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
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATION SKILLS [Arts and Humanities]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATION SKILLS [Law and Economics]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATION SKILLS [Life and Health Sciences - 1 st Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATION SKILLS [Life and Health Sciences - 2 nd Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATION SKILLS [Natural Sci. and Engineering-2nd Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PRESENTATION SKILLS [Natural Sci. and Engineering-1st Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
Teacher: Monica Antonello
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Arts and Humanities]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Law and Economics]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Life and Health Sciences - 1 st Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Natural Sci. and Engineering-1st Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
Teacher: Monica Antonello
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Natural Sci. and Engineering-2nd Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Life and Health Sciences - 2 nd Session]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Research management and Enhancement
SEMINARIO AVANZATO SULLE RISORSE BIBLIOTECARIE PER LA RICERCA [Arts and Humanities]
Credits: 2.5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Donatella Boni
SEMINARIO AVANZATO SULLE RISORSE BIBLIOTECARIE PER LA RICERCA [Law and Economics]
Credits: 2.5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Luisella Zocca
SEMINARIO AVANZATO SULLE RISORSE BIBLIOTECARIE PER LA RICERCA [Scientific Area]
Credits: 2.5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Elena Scanferla
Teaching Activities ex DM 226/2021: Statistics and Computer Sciences
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY (MODULE I)
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Marco Minozzo
INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY (MODULE II)
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Marco Minozzo
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL INFERENCE
Credits: 1
Language: English
Validità e affidabilità delle misure e dei test diagnostici
Credits: 0.5
Language: English
Teacher: Alessandro Marcon
BASIC LEVEL STATISTICS
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
BASIC LEVEL STATISTICS
Credits: 2.5
Language: Italian
Statistical analysis with R - module I
Credits: 1
Language: Italian
Teacher: Erica Secchettin
GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS: LOGISTIC REGRESSION, LOGLINEAR MODEL, POISSON MODEL
Credits: 2
Language: English
Teacher: Lucia Cazzoletti
Disegno dello studio nella ricerca osservazionale e sperimentale
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
Teacher: Alessandro Marcon
Calcolo della numerosità campionaria in funzione di una precisione o potenza statistica prefissata
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Giuseppe Verlato
Introduzione alla meta-analisi per la ricerca biomedica (revisione della letteratura, raccolta dei dati, costruzione del database)
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Giuseppe Verlato
Applicazioni della meta-analisi in campo epidemiologico e medico
Credits: 1
Language: Inglese
Teacher: Giuseppe Verlato
Survival analysis: log-rank test, Kaplan-Meier survival curves, Cox regression model
Credits: 1.5
Language: Inglese - English
Teacher: Simone Accordini
INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS [Recommended for Human Sciences]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
INTERMEDIATE STATISTICS [Tutti i corsi di studio]
Credits: 2.5
Language: English
Statistical analysis with R - module II
Credits: 2
Language: Italian
Teacher: Erica Secchettin
Teaching Activities: Free choice
PROTECTING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN THE PHD PROGRAM: WHAT DO WE NEED TO CONSIDER FOR BEING A GOOD SCIENTIST: BEST PRACTICE AND THE ETHICS OF SCIENCE
Credits: 1
Language: inglese
Teacher: Paola Cesari
QUANDO LA RICERCA SI FA ETICA (PERCORSO ORGANIZZATO E FINANZIATO DAL TEACHING AND LEARNING CENTER DI UNIVR)
Credits: 2
Language: Italian
Teacher: Roberta Silva
LA COMUNICAZIONE UMANISTICA: OPPORTUNITA' E RISCHI
Credits: 1
Language: Italiano
Italian Poetry abroad
Credits: 1
Language: Italiano
Teacher: Massimo Natale
BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS PILL
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
IMPARA IL MARKETING DIGITALE
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
APPROCCI E METODOLOGIE PARTECIPATIVE NELLA RICERCA CON GLI ATTORI DEL TERRITORIO
Credits: 1.5
Language: Italian
Teacher: Cristiana Zara
DOING INTERVIEWS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Credits: 1.5
Language: English
Teacher: Chiara Sita'
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Credits: 2
Language: English
Teacher: Alberto Gajofatto
IL SONNO E I SUOI DISTURBI: FOCUS SULLE PARASONNIE E I DISTURBI DEL MOVIMENTO IN SONNO
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Elena Antelmi
IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR BODY COMPOSITION ANALYSIS
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Carlo Zancanaro
OPEN SCIENCE: THE MIGHTY STICK AGAINST "BAD" SCIENCE
Credits: 2
Language: English
Teacher: Alberto Scandola
THE EMPIRICAL PHENOMENOLOGICAL METHOD (EPM): THEORETICAL FOUNDATION AND EMPIRICAL APPLICATION IN EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTHCARE FIELDS
Credits: 2
Language: English
THE PATHWAY OF OXYGEN: CAUSE OF HYPOXEMIA
Credits: 1
Language: English
Teacher: Carlo Capelli
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS [Natural Sci. and Engineering-2nd Session] (2023/2024)
Academic staff
Geltrude Daniela Vescio , Dott.ssa Daniela Gertrude Vescio
Referent
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 Natural Sciences and Engineering: 1 module, 15 hours - 2nd session
Lecturers: Dr. Daniela Gertrude Vescio
Delivery dates and location:
January 10, 2024, 09:40-12:00
Aula 1 - Roberto Vecchioni - Lente Didattica
January 11, 2024, 09:40-12:00
January 12, 2024, 09:40-12:00
Aula Magna Giorgio De Sandre - Lente Didattica
January 22, 2024, 09:40-12:00
Aula D - Borgo Roma - Istituti Biologici Blocco A
Scheduled Lessons
| When | Classroom | Teacher | topics |
|---|---|---|---|
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Wednesday 10 January 2024 09:40 - 12:00 Duration: 2:30 AM |
Lente Didattica - 1 Lente Didattica [1 - ] | Dott.ssa Daniela Gertrude Vescio | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS |
|
Thursday 11 January 2024 09:40 - 12:00 Duration: 2:30 AM |
Lente Didattica - Aula Magna "Giorgio De Sandre" [01 - terra] | Dott.ssa Daniela Gertrude Vescio | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS |
|
Friday 12 January 2024 09:40 - 12:00 Duration: 2:30 AM |
Lente Didattica - Aula Magna "Giorgio De Sandre" [01 - terra] | Dott.ssa Daniela Gertrude Vescio | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS |
|
Monday 22 January 2024 09:40 - 12:00 Duration: 2:30 AM |
Istituti Biologici Blocco A - Biblioteca Meneghetti - D Istituti Biologici [ - ] | Dott.ssa Daniela Gertrude Vescio | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS |
