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ENVP50010

Academic Year 2023/2024

From PhD to Research Career (ENVP50010)

Subject:
Environmental Policy
College:
Engineering & Architecture
School:
Architecture, Plan & Env Pol
Level:
5 (Doctoral)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor Eoin O'Neill
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Pass/Fail (GPA Neutral)

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is about helping PhD candidates develop their own research profile and prepare them to move from being a PhD candidate into a successful research career. It will provide PhD candidates with an understanding of the research environment and institutional / government priorities associated with delivering high-quality research (e.g. Impact). It will seek to improve PhD candidates understanding of the publishing process and various factors to consider in publishing. It will outline the different mechanisms for communicating research outcomes – such as conferences, workshops, journals articles, responding to public consultations etc and the importance of establishing a research profile and building a network of contacts, as you seek to develop a research career.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, PhD candidates will have:

- An understanding of international research environment
- An understanding of organisational research culture and hiring processes
- The ability to develop a publication strategy
- The ability to create, maintain and promote an online research profile

Indicative Module Content:

Key topics that will be discussed include:
- The PhD Lifecycle
- Why publish
- Where to publish
- Research metrics (impact factors, scopus quartile ranking, field weighed citation impact, H-index)
- Understanding the peer review process
- Getting cited
- Advancing a research profile online
- Networking in your field
- Communicating and promoting research findings to achieve impact

Seeking out positions
- Developing your CV
- International academic environment/trends
- Job market readiness
- Getting shortlisted

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

164
Lectures

16
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module will be delivered in a workshop format via block teaching. Key teaching and learning approaches used in the module, include: active/task-based learning; peer and group work; reflective learning; enquiry & problem-based learning; case-based learning; student presentations.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Project: Group Project and Presentation Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
50
 No
Project: Individual Project Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
50
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

This module involves undertaking individual and/or group work and presentations. Feedback will be provided via group/class feedback, post assessment.

Name Role
Hamidreza Rabiei Dastjerdi Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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