BENJ1005 University Teaching (1–10 cr)

Teaching at the University can include

- Assisting in lecturing in courses related to the field of the student's research or experience

- Assisting and teaching in practical works, demos, field and laboratory courses. 

- Advising (together with more senior staff) Bachelor’s and master’s thesis research projects.

By participating in teaching, Doctoral students will 

gain experience using different teaching methods, such as giving lectures and supervising thesis of undergraduate students.

gain experience in documenting their teaching experience in a portfolio.

Teaching at the university is planned with your advisor. The time used for teaching preparation and thesis guidance is also counted in the student's workplan. Workload for the lectures: 4 hours per every contact lesson for the first time teaching, and after that,  2 hours per every contact lesson. Workload for practical works and demos: 2 hours per every contact hour for first time teaching, and after that,  1,5 hours per every contact hour. Supervising a Bachelor of Science Thesis: 1 ECTS. Supervising a Master of Science Thesis: 1 ECTS.

Doctoral students document their teaching experiences in a portfolio. The documents should be signed by the teacher responsible for the course and/or by the subject professor. 

The following facts should be stated in the portfolio's documents:
- 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 as a teacher and the number of hours used in teaching
- Self-reflection on the teaching experience.
- Feedback from the responsible teacher (eg. strengths and weaknesses in teaching)
- the signature of the responsible teacher

No prerequisites