Introduction to PhD studies at the Department of Design Sciences
Introduktion till forskarutbildning i forskarutbildningsämne vid Institutionen för designvetenskaper

IDE020F, 4 högskolepoäng

Gäller från och med: Autumn 2022
Beslutad av: FN3/Per Tunestål
Datum för fastställande: 2014-10-07

Allmänna uppgifter

Avdelning: Department of Design Sciences
Kurstyp: Ren forskarutbildningskurs
Undervisningsspråk: English, Swedish

Syfte

The aim of the course is to enable students to develop an understanding of publishing traditions within their field of study and adjacent fields.

Mål

Kunskap och förståelse

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• demonstrate knowledge of the publishing traditions of his or her field of study
• demonstrate insight into the different publishing traditions of other fields of research studies
• demonstrate understanding of the requirements of PhD thesis design in their field of study and in adjacent fields

Färdighet och förmåga

För godkänd kurs skall doktoranden

• be able to structure a text based on their research results in accordance with the publishing traditions within their field of study
• demonstrate the ability to critically discuss a research study within their field
• be able to design a PhD thesis in accordance with prevailing publishing traditions

Kursinnehåll

The course consists of two modules, the first of which deals with the conventions for publishing research results in the research field and adjacent fields. The publishing traditions of other disciplines are also addressed. The students are to study the required texts and produce a written reflection, followed by a critical discussion between the supervisor and student on the reading and written reflection. In the second module, the students are to critically read two PhD theses and produce a written report of views and reflections on the theses. The assessment is based on the student’s oral report of the written views and reflections.

Kurslitteratur

Gastel, B. & Day, R. A.: How to write and publish a scientific paper, 9:e upplaga. Greenwood, 2022.

Kursens undervisningsformer

Undervisningsformer: Seminarier, litteraturkurs som självstudier

Kursens examination

Examinationsform: Muntlig tentamen
Betygsskala: Underkänd, godkänd
Examinator:

Antagningsuppgifter

Förkunskapskrav: To be admitted to the course, students must be admitted to research studies in the field.

Kurstillfällesinformation

Kontaktinformation och övrigt

Kursansvariga:
Hemsida: https://www.design.lth.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning/forskarutbildningskurser/