Mandatory Courses for Principal PhD supervisors

After the course, you should:

• be familiar with the rules for the PhD programme at SUND.
• understand how the PhD programme at SUND is organised.
• know where to obtain more information on the PhD programme at SUND, on supervision of PhD students, and where to find the rules and regulations.

The course will cover these themes:

• Enrolment and funding
• Supervision and Co-supervision
• The content of the PhD programme
• Research data management, open access and good citation practice
• Thesis and defence
• If something goes wrong

• As of 1 January 2021, all principal PhD supervisors at SUND are required to complete PhD supervision: rules and regulations when submitting an application for enrolment of a PhD student.  

• All must complete PhD supervision: rules and regulations every fifth year. 

• All other PhD supervisors at SUND are welcome to take PhD supervision: rules and regulations - and it is also open to assistant professors and postdocs at SUND and others employed elsewhere at a corresponding academic level.

To pass the course at least 80% of your answers in each section must be correct, except from the section Research fundamentals, where 100% of the answers must be correct.

The course consists of six sections that cover important aspects of the PhD programme. Each section begins with a brief introduction to the current rules and regulations and provides links to information on the web as well as references to relevant sections in the PhD Rules and Regulations at SUND. At the end of each section, there are multiple-choice questions that you must answer correctly to pass the course.

The course will take approximately two-to-three hours to complete. 

To pass the course at least 80% of your answers in each section must be correct, except from the section Research fundamentals, where 100% of the answers must be correct.

No preparation

PhD supervision: rules and regulations is offered as an online course so you can take it when it suits you.

Register for PhD supervision: rules and regulations (online) (Use Google Chrome).

After the course, you should:

• understand the complexities involved in PhD supervision.
• acquire process-related knowledge about PhD supervision.
• be able to transfer knowledge of the course to your own supervisory practices.
• be in a position to reflect on your own supervising practices in the future.

The course will address themes such as:

• Establishing a PhD position and integration of newcomers
• Roles and relationships
• Diversity
• Feedback and supporting autonomy
• Active listening
• Aligning expectations
• Early warning signs
• Motivation and self-efficacy
• Stress and burnout among PhD students
• Collaboration among PhD supervisors and co-authorships
• Careers

The specific course programme will be sent to the participants upon enrolment for each course. However, here is the general programme.

• As of 1 January 2021 all new principal PhD supervisors at SUND are required to complete PhD supervision: advice, tools and practices the first year of approval of the application by the Head of the Graduate school or as soon as possible thereafter.
• As of 1 January 2021 all principal PhD supervisors at SUND, who have not enrolled and supervised any PhD students for the past five years as principal supervisors, are required to complete PhD supervision: advice, tools and practices within

  the first year of approval of the application by the Head of the Graduate school or as soon as possible thereafter.

• All other PhD supervisors at SUND are welcome to take PhD supervision: advice, tools and practices – and it is also open to assistant professors and others employed elsewhere at an equivalent academic level – if seats are available.
• In connection to the enrolment of a new PhD student, principal PhD Supervisors, who can document that they have passed an equivalent PhD supervisor course at another university, can apply for exemption via an email to the Graduate School: 
  graduateschool@sund.ku.dk 

To pass the course you need to be actively involved, be present at least 80% of the time and have passed the course 'PhD supervision: rules and regulations' beforehand.

The course is structured as pre-course activities, three full course days and an interim period with individual and group assignments. The workload is estimated to be around 30 hours.
 

The course consists of presentations by the course teachers, group work and assignments. We expect you to participate in peer feedback on actual supervision in the interim period, to engage actively in the activities during the course days and to document your competence development. Tools to identify your goals and assess your competencies will support this.

To pass the course you need to be actively involved, be present at least 80% of the time and have passed the course 'PhD supervision: rules and regulations' beforehand.

Before signing up for the course, please complete the course 'PhD supervision: rules and regulations (online)'.

PhD supervision: advice, tools and practices will be offered three times per academic year: In September/October, in January/February and in May/June. 

Please register for PhD supervision: advice, tools and practices here (Use Google Chrome).