Become a more productive and joyful writer: Workshop on Ph.D. writing
Only for enrolled PhD students at the Faculty of Law
Dates and time: 22 May 2024 from 9:00 to 16:00
The course is designed to enhance the PhD journey and the research process by introducing simple yet effective writing tools. The writing workshop is tailored to address the unique challenges faced by PhD students and aims to foster the development of beneficial writing practices and render the scholarly writing process more fruitful and efficient.
Academic aim:
- Acquire tools for establishing a productive and efficient writing practice
- Acquire tools for dealing with writing-related stress
- Acquire strategies for sustained writing motivation
Target group:
PhD students at all stages of their PhD project. PhD students at the earlier stages of their PhD will particularly benefit from the course.
The course forms part of the course program of the PhD School at the Faculty of Law. The course is only open to PhD students at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.
Course teachers: Jens Larsen, PhD coach, co-founder WriteConcept.dk and researcher.
Course organizer: Zuzanna Godzimirska
Programme:
- 9.00-9:15 Welcome and share challenges
- 9:15-10:00 How to overcome challenges and lack motivation
- 10:10-11:00 Writing goals and writing session on your text
- 11:10-12:15 Sharing writing goals and writing session on your text
- 12:15-13:00 Lunch 13:00-14:00 How to approach the text and writing session on your text
- 14:00-14:30 Walk and Talk: Reflecting on the writing tools
- 14:30-15:30 How to structure your text and writing on your text
- 15:30-16:00 How to plan your writing for the next three months
Language: English
ECTS: 0,5
Max. numbers of participants: 25
Preparation:
Participants will be asked to prepare a short text prior to the course outlining their main challenges related to their existing writing practice. They will moreover be asked to identify and share which part of their PhD project they plan to work on during the course.
One month following the conclusion of the course, participants will be invited to submit a reflective note. This document should encapsulate their key insights gained from the course, alongside a discussion regarding the application of the learned techniques within their own writing practices. Additionally, participants will be encouraged to outline their strategies for overcoming future writing challenges, leveraging the tools and methodologies introduced during our sessions.
Registration: Please register via this registration form no later than 1 May 2024
Further information: For more information about the PhD course, please contact the PhD Administration (phd@hrsc.ku.dk).
Literature:
Two articles will be provided at a later stage.