Getting It Done: How to Complete Your Dissertation - Methods and Motivation
A Doctorate plusBIGS workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
This workshop provides you with useful tools to tackle the final stage of your dissertation with as little hassle as possible. Get to know tried and tested methods for developing your own project schedule.
Online Workshop
Monday, March 15, 2027
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 16, 2027
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please register your interest in this workshop by September 13, 2026.
Trainer
Dr. Jan Stamm
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students from the Bonn International Graduate Schools (BIGS)
Track(s)
Research
Certificate
16 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus certificate
Description
Most of the content of your dissertation is now clearly defined. Outline and structure are
beginning to take shape and the submission deadline is drawing closer. Your main
question is: How can I use the remaining time most efficiently?
This workshop provides you with useful tools to tackle the final stage of your dissertation
with as little hassle as possible. Get to know tried and tested methods for developing your
own project schedule. It is also important for you to keep working continuously until you
finally submit your dissertation: learn how to develop helpful strategies to cope with
persistent levels of stress and strain. Depending on participants' specific needs and
interests, we will also focus on techniques for efficient writing, the topic of supervision and
support, and questions concerning the defense.
If you already participated in other project- and time-management workshops, the “Getting
it done”-workshop is an excellent opportunity to remember strategies and techniques that
already worked for you in the past, to refine them, and to commit yourself again to using
those methods that really help you to be productive.
Content
- How to draw up a project schedule for the final stage of your
dissertation - Agile principles and methods (iterative incremental planning)
- Basic strategies and tools for an efficient time- and self-management (i.e. pomodoro
technique, phases of productivity, implementation intentions …) - Setting priorities
- Efficient writing
- My working attitude: pragmatism and productivity
- Stakeholder Management
Childcare
If you need childcare during the event, please contact the Family Office of the University of Bonn at least two weeks in advance.
Creditable for the Micro Certificate 'Doctoral Skills & Essentials'
Micro Certificates for doctoral students offer the opportunity to systematically add key future skills to your professional expertise. You can apply for a Micro Certificate if you successfully complete at least four workshops from one area of expertise.
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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