1. SylabUZ
2. Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
3. winter term 2018/2019
4. Physics and Astronom - PhD studies
5. Doctoral seminar

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Doctoral seminar - course description

Aim of the course

• To teach students how to prepare the presentation and show the results discussed in Ph.D. dissertations.
• Preparation for writing and editing Ph.D. dissertation.
• Gaining the ability of critical use of scientific articles and other materials.
• Acquiring the skills in using various databases and information systems.
• Broadening of already learned general knowledge, especially in the field of physics, astrophysics, and medical physics especially in topics related to the Ph.D. dissertation.

Prerequisites

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Skills and knowledge gained during completed courses of the studies.

Scope

• Topics of the contemporary research in physics (especially in the fields related to the Ph.D. dissertation).
• Currently used scientific literature databases and resources such as Scopus, Web of Science, arXiv, ADS, MathSciNet, etc.
• Fundamental and practical knowledge concerning copyright regulations.

Teaching methods

• Studies of scientific literature by the student.
• Preparing and demonstration by the student his (her) presentations, primarily related to the topics of the Ph.D. dissertation.
• Discussions concerning the content and form of materials presented by the students.
• Analysis of the possibility of using the results demonstrated by the students in the prepared dissertations.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

• Preparing and demonstration of reports related to the topics of the seminar. The number of such presentations defines the tutor during the first meeting with students.
• Active participations in discussions concerning demonstrated presentations.

Recommended reading

1. Scientific articles recommended by the tutor.
2. Academic monographs devoted to the topics presented during the seminar.
3. Textbooks and articles devoted to the methods and technics applied during research performed by the students.
4. Materials which are available at the webpage arxiv.org.

Further reading

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Notes

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Modified by dr Joanna Kalaga (last modification: 29-08-2018 13:17)