Course Introductory Course in Research

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ECTS: 3

Course leader: Birgit Eriksson

Language: English

Graduate school: Faculty of Arts

Course fee: 0.00 DKK

Status: Course is open for application

Semester: Fall 2025

Application deadline: 10/09/2025

Cancellation deadline: 10/09/2025

Course type: Classroom teaching

Start date: 22/09/2025

Administrator: Andreas Mølgaard Laursen

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Course description

The purpose of this course is to give PhD students in the initial phase of their project an opportunity to discuss important theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of their research projects and to reflect on some of the central questions that research processes bring to the fore. We aim to create a safe space with an informal, inspirational and supportive atmosphere where all participants will feel confident sharing not only their great ideas but also their doubts and challenges. During the course, the participants will get to know each other’s interests and projects, thereby facilitating future conversations and exchanges. 

The course will take its point of departure in the projects of the participating PhD students. Building on previous iterations the course consists of three day-sessions. The first will focus on project presentations and feedback, the second on theory and methodology, and the third on text readings (material selected and introduced by the participants).

The course will be held in English (unless everyone speaks fluently Danish).

Aim/Learning outcomes

  • Ability to and confidence in presenting and discussing one’s own research project and in giving and receiving feedback
  • Insights into each other’s research projects, including collaborative identification of theoretical and methodological differences, links and potential synergies
  • Reflection on and mutual inspiration and learning from important theoretical, methodological and analytical aspects of research processes and the research projects in question

Requirements for participation

  • None

Target group/Participants

  • PhD students in the initial phase of their project

Workload

  • Course/ teaching hours: 15
  • Preparation hours: 60
  • Written assignments etc.: PhD application, short introductions to texts

Language 

  • English (unless everyone speaks fluently Danish).

Lecturer

  • Birgit Eriksson, Professor, School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University

Literature

  • To be distributed after the application deadline

Venue

  • 22 September 2025: Langelandsgade 141, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1586, room 114
  • 6 October 2025: Langelandsgade 141, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1586, room 114
  • 27 October 2025: Langelandsgade 141, 8000 Aarhus C. Building 1586, room 114

Course dates:

  • 22 September 2025 09:15 - 14:00
  • 06 October 2025 09:15 - 14:00
  • 27 October 2025 09:15 - 14:00