Practical skills in Ph.D. studies – supervision and assessment FRRESH AUTUMN SEMINAR 2018  November 23, 2018

Practical skills in Ph.D. studies – supervision and assessment

The FRRESH Autumn seminar will focus on practical skills. The seminar is divided into two sessions with one focusing on supervision and the other on teaching. The morning panel will discuss supervision both from the supervisor’s and the graduate students’ viewpoint and the afternoon workshop will share best practices in assessment of the undergraduate students. 

The relationship between the supervisor and the Ph.D. candidate is crucial for a successful completion of a dissertation. What do supervisors expect from Ph.D. students and what do students expect from supervisors? Are there differences in the way supervision is conducted in national academic contexts? These are among the questions tackled in the panel with supervisors and Ph.D. candidates from Finland, Russia, and the UK.

The panel will be followed by a workshop on teaching. Among the many challenges in teaching at a university level, assessment of undergraduate students’ work is often the hard one. Come and share your experience of teaching, discuss difficulties, and discover best practices with the Aleksanteri Institute’s teaching and research staff!

Please register by Friday 16 November at https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/93323/lomake.html.

Preliminary programme:

 Friday, 23 November

 10:00-12:00                          Panel on supervision

12:00-13:00                          Lunch break

 13:00-16:00                          Workshop on teaching and assessment