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Academic and Professional Development

What is the “academic and professional development” (APD) program?

APD is a program, open to PhD students at CBS, which offers a range of seminars to support students in their research and teaching activities. It supplements and thus does not replace regular PhD courses. Through a series of optional seminars and workshops, we address a broad spectrum of issues, including:

What is good research practice? What is academic research? How do you plan and undertake a research project?
How do you communicate your results? How do you write for academic audiences, and how do you get published? How do you communicate your research to non-academic audiences? And how do you deal with the media?
What is good teaching practice? Many PhD students will teach for the first time during their PhD studies. How do you prepare for your first classes? How do you engage your students in dialogue? How do you deal with student supervision and examinations?
Where do you go after the PhD? What possibilities does academia have to offer, and how do you maximize your value for a potential academic employer? What opportunities exist beyond the realm of academia, and how do you go about investigating and pursuing them?

Who can attend?

All seminars and workshops are open – and free of charge – to all PhD students at CBS. All seminars are held in English. Moreover, the seminars are independent of each other, which means that you can freely choose between the events in order to build upon your individual skills and competences.

Why should you attend?

The aim of this program is to help you develop and strengthen your academic and general professional skills. Seminars are specially designed to support you in:

planning and managing your research project,
the timely and successful completion of your thesis,
communicating and disseminating your research results,
your teaching, and your student supervision and examinations,
making decisions about your post-doctoral career, and
meeting and networking with other PhD students at CBS.

Please note that no ECTS credits are awarded for participation. For PhD students who have a work obligation towards CBS, up to 30 hours over the 3-year PhD period that are spent at activities under the APD program may however be acknowledged towards this work obligation. The hours will be registrated in Prophix by the PhD Administration.

Upcoming seminars

Please find the list of upcomming seminars below.

You register for seminars sending an email to Blazenka Blazevac-Kvistbo ( bbk.research@cbs.dk) with your name, CPR number, department, job title, adress and phonenumber.

Unless otherwise stated, the final deadline for registration is one week prior to the date of the seminar. As spaces are limited, early registration is however recommended.

Please note that a minimum of 10 participants are typically required for a seminar to be held. In case of cancellation, registered participants will be notified by email.

Please remember to inform us, preferably before the registration deadline, if you are unable to participate.

Future seminars

This is a list of some of the seminars we plan to add to the program. Comments and other suggestions are most welcome.

Writing successful grant applications
Public speaking and presentation skills
Career panel: “Life after PhD”
Get to know your fellow PhDs: a social event

Stay informed

The program will be continuously refined based on student demand and feedback. Please visit this website regularly to stay informed about changes to the program, including the announcement of new or repeat seminars.

APD courses spring 2012

Date	Course	Doctoral School
07 jun 2012	Careers after PhD: a panel discussion and networking for CBS PhDs Faculty: External panelists: Maria Theresa Norn, Senior Consultant, Damvad; Tobias Høygaard Lindeberg, Vice-dean, Professionshøjskolen Metropol; Internal panelists: Peter Lotz, Head of Department and Associate Dean, CBS; Peter Kjær, Head of Department, CBS
04 jun 2012	APD Writers’ Colony Faculty: Thomas Basbøll, CBS

APD courses autumn 2012

Date	Course	Doctoral School
06 sep 2012	Case study research Faculty: Prof. Peter Abell, London School of Economics
27 aug 2012	Writing process reengineering Faculty: Thomas Basbøll CBS
11 okt 2012	Orientation course for new PhD students at CBS Faculty: Peter Lotz, Ulf Anderssen and Leif Hansen
04 okt 2012	Research as a Conversation: how to get the most out of your literature review Faculty: Thomas Basbøll, resident writing consultant (MPP); Liv Bjerge Laursen, resource librarian (CBS Library)
29 nov 2012	Teaching at CBS for PhD students Faculty: Jens Tofteskov & Sof Thrane
29 okt 2012	APD Writers’ Colony Faculty: Thomas Basbøll, CBS
03 dec 2012	Introduction to E-surveys Faculty: Mia Thomsen, Evaluation Adviser, Evaluation Unit
10 dec 2012	Careers after PhD: a panel discussion and networking for CBS PhDs Faculty: TBA