Finishing my PhD: The next 90 days

This course focuses on the development of skills to understand, redefine and/or change the path of a professional career using a stabilised framework of career planning and also to explore how to establish professional relationships potentially interesting. This course is intended for PhD students at NOVA University that will deliver their thesis in the next 6 months; PhD holders working at NOVA (Professors, Researchers, Posdocs) who have finished their PhD in the last two years; NOVA Alumni that have finished their PhD in the last two years.

Registrations

20 de July, 2024

Programme Details

Rationale

This course was inspired on Tim Clark’s course Business Model You. It focuses on the development of skills to understand, redefine and/or change the path of a professional career using a stabilised framework of career planning and also to explore how to establish professional relationships potentially interesting.

– Fundamentals of Career Modeling: An overview of different steps in the career planning process including self-assessment, explore career opportunities and career development planning.
– Build your Professional Identity: Offer PhD students a structured process to identify values, skills, interests, and other work motivators.
– Networking and Collaboration: A well-developed network is a key aspect of managing your development and career: work in groups and benefit from the insights of others, improve networking skills and feedback from the mentors.

Syllabus

  1. Fundamentals of Career Modeling: An overview of different steps in the career planning process including self-assessment, explore career opportunities and career development planning.
  2. Build your Professional Identity: Offer PhD students a structured process to identify values, skills, interests, and other work motivators.
  3. Networking and Collaboration: A well-developed network is a key aspect of managing your development and career: work in groups and benefit from the insights of others, improve networking skills and feedback from the mentors.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the curricular unit participants will be able to:

  • Understand and describe their career goals
  • Describe the purpose behind their work – not just to earn a living, but mostly to enjoy what they do and excel at doing it
  • Define their own personal strategy to achieve greater satisfaction and success
  • Define their personal identity describing them in what makes them unique – and different from other professionals or PhD holders

References

  • Clark, T.; Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. (2012). Business Model You: A One-Page Method For Reinventing Your Career. New Jersey: John H. Wiley & Sons.
  • Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., In Clark, T., & Smith, A. (2010). Business model generation: A handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. New Jersey: John H. Wiley & Sons.
  • Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y. & Gregory, B. (2014). Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want. New Jersey: John H. Wiley & Sons.

Registration + Fees

Nova PhD students – Free of charge, enrolment via the platform here https://www.unl.pt/inscricoes
PhD students from other institutions: Fee 350€. More information and enrolment via email nova.doctoral.school@unl.pt

Course Duration

1ECTS | 2 days | 28h| Teaching hours: 14h Hours | Non-teaching hours/ autonomous work: 14h

Schedule

9AM – 18PM
Innovation & Analytics Lab, Colégio Almada Negreiros, Piso -1 – Campus de Campolide.

Language

English or Portuguese

Teaching Regime

In person

Faculty

Professor Doctor Guilherme Victorino (NOVA IMS)
Professor Doctor Gustavo Madeira (NOVA IMS)

Good opportunity to think out of the box and get to know other similar experiences. Fenomental course, very useful, great teachers. A must for PhD’s.
NOVA’s PhD Candidate on the Finishing my PhD: The next 90 days course