slide design, and rhetorical tips
- Stay cool: attitude and self-image, dealing with stress, answering difficult questions
Methods
Input from the lecturer, individual and group work, group coaching. Max. participants: 15. Course
Notes
The workshop focuses on doctoral candidates from all subjects who have already submitted their dissertation or who want to do so soon.
Course number | FM VI-4 |
Date | Mon, 19.09.2022, 9.00am-5.00pm |
Scope | 1 day, 10 working units à 45 min |
Format | Classroom meeting |
Location | ZEWK, Frauenhoferstr. 33-36, R: FH 1004 |
Instructor | Dr. Alexander Egeling |
Course language | English |
Fees | For employees, assistant lectures, registered doctoral candidates at TU Berlin and junior scientists at HU, FU, Charité, the course is free of charge. If you do not belong to these groups of people, please contact wwb@zewk.tu-berlin.de for information on fees. |
Requirements | Participants should have sound English language skills and advanced presentation competence. |
Completion | Assuming successful participation, you receive a certificate of attendance. |
Certificate | Applicable for certificate Research Management. |
For registration, please fill in the provided form. In case of any questions regarding the course, please contact Team WWB.
In case of any organizational questions please contact wwb@zewk.tu-berlin.de.
Registration
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