Course Catalog 2013-2014
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Course Catalog 2013-2014

TTI-90006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 3 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies

Person responsible

Risto Ritala, Anna Nykänen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures

 
 12 h/per
+9 h/per

 

 
TTI-90006 2013-01 Friday 12 - 14, RG202
Friday 12 - 15, TB103
            TTI-90006 2014-01  

Requirements

1. Lecture diary essays from two compulsory seminars and from two elective seminars. 2. Literature review 3. Research scheme
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. This course is a general prerequisite to all doctoral students in the Doctoral Programme in Engineering Sciences.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TTI-90006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 3 cr TUT-9006 Orientation to Doctoral Studies, 5 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
TTI-90006 2013-01   Lectures
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
TTI-90006 2014-01   Lectures
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  

Last modified16.06.2014