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Overview of PMRC module

Sharing experiences of working on a generic skills programme with PhD’s  “Planning and Managing your Research and your Career” Fiona Hayes, Careers Adviser, TCD April 2014. Overview of PMRC module . Each term All disciplines, all stages Rolling workshops 5 ECTS. Overview of PMRC module .

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Overview of PMRC module

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  1. Sharing experiences of working on a generic skills programme with PhD’s “Planning and Managing your Research and your Career”Fiona Hayes, Careers Adviser, TCDApril 2014

  2. Overview of PMRC module • Each term • All disciplines, all stages • Rolling workshops • 5 ECTS

  3. Overview of PMRC module • Workshops: • Career Planning • CV Preparation • Interview Skills • Networking* • * New 2014

  4. Overview of PMRC module • Workshops: • Planning & Managing your PhD • Effective Teamwork • Developing Critical Arguments • Stress Management • Delivering Effective Presentations • Thesis Writing • Planning Thesis Production • Viva & Oral Defence Preparation

  5. Overview of PMRC module • Workshops: • Planning Thesis Production Using MS Word • Effective Presentations Using MS Powerpoint • Photoshop for Conference Posters

  6. Overview of PMRC module • Practical Assessments: • Personal plan for individual research and career building strategies • Conference poster and/or delivery of a presentation • CV and cover letter tailored to a particular academic or non-academic position Academic Supervisor

  7. Positives 100% would recommend the module to other PhD students “Gave me an environment in which I could think properly about the steps in my career path, informative and thought provoking” “Strategies to present at interview were very good, great workshop” “Good presentation style and information on LinkedIn and conferences” “useful to identify the format of different CVs for academic and non-academic jobs” “helpful to PhD students in different fields learning generic skills to promote their academic achievements” “believe it should be a compulsory module for all PhD students”

  8. Positives • Networking and support for PhD students • Credit-bearing • Collaborative • Increased awareness of CAS services amongst this population • Develops the transferable skills of our graduates

  9. Challenges • Attendance • Support in College • Faculty specific or wide open?? • Distinct module or rolling workshops??

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