FI:DUVOD Introduction to PhD study - Course Information
DUVOD Introduction to PhD study
Faculty of InformaticsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Katarína Furmanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Kristýna Pekárková (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Ján Jančár (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Kvapil (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Petr Novotný, Ph.D.
Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Faculty of Informatics - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The goal is to provide the course participants with an overview of the PhD study at Faculty of Informatics at Masaryk University. Upon completing the course, the participants will have a clear view on the structure of PhD study, its formal and professional requirements, and of its role within the context of both academic and industry careers. They will also have understanding of basic principles of research work and of skills needed for a successful completion of a PhD study. Another goal of the course is to create space in which 1st-year PhD students at FI MU can network with each other, irrespective of their research backgrounds.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completing the course, the participants will have a clear view on the structure of PhD study, its formal and professional requirements, and of its role within the context of both academic and industry careers. They will also have understanding of basic principles of research work and of skills needed for a successful completion of a PhD study.
- Syllabus
- Introduction of the course participants.
- Why have I decided to pursue a PhD degree?
- Strategies of an efficient research work (research, writing, handling literature, teamwork,...)
- Formal requirements of a PhD study at FI MU. Publication process, quality of publication venues.
- Short presentations of the participants' research topics.
- Psychological aspects of a PhD study. (Motivation, self-care, uncertainties about the PhD process...)
- Career prospects, milestones of an academic career.
- Discussion panel: academic vs. industry careers.
- Final wrap-up and discussion.
- Teaching methods
- Discussion groups, individual work, lectures.
- Assessment methods
- Active participation
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught each semester.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: kombinace přednášek a práce v seminárních skupinách v rozsahu cca 2 hodiny týdně. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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