PhD & ECR Workshop

All PhD Scholars and Early Career Researchers are invited to attend the annual CAUTHE Bill Faulkner Workshop being held immediately prior to the CAUTHE Conference on Tuesday 8 February, 2011. The workshop is designed for current PhD scholars and Early Career Researchers (those who have completed a PhD within the past 5 years).

The program includes a workshop by Hugh Kearns of Thinkwell and will deal with the secrets to high output, low stress scholarly writing. Other sessions will involve PhDs, ECRs, senior academics and industry personnel in discussions about careers and careers advancement.

Registration for this workshop will be available soon through the CAUTHE conference registration website.

For further information, download the workshop flyer [PDF] or email Dr Michael Hughes (m.hughes@curtin.edu.au) or Dr Fiona Wheeler (Fiona.Wheeler@monash.edu).

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

TIME	PROGRAM
9am	Welcome, Acknowledgements & Introduction
9.10	Group Activity
9.30-12.30 (incl. break for morning tea)	Core Session 1: 'Turbo-charge your Writing' with Hugh Kearns from ThinkWell
12.30-1.30pm	Lunch
1.30-3.00	Breakout Session: Small Group Discussions between PhDs, ECRs & Senior Academics
3.00-3.15	Afternoon Tea
3.15	Core session 2: Panel discussion - Career Advancement
4.30-5.00	Workshop Summary & Close
5.30+	Drinks & BBQ Dinner

'TURBOCHARGE YOUR WRITING', BY HUGH KEARNS OF THINKWELL
Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are very clear and practical strategies that can greatly increase your writing productivity.
This workshop will help you to understand:

• why it's hard to get started
• how we deliberately use distractions to slow down writing
• the principles of quick starting
• how to deal with destructive internal beliefs
• how to set a writing plan and stick to it
• how to set achievable goals by writing in a silo
• how to greatly increase the number of actual words you produce
• how to clarify your thinking, and improve the quality of your work

Who is it for?

• Research higher degree students at any point in their candidature and academic/research staff wishing to increase their writing output.