Friday, October 27th, 2017, The Writing Center (300 Bessey Hall)
9:00am to 12:00pm: Managing Time and Academic Relationships
In the morning session, plans for time management and working with others will be the main focus. Participants will create academic timelines for their PhD work at MSU and discuss technologies and habits that can help them stay on task. Participants will also discuss how to manage the stress that often pervades the life of PhD students and share strategies for overcoming writer’s block and procrastination. Additionally, discussion about selecting and working with committees will provide a space for sharing about and learning how to communicate with faculty members about participants’ research and writing. This workshop is better suited to students in the first 2 or 3 years of PhD work.
1:00pm to 4:00pm: Writing Processes and Strategies for Academic Writing
In the afternoon session, the focus will be on writing processes and practices. The PhD programs at MSU require written comprehensive exams, dissertation proposals, and dissertations. In the workshop, participants will explore and share their current writing practices and be given practical writing and revision strategies. The latter half of the workshop will focus on developing a plan for approaching comprehensive exams or the dissertation (depending on the student’s current needs). Such a plan will help students develop goals, ask questions, and address writing strengths and limitations to successfully complete their degrees. This workshop is better suited for students who are working on their dissertations or preparing for comprehensive exams.
Lunch will be provided at this workshop. Students may attend either one or both sessions and do not need to attend both in order to participate in the lunch.
Click here and/or here to register or visit grad.msu.edu and click “Workshops/Events” under Professional Development.