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Course Description

As a PhD candidate you are the project manager of your own PhD project. This workshop supplies you with the tools you need in order to plan and execute your PhD project as effectively and efficiently as possible. You discuss and test basic strategies and techniques of a good project- and time-management. This allows you to organize yourself and your workload in better ways. Based on your existing working habits, you will learn more about which type of worker you are and how you can further improve your working situation. Depending on the interests of the participants we also deal with such topics as: How to write efficiently? How to communicate with your supervisor? How to deal with stress and crises? How to stay motivated?

Content

• Project-Management 
  • Planning with Milestones
  • Agile Strategies and Techniques
  • Time Boxing
  • Adjusting Plans
• Efficient Time- and Self-Management
  • Building Habits
  • Setting Priorities
  • 80/20-Rule
  • Structuring your Work Day and Week
• Communication with Supervisor
• Efficient Writing

Course Goals

By the end of this workshop, you will have learned how to plan, structure and manage your PhD project more effectively, making use of the key tools of project and time management. You will have a better understanding of your working habits and will have developed strategies to organise your workload more efficiently. You will also explore practical approaches to efficient academic writing, communicating with supervisors and managing stress, crises and motivation.

Alternative Dates Available for This Course

Projektmanagement für Promovierende zum Start der Promotion 13.07.-14.07.2026 and 02.11.-03.11.2026 [Nur verfügbar in Deutsch]