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The purpose of this workshop is to introduce concepts, tools and techniques from project management that can help you get your project started and help you develop and execute a plan.
We will introduce worksheets, checklists and tip sheets that you can use to:
● Plan your work & work your plan
● Consider the scope of your project and how you will contribute
● Consider important milestones
● Consider enhancing elements of a typical master's thesis or research project to your field; such as research questions, hypothesis, and arguments
● Consider how to plan to write each section of a thesis: introductions, methodologies, results and discussions
【Title】Low Stress & High Quality Writing and Presentation Projects
【Date/Time】2020 October 8(Thur) 10:00-15:00 (one hour break in between)
【For】Everyone on UTokyo Kashiwa Campus
【Place】Online
【Language】English
【Instructor】Paul Consalvi, Project Professor, GSFS
【Participation Fee】Free
【Registration period】September 7 to October 8, Sign up here!
Every discipline has a unique language and body of knowledge to master. And as you know, GSFS is a transdisciplinary programs which means even greater challenges.
At some point you must communicate what you are learning and contributing to your discipline(s) in the form of a writing project or presentation project. Getting a good start on your project will be the key to success.
Although you will most likely have to do most of the work independently you cannot complete a high quality project without some help. You need to include people on your team including your peers, supervisors, mentors, writing coaches who can help you develop and communicate your ideas by advising, translating, proofreading etc.
You are actually both the project manager and the main team worker. You can ensure higher quality output and reduce your stress by better managing your time but also by collaborating with your team and taking advantages of the resources available to you.
No matter what your discipline or field(s) of interest completing a low stress and high quality writing project will require some Project Management skills.
A good Project Manager will employ all their available resources to complete their project on time, on budget and at an acceptable quality. This workshop will focus on some basic tools and techniques a project manager can use to ensure the final project output meets the high quality expectations. Future workshops will address the skills a good writer needs to develop such as grammar, refining, editing and proofreading.
