UB – Write and defend your PhD

Dear students,

Please read this message carefully in order to organise yourself. And remember to watch the video (point 4)! 🙂

1. LINK TO OUR CLASSROOM

The course takes place in a virtual room with ZOOM. This is our connection link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89177193990

If you’ve never used ZOOM, please click on the link above and install the plugin.

Here you can wath a tutorial about how to proceed – there is no invitation email, the link above is enough.

2. MATERIAL TO PREPARE

For a good communication, you need:

  1. an Internet connexion
  2. a microphone (please make sure it works)
  3. a room where you can work and talk without disturbing nor being disturbed.
  4. A webcam would be nice but is not indispensable.

For writing, you need.

  • Big sheets (A3 or bigger) of paper 2-4 pieces. Aternatively,  A4 sheets. Alternatively: a whiteboard.
  • 3 coloured pen (for example: red, green, blue).
  • If you have a PhD notebook, you can write in it. If you have none, this course is a good opportunity to start one: bring a paper notebook (Size: A4 or A5). You can find information about the PhD notebook here.

3. SCHEDULE

The workshop takes place next week (25-26 May).

We will work from 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.. We will take a 15 minutes break in the mid morning.

Please be punctual – we start at 9.00!

4. INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

This workshop ist project-based. During the workshop, you will write on your own thesis project.

5. VIDEO TO WATCH BEFORE COURSE START

Watch the video about Internal & extenal languages before course. It contains the only theoretical element of the course. The video lasts about 9 minutes.

6. COURSE HANDOUTS

I will give you the course PDF at the course start.

Kind regards,

Martha Boeglin – my contact for any case: martha.boeglin@gmail.com