Seminar of Doctoral Students I: Methodology and Methods of Writing the Doctoral Thesis (VPUPK_336)
About Study Course
Objective
Discuss and evaluate the methodologies and methods used for writing the doctoral thesis in the group under the guidance of the teaching staff; plan knowledge dissemination events, presentations and publications.
Prerequisites
Research experience from writing the Master’s thesis.
Learning outcomes
1.The doctoral student uses appropriate terminology of scientific psychology, when describing methodology of their work; describes the types of scientific activities and steps for their implementation in accordance with the stage of the development of the thesis.
1.The doctoral student defines the methodological principles of their doctoral thesis; chooses and analyses literature related to their thesis in accordance with the scientific criteria; prepares a presentation on the subject matter of their thesis, including theoretical and methodological aspects; discusses strengths and weaknesses of their own and other doctoral students’ research methodology, based on various criteria: scientific novelty, topicality, formulation of the problem and goal/precision/coherence, theoretical basis; prepares the bibliography of their thesis.
1.The doctoral student defines the research project academically correctly, presents it, participates and maintains a scientific discussion in psychology; chooses the appropriate activities for knowledge dissemination and scientific events.
