450403 SE SE Summer School: Global Change and Sustainability in Physical Geography (2022S)

The summer school is targeted at PhD students of Physical Geography Studies who are at different stages of writing their PhD / dissertation theses. The Summerschool will primarily deal with topics related to cumulative (paper based) theses, but will also include aspects relevant for those doing their thesis in form of a monograph (book) publication.
Interested Master students can also participate in the Summer School which offers 6 ECTS. These credits will be recognized in the new Global Change and Sustainability Master in the Mobility Module or in the old Geography Master as an elective module (Wahlmodul).

The summer school aims at supporting PhD students in various aspects of their publication activities. After taking part in the Summerschool, ...

- the participants have an overview of possible different types of texts and manuscripts that are relevant to them (e.g. empirical article, review article, expose, blog, framing, etc; an emphasis will be given to empirical and review articles, but this depends also on feedback of participants before the Summerschool starts);
- the participants know the formal requirements for a dissertation (cumulative, monograph) in their respective discipline;
- the participants have proceeded with their overall planning of the cumulative or monograph thesis writing project;
- the participants have proceeded with the planning or advancement of a specific, own, current writing project; this will consider the different stages, with several time slots during the Summerschool scheduled for individually work, accompanied by inputs and feedback;
- the participants are familiar with fundamentals of the publishing and review process, including:
• steps in getting a manuscript published (finding an appropriate journal, tailoring an article for a specific journal, …?)
• the review process and structuring a manuscript revision;
• how to critically but constructively review themselves;
- the participants are aware of their own writing practices and have appropriate strategies to improve their writing, including strategies to overcome a writing blockage, and possibly enjoy writing;
- the participants have an understanding of the relationship between scientific work and writing (e.g. how do theory, epistemology, methodology, and method "work" together? What can I publish where, and in what form?)
- the participants know different impact indices (e.g. h-factor,) and can assess them critically.

There will be a mix of input sessions and presentations by the organizers and by external experts; group work sessions where participants with similar stages or strategies of publishing will share experiences, give and get feedback, and receive additional, more specific inputs; and time-slots for individual work where participants can proceed with their specific writing projects.

Summer school language is English.