Template and instructions for individual study plan
This is a template for an individual study plan for doctoral students at the Faculty of
Engineering, Lund University. It has been produced to facilitate the entering of individual
study plans into LADOK. Use of the template is not compulsory; rather it is intended as an
aid for those who wish to use it. The study plans must be pasted into LADOK in order to
enable the follow-up of the plans and to make them accessible to the Faculty’s directors of
studies, education and human resources offices.
After downloading the template, the doctoral student and the supervisor draw up a draft
individual study plan with the help of the template. A print-out of the draft is taken to the
appraisal, where the plan is discussed. After the appraisal, the doctoral student and the
supervisor make the changes necessary. After this, the head of department approves the plan,
as long as the doctoral student, main supervisor and head of department are in agreement.
When the plan has been approved, the department enters the plan into LADOK. Some of the
information also has to be entered into specific functions in LADOK. These functions are
indicated in the template. When it comes to the annual updating of the individual study plan,
the intention is that the doctoral student and supervisor start with the old completed template
and make the changes necessary in that. The result is a new document, which is pasted into
LADOK. The original, signed copy shall be kept available in the department.
Some fields do not apply to all doctoral students and can therefore be left blank.
In order to enter the plan into LADOK, fill in the template in a word processing program (e.g.
Microsoft Word). Highlight the entire document, copy the text and paste it into LADOK.
INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN (Ladok SA92)
1.
Student’s name:
Personal number:
Research subject:
E-mail address:
Department:
Date of admission (yy-mm-dd):
2. Supervisors (Ladok SA91)
Main supervisor:
Assistant supervisor:
Second assistant supervisor (if applicable):
Student mentor (if applicable):
Academic mentor (if applicable):
3. Personal development discussion
Those present (names of the student, main supervisor, assistant supervisor(s), head of
department or another representative from the department.):
Date (yy-mm-dd):
4. Degree
The student has been admitted for the following degree:
(Students with a postgraduate studentship are normally admitted to study for a doctoral
degree. Those with other forms of financing may be admitted to study for a licentiate degree
only.)
Doctoral degree:
Licentiate degree:
Licentiate degree
The student has obtained a licentiate degree:
Date:
The student intends to obtain a licentiate degree: Yes/No
Planned date for completion of licentiate degree:
Doctoral degree
(Note: If a student has been admitted to study for a doctoral degree and the “No” box has
been checked, this is not a binding decision. The student may change his or her mind at a
later date.)
The student intends to obtain a doctoral degree: Yes/No
Planned date for completion of doctoral degree:
Name of the degree: (Information is to be given here if the student wishes to take any other
kind of degree than a Licentiate in Engineering or a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering,
otherwise this section is to be deleted.)
5. Requirements for a degree
Licentiate degree: a total of 120 credits (cr) of which (see the general curriculum):
Passed courses of at least:
cr
Approved licentiate dissertation equivalent to at least:
cr
Planned extent of the research for licentiate dissertation:
cr
Doctoral degree: a total of 240 credits, of which (see the general curriculum):
Passed courses of at least:
cr
Approved thesis equivalent to at least:
cr
Planned extent of the research for doctoral thesis:
cr
Type of thesis: Summary with papers
Language: English
Swedish
Monograph
Other
6. Financing
(Employment in the form of a postgraduate studentship (‘doktorandtjänst’) is always for a
period equivalent to 100% fulltime. A student with a postgraduate studentship has the right to
financing for a period equivalent to four years’ full-time study. The student may take leave of
absence of up to 50%. If the student has not completed his or her studies after the stipulated
period, or is not expected to have completed his or her studies, other forms of financing may
come into question. In such cases, the form of financing is to be specified in detail below.)
Postgraduate studentship, 100%, during the whole period of study: Yes/No
Other forms of financing (If the student has any other form of financing than a postgraduate
studentship, this is to be specified as accurately as possible for the whole period of study.
Letters of intent from, or contracts with, the financing organisation are to be attached to this
study plan.)
7. Planned and actual degree of activity in postgraduate studies and departmental duties
(Give the degree of activity for postgraduate studies and departmental duties for the whole
period of study. The degree of activity in postgraduate studies is to be given for each semester
as % of fulltime work. Both planned and actual degrees of activity are to be reported. The
sum of activities in postgraduate studies and departmental duties during a given period is to
be less than or equal to 100%. The sum may be less than 100% if the student has been ill, or
on leave of absence.)
Semester, Year
Autumn
Spring
Postgraduate studies
Planned
Actual
%
%
Departmental duties
Planned
Actual
%
%
%
%
%
%
Comments: (Reasons are to be given here if the degree of activity in postgraduate studies is
less than 80% in any period. Reasons for absence of leave are to be given, together with
extent, in %.)
Courses in pedagogics or other training required to perform departmental duties: (Give the
names of courses taken and planned, including the extent and nature.)
8. Departmental duties
Description of departmental duties
(Describe the kind of departmental duties for each period. Departmental duties include
teaching, marking exam papers, supervising master’s students, courses in pedagogics,
research not directly connected to the student’s area of research, administrative duties,
managing computer networks etc., and the courses/training required to carry out these duties.
If a student has been elected to a position of trust within the university, or on behalf of the
university, this is to be regarded as part of his or her employment, i.e. departmental duties.
The time allowed for these duties includes not only the time required to attend meetings, etc.,
but also the time required to prepare for meetings so that the student may meet his or her
obligations satisfactorily. The student’s postgraduate studentship may be extended beyond
that stated above to compensate for time spent executing the duties required for a position of
trust.)
Semester, Year
Autumn
Duties
Hrs
Spring
9. Proportion of doctoral studies completed
(Specify the planned degree of activity for the complete period of study. Give the proportion
of doctoral studies completed (in %) at the end of each semester.)
Semester, Year
Planned
(Courses total: %)
Total
Autumn
%
%
Spring
%
%
Actual
Courses
Dissertation/Thesis
%
%
%
%
10. Completed and remaining parts of postgraduate studies
Plan for courses associated with the studies
Completed courses (Ladok RS90)
(List all completed courses, including course codes where applicable, and the number of
credits towards the degree.)
cr
Total number of credits
Courses taken into consideration (Ladok RS21)
(List all the courses counted towards the degree, including number of credits.)
cr
Total number of credits:
Planned courses
(Specify the planned courses, including course codes where appropriate, the number of
credits and the planned date for the final course.)
cr
Total number of credits:
Plan for the research on which the dissertation/thesis is to be based
(It is important that this plan is expressed in such as way, and in such detail, that it is possible
to follow it up.)
Description of the planned research project and the subject of the research
(Describe the subject of the scientific work.):
Completed elements
(Describe the hypotheses proposed and the related elements of the studies that have been
completed. Where applicable, give the status of publications (submitted, accepted), how far
work has progressed with other publications, and which conferences the student has
participated in (name of poster contributions or talks).
Semester, Year
Planned
Actual (explain deviations from the
plan)
Autumn
Spring
Timetable for remaining elements
(State which elements and publications remain to be completed, and the planned time for
these.)
Autumn
Spring
11. Plan for postgraduate education
(According to the Higher Education Ordinance, SFS 1993:100)
Licentiate degree
Knowledge and understanding
For a licentiate degree, research students must:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of research, including current
specialist knowledge in a defined part of the field and a deeper knowledge of scientific
methods in general and of methods in the specific field of research in particular.
Skills and abilities
For a licentiate degree, research students must:
- demonstrate an ability to identify and formulate issues, critically, independently and
creatively and, proceeding with scientific precision, plan a limited research project and other
advanced tasks and to carry them out using appropriate methods within specified time limits,
so as to contribute to the development of knowledge, and to evaluate this work;
- demonstrate an ability to clearly present and discuss research and research results in
dialogue with the scholarly community and society in general, orally and in writing, in both
national and international contexts; and
- demonstrate the skills required to independently participate in research and development
work and to work independently in other advanced contexts.
Judgement and approach
For a licentiate degree, research students must:
- demonstrate an ability to make ethical assessments in their own research;
- demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of science, its role in society and
people’s responsibility for how it is used; and
- demonstrate an ability to identify their need of further knowledge and to take responsibility
for developing their knowledge.
Doctoral degree
Knowledge and understanding
For a doctoral degree, research students must:
- demonstrate broad knowledge in, and a systematic understanding of, the field of research,
together with deep and up-to-date specialist knowledge in a defined part of the field of
research; and
- demonstrate familiarity with scholarly methods in general and with methods in the specific
field of research in particular.
Skills and abilities
For a doctoral degree, research students must:
- demonstrate an ability to engage in scholarly analysis and synthesis and in independent,
critical examination and assessment of new and complex phenomena, issues and situations;
- demonstrate an ability to identify and formulate issues, critically, independently and
creatively, and proceeding with scientific precision, and to plan and, using appropriate
methods, conduct research and other advanced tasks within specified time limits, and to
scrutinise and evaluate such work;
- demonstrate, in a dissertation/thesis, their ability to make a substantial contribution to the
development of knowledge by their own research;
- demonstrate an ability to present and discuss research and research results with authority, in
dialogue with the scholarly community and society in general, orally and in writing, in both
national and international contexts;
- demonstrate an ability to identify their need of further knowledge; and
- demonstrate a potential to contribute to the development of society and support other
people’s learning, both in the field of research and education and in other advanced
professional contexts.
Judgement and approach
For a doctoral degree, research students must:
- demonstrate intellectual independence and scholarly integrity and an ability to make ethical
assessments relating to research; and
- demonstrate deeper insight into the potential and limitations of scholarship, its role in
society and people’s responsibility for how it is used.
(If required, subject-specific objectives can be given here, otherwise this section is to be
deleted.)
The following objectives apply for postgraduate studies in:
(If desired, the student’s own objectives, over and above those stated in the Higher Education
Ordinance and for the subject in question, can be given here, otherwise this section is to be
deleted.)
The following additional objectives apply to these postgraduate studies:
12. Activities required to achieve the objectives laid down in the Higher Education
Ordinance and in the general and individual study plans (The development of these skills
and abilities should form an integral part of education at postgraduate level, and should
therefore take place within the framework for coursework, research and departmental duties,
etc.)
Describe the activities being pursued/that have been completed regarding:
Knowledge and understanding
Skills and abilities
Judgement and approach
Describe the activities planned regarding:
Knowledge and understanding
Skills and abilities
Judgement and approach
Competence and qualities acquired
(Describe the qualities and areas of competence the student considers is important to acquire
during the course of postgraduate studies in order to increase his or her chances of
employment following graduation. Examples are reflections on how the areas of competence
the student already has can be developed during postgraduate studies. The development of
competence and the acquisition of new skills are an integral part of postgraduate studies, and
should therefore take place within the framework for coursework, research, departmental
duties, etc.):
Describe the activities being pursued/that have been completed:
Describe the activities planned:
13. Supervision
Form of supervision and division of work between the supervisors and the student:
Extent (E.g. number of hours per week or per month)
Availability (E.g. number of hours per month)
14. Working place and material resources
(Describe the workplace and material resources available, as well as future needs. Examples
of material resources are computing capacity, laboratories, chemicals, libraries, literature,
articles and databases, as well as financing of various kinds of expenses.):
15. Other information
(Further information, not given above, can be given here, for example, whether the student is
an elected representative of a union or students’ union which does not occasion leave of
absence.):
Signatures
The undersigned hereby approve the contents of this individual study plan.
Date
Place
Student
Supervisor
Department representative
Others present at the planning discussions
Assistant supervisor
Second assistant supervisor
Decision
The decision to adopt this individual study plan has been made by the undersigned.
Date
Place
Head of Department