TST-90006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 3 cr
Additional information
Students complete the course at their own pace keeping in mind, however, the deadline set by the Faculty Council for the completion of the course in conjunction with processing the post-graduate study application. The course enrolment is continuously open in the POP system. Students can sign- up and start the course anytime.
Contact lectures are given on the teaching period 2. 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 the POP.
The assignments i.e. the literature review and research scheme should be conducted in close cooperation with the supervisor and possible instructor of the dissertation work.
The course is only intended for degree students
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Pertti Järventausta, Markku Renfors, Elina Orava
Lessons
Implementation 1: TST-90006 2015-02
| Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Requirements
In order to pass the course, the student must carry out three acceptable components within the given deadline: 1) lecture diary essays from two compulsory seminars and from two elective seminars, 2) approved literature review and 3) research scheme. The lecture schedule will be updated later under the section "Course implementations". Previous lectures are available on POP at: POP > DOCTORAL STUDIES > Studies > Orientation to Doctoral Studies. See the detailed course instructions about completing the course requirements from below under "Course implementations", attached documents > "Materials" > files "Instructions for TST-90006" and "Suoritusohjeet TST-90006".
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 scientific philosophy and ethics. This is a general introductory course to all post-graduate students in the Doctoral Programme of Computing and Electrical Engineering.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | steps towards research career | ||
| 2. | research plan and literature review of the research topic | ||
| 3. | basics of scientific philosophy and ethics |
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses
Documents
SuoritusohjeetTST-90006.pdf InstructionsTST-90006.pdf