Module Offerings
Forschungskolloquium FS19
Catherine Herfeld, Heiko Rauhut, Jörg Rössel, Katja Rost, Michael J. Shanahan, Marc Szydlik
Tuesdays, 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., on 19 and 26 February, 12 March, 2 and 30 April, and 14 and 28 May 2019
During the course, new research findings will be presented and discussed. Presentations will be given by members of the Institute of Sociology and by outside lecturers. On preannouncement at least one semester in advance, PhD candidates can give a lecture on their own research topics (3 ECTS credits for lecture).
Workshop Academic Writing for Sociologists FS19
Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich
Course for PhD students and Postdocs
Module: Scientific Writing
We’re happy to announce a workshop in Academic Writing for Sociologists.
This workshop is offered in collaboration with the Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich.
Writing for Sociologists is a short language course (5 x 4-lesson workshops) designed to help doctoral students and Postdocs develop the skills needed to write their (first) articles. The course deals with topics such as targeting selected readerships, structuring the text effectively, producing fluent and reader-friendly sentences and paragraphs, and revising and editing the text before submission and in response to reviewers’comments.
Please find here more information about the course and the previewed dates:
https://studentservices.uzh.ch/uzh/anonym/vvz/index.html#/details/2018/004/SM/50937354
Thesis Workshop 2019
Ulrik Brandes, Marlis Buchmann, Catherine Herfeld, Heiko Rauhut, Jörg Rössel, Katja Rost, Michael J. Shanahan, Christoph Stadtfeld, Marc Szydlik
Thursday and Friday, 7 and 8 November 2019
Place: Propstei Wislikofen
2 ECTS credits for participation, 4 ECTS credits for participation with presentation.
This seminar is a two-day offsite workshop with professors from the Institute of Sociology and ETH Zurich. PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers present and discuss their research ideas and their latest research projects. The objective is to give participants valuable feedback on their work, to enhance research quality and to strengthen the common disciplinary identity of sociology in Zurich.
Current Sociological Research HS19
Catherine Herfeld, Heiko Rauhut, Jörg Rössel, Katja Rost, Michael J. Shanahan, Marc Szydlik
Tuesdays, 12:15 to 1:45 p.m., on 17 September to 12 December 2019
During the course, new research findings will be presented and discussed. Presentations will be given by members of the Institute of Sociology and by outside lecturers. On preannouncement at least one semester in advance, PhD candidates can give a lecture on their own research topics (3 ECTS credits for lecture).
Completing Your PhD Successfully on Time HS19
Tress Academic (https://tressacademic.com/)
Wednesday to Friday, 3 day-course, in English, 2-4 October 2019
2 ECTS Credits
Recommended for PhD students in their first or second year of study
This course addresses the most common problems PhD students face and supports them in mastering the challenges of a PhD. It equips PhD students with the tools and techniques needed to complete their PhD project successfully and on schedule. Most PhD students experience the process to the PhD degree as a professional and personal challenge. International empirical studies document delays in completion as a result of a variety of problems that PhD students face in this process. In this course participants learn step-by-step how to conduct and complete a PhD study successfully. See further course info (PDF, 678 KB)
How to Become a More Efficient Researcher FS20
Tress Academic (https://tressacademic.com/)
Friday, 1 day-course, in English, 13 March 2020
1 ECTS Credits
Recommended for advanced PhD students and Postdocs
This course trains participants to substantially improve their self- organisation and efficiency as researcher. After taking this course, participants achieve higher productivity and greater satisfaction with their academic tasks. Participants learn to identify these areas of their own work which have greatest meaning for them. Participants also learn how they can cope with high time pressure but still can free time for dealing with strategic tasks. The course teaches to make conscious decisions regarding how to spend time, how to achieve efficient working habits, and how to manage professional and personal goals to achieve better time management and work-life balance. See further course info (PDF, 671 KB)