Welcome to Doing Research

  • Welcome to Doing Research

    Doing research provides an overview into the doctoral research process and awareness of the types of competences that need to be created as part of it. It seeks to deepen doctoral studies understanding of different phases, typical challenges and different aspects of research processes. The course discusses basic concepts related to doing research and skills in finding out more information on issues such as research design, methodology, methods, analysis, theories. The main outcome of the course is to apply the gained understanding in improving ones own research plan for guiding one's doctoral research and funding it.

    Teacher Dr Cindy Kohtala, cindy.kohtala@aalto.fi
    Teaching Assistant Bilge Aktas, bilge.aktas@aalto.fi

    • WEEK SCHEDULE (will be updated on an ongoing basis)

      MONDAY 21.10.2019. 09.00 - 12.00 ; 13.15 - 17.00. Room F102.
      The basics of doctoral dissertations, sampling, identifying cases, selecting methods, research designs and so on. Cindy Kohtala.

      TUESDAY 22.10.2019. 09.00 - 12.00 ; 13.15 - 17.00. Room F102.
      Positioning your research/articles, literature reviews, identifying the gap, identifying what is research-able, practical tips, and so on. Cindy Kohtala.

      WEDNESDAY 23.10.2019. 
      09.00 - 12.00. Room F102. Scoping your research (refining the focus), field research, more on methods, keeping data / research material organized. Cindy Kohtala.

      13.15 - 17.00. Room F102. Artistic research, the artistic component of doctoral dissertations, and so on. With Prof. Harri Laakso.

      THURSDAY 24.10.2019.
      NOTE STARTING TIME AND PLACE: 10.00-11.00/11.30, room Q202. Mini-seminar: Doing a design doctorate, with visiting researchers Dr Harun Kaygan and Dr Pinar Kaygan (Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara) and Dr Danah Abudulla  (Brunel University, London).
      13.15-17.00, room F102. Practice-based and practice-led research. Prof. Ramia Mazé.

      FRIDAY 25.10.2019. 09.00 - 12.00 ; 13.15 - 17.00. Room F102.

      Documenting your work, creative methods, experiential knowledge building. Bilge Aktas.

      Types of articles, article structures, writing a Research Plan and improving yours (course assignment), hints and tips, and so on. Cindy Kohtala.

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