Courses / Module

26-28 January 2016 Iontas Boardroom, Floor 1, Iontas Building
Students wishing to register for this module must contact the Graduate Studies

Note: This module meets the requirements for GSS3 and GSA3; it will take place once during this academic year (in January 2015) and will not be repeated in semester 2. Minimum enrolment 10 students.

Module objectives:
The module will prepare students for the completion and defence of their thesis and life after their PhD, including career strategy, disseminating their work, applying for scholarships and jobs.

Module content:
Dissertation completion: Review of NUIM requirements—Using EndNote to manage bibliographies and references—Abstracts, Acknowledgements, Table of Contents—Using good Referencing Systems—Tables and Diagrams—Technical production of thesis—Making corrections

Viva preparation: Aims and purpose of the Viva—Modes of advance preparation—Responding effectively to questions about research—Dealing with critics and reviewers—Including mock vivas

Dissemination of dissertation: Locating projects in a wider field of scholarship and learning—Developing a sense of the scholarly and social value of your research project—Post-doctoral publications: submitting manuscripts or proposals to publishers and preparing articles for scholarly or other journals.

Career strategy: Post-PhD—Career paths—Research and teaching careers—Applying for postdoctoral scholarships—Research grant writing and applications—CV Writing and cover letter writing. Job Interviews