New guidelines for PhD education at SLU The rules will be harmonized in order to contribute to ”one SLU” get a quality assured system with tools for planning & documentation simplify rules and increase efficiency in administration integrate the learning outcomes in planning and follow-up Adjustments following from the new HEA - starting points Faculty boards will still be responsible for quality and management of the PhD education Only the Vice-chancellor can withdraw the right to supervision from a PhD student Forms and routines for follow-ups during the education must be quality assured

New guidelines for PhD education at SLU What has been done? Working groups have prepared three successive versions of rules and guidelines Different parts of the guidelines have been discussed in three open work-shops The different versions of guidelines have been discussed in the faculties and in FUR The guidelines, Version 3, are now open for comments up until November What will be done now? Finalizing the rules and guidelines – spring 2012 Development of a web based system for the tools & documents

Learning outcomes - guiding principles at SLU! Group discussions on questions concerning 1.Learning outcomes in relation to planning, follow-up and examination in the PhD education 2.Procedure for planning and follow-up of the studies 3.The mission of directors of PhD studies 4.Preliminary evaluation of the thesis

Procedure for planning and follow-up Before admission A preliminary research plan, time plan and a finance plan with the admission application from the head of the department to the faculty board Directly after the admission Supervisors and PhD student plan the education together and document it in the individual study plan. The planning consist of: - Formulation of learning outcomes - Discussion of forms for cooperation; roles and responsibilities - Undertakings for supervisors and PhD student for the coming year are decided and signed The individual study plan is approved by the director of studies and saved in a database

Follow-up after one year of net study time Supervisors and PhD student meet Research plan and time plan are revised The undertaking part is revised and supervisors and PhD student give written comments on unfulfilled undertakings The introductory memo is discussed and possible consequences on the education are decided Learning outcomes are discussed The plans are revised and a new undertakings are decided, signed & saved in the database

Preliminary evaluation of the thesis The thesis shall be preliminary evaluated by internal or external evaluators. Criteria for when an external preliminary evaluation shall be performed are given in the syllabus for the subject. The preliminary evaluators judge whether the thesis is of sufficient quality for a public defense. The preliminary evaluators shall judge to what extent the thesis implies that the PhD student has - broad knowledge in the field & deep specialist knowledge - knowledge of methods in general and in the specific field - an ability to engage in scholarly analysis of complex phenomena - an ability to conduct research....., i.e. it relates to some of the examination goals in HEO

Learning outcomes - guiding principles at SLU! Group discussions on questions concerning 1.Learning outcomes in relation to planning, follow-up and examination in the PhD education 2.Procedure for planning and follow-up of the studies 3.The mission of the director of PhD studies 4.Preliminary evaluation of the thesis Discussions in groups until 12.00, incl. written reports Short wrap-up