PhD efficiency week 2024 (REC): Legal posters: How to present your research in a clear and comprehensible way

This course is a part of the PhD efficiency week 2024 (25/03/24 - 29/03/24) organized by for PhD students of the Faculty of Law. Other courses included in this trajectory are:

• PhD template
• Methodology in the framework of legal PhD research
• Reference management for legal research purposes
• Methodology: Working with Legaltech Legidex
• PhD pitch and roundtable

Part 1: Story

The participants will receive information on how to clearly explain the core of your qualitative research (story / pitch) and will apply it on their own research.

• How to compose a pitch?
• How to adapt your story to the audience?

Part 2: Scientific poster

The principles of the design of a scientific poster will be highlighted and applied to the academic context in which the participants will find themselves.

• Infographics & sketch
• Think like a designer
• Criteria of a comprehensible poster
• Analyzing of some examples 

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be:

• be able to explain their own research with a short pitch,
• be aware of the necessity to adapt his/her story to the needs of the audience,
• know about how to design a scientific poster in powerpoint,
• be able to present the research in a schematic way.

Competences

An important part of preparing for any further professional step is becoming (more) aware of the competences you have developed and/or want to develop. In the current workshop, the following competences from the UHasselt competency overview are actively dealt with:

• intellectual competences
  • creativity
• interpersonal competences
  • presentation skills
  • oral communication
  • networking

For whom?

• PhD students within the field of Law

When and where?

• March 28, 2024 - 09:00-11:30
• Campus Hasselt, Old Prison, room FR-3.01

Registration?

• Registration is possible here.
• As places are limited, registering does not automatically imply that you will be able to participate. You will be notified by email after the registration deadline has passed.
• Please cancel your registration at least one week in advance in case you cannot make it (cf. cancellation & no-show policy).

Acknowledged as?

• DS BSH - category 'research management & communication skills' - workshop on general communication skills (0,5 points ND)