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NSCPHD1001 Introduction Course for New PhD Students (generic course)
Volume 2013/2014
Education
PhD education.
Content
This course
will give you an introduction to what you can expect as a PhD
student. You will get an overview of the study, the skills and
competences necessary to become a mature and independent researcher
and advice on to how to balance the challenges of your career with
the rest of your life.
The course focuses on:
Career planning – your Personal. Development Plan and Learning Needs.
Oral presentation techniques.
Scientific writing.
Intellectual property rights and patents.
Project planning and management.
Philosophy of science and good scientific practice.
Collaboration with your supervisors.
You will prepare for the course through reading and a writing excercise. You will work on your own Personal Development Plan during and after the course. The Personal Development Plan includes an ethical essay on a research related topic of your own choice. As part of the assignment you will discuss your development plan with your supervisor, so please make an appointment to meet with her/him 1-2 weeks after the course for this purpose.
The course focuses on:
Career planning – your Personal. Development Plan and Learning Needs.
Oral presentation techniques.
Scientific writing.
Intellectual property rights and patents.
Project planning and management.
Philosophy of science and good scientific practice.
Collaboration with your supervisors.
You will prepare for the course through reading and a writing excercise. You will work on your own Personal Development Plan during and after the course. The Personal Development Plan includes an ethical essay on a research related topic of your own choice. As part of the assignment you will discuss your development plan with your supervisor, so please make an appointment to meet with her/him 1-2 weeks after the course for this purpose.
Learning Outcome
The aim of the course is to offer PhD
students tools to manage their project, their research education
and their work/life balance. This includes confidence building in
order to consider oneself as the center of the PhD as well as
technical skills as scientific writing, representation techniques,
knowledge about how to create networks, develop skills to manage
the supervisor relationship and making a Personal Development Plan
to use throughout the PhD education.
This course will also give you the required – and compulsory – skills within good research practise. It is therefore not necessary for you to participate in the mandatory course Responsible Conduct of Research when you have passed this course.
This course will also give you the required – and compulsory – skills within good research practise. It is therefore not necessary for you to participate in the mandatory course Responsible Conduct of Research when you have passed this course.
Literature
Material will be forwarded by email.
Handouts will be distributed during the course.
Formal requirements
Admission to a PhD
program.
Teaching and learning methods
Before the course we will
provide you with material to read and a small individual writing
excercise. During the intensive week we alternate between lectures,
discussions and exercises. After the course you finalise your
Personal Development Plan (PDP), which includes an essay on e
ethical topic of your own choise. The PDP and supervision are
subjects of discussion with your supervisor. You do not need to
discuss the ethical essay with your supervisor. After submitting
the PDP you will get feedback on your work at a feedback
session.
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 10
- Preparation
- 10
- Project work
- 25
- Theory exercises
- 30
- Total
- 75
Sign up
Please fill in
registration form via links below:
May course. Runs from 19 to 23 of May, 2014
June course. Runs from 16 to 20 of June, 2014
Exam
- Credit
- 3 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Continuous assessmentWritten assignmentActive participation and assessment of assignments (personal development plan and ethics assignment).
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
- The Personal Development Plan incl. ethical essay needs to be handed-in 4 weeks after the internship.
- Re-exam
- Personal arrangement.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NSCPHD1001
- Credit
- 3 ECTS
- Level
- Ph.D.
- Duration
- The course last 75 hours of work, of which 5 days are held as internship at a hostel close to Copenhagen.
- Placement
- Block 1, Block 2, Block 3 And Block 4
Dates (6 courses in 2014, internships): 24 – 28 February, 19 – 23 May, 16 – 20 June, 8 – 12 September, 6 – 10 October, 24 – 28 November.
- Schedule
- A full course program will be available 2 weeks prior to each edition of the course. The course begin Monday at 0900 and ends Friday at 1500. There will be lectures until 2200 during the internship.
- Course capacity
- 25 (min. 15).
- Continuing and further education
- Price
- Tuition: Free for PhD students from
UCPH Science. Other UCPH: According to Internal Market. PhD
students from Open Market partners (incl. NOVA): DKK 5.000 plus
VAT. Others: DKK 6.000 plus VAT.
Other costs: The participants need to pay for direct course costs, i.e. teaching materials, transport, accommodation and food provided during the course: DKK 4.200 kr. - Study board
- Natural Sciences PhD Committee
Contracting departments
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- The PhD School of SCIENCE
Course responsibles
- Brian William Wilson Grout (3-72877750807c757e3e7b853e747b)
- Sofie Kobayashi (10-766e7265647c64766b6c436c7167316e7831676e)
Lecturers
Special advisor JBHøj. Academic assistant Skobayashi. Associate professor MGjerris. Consultant CJarløv, Global Denmark. Commercial Officer Nengelhard, TechTrans Other lecturers will be included.
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