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Details for the Course Syllabus for Course FAF030F valid from Autumn 2022

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General
  • English
  • Once every semester
Aim
  • The aim of the course is to provide a general introduction to graduate studies in physics and to facilitate the start of the graduate studies.
Contents
  • Introduction to the physics department (organisation, education, research), introduction to the management of personnel matters (holidays, illness, leave, etc.), introduction to doctoral studies in physics (general syllabus, individual study plan, courses, procedures, etc.), active work on the individual study plan (in particular the learning outcomes), introduction to career planning, international perspectives in the doctoral education, equal treatment, sustainable development in doctoral education, doctoral student perspective, information search, reference management, open access publishing, research portal/LUCRIS, introduction to oral and written communication, introduction to the theory of science and research methodology, introduction to teaching at the department.
Knowledge and Understanding
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • • be able to describe the organisation, research and education of the department of physics
    • be able to describe the overall objectives of the doctoral education in physics
    • be able to find regulations and procedures for the doctoral education in physics
    • have some understanding of theory of science
    • know about opportunities for doctoral students to teach at the department
Competences and Skills
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • • be able to search for information (articles, books, etc.) in databases and library systems
    • be able to create an individual reference list for publications
    • be able to discuss equal treatment in postgraduate education
    • be able to discuss sustainable development in relation to their own research and doctoral education, where relevant
    • be able to discuss the doctoral student perspective in doctoral education
    • be able to manage your own page in the research portal/LUCRIS
    • have a general knowledge of open science and open access
    • be able to handle ORCID ID
    • have some understanding of oral and written, scientific and popular science, presentation and communication
Judgement and Approach
  • For a passing grade the doctoral student must
  • • be able to propose and discuss individual interpretations of the learning outcomes of the doctoral education
    • be able to propose, evaluate, assess and discuss activities to achieve the learning outcomes of the postgraduate education
    • be able to propose and discuss the content of the individual study plan
Types of Instruction
  • Seminars
  • Project
  • Teaching consists of lectures/seminars (22 hours) and project work. Course length 6-7 weeks with approximately one lecture per week à 3 hours. Project work on 1) individual interpretation of learning outcomes, 2) uploading information in LUCRIS, and 3) starting an individual reference list, are compulsory elements.
Examination Formats
  • Written report
  • The assessment is based on active participation in lessons and compulsory components. For a grade of Pass, the student must have a minimum of 75% participation in the lessons, and passed the compulsory components.
  • Failed, pass
Admission Requirements
Assumed Prior Knowledge
Selection Criteria
Literature
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  • No course literature.
Further Information
  • The course is given by the department of physics.
    The courses ??0643F (LTH course code) and NFY015F cannot be credited together.
    The course is a complement to GEM056F Introductory Workshop for Newly Admitted PhD Students at LTH.
Course code
  • FAF030F
Administrative Information
  • 2022-06-17
  • Anders Gustafsson/FUN(2)

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