Our workshop is aimed to provide new strategies and techniques that will aid you in motivation, self- regulation, and time optimization, which is of particular benefit during writing phases within your doctoral dissertation. By using a self-regulatory software called focUS, you will be guided through the basics of this software, while reflecting on your writing process. Through small group discussions and reflections, including SCRUM activities, there will be opportunities to discuss and reflect on the obstacles encountered while writing your dissertation. Within three structured sessions, you will be given tips and tricks to help you maintain motivation, increase your time management skills, and provide self-regulation strategies. Hence, our workshop strives to provide practical and reflection-based skills, to help you best succeed in your dissertation writing.
Content:
The aim of the workshop is to particularly enable participants to:
- Reflect and improve on their current working approach.
- Understand self-regulation theory, growth mindset, time optimization strategies, and SCRUM techniques to aid in the improvement of academic working.
- Implement the focUS software into their working approach.
- Use SCRUM techniques to improve their reflection and working approach.
- Discuss, reflect and find solutions to obstacles during thesis writing.
Requirement:
Participants must have a computer with Mac or Windows operating systems. Students will be required to trial and use focUS and complete daily reflections on their working progress throughout the course of the seminar.