Framework programme of doctoral studies at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics at Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT) – including a supplement for the “InterPhD2” (POWER) programme
- The doctoral education programme consists of:
- doctoral study programme outlined in this document,
- independent research, which is conducted within a scientific group of a supervisor who is also responsible for the organization of this research including the provision of funding to cover research expenses.
- The doctoral programme prepares students to pursue the profession of an academic teacher or a researcher and leads to the achievement of learning outcomes, understood as the qualifications at level 8 of the Polish Qualifications Framework specified in the Act of 22 December 2015 on the Integrated Qualification System (Journal of Laws of 2016, items 64 and 1010 and 2017 item 60).
- In particular the doctoral educational programme prepares a PhD student to
- conducting independent research;
- participation in research and cooperation within research teams, on local, national and international scale;
- preparation and publishing of a scientific publication in a form of a book or in a form at least one scientific paper in a recognized peer-reviewed scientific journal or in a form peer-reviewed report at an international scientific conference;
- teaching at university level;
- passing doctoral examinations and submitting a doctoral dissertation written under the supervision of a thesis supervisor or a thesis supervisor and a co-supervisor / a second supervisor / an auxiliary supervisor;
- participating in the life of the scientific community in the country and abroad.
- The framework programme is divided into modules that correspond to the learning outcomes defined in the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 10 February 2017 regarding doctoral education in higher education and research entities.
- Within each module there is a minimum and a maximum number of ECTS points that a student is expected to gain.
- Within selected modules there are obligatory components.
- To complete the study programme a student has to get from 32 to 45 ECTS credits (from 38 ECTS credits in the InterPhD2 programme) , successfully complete the obligatory components and get a minimum number credits within each module or activity.
- Upon a written application, supported and commented on by students’ advisor, the head of the PhD programme may accept deviations from the framework programme.
| Module | ECTS - credits | Hours | Description indicating obligatory components | ||
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| I) Basic courses related to the field of science/technology | 4 | 8 |
60-120 | Compulsory courses may be different for each field of science – each course is 2 to 3 ECTS credits for 15 hours of classes.
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| II) Focused courses or workshops or research internships corresponding to the research area | 8 | 11 | - Elective courses or activities related to student’s thesis (from 2 to 3 ECTS for 15 hours)
(guided self-study courses are permitted if they are equivalent to at least 30 hours – for the maximum of 4 ECTS credits)
- Research internships (lasting more than 2 weeks) in an external research institution or a research laboratory (the number of ECTS credits to be assigned by the head of the PhD programme -the maximum of 5 ECTS for an internship lasting for at least one semester),
- trainings, workshops and summer schools (a summer school should comprise at least 15 hours of lectures - the number of ECTS credits to be assigned by the , the head of the PhD programme -the maximum for a summers school is 2ECTS credits)
The maximum number of ECTS credits for internships, training workshops and summer schools is 5 ECTS credits) | ||
| III) Courses aimed at the development of teaching/professional or transferable skills
| 10 | 10 | 30-60 | - activities and classes developing transferable (soft) skills - classes developing teaching skills covering methodology and teaching delivery methods including new media - (this component is compulsory, minimum 15h, and 5 ECTS) - classes related to IPR - classes related to a chosen auxiliary field of science
(The head of the doctoral studies may decide on certain classes to be obligatory). Classes should be selected primarily from the list of common courses for this module published each year by the Department of Scientific Affairs) It is also possible to suggest an alternate class/activity – these are to be approved by a student’s advisor and the head of the doctoral studies)
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| IV) Activities developing skills needed for presenting the research results and participation international research | 10 | 16 | NA | Research seminars in English - min. 4 ECTS, max. 6 ECTS
Research papers[*] - min. 5 and max. 10 ECTS credits (with a minimum 1 and maximum 4 ECTS for conference papers)
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| Teaching | No ECTS |
| Teaching [‡] Year I: 30 hours per year assisting in teaching Years II-IV - min. 60 hours, max. 90 hours teaching (laboratories/recitations/practicals)
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| Total | 32 | 45 |
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Supplementary MSc level courses
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no ECTS credits | 90 or 180 h. | Supplementary MSc level courses: obligatory for students who obtained their MSc degree in the field of science that is different than the one that they chose for PhD (90h. for the graduates of Faculty of ETI and 180h for the graduated of other faculties. | ||
[*]Excluding conference abstracts. If a publication is co-authored by several PhD students, the number of ECTS credits is divided by the number of PhD students.
[†] ECTS credits are awarded by evaluating the floor function of the accumulated points for publications with a maximum of 10 ECTS credits. Unless a student applies earlier, the ETCS credits are awarded at the end of semester 8.
[‡] Applies only to students who are not employed as teaching assistants at GUT. (Students who are also employed teaching assistants at GUT are not required to take part in the additional teaching activities specified by in the framework programme.
