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Course Catalog 2013-2014
TRT-90006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 3 cr |
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Miia Martinsuo, Markku Heinisuo
Lessons
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Requirements
1) Lecture diary essays of two compulsory seminars (2 and 3, resp. video materials 5 and 6) and two elective seminars.
2) Approved literature review and research scheme.
See the course instructions about completing these requirements from below under "Course implementations" TRT-90006 2013-01 (> "Materials" > files "Instructions for TRT-90006" and "Suoritusohjeet TRT-90006").
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning Outcomes
This course is an introduction to conducting dissertation research and pursuing doctoral studies. After completing the course, doctoral students will know how to prepare research plans and literature reviews. They will be familiar with the steps towards a research career, the process of critical appraisal and the basic concepts of research philosophy and ethics. They will possess the competence to evaluate the validity and reliability of research findings. In addition, the course will provide doctoral students with the opportunity to develop their scientific communication skills and improve their spoken and written English.
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
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| The course enrolment for this course is continuously open in the POP system. Students can sign- up and start the course anytime. The contact lectures are given on periods 2-3. Depending on the point of applying for the doctoral studies, students can choose if they prefer to attend the lectures, view them online or combine these two options. Beyond the lecture periods, students can only view the recorded lectures from POP. | Lectures |
Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |
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Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 % |