The obligatory course is offered to all new doctoral supervisors at the Faculty of Arts in order to strengthen and develop their competences as supervisors and provide them with avenues to seek support and mentoring.
This is a process course that takes as its starting point the new doctoral supervisors’ understandings of their role and place in the organization through establishing
Practical tools to facilitate and cope with troublesome areas.
This course can be held in Danish if all participants are able to converse in Danish.
The course will be taught on campus either in Aarhus or Emdrup (see dates), if possible. Otherwise the course will take place online.
Preparation includes four minor tasks. Further instructions will follow after registration:
Day 1: Supervision as a pedagogy | ||
9.00 – 9.30 | Introduction and presentation | Who am I? What is my research area? |
09.30 – 10.00 | Expectations and program | What is my experience of supervision? What kind of supervisor do I want to be? |
10.00 – 10.15 | Break |
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10.15 – 12.00 | The role(s) of the supervisor and the importance of aligning expectations | Presentation of Phases; managing, guiding, critical friend, exchanging hats, process etc. Followed by exercises |
12.00 – 12.30 | Lunch |
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12.30 – 13.30 | Writing and feedback Gitte Wichmann-Hansen | How to support progress in students’ writing |
13.30 – 14.30 | Exercises Gitte Wichmann-Hansen | How to provide constructive feedback on students’ text drafts |
14.30 – 14.45 | Break |
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14.45 – 15.45 | Homework preparation | Find a buddy to pair up with Prepare to interview a colleague |
15.45 – 16.00 | Summing up | Ask questions or comment |
Home work for the period between workshops (approx. 4 weeks) - Interview a ‘senior’ about their supervision. Prepare questions about their role, about process and product, about difficult situations and what they have learned
Day 2: Learning from experience and systemic elements | ||
9.00 – 9.15 | De-briefing | General comments |
9.15 – 10.00 | Share your interview experience | Reflection in groups on learning from supervision – promises and pitfalls |
10.00 – 10.15 | Break |
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10.15– 12.00 | The difficult conversation - Roleplay from real life | Conflicts and expectations Cases followed by a discussion |
12.00 – 12.30 | Lunch |
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12.30 – 13.30 | Presentation and question time Anne Marie Pahuus and Anna Louise Plaskett | Presentation and discussion |
13.45 – 14.00 | Break |
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14.00 – 15.00 | Research Ethics Hans Fink | Presentation and discussion |
15.00 – 15.45 | Summing up How to continue work in cross-disciplinary communities? | Building a supervisor community – feedback and future meetings |
15.45 – 16.00 | Evaluation |
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Post-course follow-up: 'Supporting Supervision' community groups formed – put meeting dates in your calendar.
Aarhus University, Aarhus
Bygning 1910, lokale 228:
Aarhus University, Emdrup
Bygning D, lokale D120: