PhD Forum ICT

As part of the training, the PhD student should hold seminars or lectures and in such a way be trained and provided with assistance in dissemination of research results (according to point 4.2 in the Regulations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Agder). At Faculty of Engineering and Science these seminars or lectures are called "PhD Forum".

www.uia.no/tekreal/phd/ict/forum

Joint PhD Forum ICT and mechatronics 2011-09-30:

PhDforumICTmechatronics2011-09-30.pdf

Time schedule for PhD Forum in 2011 from 9 to 11 o'clock:

28 January in room C5 072
25 February in room C5 072
25 March in room C5 072
29 April in room C5 072
27 May in meeting room C4 043
24 June in meeting room C5 072: Cancelled
26 August in room C5 072
30 September in Amfi: joint arrangement for ICT and Mechatronics 9-13
28 October in room C5 072
25 November in room C5 072

Time schedule with the speakers:

PhDforumICT2011.pdf

Approximately ten times each year, starting in 2009 with five each year, we arrange "PhD Forum" for the PhD students and supervisors, and the faculty moreover. At each PhD Forum some PhD students make presentations, and if possible, these are from different research groups.

In the PhD Forums the PhD students, first outline their research topic in a 20-minute presentation, after which approximately 10 minutes are given for discussion. The presentation is for audience members who are not experts in the particular field.

The audience will be PhD students and supervisors and the other department's staff. The PhD students are responsible for the presentation, the department organises the events. Sufficient time should be set aside to enable critical feedback and encouragement from the audience. One or two persons could possibly be asked to provide constructive criticism to the PhD student after the presentation.

Each PhD student should hold at least one presentation each year during the PhD agreement period. This is mandatory for the PhD students in the PhD programmes in ICT and Mobile Communication Systems, and an especially opportunity for PhD students on other programmes to present their research topic.

All PhD students in ICT and Mobile Communication Systems participate in every PhD Forum as audience and/or speaker. PhD students that have to attend lectures, conferences etc. at the same time as a PhD Forum are excused but they have to inform the PhD administration, phd-ict@uia.no.

The PhD students have to notify the PhD administration, phd-ict@uia.no, of the title of the presentation one week before the respective PhD Forum. An email will be sent by the PhD administration as a reminder approximately two weeks before each PhD Forum to the relevant speakers.

Approximately one week before, the PhD administration will send an email with an invitation to the next PhD Forum to the ICT department staff. The invitation will include the title of the PhD students' research presentation.

Template for Forum presentations

pdf file:

ppt file:

Please save the template on your own computer and fill in relevant information.

The PhD students may read the book: "E. Zanders and L. MacLeod, Presentation skills for scientists: a practical guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010" to get guidelines on how to give presentations. This book may be borrowed from the University Library on Campus Grimstad.

The PhD students are free to use whatever presentation tool that is convenient to use. However, slides with "General information" and "Summary" should be included in every presentation.

Template for PhD project poster is to be found on PhD Forum Grimstad > Presentations > Joint PhD Forum ICT and Mechatronics 2011.

ForumPresentationFeedback.pdf