ECTS: 1
Course leader: Stefan Iversen
Language: English
Graduate school: Faculty of Arts
Course fee: 0.00 DKK
Status: Course is open for application
Semester: Spring 2025
Application deadline: 21/03/2025
Cancellation deadline: 21/03/2025
Course type: Classroom teaching
Start date: 05/05/2025
Administrator: Andreas Mølgaard Laursen
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Course description
In this seminar, we will discuss strategies for writing the presentation (often referred to as a the “kappe,” literal English translation: “cape”) for doctoral researchers writing an article-based thesis. The seminar will feature insights from previous doctoral candidates, who will share their strategies and advice for writing the kappe. We will also cover topics such as working with formal criteria, understanding examiner expectations, and approaches to structuring this type of text, as well as the overall writing process. The seminar will consist of a mix of discussions, short lectures, and practical exercises.
Aim
The objectives are to help participants develop increased awareness of
- The structure and purpose of the presentation (“kappe”)
- Ways to demonstrate the overall coherence of their project
- Rhetorical and linguistic resources that contribute to demonstrating coherence
Target group/Participants
- Relevant for PhD scholars at all stages
Language
- English
ECTS-credits
- 1
Lecturers
- Kristin Solli, Associate professor of English at the Unit for English for Academic Purposes and co-director of the PhD Program in Educational Sciences for Teacher Education at Oslo Metropolitan University. Her research interests include doctoral education, doctoral writing, writing pedagogy, and the article-based doctoral thesis as a genre. Recent publications include work on doctoral writing development, doctoral thesis assessment practices, and time and temporality in educational practices. She is also one of the authors of the book Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities (Routledge, 2021). She teaches various writing courses and workshops for students and researchers at OsloMet.
Preparation
- Find 2 examples of article-based theses in your field or a related field. The examples can be from the University of Aarhus or from other universities. You can find some here: https://ebooks.au.dk/aul/catalog/series/phd. You can also look here: https://thesisbypublication.com/examples You do not need to read the examples in detail ahead of time, but have a look through them and bring them along to the workshop, electronically or on paper – whatever you prefer.
- Read: Nygaard, L.P & Solli, K. (2021). «The writing process. Learning to juggle.” and “Demonstrating doctorateness through the narrative.” (Chapters 3 and 4 in Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities (1st ed.). Routledge)
- Optional reading: Skov, S. (2021). Ph.D. by Publication or Monograph Thesis? Supervisors and candidates Negotiating the Purpose of the Thesis when Choosing Between Formats. In C. Badenhorst, B. Amell, & J. Burford (Eds.), Re-imagining Doctoral Writing (pp. 71-86). University Press of Colorado. https://doi.org/10.37514/INT-B.2021.1343.2.03
Venue
- 5 May 2025. 09.00-15.00. Langelandsgade 141 , 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1586, room 114
Application deadline
- 21 March 2025
Course dates:
- 05 May 2025 09:00 - 15:00