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

Activity no.: 3734-19-00-00 
Enrollment deadline: 01/03/2019
Date and time13.03.2019, at: 09:00 - 15.03.2019, at: 16:00
Regular seats16
Course fee2,280.00 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.

This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at graduate schools in the other Nordic countries. All other participants must pay the course fee.

Course title
English for Researchers: Viva Voce/PhD defence


Learning objectives
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

1. Respond suitably to the examiners’ questions in the PhD Viva
2. Have insight into what questions will be asked
3. Be prepared to deal with potentially problematic areas
4. Effectively use discussions skills to elaborate the dialogue with the examiners
5. Consider all aspects that could influence his or her 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 with Results/Findings to present, discuss and defend.

Relevance to graduate programmes
The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:
All graduate programmes

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

Dates
13.03.2019.-15.03.2019
Course hours: 09-16

Course location
Bispebjerg University Hospital, education center, entrance 50, look at the widescreen for location.

Registration
Please register before 15.02.2019

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

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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