Wias Course Data

WIAS Introduction course

Course data	12-15 October 2010
Credit Points	1.5 ECTS
Teachers	Frank Little
Organisation:	Marianne Bruining and Klaas Frankena
Final registration date	12 September 2010
Final cancelation date	12 September 2010

Additional Information:

WIAS

Introduction course

Provisional Programme
on Personal Skills

12 - 15 October 2010

Place: Hof van Wageningen (former WICC),

Lawickse Allee 9, 6701 AN Wageningen

Time

Tuesday 12 October

Day 1

Wednesday 13 October

Day 2

09:00

Opening and Introduction to WIAS  by Director WIAS

1. Focus of the programme

· Introductory round and expectations

· Explanation of the programme

· Inventory of styles of learning

· Setting learning goals

5. Introduction to WIAS (continuation)

· Representative of Student Council

· Supervisor

· Recently graduated PhD student

11:00

2. Presenting yourself: making an impact

· Tips for presenting yourself

· 1-minute rounds (+ video)

· Tips for delivering talks

· Selected talks (4 persons)*

6. Expectations from supervision

· What people say about supervision

· Personal expectations: yours/theirs

· Matches and mismatches

· What can you do to influence this

13:30

3. Working in groups

·  The “Wisdom of Teams”

·  NASA exercise (discussion/video)

·  Problem-solving in groups

·  Managing discussions

7. Support from supervisors

· Plenary: Motivators & demotivators

· Role play 1: Rejected study plan

· Role play 2: Disappointing progress

· Video feedback and learnings

15:30

4. Discussion skills

· Micro-skills: principles and concepts

· Practising skills in trios

· The Wilderness exercises

· Learnings on teamwork

8. Open space

· Room for individual and group learning goals

· Mid-course check and task setting for days 3 and 4

* Preparing to attend the course

If you would like the opportunity to practice giving a short (7-minute) talk on your research, please contact the trainer, Frank Little, at bfl@xs4all.nl as soon as possible. If no "volunteers" contact him ahead of time, then four persons will be asked at random to make a presentation. So please bring some materials or an existing PowerPoint presentation with you in case you are selected!

Time

Thursday 14 October

Day 3

Friday 15 October

Day 4

09:00

9. Working with diversity

· Dimensions of cultural difference

· Individual scoring on dimensions

· Pitfalls and traps: discussion

· Check on individual learning goals

13. Dealing with conflict

· Inventory of Conflict styles

· Role play 1: Building support

· Role play 2: Managing conflict

· Learnings

10:45

10. Influencing in organisations

· Plenary: Favourite styles

· Work-groups: sketches

· Pitfalls and tips for success

· Negotiating across cultures

14. Personal planning

· Setting tasks and targets

· Individual planning

· Peer review (trios)

· Keys to success

13:30

11. Everyday negotiation

· Principled negotiation (Harvard)

· Role-plays: Typical issues

· The “BATNA”: when to negotiate

· Video feedback and discussion

15. Wrapping up

· Issues still needing attention

· Closing: review and evaluation

15:30

12. Reserved for additional work on support (e.g. Core Quadrants)

· Identifying personal strengths

· Dealing with allergies to others

· Preparing core quadrants in groups

· Learnings on personal styles

Closing around 16:00

Fee:

There is no fee for WIAS PhD candidates with an approved TSP


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