Syllabus database for doctoral courses
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Syllabus database for doctoral courses
SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Forskning för samhälleligt värdeskapande |
|---|---|
| English title | Research for Societal Impact |
| Course number | 5546 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2022-02-17 |
| Purpose of the course | The course aims to allow doctoral students to reflect on the importance of academic research and how this can lead to societal change. Starting from and building on the doctoral students' existing knowledge, experience, and research, the course will lay the foundation for understanding factors influencing the societal impact of academic research, improved interdisciplinary collaborations, and enhanced communication skills among researchers and society. |
| Intended learning outcomes | Upon completing the course, the student should be able to:
• Put their research in relation to societal challenges and communicate to a broader community within academia and the general public how their research might contribute to overcoming a societal challenge. • Identify relevant research topics at the intersection of different fields and evaluate the potential for collaboration, innovation, and societal impact. • Set up and manage interdisciplinary projects (research or development) utilising relevant entrepreneurship tools to generate societal value. |
| Contents of the course | The course will introduce the students to different pathways to create impact from research to society, collaborate across disciplines, and communicate science within academia and the general public. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be used as inspiration. |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course uses a student-centred educational model building on the doctoral students existing knowledge, experience, and research. Following the introduction, most learning will be conducted through practical work in teams. The participants will work in interdisciplinary project teams with participants from different schools and/or faculties. The teams can either choose to address challenges that have already been identified by stakeholders (i.e. UNOPs, the United Nations office for project service) or identify their own. At the end of the course, the teams will present their work to peers and a panel of stakeholders. |
| Compulsory elements | • Oral presentation of one's own research.
• Oral presentation and opposition of team project. |
| Examination | • Slide presentation based on the project outcome (a possible pathway to create societal impact).
• An individual written reflection on the learning experience, including expectations, outcomes, and future application. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Mandatory literature:
• “Productive interactions: societal impact of academic research in the knowledge society.” LERU position paper March 2017, https://www.leru.org/publications/productive-interactions-societal-impact-of-academic-research-in-the-knowledge-society • “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Course responsible |
Hanna Jansson Institutionen för lärande, informatik, management och etik 0852483861 0702983861 hanna.jansson@ki.se |
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