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Skills and Knowledge Development [May 28, 2013, 9:42 a.m.]



When completing an OnPhD you will also be required to develop other skills and knowledge that may not be in direct relation to your domain of knowledge. Yet, they will be required for the completion of your research project and PhD. These additional skills and knowledge should be identified and credit awarded for thier completion. A few of these could be;

  • Project Management
  • Programming (Software Carpentry)
  • Writing continuously, contribute articles to onlone and open publications
  • Speaking and conference participation
  • Assisting in anothers related research
  • Other(s) identified by you


Dedicate a wiki page or a series of blog posts dedicated to your skills and knowledge development approach. Identify any additional online courses you may take to complete this task.

Provide a link to this in this tasks discussion thread.