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Time and Self-Management for Scientists

Veranstaltungsdaten

As a junior scholar, you face high expectations from both yourself and your advisor. Achieving a fine balance between these demands without your health or your private life requires considerable self-organization and good time management. During the workshop, you will learn approaches and methods to help you succeed in meeting this challenge.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• You will be able to develop appropriate objectives and divide complex tasks into manageable units (theoretical input, practical exercise, group discussion).
• You will be able to set priorities and focus on key tasks (trainer input, group discussion).
• You will know how to monitor the progress of your work and control the achievement of your objectives (theoretical input, group discussion).
• You will be able to identify "time sinks" and organize your workflow in a productive way (practical exercise, group discussion).

Requirements

Proficiency in English at the B2 level of competency is required.

Dates

September 25, 2017, 9 am–5 pm, and
September 26, 2017, 9 am–4 pm

Target group

Doctoral candidates and postdocs from all disciplines

Modalities

Maximum number of 12 participants
Internal 50 EUR
External 150 EUR

Registration

At mara.gsw@uni-marburg.de, deadline September 11, 2017.
Please note that your registration is binding. You may cancel your registration up to twelve days before the beginning of the course without providing specific reasons.Thereafter, you will be required to pay the attendance fee even if you do not attend the course.