PROGRAMME

The Programme of Doctoral Seminars in English UEP offers:

  • seminars (160 hours)

  • lectures (22 hours),

  • workshops (48 hours),

  • summers schools (60 hours).

 

Schedule of the first edition of the DSE 2011-2014 

 

seminars

a class at a university when a small group of students and a supervisor meet to discuss or study a particular topic, provide presentations and exchange ideas. The Doctoral Seminars in English programme is designed to provide students with an opportunity for direct, close and interactive cooperation with their supervisors and seminars will make up more than half of all classes (55%). Although cooperation between supervisor and student is very much a joint decision, it is planned that half the hours will be in the form of ONLINE SEMINARS with the rest as face-to-face meetings. This formula is proposed to meet the needs of non-Polish students who are not able to visit Poland very often, as well as those who are very busy with their work, family or communities.
 

lectures 

  • Knowledge Management

  • Human Resource Management

  • Corporate Finance

  • Economic – Transformation In Central And Eastern Europe

  • Globalisation and Regionalisation 

  • Strategic Impact of e-Government On Economy And Society

  • Banking Systems And Safety Net Arrangement 

  • Service Management – An Interdisciplinary Approach
     

workshops 

workshop I,  theme one - Topic for PhD thesis; theme two - Foundations and methodology of scientific research.

The workshop is devoted to providing theoretical and practical knowledge in the methodology of scientific research as well as providing advice on choosing a PhD thesis topic. The workshop focuses on: characteristics of the ‘scientific approach’,key characteristics of a PhD, the role of the thesis and doctoral regulations, criteria for choosing a topic, identifying a research problem, designing a study and the key concepts: originality in thinking, contribution to knowledge, appropriate methods, systematic enquiry.
 
workshop II Research methodology– qualitative and quantitative research methods.  

The workshop provides an overview of research methods and the course content includes: types of qualitative and quantitative research, the main methods of data collection and analysis, the limitations of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Workshop III. Academic writing - the PhD thesis and journal articles.

The workshop provides advice and information on how to write a thesis, on the specific form of academic writing in English and on the examination process. Course content includes: literature search, library and IT skills, academic writing, research ethics, presentation skills, assessing research, the external examiner's perspective and responsibilities; organisation, planning and time management while writing, the thesis reviewer, understanding the role of the supervisor and advisors and preparing for the defence.
 

summer schools

I. The thesis topic and the methodology of scientific research.
II. Applied research methods related to the fields of interest of the majority of PhD students.
III. Presentation of the PhD thesis.