Workshop for members of The Young Investigator Network (YIN) only 

Date: 26. and 27. November, 9-17 h (KIT,CS)

This course supports supervisors in reflecting on and providing excellent supervision for their PhD candidates. Participants learn how to optimise the relationship between them and their PhD students, including expectation management, leadership styles, and handling of challenging situations.

Topics:

• International developments in PhD education
• Biggest problems of PhD students
• Time to completion
• Challenges of supervisors
• Good practice in supervision
• Developing supervisory styles
• Enhancing the supervisor-student-relationship
• Clarifying expectations
• Setting up supervisory agreements
• Organising productive supervisory meetings
• Handling difficult conversations
• Keeping-up student motivation
• Monitoring student progress
• Self-and peer-assessmen
• KIT specifics and regulations

Targetgroup: The Young Investigator Network (YIN)

Language: Englisch (as soon as an English-speaking person is present, otherwise German)

The event can be credited toward the KIT Leadership Certificate.