Core Course
PH1040/1 – Doctoral Research Seminar Series
Course Unit Code: PH1040/1
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: Doctoral
Year of Study: First year
Semester: Spring
Number of ECTS Credits: 10
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
First-term courses
- Communication & presentation kills CILO 1
- Research & writing skills CILO 2
- Technology Skills & Electronic Sources CILO 3
- Giving and receiving constructive criticism and feedback CILO 4
- Identifying tractable research questions and accessing data (technique, confidentiality, reliability and record-keeping) for researching them CILO 5
- The writing process; meeting deadlines on presentations, referee reports, and drafts CILO 6
- Presentations & publications CILO 1, 6
Course Objectives
These seminars are designed to give doctoral students an opportunity to share their research in a supportive environment, with their student peers and interested academic colleagues. This seminar series has two objectives: first, to provide regular opportunity for doctoral students to share their research ideas and progress; and second, to create a low-stake forum in which students can give and take feedback on each other’s research. Students will be asked to present, submit early drafts or proposals, and referee or discuss them. The goal is, through practice and advice, to improve students’ presentations and writing, teach how to give constructive criticism, speed research progress, and advise on the academic job market.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the students are expected to be able to:
- Present research idea, methodology, model and results in easily digestible way; overcome anxiety when presenting or discussing/criticizing research
- Write simply, concisely and clearly in academic English accumulate evidence from written and oral sources on which to base their work
- Employ technology skills with more confidence and access a wider set of electronics sources
- Provide constructive discussions and referee reports
- Choose a researchable topic for their thesis
- Prepare & present one or more paper to the workshop and deal with criticisms and questions
Course Content
Course Features
Research papers and research proposal presentations, critique and feedback
The course is assessed on a pass/non-pass basis. To pass the course students need to:
Make a 20 minute presentation of their thesis research topic and research methodology in public and successfully defend their project against the criticisms of an informed audience
Readings
Williams, J. (2011). Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 10th Edition. Boston: Longman.
Glenn, C. et al. (2013). The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 18th Edition. New York: Cengage.
Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, revised by Wayne
C. Booth, Gregory A. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff, 7th edition, Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).
Berry, R. (1986) How to Write a Research Paper, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
The University of Chicago (2010) The Chicago Manual of Style. Available online at: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/.
Day, R.A. (1983) How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, ISI Press, Philadelphia, PA.
Dees, R. (1997) Writing the Modern Research Paper, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, MA
Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G. and Williams, J.M. (1995) The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
Bundy, A. du Boulay, B., Howe, J. and Plotkin, G. (1989) The researcher’s Bible. Available online at: http://www.cs.duke.edu/ chase/cps300/resbible.pdf.
Choi, K. (2002) How to publish in top journals. Available online at: http://www.roie.org/how.htm
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