Beslut 2013-01-22, Dnr LiU-2013-00148
Ersätter Individuell studieplan för forskarutbildning fastställd 2013-01-22 Dnr LiU-2013-00148
LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY
Board of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN FOR DOCTORAL STUDIES
Introduction
In accordance with Chapter 6, Section 36 of the Higher Education Ordinance, an individual
study plan will be drawn up for every doctoral candidate. This plan should be reviewed at
least once yearly (in addition to the Higher Education Ordinance, Linköping University's
regulations and the respective decisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Board of
the Faculty of Educational Sciences' also play a part in the shaping of the individual
curriculum).
The individual study plan is a legal document that regulates the relationship and contract
between the academic department and the doctoral candidate. It is central to the PhD
programme that the study plan is periodically - or whenever necessary - revised in order to
ensure that it corresponds to the doctoral candidate's progression. The individual study plan is
an official document that will be stored in the department's archives.
The individual study plan shall be drawn up upon the candidate's admission, in consultation
between the doctoral candidate and the main supervisor. The study plan shall include a
description plan of the expected coursework and of the expected research and thesis work.
The study plan shall be used to continually evaluate the doctoral candidate's progression
within the PhD programme, in a manner agreed on between the doctoral candidate and the
supervisor. It will also be used to document teaching and other departmental activities.
In addition to acting as compiled documentation of the candidate’s progress, the study plan is
also used for quality control purposes. Documenting parallels between the courses/other
activities and the qualitative targets outlined in the Higher Education Ordinance.
The individual study plan is to be signed by the doctoral candidate, the supervisors, and to be
approved by the departmental head or the director of doctoral studies.
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Points for discussion
In the process of drawing up or revising the individual study plan, other matters relevant to
the implementation of the doctoral studies may also be discussed. The points listed below are
guidelines for areas of discussion.
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Career planning
Work situation (workload, assignments, level of independency, responsibility and
authority)
Working environment (distribution of work and cooperation in the environment,
collaboration outside of the group, atmosphere, security, premises)
Supervision (scope, implementation, mutual expectations)
Department
Personal Identity Number
Enrolled in Doctoral Studies
Name
Research topic subject
Address
Phone home / work
Main supervisor
Responsibility and allocation of
work has been established
Co- supervisor
Responsibility and allocation of
work has been established
Co- supervisor
Responsibility and allocation of
work has been established
Co-supervisor
Responsibility and allocation of
work has been established
Thesis topic
Intended degree (PhD, licentiate or both)
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Expected time of graduation (semester)
Rate of study %
Planned study leave
Departmental work or other relevant activities
Progress of thesis work (seminars, presentations, completed articles to be included in the thesis)
Planned courses and exam period (title/semester)
Completed courses in the Doctoral studies (title/semester)
Attended conferences, presentations, other (title/date)
The courses deal with and satisfy the following qualitative targets
The courses deal with and satisfy the following qualitative targets
Attended conferences, presentations, etc satisfy the following
degree objectives
Planned supervision
Completed supervision
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Scheduling of thesis work
Progression
Progression according to plan
Yes
No
Seminars
Has actively participated in seminars in the past year
Yes
Department or research environment has offered the opportunity to actively participate in seminars over the past yearYes
No
No
Financing Plan
Employment status (stated annually)
Financing (stated annually)
Miscellaneous
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Place and date
_______________________________
PhD candidate
_______________________________
Main supervisor
_________________________
Co-supervisor
_________________________
Deputy Supervisor
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Board of postgraduate studies
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Deputy Supervisor
_______________________________
Head of department
The study plan will be kept in the department's archives.
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Board of postgraduate studies