PhD Courses in Denmark

ISE PhD Course: Getting Published in Social Science and Business Journals

Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University

Program

Day 1, Wednesday the 20th of May

Lecturers: Line Engbo Gissel, Ole Helby Petersen and Eva Sørensen

9.00 – 10.15 Introduction to the Course and Introduction of Participants

10.15 – 10.30 Coffee Break

10.30 – 11.00 Part 1. Selecting a Journal

10.30 – 11.00 Lecture by Ole: ‘Selecting a journal’.

11.00 – 12.00 Supervised group-based discussions

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 13.30 Part 2: Writing an Abstract

13.00 – 13.30 Lecture by Line: ‘Writing an abstract’.

13.30 – 14.30 Supervised group-based discussions

14.30 – 16.15 Part 3: Writing an Introduction

14.30 - 15.00 Lecture: ’Writing an introduction’ (Ole and Line) (Still sipping coffee and tea)

15.00 – 15.45 Supervised group-based discussions

15.45 – 16.15 Break

16.15 - 17.00 Q&A with the Lecturers of the Day

17.00 – 19.00 Dinner for participants and lecturers

Day 2, Thursday the 21st of May

Lecturers: Kim Sass Mikkelsen and Matias Thuen Jørgensen

09.00 – 09.15 Intro

09.15 – 10:15 Part 1: When and how to choose the right theory

10.15 – 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 – 11.00 What is theory?

11.00 – 11.15 Exercise: The gist of your argument

11.15 – 11.45 Advice for theorizing

11.45 – 12.00 Exercise: Outline your plot

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 13.25 Theory to data

13.25 – 13.50 Data to theory

13:50 – 14:00 Exercise: What you can’t study

14:00 – 14.25 Argument techniques

14.25 – 14.50 Making and argument

14.50 – 15.00 Exercise: Improve your flow

15:00 – 16:00 Reflexive dialogue

16:00 – 17:00 Q&A with lecturers

Day 3, Friday the 22nd of May

Lecturers: Hanne Marlene Dahl and Eva Sørensen

9.00 – 10.00 Writing a conclusion

10.00 – 10.15 Break

10.15 – 11. 00 Preparing the paper for submission

11.00 -11.15 Break

11.15 - 12.15 Digesting editor and reviewer comments

12.15 – 13.00 Lunch

13.00 – 14.00 Responding to editor og reviewer comments

14.00-14.30 Walk and Talk: Take aways from the course

14.30 – 15.00 Insights, evaluation and goodbyes