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Strategic Career Planning in PhD Education via Work-Integrated Learning – Blended Intensive Program (BIP), 5 Higher education credits

Strategisk karriärplanering i forskarutbildning genom arbetsintegrerat lärande - Blandat utbytesprogram (BIP), 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2024-09-09

Established by: The Research and Education Committee

Applies from: V25

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the doctoral/licentiate must be able to independently:

Knowledge and understanding

• identify and compare possible career paths within and beyond academia
• explain how skills and qualifications are evaluated and assessed within and beyond academia
• explain what work-integrated learning (WIL) in PhD education is and how WIL may promote career development

Skills and abilities

• analyze and problematize WIL activities in PhD education
• formulate strategies and identify WIL activities needed to reach career goals
• write and present an individual career development plan

Judgement and approach

• critically review and evaluate different types of WIL activities in PhD education as a resource to promote career development
• reflect on the needs for competence and skills required within and beyond academia.

Entry requirements

Admitted to studies at third-cycle level

The forms of assessment of student performance

The course is examined by a written assignment, peer-review of two other students' assignments, and oral presentation and discussion at a seminar.

Course contents

The course offers an orientation about work-integrated learning (WIL) theories and what WIL are related to PhD education as a basis for a career within and beyond academia. The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and competence needed to identify individual career goals, make strategies, and identify WIL activities that will support reaching these goals. Relevant parts of the course content should be integrated as far as possible into the PhD student's individual PhD education as a strategic path to the future. The course consists of scheduled compulsory meetings, with planned individual activities between meetings. The teaching is conducted in the form of lectures, study visits, group discussions and seminars.

Other regulations

Course grading: Failed or Passed

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

Cycle

Third cycle

Main field of study

Work Integrated Learning