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ONLINE: Finishing off, Moving on (for final year PhDs) Part One: Writing

 

About this workshop

We are offering a series of three webinars aimed at those who are nearing the end of their PhD journey.  The workshops will cover the final phase of the thesis writing process, the administrative processes of submitting the thesis, the examination process, and life after the PhD journey.

 

The topics covered in this workshop are:

  • Advice on thesis writing in the final phase
  • Planning the final phase of the thesis writing (structure, storyline, time planning, final revisions, editing)
  • Coping with stress and mental health issues in the end phase of the PhD journey

 

What previous attendees have said about this workshop:

  • “Thank you for this workshop - excellent content.”
  • “I very much appreciated this workshop. In giving me the bigger picture, I am more motivated to go and complete this task.”

 

What level of study is the workshop aimed at?

Postgraduate Diploma

No

Honours

No

Masters

No

PhD

Yes

Postdoctoral Fellow

No

Junior Research Fellow

No

 

Which faculty/faculties is the workshop aimed at?

Humanities

Yes

Commerce (including GSB)

Yes

Law

Yes

EBE

Yes

Science

Yes

Health Sciences

Yes

 

Requirements

MS Teams
  • It is recommended that you install the MS Teams software onto the device that you will be using to join the workshop, so that you have full functionality of the software features.
  • If you require any technical assistance with this task or require guidance in using the software, please contact the ICTS helpdesk at icts-helpdesk@uct.ac.za or on +27 21 650 4500.
  • When registering for this workshop, you will be prompted to input your UCT credentials, including UCT e-mail address, for security reasons.  A confirmation e-mail will then be sent to the UCT e-mail address with which you registered and will contain the MS Teams link to join the workshop on the day.
  • To join the online workshop on the day, log into MS Teams via the profile linked to the e-mail address with which you registered and not a personal or company profile, to avoid access issues.

Date:
Monday, March 18, 2024
Time:
11:00am - 1:00pm
Presenter:
Dr. Alexandra Sutherland, Dr. Catherine Hutchings & Ms. Carol Sterling
Audience:
Final Year PhD Students
Categories:
OPGS workshops
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Event Organizer

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Amanda Bessick

 

Contact:

Room 2.04  Level 2 Otto Beit Building

University Avenue, Upper Campus

University of Cape Town

Rondebosch 7700

 

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Social media:

@UCTpostgrads

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