{"id":914,"date":"2021-09-15T09:43:04","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T07:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/?p=914"},"modified":"2021-09-15T14:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T12:27:38","slug":"longing-for-the-whiteboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/itm-management\/2021\/09\/longing-for-the-whiteboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Longing for the whiteboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

In English further down<\/p>\n

Med l\u00e4ngtan tillbaka till whiteboarden<\/h2>\n

P\u00e5 v\u00e4g tillbaka<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jag tror att vi alla ser fram emot en h\u00f6st d\u00e4r vi f\u00f6rhoppningsvis kommer att kunna \u00e5terg\u00e5 till mer normala arbetsf\u00f6rh\u00e5llanden. F\u00f6r m\u00e5nga av oss har pandemin inneburit nya s\u00e4tt att undervisa och m\u00f6tas, och med det har vi idag l\u00e4ttare att bed\u00f6ma f\u00f6r- och nackdelar med distansarbete. P\u00e5 l\u00e4ngre sikt kommer pandemin s\u00e4kert leda till att vi \u00e4ndrar hur vi disponerar s\u00e5v\u00e4l v\u00e5r arbetstid som de utrymmen vi har p\u00e5 campus f\u00f6r undervisning, m\u00f6ten och experiment.<\/p>\n

Med de nya insikterna hoppas jag att vi alla kommer att hitta l\u00e4mpliga kombinationer av olika arbetsformer f\u00f6r att bli mer effektiva och kreativa, samtidigt som vi har tid f\u00f6r alla andra delar av v\u00e5ra liv. Detta g\u00e4ller inte minst f\u00f6r v\u00e5ra doktorander som tidvis upplever h\u00f6g arbetsbelastning och som under pandemin ofta varit mer ensamma och isolerade \u00e4n vanligt.<\/p>\n

Att \u00e5terf\u00e5 tydligare rutiner i vardagen kan i m\u00e5nga fall vara ett st\u00f6d f\u00f6r att h\u00e5lla uppe motivation och arbetstempo. Men \u00e4nnu viktigare \u00e4r givetvis den sociala biten av arbetet, n\u00e5got m\u00e5nga av oss saknat. Jag ser fram emot att kunna l\u00f6sa enklare fr\u00e5gor om undervisning och forskning snabbt och smidigt p\u00e5 kontoret eller vid gemensamma fikapauser och luncher i st\u00e4llet f\u00f6r att boka ett zoomm\u00f6te. Det ska ocks\u00e5 bli sk\u00f6nt att f\u00e5 dela id\u00e9er framf\u00f6r en fysisk whiteboard och inte bara genom virtuella post-its.<\/p>\n

Under senh\u00f6sten kommer vi f\u00f6rhoppningsvis kunna \u00e5teruppta ITM:s \u00e5rliga doktorandkonferens – IRL. Det finns ett stort behov av att tr\u00e4ffas \u00f6ver organisations- och forskningsdisciplingr\u00e4nser, men givetvis bara om det kan anses s\u00e4kert. Mer information om detta kommer n\u00e4r vi ser hur \u00e5terg\u00e5ngen till vardagen kommer att p\u00e5verka smittspridningen i samh\u00e4llet. Jag h\u00e5ller tummarna f\u00f6r att vi ska kunna ses snart.<\/p>\n

Individuella studieplaner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jag vill \u00e4ven ta upp ett antal aktuella \u00e4mnen som ber\u00f6r v\u00e5r forskarutbildning. Alldeles nyligen fick jag ta del av resultatet fr\u00e5n en internrevision av ISP-systemet (system f\u00f6r individuella studieplaner). D\u00e4r pekar man p\u00e5 en rad saker som kan f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttras. Bland annat \u00e4r det tydligt att m\u00e5nga av oss kan bli b\u00e4ttre p\u00e5 att b\u00e5de ta fram v\u00e5ra doktoranders f\u00f6rsta individuella studieplan och uppdatera dessa regelbundet. Vi skulle med relativt begr\u00e4nsade insatser ocks\u00e5 kunna f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttra den information som finns i studieplanerna.<\/p>\n

Samtidigt har vi blivit p\u00e5tagligt b\u00e4ttre p\u00e5 att anv\u00e4nda ISP-systemet sedan det digitaliserades. Men – det digitala ISP-systemet har fortfarande sina brister vilket \u00e4r en anledning till att det inte alltid anv\u00e4nds p\u00e5 f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntat s\u00e4tt. ISP \u00e4r emellertid viktigt f\u00f6r att g\u00f6ra fokus, f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntningar och ansvar tydliga. Systembristerna \u00e4r inte en giltig urs\u00e4kt f\u00f6r att strunta i det. I st\u00e4llet vill jag uppmuntra b\u00e5de handledare och doktorander l\u00e4mna f\u00f6rslag p\u00e5 hur systemet kan f\u00f6rb\u00e4ttras.<\/p>\n

Internationella g\u00e4ster<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ytterligare ett tecken p\u00e5 att livet \u00e5terg\u00e5r till det normala \u00e4r att vi snart kan se fram emot att ha internationella kollegor p\u00e5 plats som g\u00e4stforskare. Jag vill i sammanhanget passa p\u00e5 att p\u00e5minna om att det \u00e4r dags att utforma platser f\u00f6r CSC-stipendiater. Detta g\u00e4ller b\u00e5de de CSC-doktorander som skrivs in p\u00e5 KTH, d\u00e4r det kr\u00e4vs viss medfinansiering, liksom kinesiska g\u00e4stforskare och g\u00e4stdoktorander som vill tillbringa en kortare tid p\u00e5 KTH och d\u00e4r det inte st\u00e4lls krav p\u00e5 finansiering fr\u00e5n KTH:s sida. S\u00e5 snart pandemin klingat av hoppas jag att vi alla kan dra nytta av nya och mer flexibla arbetsformer. Ser fram emot ett \u00f6kat samarbete med internationella kollegor, b\u00e5de i form av fler inkommande forskare och att vi sj\u00e4lva \u00e5terigen kan bes\u00f6ka utl\u00e4ndska l\u00e4ros\u00e4ten.<\/p>\n

\/ Mats Magnusson, Forskarutbildningsansvarig p\u00e5 ITM-skolan<\/p>\n

Longing for the whiteboard<\/h2>\n

Returning to a more normal life<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I think we\u2019re all looking forward to an autumn where we hopefully can go back to more normal working conditions. For many of us, the pandemic has meant new ways of teaching and meeting. \u00a0Today it\u2019s easier to assess the pros and cons of teleworking. In the longer term, the pandemic most certainly leads us to change how we dispose of our working hours and the spaces available on campus for teaching, meetings, and experiments.<\/p>\n

With the new insights, I hope we\u2019ll find suitable combinations and ways to work to become more efficient and creative, at the same time as we have time for other parts of our lives. This applies not least to our doctoral students who occasionally experience a high workload and who during the pandemic often have been more lonely and isolated than usual.<\/p>\n

Regaining routines in everyday life can in many cases support motivation and work pace. But even more important is of course, the social part of the work, something many of us have missed. I look forward to solving simple questions about teaching and research quickly and easily in the office or during joint coffee breaks and lunches instead of having to book a zoom meeting. It will also be nice to share ideas in front of a physical whiteboard instead of using virtual post-its.<\/p>\n

Individual study plans<\/h3>\n

In addition, I would like to address a number of current topics that concern our doctoral education. Recently, I saw the results of an internal audit of the ISP system (system for individual study plans). It points to a number of things that can be improved. Among other things, it is clear that we can improve both by developing our doctoral students’ first individual study plan and updating them regularly. With relatively limited efforts, we could also improve the information in the study plans.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, we have become significantly better at using the ISP system since it was digitized. But – the digital ISP system still has its shortcomings, which is one reason why it is not always used as expected. However, ISPs are important for making focus, expectations and responsibilities clear. System deficiencies are not a valid excuse to ignore them. Instead, I want to encourage both supervisors and doctoral students to make suggestions on how the system can be improved.<\/p>\n

International guests<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Another sign that life is returning to normal is the fact we can look forward to having international colleagues on-site again as guest researchers. In this context, I would like to remind you that it is time to design positions for CSC fellows. This applies to the CSC doctoral students who enrol at KTH, where some co-financing is required, and to Chinese guest researchers and guest doctoral students who want to spend a shorter time at KTH and where there is no requirement for funding from KTH. As soon as the global spread of covid-19 subsides, I hope that we can benefit from new and more flexible work forms in terms of increased collaboration with international colleagues, more incoming researchers, and more frequent stays at foreign universities.<\/p>\n

\/ Mats Magnusson, Director of Third-Cycle Education at the ITM School<\/p>\n

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