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Category
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Competences
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Example Activities and courses
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A. Research skills and techniques
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You think critically and you introduce innovative ideas
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ADS-course “scientific reasoning”; course “systematic reviewing”.
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You use relevant research methodologies and instruments for your research objectives, such as ICT, systems for the acquisition and collation of information and statistical analysing techniques
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ADS-courses biostatistics; e-sources; Excel; Word; Matlab. Infosessions databases (bv Westlaw); course or seminar methodology; infosession library; general course research methodology; specialised summer schools; research stays at other institutions; training in research skills.
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You know how to critically analyse and evaluate your own findings and those of others
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Review of manuscripts or articles; evaluation of Bachelar/Master thesis; member of a jury; doctoral seminar (with feedback of colleagues); course Scoring of research.
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B. Adapting to research environment
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You adapt yourself to the research and the broader work environment, e.g. by participating in structures and councils within the research institution
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Member faculty board or other councils and committees; "mentoraat"; specific course or infosession; business management course.
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You participate in project funding and research evaluation systems
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Member redactional board of a scientific magazine; Infosession on project funding.
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You apply deontological research rules and regulations in a perdurable way, e.g. with regards to copyright, privacy, professional secrecy, good research practices, ...
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Course copyright; infosession interface service of the University of Antwerp.
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You understand the process of academic or commercial exploitation of research results
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ADS-course business management; Course authors contracts; active participation in commercial exploitation; general course on economic principles and accounting
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C. Research management
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You use the available time efficiently, set out clear priorities and formulate clear objectives when organising an activity or effectuating a research project.
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ADS-course Project and Time management.
Organisation of a congress or another scientific activity; supervision bachelor/master thesis; writing a project proposal.
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You document research results in a relevant way
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Course Endnote, course Reference Manager, course Word for long texts
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D. Personal effectiveness
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You take initiatives, independently or in group, and you know how to finalise them with succes
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Winning of awards; writing articles.
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Even under pressure and in tense situations, you react in a result oriented way
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Course Stress management
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E. Communication skills
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You communicate findings clearly to a specialised public of experts or peers
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ADS-courses Scientific reasoning, Academic writing, Academic English, Powerpoint and general language courses.
Presentation on doctoral seminar or scientific congress; poster presentation; reporting study day.
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You communicate findings clearly to a non specialised public
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ADS-course Applied communication; teaching in bachelor/master; participating in "Kinderuniversiteit" or "Wetenschapsweek"; publication for a broad public; opinion or interview for different media; webmaster (website for experts or non specialised public); ECHO training of the University of Antwerp.
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F. Networking and teamworking
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You are capable of working together in or outside the own research group and to understand the dynamics of the group
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ADS-course leadership and teamworking. Representative AAP/BAP; member Faculty board; member VABAP. Course Negotiation; active participation in organisation of congresses or symposia
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You demonstrate international mobility
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Research stay abroad; International congresses.
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You succeed in developing and maintaining national and international networks
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Board member of a scientific association; international research stay (congress, presentation, research,..).
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G. Career management
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You identify your own training needs
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Internship in een non academic work environment.
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You identify career goals and, taking them into account, you compose your CV
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Participation in “job days” (presentation, organisation); interactive seminar with doctores from outside academia.
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You convert your research skills into useful skills in a non academic work environment
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Specific courses or infosessions.
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You dispose of a relevant CV or portfolio and you can apply sollicitation techniques
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ADS-course "sollicitatietechnieken"; ADS-workshop ‘Pimp je CV!’.
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