Total possible duration of the course: ca. 3 months (meetings take place between September 16, 2024 and December 13, 2024).   This course, adapted to your level and your goals, aims to give you confidence in your ability to communicate in the language. It is ideal for people who want to improve their English but either: 1. don't have time to attend a regular class or 2. have specific learning requirements which may not be met in a group-based course. This course adapts to suit you. The focus can be on improving writing skills, dealing with grammar or developing your fluency in speaking. After registration, you will be contacted to set up your first appointment at which you will agree on an individual program based on your requirements. Then meetings will take place either face-to-face at an agreed location or online, or a mixture of both. A total of 4 academic hours are available for each participant. If you would like to do this course together with a colleague, please indicate this on your registration. In such an arrangement, participants must be at or near the same language level and have similar learning goals (speaking, presenting or writing). In order for this to work, participants must arrange their own partnerships, as student pairing is not carried out by the language department. Total possible duration of the course: ca. 3 months (meetings take place between September 16, 2024 and December 13, 2024).   Note: This course is designed for participants at any level of the Common European Frame of Reference (CEFR A1 - C2). We recommend that you take our placement test on ILIAS before starting the course but it is not mandatory.   Instructions for taking the placement test and a link can be found here: http://www.spz.kit.edu/223.php   You need an SCC account to take our placement test. If you do not have an SCC account, please contact the English Department of the Language Center (Sprachenzentrum) under englisch∂spz kit edu   This event is open to doctoral researchers and postdocs at KIT who are KHYS members. If you are currently not yet a member of KHYS, you can register here. If you register for a course but are not able to attend, please inform us promptly via e-mail  (preferably 2 weeks prior to the start of the course). This way you are allowing your colleagues the opportunity to participate and you help us to maintain the quality of our Further Education Program. Thank you!

Course dates First selected course: September 16, 2024 - September 29, 2024 Second selected course: September 30, 2024 - October 13, 2024 Third selected course: October 14, 2024 - October 27, 2024   A career in industry is an attractive option for many young scientists after completing their doctorate or postdoc phase. And quite a few actually choose to leave academia with the aspiration of entering responsible positions in the private sector.   However, given that employees in private enterprises often are required to both pursue different goals and work differently compared to employees in research institutions, scientists need to adopt different mindsets and competences for succeeding in a business environment. In addition to specialist professional knowledge, transferrable skills in the areas of management methods, leadership and communication are particularly required.   To give you a head start for a successful career entry in the private sector, this e-learning program provides initial insights into key competences specifically for the business context. A selection of short online courses examines a variety of relevant topics, taking examples from everyday business life as their starting point. Apart from conveying theoretical background information they offer practical advice and provide suggestions for exercises and self-reflexion. Competences acquired by working thouroughly on these e-learnings can also be helpful for similar tasks in other than industrial work contexts, of course.   Pick three! Depending on your personal needs, you can choose up to three courses from the table below (they are offered in English, German or other languages) and compile them into your personal self-learning programme. Get fit for a career in industry!   Management Methods             Leadership Communication Agile Project Management - Basics (60 min) New to the Leadership Role (50 min) Moderating Meetings (50 min) Developing an Agile Mindset (80 min) Female Leadership (80 min) Targeted Networking (100 min) Design Thinking (70 min) Making Good Decisions (70 min) Basics of Negotiations (70 min) Scrum – The Overview (80 min) Giving Feedback (70 min) Storytelling within the Company (80 min) Time Management (70 min) Lateral Leadership (50 min) Arguing and Persuading Using the Five-Sentence Method (100 min) Big Data - Understanding the World of Data NEU! (60 min) Successfully Structuring Team Development (60 min) Virtual Teams – Communication (50 min)   For detailed descriptions of the course contents please follow the links.   Information on registration and course operation In the course of registration, you will be able to indicate a ranking of a maximum of three courses you would like to take. Please choose carefully on the basis of the course descriptions, taking into account that some courses overlap in their content. It might thus be advisable not to choose three topics that are too similar.   This e-learning course is being offered in a self-learning format. You therefore have the option to begin at any time convenient to you and work through it at your own pace. Please note that the indicated course durations refer to the pure processing time of the course contents. Please plan additional time for transfer tasks.   The e-learnings you select will be made available to you sequentially: you will have access to one course at a time and will have two weeks for completing them respectively. (Access to further courses is conditional upon a timely completion of your current course.)   Course dates First selected course: September 16, 2024 - September 29, 2024 Second selected course: September 30, 2024 - October 13, 2024 Third selected course: October 14, 2024 - October 27, 2024   Please note You will receive the login details as well as further information on the course in a separate e-mail on the starting day of the program (September 16, 2024). Please register below. The e-learning will be accessed on an external online training platform.   Eligibility Since this event is organised by the KHYS Postdoc Office, postdocs (who are members of KHYS) will have priority for attending. Doctoral researchers, however, can still register and will be offered a spot if not all places are taken.