Training and Research

PhD school courses/classes - 2023/2024

Please note: Additional information will be added during the year. Currently missing information is labelled as “TBD” (i.e. To Be Determined).

1. PhD students must obtain a specified number of CFUs each year by attending teaching activities offered by the PhD School.
First and second year students must obtain 8 CFUs. Teaching activities ex DM 226/2021 provide 5 CFUs; free choice activities provide 3 CFUs.
Third year students must obtain 4 CFUs. Teaching activities ex DM 226/2021 provide 2 CFUs; free choice activities provide 2 CFUs.
More information regarding CFUs is found in the Handbook for PhD Students: https://www.univr.it/phd-vademecum

2. Registering for the courses is not required unless explicitly indicated; please consult the course information to verify whether registration is required or not. When registration is actually required, no confirmation e-mail will be sent after signing up. Please do not enquiry: if you entered the requested information, then registration was silently successful.

3. When Zoom links are not explicitly indicated, courses are delivered in presence only.

4. All information we have is published here. Please do not enquiry for missing information or Zoom links: as soon as we get new information, we will promptly publish it on this page.

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Linguistic Activities

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Research management and Enhancement

Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Statistics and Computer Sciences

Teaching Activities: Free choice

Academic staff

Jessica Jane Nocella , Dott.ssa Jessica Jane Nocella

Credits

2.5

Language

English

Class attendance

Free Choice

Prerequisites and basic notions

Notes: 25 attendants for each module. Required English certification: C1 (Arts and Humanities), B2 (other Areas). It is extremely important to have the correct minimum level to be able to follow and participate in this course.
CFUs: 2.5 for each module
Required attendance: 10 classroom hours and 10 e-learning hours.

Program

Content description (in common for all Areas):

Focus on writing skills and style
1) Grammar and vocabulary for academic writing 2) Structuring sentences and paragraphs 3) Levels of formality
Focus on language
1) Active/passive voice 2) Nominalisation and compounds 3) Simple/complex sentences
Focus on citation strategies
1) Direct quotations vs. paraphrasing 2) Avoiding plagiarism and linguistic strategies for paraphrasing
Focus on texts
1) Cohesion and coherence 2) Writer positioning in academic texts 3) Summary writing 4) Writing introductions
Focus on texts with practice and peer review
1) Abstracts 2) Academic bios 3) Writing practice and peer review

Didactic methods

Macroarea Life and Health Sciences: 1 module, 15 hours - 1st session Lecturers: Dr. Jessica Jane Nocella
Delivery dates and location: January 9, 2024, 09:40-12:00
January 10, 2024, 09:40-12:00
January 11, 2024, 09:40-12:00
Aula Dal Forno, Istituti Biologici Blocco A
January 12, 2024, 09:40-12:00
Aula B, Istituti Biologici Blocco A

Scheduled Lessons

When Classroom Teacher topics
Tuesday 09 January 2024
09:40 - 12:00
Duration: 2:30 AM
Aula Dal Forno, Istituti Biologici A Dott.ssa Jessica Jane Nocella ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS
Wednesday 10 January 2024
09:40 - 12:00
Duration: 2:30 AM
Aula Dal Forno, Istituti Biologici A Dott.ssa Jessica Jane Nocella ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS
Thursday 11 January 2024
09:40 - 12:00
Duration: 2:30 AM
Aula Dal Forno, Istituti Biologici A Dott.ssa jessica Jane Nocella ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS
Friday 12 January 2024
09:40 - 12:00
Duration: 2:30 AM
Istituti Biologici Blocco A - Biblioteca Meneghetti - B Istituti Biologici [ - ] Dott.ssa Jessica Jane Nocella ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS

PhD students

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Guidelines for PhD students

Below you will find the files that contain the Guidelines for PhD students and rules for the acquisition of ECTS credits (in Italian: "CFU") for the Academic Year 2023/2024.