Final product of the Supervising Doctorate (HDZ Course)

1. Ideal supervision Cycle
Dr. Jane Yau
Chair of Economic and Business Educa2on
L4, 1 Room 401
Mannheim Business School
jyau@mail.uni-mannheim.de
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2. Prerequisites - PhD student
Core competencies:
• Stamina/Frustra2on tolerance
• Time management
• Scien2fic wri2ng, presenta2on/
communica2on
• Self-regulaDon/organizaDon skills
• SystemaDc planning skills
• CooperaDon skills
• Intercultural skills

3. Prerequisites – PhD graduaDon
• Stamina – Learnt by experience – trial & error
• Scien/fic research skills – workshop/seminar
• Communica/on skills – networking
• Presenta/on skills – conference, nerves-
workshop, how to lecture like a rockstar
• Teaching skills – by experience, peer review,
reflecDon, feedback

4. Recruitment – PhD student
• If the applicant has a master degree, check CV,
Experience and PublicaDons.
• If the applicant has no previous research
experience, request a short presentaDon
during an interview to show analyDcal and
presentaDon skills.
• Important: Face-to-Face meeDng to determine
soQ skills e.g. communicaDon, teamwork

5. PhD Contract
List of objecDves and Dmeframe to be met.
Different research tasks to be completed.
Project planning, if necessary, to be completed.
Compulsory courses /workshops to be taken.
Group seminars to be aTended.
Conference and journal arDcles to be published.