CODE | DOC6057 | ||||||
TITLE | Struggling with Your PhD | ||||||
UM LEVEL | D - Doctoral Workshops/Symposium | ||||||
MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
ECTS CREDITS | Not Applicable | ||||||
DEPARTMENT | Doctoral School | ||||||
DESCRIPTION | Life within a graduate programme is defined by good, bad and ugly days. This workshop will provide opportunities for participants to interact with graduates who have successfully completed their doctoral programme, both locally and abroad, in person or from a distance, full- or part-time. Through such encounters of the successful type, participants will critically reflect on their own doctoral biographies, with a view to co-creating signposts for successful doctoral journeys across multiple realities. LEARNING OUTCOMES: Identify and name the struggles in the Ph.D. process Analyse how the struggles are blocking productivity Apply supervisor’s and graduates’ wisdom and experiences to address individual as well as common struggles Explore the possibility of building a support infrastructure which is more permanent and collective |
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ADDITIONAL NOTES | Timetable Details - Please click here for further details. | ||||||
STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Workshop | ||||||
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LECTURER/S | Carmel P. Borg |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |