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68791-01 - Doctoral course: Doctoral Research in Urban Studies (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Kenny R. Cupers (kenny.cupers@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Maren Larsen (maren.larsen@unibas.ch) |
| Content | This course equips PhD students in urban studies with a road map of the doctoral research journey, and offers a space to exchange experiences and discuss shared challenges across this trajectory. Through a combination of seminar discussions, individual assignments, writing sessions, and workshopping of pre-circulated writings, students will develop a greater awareness of their dissertation research and writing process, their disciplinary positioning and transdisciplinary engagements, and the theoretical, methodological, epistemological, ethical and political dimensions of their ongoing work more generally. The workshop also offers hand-on skill-building in research design, peer review, data analysis, and interpretation, and academic writing. Friday 15 Sept: The Doctoral Research Journey This day-long sequence of sessions is organized to provide an overview of the doctoral journey, and to give you an opportunity to discuss shared challenges as well as learn about concrete tools at each stage. Saturday 16 Sept: Writing and Working Together What is an argument and how to construct one? How to situate and make space for your argument? How to write compelling and coherent narratives? How to consider structure and style while making sense of one’s research findings? In this practical session, we will aim to find concrete ways forward for these general writing challenges. We’ll have two sessions with a break in between; one focused on interpretive writing and one focused on abstract writing. In the final afternoon session, we will workshop pre-circulated draft chapters, conference presentations, articles, or other writing. |
| Learning objectives | students will develop a greater awareness of their dissertation research and writing process, their disciplinary positioning and transdisciplinary engagements, and the theoretical, methodological, epistemological, ethical and political dimensions of their ongoing work more generally. The workshop also offers hand-on skill-building in research design, peer review, data analysis, and interpretation, and academic writing. |
| Comments | PhD writing retreat - 15-16.09.2023 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | 15.09. -16.09.2023 |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Doktorat Urban Studies: Empfehlungen (PhD subject: Urban Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Urban Studies |