Supervising Students - Dealing with Roles and Relationships (25H05018)

Description

Learn about different techniques how to be an effective supervisor in the university setting. We'll cover different approaches to supervision, treating it as a relationship, project, or process. We will discuss how cultural backgrounds impact supervision complexity and reflect on practices to make your role clearer and easier for both you and the students.

Requirements for the issuance of a certificate of completion:
- Minimum attendance time at the class: 80%
- Successfully completed proof of performance: elaboration and timely submission of a short description of one’s own role as a supervisor; analysis of a supervision session (video vignette) and differentiated feed-back

Cancellation:
Free cancellation possible until 31.10.2025, after which the participation fees will be charged.

Course Information

Date
  • Friday, November 14, 2025,
    9:15 AM till 4:30 PM
    Class on-site, before that 31.10. - 14.11.2025: self-study with preparation task (1h), after that 14.11. - 28.11.2025: self-study with proof of performance (1h)
    • Registration Opens
    June 13, 2025, 8:00 AM
    Registration Deadline
    November 2, 2025
    Course Fees
    University Members: CHF 85.00

    (Please check the possibility of a course fee refund directly with the department)

    Trainer
    Dr. Markus Weil
    Credits
    Certificates in Higher Education Practice: Module 'Assessment and Feedback' (8.5h)
    Organized by

    Educational Development
    Petersgraben 35
    Postfach
    CH-4001 Basel
    vera.roth@unibas.ch, Tel. +41 (0)61 207 08 97

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    Aims

    • The participants can analyse supervision from three perspectives: relationship, project, and process.
    • The participants can develop practical skills in task formulation, role definition, and effective guiding.
    • The participants can develop strategies for managing relationships, addressing conflicts, and refining their supervisory roles.

    Content

    In this short course we will approach the supervision process from three different perspectives. The main focus is on the relationship context.

    (1) Project context
    - Project characteristics and outlines
    - Formulating tasks within the (research) project (with a peer feed-back exercise)
    - Roles and functions within the project

    (2) Process context
    - Key features of effective guiding/supervising processes
    - Providing feedback (with a role play exercise)

    (3) Relationship context
    - Framework for role conflicts, role overlaps, role diversity (with a exercise on supervisors’ responsibilities)
    - Defining one's role
    - Problem-solving strategies

    Target Group

    Members of the University of Basel (including PhD students and lecturers that habilitate at the University of Basel) with at least Master Degree who are involved in undergraduate teaching of the University of Basel

    Requirements

    None

    Workload

    Classes on-site: 6.5 hours
    Proof of performance: 2 hours
    (For detailed schedule see 'Besonderheiten'

    Feature

    31.10.2025: access ADAM course environment
    31.10. - 14.11.2025: self-study with preparation task (1h)
    14.11.2025 (09:15-16:30): class on-site
    28.11.2025: submission proof of performance (1h)

    The course cen be credited towards the Certificates in Higher Education Practice 'Basiscs of Learning and Teaching', 'Supporting Learning', 'Learning, Teaching, and Assessing'.

    Information on the Higher Education Certificates

    Location

    Universität Basel, Kollegienhaus Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel

    Mehrzweckraum 035

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