TRT-90006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 3 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies
Person responsible
Miia Martinsuo, Kalle Kähkönen
Lessons
Implementation 1: TRT-90006 2015-01
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Requirements
1) Four lecture diary essays: two compulsory seminars (philosophy of research and research ethics) and two elective seminars
2) Approved literature review
3) Approved research scheme
Read the instructions for completing the requirements in POP under "Course implementations" (or "Toteutuskerrat").
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.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | steps of the research career | ||
| 2. | research plan and literature review of the research topic | ||
| 3. | basics of scientific philosophy and ethics |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| TRT-90006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 3 cr | TUT-9006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 5 cr |