DissGo is an online tool that facilitates administrative work during the PhD. All required information can be edited. The "Milestones" give an overview of the most important tasks which need to be completed during the PhD, such as PhD committee meetings and mandatory courses. Every Milestone has a deadline, and need to be completed before that deadline. If a Milestone appears as "overdue", the Program Coordinator will be informed about outstanding duties.
Access
Everyone who is entitled (PhD, supervisor, program coordinator, thesis committee members) has access to your Milestones and the corresponding information. This allows to document the progress and to collaborate efficiently.
Using DissGo
Once the Program Coordinator has created the account, the login details will be sent to the PhD. Afterwards follow these steps:
- Check if your personal data is complete and make adjustments if necessary.
- Make sure the profile is complete and includes the following tabs: Profile, Institutional Roles, Dissertation, Milestones
- Dissertation: If the "Dissertation" tab does not yet appear on the profile, please click the "Add dissertation" link and enter the details of the dissertation project.
- Add the members of the PhD committee. If a member does not appear in the list, send the contact details to the Program Coordinator.
- Milestones: Update the Milestones and submit them for approval:
- For mandatory lectures & methods seminars upload the transcript of records
- For committee meetings upload the signed doctoral agreements and the research plan/progress report
- For the curriculum upload the transcript of records confirming completion of all activities offered by UZH or ETH. Upload a confirmation of attendance for each acitivity that is not bookable via UZH or ETH. Get approval of the thesis committe for confirming attendance to activities that do not provide any documentation. The curriculum needs to be submitted by the end of your PhD.
