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Table 1: How the Doctoral Program in Public Health Science can support the doctoral students to achieve the Intended Learning
Outcomes (ILOs) in the Education Ordinance:
National ILOs *
Knowledge and understanding
For a doctorate, doctoral students shall:
 demonstrate broad knowledge and a systematic
understanding of the research area, as well as an indepth and up-to-date specialist knowledge of a
defined part of the research area
Support by the doctoral program
Activities
 Provide and promote basic knowledge in the
different core disciplines of public health, as
well as an in-depth understanding of different
crosscutting themes within the public health
science.
 Courses on various
disciplines within the field
of public health, with an
emphasis on the
theoretical base.
 Seminars on a variety of
crosscutting themes.
 Assist students to be able to relate their research
to theory and place their research in theoretical
frameworks.
 Emphasis the theoretical base
 Core course on
Researching Public
Health, and core course on
Theory of life sciences.
 Quality assurance for
courses.
 demonstrate a familiarity with scientific
methodology in general and with the methods of
the specific research area in particular
 Emphasis on methodology
 Workshop on new cutting
edge methods as well as
gold standard methods.
 Emphasis on methodology
in the seminars.
 Quality assurance for
courses.
Proficiency and aptitude
For a doctorate, doctoral students shall:
 demonstrate the ability to carry out scientific
analysis and synthesis, as well as independent
critical examination and assessment of new and
complex phenomena, issues and situations
 demonstrate the ability to critically, independently
and creatively and with scientific accuracy identify
and formulate hypotheses, to plan and through the
use of adequate methods carry out research work
and other qualified tasks within given time periods
 through a thesis demonstrate their ability to
contribute significantly to the development of
knowledge through their own research
 demonstrate the ability in national and international
contexts in written and spoken form with authority
to present and discuss research and research results
in dialogue with the scientific community and
society in general
Provide forums where students may practice these
skills
Provide opportunities for students to discuss their
self-identity as researchers and their personal
contribution to science.
Assist students to develop skills of presenting and
discussing their research within the scientific
community: in scientific conferences and through
publishing peer-reviewed articles, as well as in
writing research proposals and grant applications.
 demonstrate the ability to identify needs for further
knowledge
 demonstrate the ability to contribute to the
development of society and support others learning
in research and development and in other qualified
professional contexts
 Critically review and discuss other research
projects, applications and articles.
 Seminars
 Courses (relevant to all
courses)
 Supporting good
supervision
 Skills building workshops
 Encourage students to
participate in the Kappa
seminars
 Holding workshops and
seminars to develop
presentation skills.
 Inviting students to visit
other research groups,
departments and
Universities.
 Holding seminars where
students present their own
work and act as discussants
for their peers
Ability to assess and approach
For a doctorate, doctoral students shall:
 demonstrate intellectual independence and
 Involve students in ongoing scientific discussions
scientific conscientiousness, as well as the ability to
at the program and within the public health
make assessments of research ethics
network.
 demonstrate an in-depth insight into scientific
possibilities and limitations, their role in society
and public responsibility for how they are used.
*
Source: High ordinance for education
 Encourage students’ participation in translating
their own research into practice, by developing
the ability to proficiently disseminate their results
to stake holders and policy makers, and devise
implementation recommendations and policy
implications.
 Inviting students to
participate in preregistration and predissertation seminars, and
to attend dissertations
 Create opportunities to
meet and discuss with
other PhD students and
faculty members
 Seminars and workshops