BENJ1005 University Teaching (2–10 cr)
Description
Content
Doctoral students are teaching the practical works, demos, field and laboratory courses as well as give lectures connected to the student’s research field or experience. Bachelor’s and master’s thesis guidance is also counted as teaching.
Completion methods
Time used for teaching preparation and thesis guidance is also counted in the workload. Workload for the lectures: 4 hours per every contact lesson for the first time course, next time and later 2 hours per every contact lesson. Workload for practical works and demos: 2 hours per every contact hour for first time course, 1,5 hours per every contact hour next time and later. Supervising a Bachelor of Science Thesis: 1 ECTS. Supervising a Master of Science Thesis: 1 ECTS.
Assessment details
Assessment for the course: pass-fail.
To get a passing grade, the student is required to presents their teaching experiences as a portfolio along with the the documents of teaching experiences (e.g. courses or supervision). These documents should be signed by the teacher responsible of the course and/or by the professor.
Learning outcomes
Additional information
Doctoral students document their teaching experiences into a portfolio and the documents should be signed by the teacher responsible of the course and/or by the professor. Based on the documented portfolio the teaching of the doctoral student will be accepted for credits by the rules given above.
The following facts should be stated in the document:
- The name and the code for the course
- The learning outcomes for the course and the used teaching methods
- The role of the doctoral student and the teaching hours in the course
- Achievement of the goals
- The feedback of the doctoral student's teaching (eg. the strengths and the improvement areas)
- the signature of the responsible teacher
Send the document to the Departmental coordinator of study affairs for the credits.
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Completion methods
Method 1
Participation in teaching (2–10 cr)
Teaching experiences are documented in a portfolio (described below). The documents should be signed by the teacher responsible for the course and/or by a professor related to the study subject. The doctoral researcher prepares their teaching portfolio collecting the information for the entire study period and only then applies for study credits.
The following facts should be included in the portfolio documentation for each course:
- The name and the course code.
- The learning outcomes for the course and the teaching methods used.
- The role of the doctoral researcher as a teacher and the number of hours used in teaching.
- A self-reflection on the teaching experience.
- Feedback from the course responsible teacher (eg. strengths and weaknesses of the doctoral researcher in teaching).
- The signature of the responsible teacher