12242 - Status Seminar ERM: Progress Reports PhD Thesis Modulübersicht

Module Number: 12242
Module Title:Status Seminar ERM: Progress Reports PhD Thesis
  Status Seminar ERM: Aktueller Stand und Fortschritte des Dissertationsprojekts
Department: Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Ph. D. Rütting, Louise
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:3 semesters
Frequency of Offer: Every semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:

The class aims at giving an overview of the state of the PhD theses of participants. Aims, objectives, methods, work plan, and results of the thesis will be presented and critically discussed with fellow students in the presence of the supervisor. By the end of the seminar, doctoral candidates should be able to present their research to an interdisciplinary audience. There should also be able to christally examine and question theire methods and results. They should also engage with research topics outside their own field.

Contents:

The content is changing each semester, It is defined by the contributions of the PhD students who are due to present. The sequence of presentations is organized by the PhD administration in accordance with students and supervisor.

Doctoral students learn the fundamentals of scientific communication by putting them into practise, for example by creating, structuring and presenting posters and lectures. They also learn to think critically about their research, for instance by engaging in critical self-reflexion and considering alternative perspectives. The content is changing each semester and is defined by the contributions of the PhD students who are due to present. The order of presentations is organised by the PhD administration in accordance with students and supervisors.

Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Seminar / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 90 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:None
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:

First presentation 10 min. of a poster (20%)
Second presentation ca. 30 min. with talk and discussion of the results (40%)
Third presentation towards the end of the research work 20 min. and with talk and discussion of the results (40%)

Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Structural Doctoral Programme / Environmental and Resource Management / PO 2017
Remarks:None
Module Components:Every summer and winter semester:
  • Seminar Postgraduate Research Seminar (2SWS)
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
Phase-out Module: Follow-up Module since: 04.07.2017