PhD in Information and Communications Technology
Academic year 2024-25
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Interdisciplinary and specific educational activities
PhD studies foresee a number of cross-cutting and specific activities. In general, the thesis supervisor(s) or tutor shall be responsible for incorporating the assessment or successful completion (pass/fail) of these activities into the doctorand activities document.
Cross-cutting activities:
- Communication Skills in English: Written and Oral Expression (Module I)
- Communication Skills in English: Written and Oral Expression (Module II)
- Ethics and Integrity in Scientific Research
Specific activities:
- State-of-the-Art Review of a Research Topic (I1)
- Technology Transfer Models (I2)
- Research Seminars (I3)
- Preparing and Presenting Scientific Papers (I4)
- Research Stays at Overseas Centres (I5)
Students enrolled before the 2015/16 academic year must accredit 60h from cross-cutting activities (preferably in the first year, for full-time students; in the first and second year, for part-time students), as well as activity l2. These activities are elective for students who enrolled on the 2015-16 or later academic years. Activities I1, I3 and I4 are always mandatory, whereas activity I5 is elective (in line with the doctorand's criteria and availability).
Cross-cutting training programme for PhD students at the University of the Balearic Islands
The cross-cutting training activities proposed will have specific assessment procedures based on objective tests. As a general rule, the activities undertaken, as well as their assessment or successful completion, shall be incorporated into the doctorand activities document.
Cross-cutting Activities
Communication Skills in English: Written and Oral Expression (Module I)
Objective
Attaining advanced knowledge in English (written and oral communication)
Number of hours
30
Requirements
--
Method
Intensive and cross-cutting
Schedule
Semester one in each academic year
Year
First year
Assessment procedure
Activities where students can practise their writing abilities in English to attain C1-level skills
Mobility
Not applicable
Communication Skills in English: Written and Oral Expression (Module II)
Objective
Attaining advanced knowledge in English (written and oral communication)
Number of hours
30
Requirements
--
Method
Intensive and cross-cutting
Schedule
Semester two in each academic year
Year
First year
Assessment procedure
Activities where students can practise their writing abilities in English to attain C1-level skills
Mobility
Not applicable
Ethics and Integrity in Scientific Research
Objective
Understanding the purpose and objectives of scientific research in any area
Number of hours
30
Requirements
--
Method
Intensive and cross-cutting
Schedule
Semester two in each academic year
Year
First year
Assessment procedure
--
Mobility
Not applicable
Specific Activities
State-of-the-Art Review of a Research Topic
Objective
Attaining the ability to aundertake and manage bibliographic searches on a research topic in different public and private bibliographic databases
Number of hours
30
Requirements
--
Method
Specific
Schedule
No fixed timing
Year
First and second year
Assessment procedure
Students shall undertake a review of the state-of-the-art in their research topic by analysing the main studies found in a bibliographic search under the supervision of their thesis supervisor
Mobility
Both full-time and part-time students may undertake this activity at another university or research centre under the supervision of national or international experts
Technology Transfer Models
Objective
Learning ways of implementing the transfer of knowledge and innovation
Number of hours
30
Requirements
--
Method
Specific
Schedule
Semester two in each academic year
Year
In general: 3rd year (full-time students) / 5th year (part-time students)
Assessment procedure
--
Mobility
Not applicable
Research Seminars
Objective
A specific training activity comprising attendance at seminars given by researchers linked to the PhD programme and renowned guest researchers. The sessions will be given in either Spanish, Catalan or English, depending on the guest speaker
Number of hours
10
Requirements
--
Method
Specific
Schedule
No fixed timing
Year
This activity may be undertaken spread across the three years of the PhD programme (for full-time students) or across five (for part-time students)
Assessment procedure
In general, doctorands must attend at least 10 hours of these seminars
Mobility
Students must produce an attendance certificate for each of the attended seminars duly signed by the organiser and stating the title, date and duration of the seminar. Moreover, doctorands shall submit a critical summary of what was explained and the possible impact it may have on their research work to their thesis supervisor
Preparing and Presenting Scientific Papers
Objective
The activity will include writing a scientific article linked to the thesis topic, as well as its public exhibition. The aim is to submit this work as a paper at conferences or in journals with a recognised impact factor
Number of hours
30
Requirements
--
Method
Specific
Schedule
No fixed timing
Year
This activity may be undertaken spread across the three years of the PhD programme (for full-time students) or across five (for part-time students)
Assessment procedure
The student's acquisiton of competencies shall be assessed on the basis of the writing and public presentation of a scientific paper in the context of the training activity. In the event that this paper is published in an international peer-reviewed journal or presented at a conference, the student shall provide supporting documents (certificate of attendance, programme of the event, bibliographic reference of the publication) as proof for the assessment
Mobility
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of the Balearic Islands run specific programmes to fund travel, stays and registration at conferences for both full-time and part-time doctorands, where their work is accepted
Research Stays at Overseas Centres
Objective
To carry out a stay at a research facility outside the Balearic Islands (and outside Spain, where possible). The aim is manifold: the main one is to go deeper into one or more aspects of the research topic of the thesis in collaboration with the hosting group; other aims are to enrich the students overall training in terms of the ethnic and cultural diversity through their interaction with researchers and PhD students from other countries
Number of hours
160
Requirements
--
Method
Specific
Schedule
No fixed timing
Year
In general, this activity shall be undertaken in the later years of the programme by both full-time and part-time students
Assessment procedure
The student must deliver a report summarising the activities and achievements during the stay. This report must have the approval of the lecturer/researcher at the host centre
Mobility
The funding for travel and stay expenses can be obtained from the specific programme run by the UIB Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Resarch and other PhD sources of funding (such as FPU, FPI, JAE-CSIC, the Balearic Islands Government, etc.), as well as from the relevant research group (where possible)