Third-cycle courses

The purpose of this course is to provide the doctoral students with the opportunity to advance their knowledge about the philosophical foundations of research ethics, as well as specific research ethical queries regarding participant-based research, humans and technology, and coproduction.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Ulrika Jepson Wigg

Lectures + examination date:

• 19 September, 09:15-15:00
• 8 October, 09.15-15:00
• 5 November, 09:15-15:00
• 26 November, 09:15-15.00

Examination date: 17 December: 09:15-15:00

All lectures are on campus in Eskilstuna. No online participation.

Enrolment:  Register here External link.

Course literature: will be available on Canvas after registration

Number of participants: 25 (check syllabus for selection criteria)

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK019

Course syllabus Pdf, 252.3 kB.

Course information in Swedish

Research communication consists of three modules given as individual courses. These courses highlight different areas of research communication in an ever-changing world. The courses have been designed to benefit doctoral students from different research areas and disciplines.

The first course, Contributing to and influencing society as a researcher 2,5 credits, has a more theoretical orientation and is recommended to proceed the other two. The first course addresses situations and consequences where research becomes political, collaboration between academia and society, the role and duty of researchers in society, and media’s role in relation to research.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: Jonas Stier

Study period: 2024-11-18 – 2024-11-27

Study pace: 100 %

Enrolment: Deadline 30 September 2024. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FHVV021

Course syllabus: Course syllabus Pdf, 185.1 kB.

Research communication consists of three modules given as individual courses. These courses highlight different areas of research communication in an ever-changing world. The courses have been designed to benefit doctoral students from different research areas and disciplines.

Based on the doctoral student's thesis work and own research, the course content and teaching of the second course, Communicating research 2,5 credits, aims to provide in-depth insights into popular science and multimedia research communication as well as to potential collaboration partners both within and outside academia and the challenges associated with this.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: Jonas Stier

Study period: 2024-11-28 – 2024-12-09

Study pace: 100 %

Enrolment: Deadline 14 November 2024. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FHVV022

Course syllabus: Course syllabus Pdf, 175.8 kB, opens in new window.

Research communication consists of three modules given as individual courses. These courses highlight different areas of research communication in an ever-changing world. The courses have been designed to benefit doctoral students from different research areas and disciplines.

The third course, Genres and target groups 2,5 credits, trains research communication skills, including research-related debate contributions and conference presentations in various fields and subject traditions. The course also includes the completion of debate posts, posts on social media, policy input or educational texts.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: Jonas Stier

Study period: 2024-12-10 – 2024-12-20

Study pace: 100 %

Enrolment: Deadline 26 November 2024. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FHVV023

Course syllabus: Course syllabus Pdf, 175.7 kB.

The course aims to introduce advanced search strategies and practices, the use of reference management software, and to bibliometrics and other tools that can be used to gain an overview of a research discipline or field.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Karin Molander Danielsson

For enquiries, contact biblioteket.forskarservice@mdu.se

Lectures + examination date:

• 24-09-04 10:15-12:00 Online
• 24-09-11 10:15-13:00 Västerås
• 24-09-18, 10:15-13:00 Eskilstuna
• 24-09-25 10:15-13:00 Västerås
• 24-10-02 10:15-12:00 Online
• Due 24-10-23 Written assignment

Enrolment: Register here External link.

Course literature: Available on Canvas one week before the course starts

Number of participants: 20 (check syllabus for selection criteria)

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK020

Course information in Swedish

Course syllabus Pdf, 335.4 kB.

This course expands on insights from the course The academic article: Genre and form 2.5 credits, and develops skills needed to present and discuss research and research findings authoritatively in English.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Karin Molander Danielsson

Lectures + examination date:

• 24-11-04 Västerås
• 24-11-11 Västerås
• 24-11-18 Västerås
• 24-11-25 Writing due in Canvas
• 24-12-02 Västerås
• 24-12-16 Written assignment

Enrolment: Registration here External link.

Course literature: Swales, J.M. and Feak, C.B. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills. 3rd edition. University of Michigan Press.

Selected articles and other materials in Canvas.

Number of participants: 15 (Check syllabus for selection criteria).

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK022

Course information in Swedish

Course syllabus Pdf, 220.3 kB.

The purpose of the course is for the doctoral student to develop in-depth knowledge of qualitative methodologies and methods relevant to their own third-cycle subject.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: Lisa Salmonsson

Number of participants: To be announced later

Study period: 2024-10-10 – 2024-11-13

Place of study: Distance learning

Study pace: 50%

Language of instruction: English

Enrolment: Deadline 16 September 2024. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV028

Course syllabus Pdf, 225 kB.

The aim of the course is to increase the participants’ knowledge and understanding of the premises for doing research and being a doctoral student, with consideration for the different third-cycle subjects at Mälardalen university (MDU). The course provides guidance and support to start third-cycle studies at MDU and facilitates the understanding of interdisciplinary perspectives.

This is the first module of three independent modules in this course. This module focuses on University organization, rules and regulations at MDU, supervisor-doctoral student relationship, supervision process, and the ISP.

Host School: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Course coordinator: Robbert Jongeling

Study period: 2025-02-07 and 2025-02-21

Location: Campus Västerås. Physical presence required.

Enrolment: Please contact: robbert.jongeling@mdu.se

Number of participants eligible for admission: 25

Language of instruction: English

Literature: No literature, homework assignments will be published on the Teams group for the course

Course code: FOID003

Course syllabus Pdf, 507.8 kB.

The aim of the course is to increase the participants’ knowledge and understanding of the premises for doing research and being a doctoral student, with consideration for the different third-cycle subjects at Mälardalen university (MDU). The course provides guidance and support to start third-cycle studies at MDU and facilitates the understanding of interdisciplinary perspectives.

This is the second module of three independent modules in this course. This module focuses on Research fields, research methods, planning of research, oral presentation of doctoral projects, and introduction to academic writing, research communications, and networking.

Host School: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Course coordinator: Robbert Jongeling

Study period: 2025-03-07 and 2025-03-21

Enrolment: Please contact: robbert.jongeling@mdu.se

Number of participants eligible for admission: 25

Location: Campus Västerås. Physical presence required

Literature: No literature, homework assignments will be published on the Teams group for the course

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOID004

Course syllabus Pdf, 582.8 kB.

The aim of the course is to increase the participants’ knowledge and understanding of the premises for doing research and being a doctoral student, with consideration for the different third-cycle subjects at Mälardalen university (MDU). The course provides guidance and support to start third-cycle studies at MDU and facilitates the understanding of interdisciplinary perspectives.

This is the third module of three independent modules in this course. This module focuses on the thesis and defense processes, the publication process, funding opportunities, academic careers, and research commercialization and exploitation.

Host School: School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Course coordinator: Robbert Jongeling

Study period: 2025-04-04 and 2025-04-11

Location: Campus Västerås. Physical presence required

Enrolment: Please contact: robbert.jongeling@mdu.se

Number of participants eligible for admission: 25

Language of instruction: English

Literature: No literature, homework assignments will be published on the Teams group for the course

Course code: FOID005

Course syllabus Pdf, 510.6 kB.

The course aims to further the doctoral student’s competencies in recognizing, analyzing and selecting an appropriate academic genre and type of organization that best serves the doctoral student’s data and field.

The doctoral student is expected to have made certain preparations to benefit from the course content: The doctoral student should have completed part of the planned data collection and have access to empirical material that can be processed during the course. If empirical evidence has not been collected, the doctoral student may instead have collected material in the form of relevant literature for a literature study.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Sara Irisdotter Aldenmyr

Seminars/Lectures:

April 1, kl 9-12, Campus Västerås

April 9, kl 9-12 online

April 17, kl. 9-12 online

April 30, kl 9-12 Campus Eskilstuna

Examination date: May 7.

Enrolment: Register here. External link.

Course literature:

Swales, J.M. & Feak, C.B. (2012). Academic writing for graduate students: essential tasks and skills. (3., [rev. and expanded] ed.) Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.

Additionally, about five articles related to your specific field of research.

Number of participants: 15.

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK021

Course syllabus. Pdf, 267 kB.

The objective of this course is to provide doctoral students with the opportunity to improve their skills in academic publishing and communication. Furthermore, the course aims to help novice researchers to tackle the complex processes involved in publishing in international academic journals, including selecting suitable venues for publishing in their field, responding to peer-reviews and engaging in editorial and review work. The course also aims at equipping the participants with digital and critical skills in disseminating knowledge within and beyond academia through technology-enhanced tasks.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Olcay Sert

Lectures + examination date:
Seminars take place in Västerås.
18 February, time 13:15-16:00
4 March, time 13:15-16:00
18 March., time 13:15-16:00
Examination date will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Enrolment: https://mdh.mira.se/Events/2548/Apply External link.

Course literature: Literature will be announced at course start.

Number of participants: Max 10

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK023

Course syllabus Pdf, 237.6 kB.

This course provides opportunities for you as a doctoral student to advance your knowledge about legislation regarding research ethics, research ethical principles and good research practice, as well as related communicative and societal aspects of research.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Lena Johansson Westholm

Lectures + examination date: The course will be held on campus in Eskilstuna and Västerås with no possibility of online participation.

Lecture dates:
2025-03-13 9.15-15.00 Västerås
2025-04-03 9.15-15.00 Eskilstuna
2025-04-24 9.15-15.00 Västerås
2025-05-22 9.15-15.00 Eskilstuna
Examination date: 25-05-30

Enrolment: https://mdh.mira.se/Events/2546/Apply. External link. Open for enrollment.

Course literature: The course literature will be available on the Canvas site for the course a few weeks before the course starts.

Number of participants: 40 (extended)

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK018

Course syllabus: Research Ethics I Pdf, 216.8 kB.

The course aims to introduce doctoral students to central questions related to the production of scientific knowledge, from contemporary and historical points of view. The course also aims to cover different scientific traditions and how they relate to each other.

Course coordinator: Martina Summer Meranius

Study period: 2025-01-13—2025-02-28

Study pace: 50%

Enrolment: Deadline 2024-12-12. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV025

Course syllabus: Pdf, 228.2 kB.

The course aims to enable doctoral students to position themselves within a scientific tradition and/or field by developing and communicating their research in multidisciplinary contexts. The course also aims to enable doctoral students to study the relation between scientific research and societal challenges and how different disciplines, actors, and organizations coproduce knowledge.

Course coordinator: Martina Summer Meranius

Study period: 2025-03-03—2025-03-21

Study pace: 50%

Enrolment: Deadline 2025-02-16. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV026

Course syllabus Pdf, 269.3 kB.

The purpose of the course is for the doctoral student to develop in-depth knowledge of ethnographic methodology in qualitative research with relevance to their own third-cycle subject.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: To be announced later

Number of participants: To be announced later

Study period: 2025-02-03--2025-03-06

Place of study: To be announced later

Study pace: 50%

Language of instruction: English

Enrolment: Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV029

Course syllabus Pdf, 224.7 kB.

The purpose of the course is for the doctoral student to develop in-depth knowledge of interview and conversation-based methods in qualitative research with relevance to their own third-cycle subject.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: Nina Klang

Number of participants: To be announced later

Study period: 2025-03-10 – 2025-04-10

Place of study: Västerås

Study pace: 50%

Language of instruction: English

Enrolment: Apply by 31 January 2025, to HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV027

Course syllabus Pdf, 226.2 kB.

The purpose of the course is for the doctoral student to develop in-depth knowledge of visual methods, with a focus on the collection and analysis of visual materials. The course provides an orientation in processing and understanding multimodal materials, i.e. materials that include both textual and visual elements.

Host School: School of Health, Care and Social Welfare

Course coordinator: Karolina Uggla

Number of participants: To be announced later

Study period: 2025-04-14 – 2025-05-15

Place of study: To be announced later

Study pace: 50%

Language of instruction: English

Enrolment: Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV030

Course syllabus Pdf, 242.2 kB.

The course teaches participants to develop fundamental knowledge of quantitative methods in scientific studies. The course introduces fundamental concepts for the design of quantitative studies.

Information on literature will be given on Canvas in due time.

(v.11) Fri 14 March: Lecture 1
(v. 12) Tue 18 March: Lecture 2
(v. 13) Tue 25 March: Lecture 3 + Statistics workshop 1
(v. 14) Tue 1 April: Lecture 4 + Statistics workshop 2
(v. 15) Mon 7 April: Lecture 5 + Statistics workshop 3
(v. 16) Sun 20 April: Deadline Written assignment

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Alexandra Dylman

Number of participants: Max 25

Place of study: Campus Västerås

Language of instruction: English

Enrollment: Sign up for the course External link. 2 December - 31 January.

Course code: FOUK031

Course syllabus Pdf, 190.2 kB.

The course teaches participants to develop the skills to independently perform quantitative analyses in scientific studies and draw conclusions by interpreting the results. The course introduces fundamental concepts, tests and tools for performing statistical analysis. Students are expected to implement the tests using empirical data provided.

Information on literature will be available on Canvas at course start.

Host School: School of Education, Culture and Communication

Course coordinator: Alexandra Dylman

Seminars take place on campus in Västerås.
Tue 22 April, kl 9-12
Tue 29 April, kl 9-12
Tue 6 May, kl 13-16
Tue 13 May, kl 9-12
Tue 20 May, kl 9-12
Tue 27 May, kl 9-12
Mon 9 Juni Deadline examination.

Number of participants: Max 25

Place of study: Campus Västerås

Language of instruction: English

Enrollment: Sign up for the course External link. 2 December - 31 January.

Course code: FOUK032

Course syllabus Pdf, 181.6 kB.

The purpose of the course is for the doctoral student to reach a basic understanding of good research data management and the significance of open science.

The course encompasses:

• Introduction to open science and research data
• Introduction to good research data management according to FAIR data principles
• Developing data management plans, in practice and theory

Scope: Equivalent to 2 credits, need credit transfer

Start date: 10 March 2025
End date: 14 April 2025

• 10/3, 13:15-15:00 – digital lecture
• 17/3, 13:15-15:00 – digital lecture
• 24/3, 13:15-16:00 – Västerås campus
• 31/3, 13:15-15:00 – Eskilstuna campus

Course Coordinator: frida.jonsson@mdu.se

The course will be conducted in English.

Examination will be in form of a written assignment, as well as active participation in seminars and workshops. Attendance is compulsory.

Enrollment: Register here External link..

Course syllabus: Research data for doctoral students in an open science landscapePdf, 220.5 kB. Pdf, 216.9 kB, opens in new window.

If you have any questions, please email: biblioteket.forskarservice@mdu.se

Course literatur Pdf, 197.9 kB.

This course covers the interrelated topics of systems theory, cybernetics, and complexity theory. A system is a group of elements that interact in a way that creates behavior or properties that do not exist in the individual elements. An important question is how to design systems to fulfil certain purposes. This often involves combining elements of different kinds, such as technology, humans, organizations, or natural objects. It also involves controlling their interactions, which is studied in the field of cybernetics. This is a challenge, since many systems are of immense complexity, due to a large variety of elements and numerous interrelations. Seemingly simple elements, arranged in straightforward ways, can still exhibit surprising behavior that should be avoided if it could be predicted.

Course coordinator: Jakob Axelsson

Study period: 2025-01 - 2025-06

Enrolment: Open until 15th of December. Contact jakob.axelsson@mdu.se

Study pace: 25 %

Language: English

Course code: FOID007

Course plan: Course plan Pdf, 263.9 kB, opens in new window.

The course is primarily intended to focus on the research work needed to be done to complete a licentiate or doctoral project.

The content of the course is twofold.

1. The student shall familiarize with her research area and gain an understanding of the research areas of the other participating students. This includes identifying:
   a. Core literature and seminal articles
   b. Key conferences/workshops/journals
   c. Leading researchers and research groups
   d. Current research issues
2. The student shall design a research plan for her licentiate or doctoral project based on the items identified in the point above

Course coordinator: Federico Ciccozzi

Study period: 2025-01-2025-05

Enrolment: Open until 10th of December. Apply here (link to another page) External link.

Study pace: 100 %

Language: English

Course code: FOID008

Course plan: Course plan Pdf, 185.7 kB.

Course objective: See the Swedish page. The course is given in Swedish.

Course coordinator: Eva Hultin

Enrolment: Apply hereLänk till annan webbplats. External link.

Teaching sessions and examination (UPDATED):
November 13, 9.15-12, Västerås
December 10, 9.15-12, Eskilstuna
December 18, 9.15-12, Västerås
January 8, 9.15-12, Västerås
January 29, 9.15-12, Västerås (alt. Zoom)
February 7, 13.15-16, Västerås
February 21, 9.15-12, Eskilstuna

Literature: Available through Canvas at start of the course

Number of participants: Not limited

Language of instruction: Swedish

Course code: FOUK027

Course plan (In Swedish): Kursplan External link.

The objective of the course is to enhance PhD-students’ ability to critically assess and evaluate doctoral dissertations, and reflect on questions during or raised in relation to the public defences.

The course runs over several terms to enable attending public defences with a variety of foci, and relevance for the course participants.

Participation in at least five public defences and the related seminars to discuss and reflect on the dissertation and the defence is mandatory.

Information about upcoming public defences is continually updated on Canvas. In order to meet the requirements on variety and relevance, participants are offered to attend seminars together with PhD-students from other universities in the vicinity.

Participants must be prepared to travel to other universities to attend public defences in person.

Individual dates for examinations will be decided in agreement with the participants.

Literature will be available on Canvas at course start.

Course coordinator: Nina Klang

Language of instruction: Swedish. If necessary, seminars will be in English.

Enrollment: Enroll to the course by sending an e-mail to research administrator petra.coolen.larsson@mdu.se

Course Code: FOUK028

Syllabus: Syllabus for FOUK028 Pdf, 258.3 kB.

This course is designed to help PhD students understand and analyse “pedagogical interaction” (in its broad sense) so as to be able to build links to learning and teaching events and behaviours (in all subjects) in classrooms and beyond.

The course aims to teach 1) theoretical and methodological aspects of multimodal Conversation Analysis and 2) basic analytical steps to carry out and report interaction-based research in education.

“Multimodal Analysis of Pedagogical Interaction” is designed to benefit PhD students who are planning to work on audio-visual data with a micro-analytic, sequential and multimodal perspective. In addition to the lectures, the course facilitates hands-on learning through seminars/webinars and data sessions to help postgraduate students work on “naturally-occurring” data for analytic purposes.

All seminars take place in Västerås.

• 13 February, time 10:15-13:00
• 20 February, time 10:15-13:00
• 27 February, time 10:15-13:00
• 6 March, time 10:15-13:00
• 13 March, time 10:15-13:00
• 20 March, time 10:15-13:00

Examination date will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Course coordinator: Olcay Sert

Language of instruction: English

Course Code: FOUK003

Syllabus Pdf, 225.1 kB.

Enrollment: Register here External link.

The objective of the course is to enhance PhD-students’ ability to critically assess and evaluate doctoral dissertations, and reflect on questions during or raised in relation to the public defences.

The course runs over several terms to enable attending public defences with a variety of foci, and relevance for the course participants.

Participation in at least five public defences and the related seminars to discuss and reflect on the dissertation and the defence is mandatory.

Information about upcoming public defences is continually updated on Canvas. In order to meet the requirements on variety and relevance, participants are offered to attend seminars together with PhD-students from other universities in the vicinity.

Participants must be prepared to travel to other universities to attend public defences in person.

Individual dates for examinations will be decided in agreement with the participants.

Literature will be available on Canvas at course start.

Course coordinator: Nina Klang

Language of instruction: Swedish. If necessary, seminars will be in English.

Enrollment: Enroll to the course by sending an e-mail to research administrator petra.coolen.larsson@mdu.se

Course Code: FOUK028

Syllabus: Syllabus for FOUK028 Pdf, 258.3 kB.

This first time the course is offered, there will be a particular focus on mathematics education, as the course is an obligatory course in the REMATH research school.

The aim of the course is to provide the doctoral candidates with awareness of and knowledge about a range of perspectives on the relationship between theory and empirical evidence, including different understandings of what constitutes theory. Furthermore, the course aims to introduce doctoral candidates to knowledge of the processes of theorising.

The course addresses some common conceptions of the notion of theory in Education and provides an introduction to a range of historical and current perspectives on the relationship between theory and data in Education. Some cases of theorising are critically engaged and the process of theorising is discussed in relation to engaged perspectives on the theory-data relationship. Ontological, epistemological and methodological positions will be engaged in the comparisons of perspectives.

Guest lecturers: Karl Maton, Wayne Hugo, and Andreas Ryve

Credits: 5

Language: English

Course coordinator: Iben Christiansen

Syllabus Pdf, 220.8 kB.

Enrollment:

Apply External link.

Lectures + examination date

Some dates for seminars are still under negotiation as they depend on the planning of the international guests.

• January 24th, 2025, 9-11, zoom
• February 20th, 13:15-15, zoom
• March 13th or 14th, zoom
• April 3rd, zoom
• May 5th, 13:15-15, zoom
• Late May, zoom
• Mid-June, in person at MDU
• Week 35, in person at MDU

Obligatory readings

Hugo, 2019a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-czYnsK_aI External link.

Hugo, 2019b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZuwBT0_cAM External link.

Hugo, W. (2019c). Theorising education: A primer for the educational imagination. HSRC Press

Hugo, W., & Mokoena, M. (2024). How do pedagogic causal mechanisms in vocational education work?. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2024.2400652 External link.

Jablonka, E., & Bergsten, C. (2010). Theorising in mathematics education research: Differences in modes and quality. Nordisk matematikkdidaktikk, 15(1), 25-52. (First 14 pages)

Lee, E. (2023). Resisting dogmatism in social work knowledge generation: Theorising, social justice and implications for social work doctoral education. The British Journal of Social Work, 53(2), 1142-1160.

Maton, K. (2024a). Now that’s what I call theory! What is LCT? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbvAoNGuYxM&list=PLBqi1rN-vIpRIDu0kBt67_fQVo5C6h1Np&index=6 External link.

Maxwell, J. A. (2012). A realist approach for qualitative research. Sage. (Chapter 1)

Niss, M. (2007). The concept and role of theory in mathematics education. Relating practice and research in mathematics education. Proceedings of Norma, 5, 97-110.

North, M. P. (2015). The basis of legitimisation of mathematical literacy in South Africa. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal.] https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=3af0727dc313b9b091d55c3c228a4b2ad314edb9 External link.(3 pages)

Elective literature will be informed on via Canvas.

The aim of the course is to provide the doctoral students with an overview of subject-specific research within their own disciplinary or field-related area of focus, an ability to relate their own dissertation project to the existing areas of research, and an understanding of the purpose behind and methods for conducting a systematic literature review within the related area of research.

Lectures and examination date

The course starts on March 31 with one seminar/lecture every two weeks during weeks 14-22.

Enrollment

Apply External link, opens in new window.
(open Dec 18-Febr 2)

Number of participants: Unlimited

Course coordinator: Johannes Rytzler

Literature: Information on literature will be available on Canvas at course start.

Language of instruction: Swedish, English if non-Swedish-speaking participants are in the course.

Course code: FOUK030

Course syllabus Pdf, 256.1 kB.

The objective of the course is to enhance PhD-students’ ability to critically assess and evaluate doctoral dissertations, and reflect on questions during or raised in relation to the public defences.

The course runs over several terms to enable attending public defences with a variety of foci, and relevance for the course participants.

Participation in at least five public defences and the related seminars to discuss and reflect on the dissertation and the defence is mandatory.

Information about upcoming public defences is continually updated on Canvas. In order to meet the requirements on variety and relevance, participants are offered to attend seminars together with PhD-students from other universities in the vicinity.

Participants must be prepared to travel to other universities to attend public defences in person.

Individual dates for examinations will be decided in agreement with the participants.

Literature will be available on Canvas at course start.

Course coordinator: Nina Klang

Language of instruction: Swedish. If necessary, seminars will be in English.

Enrollment: Enroll to the course by sending an e-mail to research administrator petra.coolen.larsson@mdu.se

Course Code: FOUK028

Syllabus: Syllabus for FOUK028 Pdf, 258.3 kB.

The course is offered to students who are in the initial stages of their PhD. The course involves two assignments and one individual project. Active participation in the course lectures and submitting “exit tickets” one of the assignments. Further details on the second assignment and project will be given throughout the course.

The course introduces theories and methods relevant to research and development in the engineering sciences. A further aim is to encourage reflection and constructive critical discussion of current research, research methods and their theoretical background.

Course coordinator: Amir Vadiee

Lectures are in hybrid form: You can attend in person or via link.

Dates for seminars/workshops preliminary defined as:
Fredag 6 december 9:00-16:00
Fredag 13 december 9:00-16:00
Fredag 17 januari 9:00-16:00
Torsdag 23 januari 9:00-12:00 (preliminary datum)

Examination date: Monday 10 February 2025 (re-examination date will be decided later and announced during the course).

Enrollment: https://mdh.mira.se/Events/2553/Apply External link.

Literature: Information on literature will be given on Canvas at course start.

Number of participants: 25

Language of instruction: English

Code: FOES025

Course syllabus Pdf, 272.5 kB.

Course coordinator: Sasan Sadrizadeh

Start date: 2024-09-02

Language: English

Enrolment: Please contact, Sasan Sadrizadeh

Course code: FOES022

Course syllabus Pdf, 238.5 kB.

The course is cancelled

Course coordinator: Valentin Scheiff

Course start: 2024-09-16

Language: English

Enrolment: Please contact, valentin.scheiff@mdu.se

Course syllabus Pdf, 279 kB.

The course objective is that students will understand and apply various perspectives, theories and concepts within health and welfare, relate to its complexity, as well as clarify their own knowledge contribution in relation to health and welfare.

Course coordinator: Helena Blomberg

Study period: 2024-09-02 - 2025-06-05

Study pace: Part-time (25%), distance learning

Enrolment: Deadline 31 May. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV020

Course syllabus Pdf, 171.5 kB.

The course aims for students to acquire further in-depth knowledge about collaborative research and how users, their relatives, and professionals can be involved in research and development within psychiatric compulsory care and forensic psychiatric care.

Course coordinator: Lena Wiklund Gustin

Study period: 2024-10-14—2024-11-22

Study pace: Part-time (50%)

Enrolment: Deadline 31 August 2024. Please contact HVVforskarutbildning@mdu.se

Course code: FHVV024

Course syllabus Pdf, 292 kB.

The course gives an introduction to human-animal studies in social science and the humanities, with a focus on the role of animals in society. Several different theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches within the field are dealt with during the course.

Course coordinator: David Redmalm

Study period: 2024-09-02 -- 2025-01-19

Study pace: Part-time (25%), distance learning

Enrolment: Deadline 18th of June 2024. Please contact david.redmalm@mdu.se

Language: English

Course code: FHVV031

Course syllabus Pdf, 208 kB.

Course code: FOES024

Credits: 5 credits

Study period: 2024-10-17 - 2025-02-05

Course coordinator: Tony Svensson

Enrolment: Contact estforskningsadministration@mdu.se

Course syllabus Pdf, 258.7 kB.

The overall purpose is to provide PhD candidates with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of research in the subject(s) Industrial Economics and Organization and/or Business Administration and about how research is developed through seminar work. The goal is that upon completing the course, the PhD candidates will have broadened their insights about research in Industrial Economics and Organization and/or Business Administration and practiced independent critical review and assessment of new and complex issues. Furthermore, the PhD candidate must have shown the ability to give and receive constructive criticism.

Course coordinators:

• Marketing and strategy: Emilia Rovira Nordman
• Accounting and Control: Tobias Johansson
• Political Science: Jörgen Ödalen
• New Organisation and Management Practices: Lucia Crevani
• Economics: Christos Papahristodoulou

Term: flexibel

Course syllabus Pdf, 78.3 kB.

Course content for FOES007

Course coordinator: Terene Fell

Enrollment: Only for doctoral students from the research school Future Proof Cities. Please contact the course coordinator by mail.

Literature: Literature will be available on Canvas at course start.

Language of instruction: English

The course aims to provide an understanding of relevant theories in Innovation and Design as well as an understanding of how to describe and analyze a practical project in harmony with these. One focus is on collaboration and how joint knowledge development between different actors in a research project, in collaboration, can be carried out.

Course coordninator: Please contact Yvonne Eriksson, head of subject, if you have any questions.

Study period: To be announced

Enrolment: Not open

Language: Swedish or English if needed.

Course code: FOID002

Course syllabus Pdf, 239.6 kB.

Enumerative combinatorics – the art of counting – is a beautiful subject with many applications. Once considered to be a bunch of seemingly unrelated methods, nowadays the subject has a mature theory, the most fundamental parts of which belong to the toolbox of any research mathematician. In this course, the student will be introduced to this theory and learn to master it well enough to be able to solve related problems that may arise in a research context and to communicate about it with mathematical peers.

Course coordinator: Jonas Sjöstrand

Enrolment: Register here External link.

Lectures + examination date:

• Lectures in Västerås every Monday from Sep 9 to Oct 21 at 1:15 pm to 3:00 pm
• Deadline for written assignment: Oct 31, 2024
  
• Zoom lectures every Thursday from Sep 12 to Oct 24 at 1:15 pm to 3:00 pm

Literature:

• Richard Stanley, Enumerative Combinatorics, volume 1, second edition, Cambridge University Press, 2011.
• Jonas Sjöstrand, Generating functions, freely available to course participants as a PDF file.

Number of participants: 30 (check syllabus for selection criteria)

Language of instruction: English

Course code: FOUK024

Course syllabus Pdf, 190.4 kB.

Course information in Swedish

The course aims to equip doctoral candidates with an understanding of the theory and methods in mathematical analysis, with a specific emphasis on linear partial differential equations. In particular linear elliptic and evolution equations will be studied using Sobolev spaces using a functional analytic approach.

Course coordinator: Linus Carlsson

Enrollment: Register here External link.

Lectures + examination date:

• Start 16 August, 09:00-12:00. Thereafter, dates are decided within the group of active participants.
• All lectures will take place on campus in Västerås. No lectures via link.
  
• Examination: Date decided with participants.
  

Literature:

• Partial Differential Equations: Second Edition
  Lawrence C. Evans: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. ISBN: 9781470469429
  

Number of participants: Unlimited number of participants.

Language of instruction: English with non-Swedish speaking participants, otherwise Swedish.

Course code: FOUK029

Course syllabus Pdf, 232.4 kB.

Course information in Swedish

Course objective: The course aims to equip doctoral students with an understanding of the theory and methods in mathematical analysis, with a specific emphasis on functional analysis and its application areas.

Course coordinator: Bartosz Malman.

The course starts on Thursday January the 16th from 13.15-16.00 (place TBA). Subsequent seminars will be planned with the participants. In total there will be 8 seminars.

Examination: As part of the examination, parts of the theory or associated problems must be presented during lessons. Home exam and associated oral exam with dates according to the student's wishes.

Literature:

• Functional Analysis, Peter D. Lax, ISBN: 9780471556046.
• Introduction to functional analysis, Reinhold Meise and Dietmar Vogt, ISBN: 9780198514855.
• Self-produced lecture notes.

Language of instruction: English.

Course Code: FOUK025

Enrollment: Register here External link..

Syllabus for FOUK025 Pdf, 242.3 kB.

Literature will be announced at course start.

Course objective: The objective of the course is to give doctoral students an introduction to mathematical problems and methods that are relevant for research directed towards various societal challenges, and to prepare them for being able to participate in such research.

There will be eight lectures on various relevant topics given by researchers at different institutions in Sweden: MDU, UmU, UU, SU, KTH, LiU, Chalmers, and IFFS. The examination consists of group work in which students develop ideas for research based on the lectures and a final seminar in which the groups present their best ideas to each other.

Lectures on Wednesdays 10-12 o’clock:

April 2

April 9

April 23

April 30

May 7

May 14

May 21

May 28

Presentation of the group assignment: June 4.

It will be possible to take the course remotely. PhD students anywhere in Sweden are welcome.

Course coordinator: Kimmo Eriksson.

Language of instruction: English.

Course Code: FOUK026

Enrollment: Register here External link..

Syllabus för FOUK026 Pdf, 172.4 kB.

Literature will be announced at course start.