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Fundamentals of the PhD education at SCIENCE - module 3 - K11
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5045-27-00-00
	Enrollment deadline: 01/03/2027

Date and time	01.03.2027, at: 00:00 - 05.03.2027, at: 00:00
Regular seats	50
ECTS credits	2.50

Contact person	Fundamentals secretary group E-mail address: phdfundamentals@science.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	Fundamentals secretary group E-mail address: phdfundamentals@science.ku.dk

Enrolment guidelines 1: The module is mandatory for all PhD students at the Faculty of SCIENCE enrolled after 1 January 2024. 2: PhD students enrolled before 1 January 2024 and External PhD students do not participate in Fundamentals. 3: Fundamentals modules 1 and 2 must be passed before you can take module 3. Module 3 lies 1 ýear into the PhD programme. If you are enrolled between 1 January 2024 and February 2025 and need to sign up for one or more Fundamentals modules, please contact the PhD course administration - phdfundamentals@science.ku.dk If you are enrolled after 1 March 2025, you will automatically be signed up for all 4 Fundamentals modules. Content The purpose of the IUP module is to prepare PhD students to provide university-level instruction in a variety of teaching assistant/teaching situations, e.g., laboratories, exercise sessions, supervision of student projects, feedback on assignments, assisting in lectures, etc. Therefore, all students will receive instruction rooted in research-based pedagogical tools and theories in how to design appropriate learning outcomes and activities, prepare lessons, and give feedback while using inductive and dialogic teaching techniques. Also, students will be equipped with tools on how to reflect on own teaching practices. The overall aim of module 3 of the career management element of the module is that PhD students start identifying the skills they are developing and how they match the different career options they are considering. The career management element of this module will cover the following topics: • Identifying skills, strengths, and potentials • Skills for a career in academia • Tools for exploring career opportunities incl. informational interviewing. • Skills gap analysis and upskilling strategy Learning objectives The learning outcomes for the three elements are given below. Each outcome is marked K for Knowledge, S for Skills, or C for Competences. IUP element: • Deliver teaching and explain those instructional choices based on constructivist theory and practical experiences (K). • Design teaching using active learning principles based on constructivist theory (S) • Create intended learning outcomes and align teaching to them (S). • Use inductive learning techniques to facilitate student learning (S). • Use dialogic techniques to facilitate student learning (S). • Evaluate teaching and give formative feedback to facilitate student learning (C). • Reflect on designing and delivering teaching to improve (C). Career Management element: • Differentiate different types of skills and their transferability (K). • Identify different ways to learn about their own personality traits and preferences (K). • Identify and articulate the skills they are developing during their PhD (S). • Discern and outline the abilities necessary for a continued career in academia (S). • Conduct an informational interview for professional development (S). • Systematically explore relevant career options using selected tools (C) • Perform a skills gap analysis and articulate an up-skilling strategy (C). Teaching and Learning Methods All IUP instruction is done with active learning methodologies, demonstrating the same tools that students are expected to learn and deploy in their own classrooms. That is, there will be relatively short explanations accompanied by sample lessons and group work to solve problems and then receive validation by the instructors. All students will prepare and present their own lesson and give feedback on their classmate’s lessons as well. The career management elements of the module includes individual study of eLearning materials as well as reflective and practical assignments, partly based on field work. Type of assessment Students must be in attendance the entire week and they must each present a lesson of their choosing and provide feedback on the lessons of their classmates. To pass the career management component of the module, you must submit a written assignment by the stated deadline (approx. 3 weeks after the course). You are also required to give peer feedback on other PhD students’ assignments within one week after the submission deadline. Language English Course days The IUP element will be taught during five consecutive days on-campus course starting on Monday morning and ending on Friday afternoon during the week it is offered. Career management module: On the last day of the on-campus module week, participants will receive a link to a career management eLearning module. The online learning and assignments must be completed and submitted within four weeks. Remarks The PhD School at the Faculty of SCIENCE is committed to building a learning environment that welcomes, includes, and empowers all its PhD students. By building a Faculty-wide peer community of PhD-students with the Fundamentals course, we secure that all PhD candidates are given adequate instruction in a range of essential competences that lie outside the core scientific research skills offered through supervision, tool-box and specialized PhD courses. Moreover, we build bridges between different research programmes at the Faculty of SCIENCE and offer diverse, multidisciplinary fora of exchange strengthening the PhD candidates’ scientific and social networks and laying the foundation for a strong alumni culture. Cancellation policy • Cancellations made up to two weeks before the course starts are free of charge. • Cancellations made less than two weeks before the course starts will be charged a fee of DKK 3.000 • Participants with less than 80% attendance cannot pass the course and will be charged a fee of DKK 5.000 • No-show will result in a fee of DKK 5.000 • Participants who fail to hand in any mandatory exams or assignments cannot pass the course and will be charged a fee of DKK 5.000

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