Getting it Done. How to Complete Your Dissertation - Methods and Motivation
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
This workshop provides you with useful tools to help you navigate the final stage of your dissertation with as little hassle as possible. Learn proven methods for developing your own project schedule.
Online Workshop
Monday, March 2, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Trainer
Dr. Jan Stamm
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students
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. The outline and structure are taking 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 helpful strategies for dealing with persistent stress and strain. Depending on the specific needs and interests of the participants, we will also focus on techniques for efficient writing, the topic of supervision and support, and questions concerning the defense.
If you have 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
- Project scheduling: 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 etc.) - Setting priorities
- Efficient writing
- My working attitude: pragmatism and productivity
- Stakeholder Management
Feedback from Participants
"I liked interacting with peers and the feeling of being seen as a part of the group. Online seminars and workshops usually feel detached. In this case, the lecturer quickly learned our names and fields of work, and always remembered what we said. This helped me a lot to connect with the lecturer and participate more actively in the workshop." (Participant 2024)
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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