KAU Doctoral Courses is a database with doctoral courses at Karlstad University.
Teaching and learning takes place during seminars where teacher and student-led discussions are key. The student is given periods of pre-reading and reflection and is expected to present orally and in text during the seminar.
After completing the course, students should be able to:
• Assess the theoretical coherence of published research in teachers’ professional development
• Assemble theoretical arguments from various references in general as well as with special consideration to the own PhD project
• Show profound knowledge of teachers’ professional development and research on teachers’ professional development
• Show a high level in discussions and explanations, and critically evaluate and interpret research in teachers’ professional development
Admission to a doctoral programme. The course is also open to non-doctoral student’s subject to individual approval.
The course is examined through three written assignments (including a popular science text), two oral presentations, as well as active participation during all five seminars.
Each syllabus states target group and eligibility, which should be based on the prerequisites necessary to understand and process the content of the course. Syllabi and scheduled course meetings are posted on the course portal web page for the doctoral level, which is also open to the public.
Doctoral students who wish to take a course should sign up according to instructions on the course portal.
Admitted students must meet the requirements stated in the syllabus. If there are more prospective students than the teaching capacity allows, priority is given to students as follows:
The appointed course convener decides on admission of students to a doctor level course in accordance with the order of priority stated above.
Upon completion of the course, the course convener issues a course certificate with a proposed grade to the students.
I kursplan anges målgrupp och behörighet. Behörighet ska utgå från de förkunskaper som behövs för att tillgodogöra sig kursens innehåll.
Kursplaner och planerade kurstillfällen görs tillgängliga på en webbsida: kurstorg för forskarnivå, som även görs tillgänglig externt.
Forskarstuderande som önskar följa en kurs ska anmäla detta enligt anvisning på kurstorget.
Studerande som ges tillträde ska uppfylla de behörighetskrav som anges i kursplanen. Om fler önskar följa kursen än vad undervisningskapaciteten tillåter görs prioritering enligt nedan.
Den som institutionen utsett som kursansvarig beslutar om vilka som får delta i en kurs på forskarnivå, i enlighet med prioritetsordningen ovan.
Efter genomförd kurs och prov lämnar kursansvarig ett intyg med förslag på betyg till kursdeltagarna.