Making the Most of Your Supervisor, Part I 9:30am-12:30pm 9 July. Part II 9:30-11am 10 July 2020. (Must attend both sessions) Delivered by Matt Lane.
The PhD student-supervisor relationship is arguably the most important professional relationship during the PhD. So how do you make the most of it to help you complete your PhD successfully? This practical 2-part course will explore insights into the benefits and challenges of the student-supervisor relationship, including examining yours and their needs and perspectives. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and apply a three-step effective coping strategy to supervisory issues. The second part will help you develop simple and effective strategies to enhance your listening skills and being assertive to help you make the most of your relationship with your supervisor.
Part I
Exploration of the PhD-Supervisor relationship: how to be a proactive adult. Content includes examining different student and supervisor needs and perspectives throughout the process and cultural expectations.
15 minute break
How to Cope Effectively with Raised Issues. A discursive session in which participants are first shown a 3-step effective coping strategy, which they can then apply to help them tackle the issues that they have with the supervisor.
Part II
Developing your listening and assertiveness skills
A hands-on practical session comprising exercises to develop listening and assertiveness skills in order to help them make the most of the PhD-supervisor relationship.
Please email here to register.