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English for Researchers - Viva voce/PhD defence
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3734-18-00-02 
Enrollment deadline: 02/09/2018
Date and time01.10.2018, at: 09:00 - 03.10.2018, at: 16:00
Regular seats16
Course fee2,040.00 kr.
LecturersCarol Bang-Christensen
ECTS credits1.40
Contact personMarianne Bøje    E-mail address: marianne.boeje@regionh.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration     E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content
This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list.

The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School). All other participants must pay the course fee.

Learning objectives
• To prepare participants to respond suitably to the examiners’ questions in the PhD Viva
• To give participants an insight into what questions will be asked
• To equip participants with Discussion skills
• To alert participants to potentially problematic areas
• To draw participants’ attention to all aspects that could influence their Viva performance


Content
Questions: those to ask yourself, your supervisor and your colleagues long before the actual Viva, for example: How do you respond to criticism; Do the examiners know/like each other; What would you do differently if you were to repeat your research; and, most importantly, How have you contributed to the world of research? We’ll also look at how to answer succinctly; how to handle difficult questions; how to agree and disagree; how to be courteous but assertive; how to give your voice attitude; what to do if you don’t understand what’s been said; and, just in case things go wrong, some language lifesavers.

Participants
PhD students nearing their PhD defence

Language
English


Form
Face-to-face classroom tuition and intensive question and answer group practice culminating in participants responding to questions related to their PhD thesis posed by “mock” examiners.
Between Day 1 and Day 2, participants are expected to prepare questions on their own thesis for use in a Question-Answer session on the second course day.


Course director
Carol Bang-Christensen, English teacher, carol@thecomputer.dk

Teachers
Carol Bang-Christensen, English teacher, carol@thecomputer.dk


Course secretary
Marianne Bøje, Marianne.boeje@regionh.dk

Dates1 and 3 October

Course location
Bispebjerg University Hospital, Entrance 50, look at the widescreen for location.

Registration: Please register before 2 September 2018

Admission to PhD students from Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the rules in force.
Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrollment.


Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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