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PhD-courses in science education and didactics
Questions regarding courses and registration can be directected to Nadja Nordmaj(course secretary) or Jan Sølberg (vice head of department, teaching).
Anthropological Theory of Didactics: Recent advances - ATD Course 2 (5 ects)
This course is for phd-students in science or mathematics education with an interest in the anthropological theory of didactics. The course includes lectures and supervision by two of the worlds leading experts in this theory, including Freudenthal medalist Y. Chevallard.
Registration before September 15, 2012.
Presentation Techniques in English - 2 full days (2 ECST)
Two-day workshop on presentation techniques in English for researchers.
Introduction to University Pedagogy (IUP) - 4 full days (3 ECTS)
The course Introduction to University Pedagogy (IUP) is offered to all ph.d-students at the Science Faculty. The course runs several times each year in both English and Danish.
Writer Development - 5½ full days (5 ECTS)
The Department of Science Education offers courses in scientific writing for PhD students and others.
Scientific writing workshops - 5 half days (2,5 ECTS)
Focus on writers' understanding of their own process on writing.
Follow-up Course on Scientific Writing in English - 5 half days (2,5 ECTS)
This course aims to develop skills acquired on the previous Scintific Writing courses.
Information retrieval and reference management
1st day : How to find and combine search terms and do a search in some of the different literature databases (i.e. Web of Science, Biosis, Medline, CAB Abstracts etc.). You will learn how to save your search history , to locate the literature and to download references to your own database.
2nd day : How to organize your own literature references with either EndNote or Reference Mananager - the 2 reference management software, the university subscribes to - after your own choice. This software is closely integrated with your word processor, and allows you to cite references in your report or articles and include a bibliography at the end in the specific layout demanded by the different periodicals (i.e. Science or Nature), a so called output style. In the whole you will learn the basics in working with the reference handling tool.
Originality in Science - Personal Perspectives and Collaborative Strategies
This PhD course aims at providing a space for reflection about originality in scientific research. Scientific thinking is complex and it involves, at least, creative thinking and critical thinking – at the same time. Academics have a tendency to train the critical thinking more than creative thinking, so in this course we will both question and reflect upon originality in science as well as foster creative thinking by sharing perspectives and techniques and considering theories, cases, discussions, inspirations and collaborations.
Finished PhD-courses
Department of Science Education offers a serie of PhD-courses in science education and educational research. The courses are supported by FUKU (PhD-programme in Education, University of Copenhagen). The list below refers to finished courses in the serie.
Quantitative methods of analysis, measurement and evaluation in science and math educational research (7.5 ects)
The aims of this course are to introduce participants to a number of theoretical and practical aspects of using quantitative methods in educational research.
Registration before September 10, 2011.
Course dates: October 06-07, 2011; November 17-18, 2011; January 20, 2012
Didactics As a Design Science (7.5 ects)
Meeting dates: September 26-27, 2011; Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011; December 8-9, 2011
Course leaders: Carl Winsløw and Marianne F. Mortensen
The course is finished.
Research and Teaching of Science: Improving the Synergy (7.5 ects)
Meeting dates: September 30-October 1, 2010, November (TBA) 2010, January 21, 2011
Course leaders: Robert Evans and Jens Dolin
The course is finished.
IND-4. The anthropological theory of the didactical (7.5 ects)
Meeting dates: February 11-12, 2010, April 15-16, 2010, June 10-11, 2010.
Course leaders: Carl Winsløw and Lene Møller Madsen.
The course is finished.
IND-3. The didactics of science centres and museums (7.5 ects)
Meeting dates: October 1-2, 2009, November 19-20, 2009, January 14-15, 2010.
Course leaders: Robert Evans and Nana Quistgaard.
The course is finished. Visit the course home page.
IND-2. Quantitative Methods in Educational Research (2.5 ects)
Meeting date: September 24, 2009.
Course leaders: Jens Dolin and Robert Evans.
The course is finished Visit the course home page.
IND-1. Didactics as design science (7.5 ects)
Meeting dates: December 10-11, 2008, January 8-9, 2009, April 23-24, 2009.
Course leaders: Carl Winsløw and Robert Evans.
The course is finished Visit the course homepage
