Doctoral Program in
Territory and Society

Training activities

Dissemination of research
  • Number of hours: 20
  • Character: Mandatory
  • Full-time students: First semester of the first year (2-hour sessions per week, weeks 4-13 of the semester)
  • Part-time students: First semester of the first year (2-hour sessions per week, weeks 4-13 of the semester)
  • Description: The aim is to provide students with the most advisable strategies for disseminating the results obtained by selecting the most appropriate media based on their quality, format, and accessibility.
    The main criteria for evaluating the different formats by the Quality Agencies will also be presented.
  • Contents:
  • 1. Publication formats and adaptation to the type of information presented
  • 2. Quality criteria for a scientific publication: journal evaluation, impact indices, databases, indexed and non-indexed journals, prestigious publishers.
  • 3. Assessment of research by Quality Agencies.
  • Skills:
    • CB14. Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
    • CB15. Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their areas of knowledge in the methods and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
    • CB16. Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic, or cultural advancement within a knowledge-based society.
    • CP05. Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgments with limited information.
    • CP06. Have the capacity for criticism and intellectual defense of solutions.
  • Activities carried out by the PhD student:
    • Preparation of a dossier with the evaluation of the quality of the bibliography collected in three specific publications of the research line of your doctoral thesis project.
    • Competent handling of bibliographic databases of different virtual platforms (preferably open access).
  • Control procedures:

Oral communication in the scientific field
  • Number of hours: 20
  • Character: Mandatory
  • Full-time students: Second semester of the first year (2-hour sessions weekly from week 4 to 13)
  • Part-time students: Second semester of the first year (2-hour sessions per week from week 4 to 13)
  • Description: The objective of this activity is to enhance the doctoral candidate's communication skills to establish a framework for interaction with the scientific community as a whole and with society at large regarding the results of their research in their field of expertise. In preparation for a future stay abroad, this presentation will be given in English.
  • Contents:
  • 1. Types of oral presentation of research I (conferences, tribunals, presentation of reports).
  • 2. Types of oral presentation of research II (outreach conferences, round tables, debates).
  • 3. Oral communication techniques.
  • 4. Oral communication and ICT.
  • Skills:
    • CB14. Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
    • CB15. Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their areas of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
    • CB6. Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
    • CP04. Work both in a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
    • CP05. Integrate knowledge, cope with complexity, and make judgments with limited information.
    • CP06. Have the capacity to criticize and intellectually defend solutions.
  • Activities carried out by the PhD student:
    • Preparing your PowerPoint presentation
    • English presentation of the presentation
    • Answer questions from the audience, also in English
  • Control procedures:
    • Activity evaluation:
      • Quality of the ppt presentation: 50%
      • Quality of oral presentation and responses: 50%
    • Training activities 1, 2, and 3 will be assessed by the teaching staff. Activity 3 will also take into account the opinion of the thesis supervisor, who will evaluate the comments received by each student from external evaluators. Regarding weighting, Activity 4 will be assessed based on proof of attendance at the 20 hours of lectures and seminars (the Academic Committee will provide students with a specific form for such accreditation, which must be supervised by the event organizer). Each training activity is assessed with a maximum of 10 points, which will result from the sum of each of the proposed criteria. Mobility activity 5 will be assessed by the Academic Committee based on the report of the person responsible for the stay and the accreditation thereof.
      The training activity sheets specify the timing of the activities depending on whether they are taken Full Time ETC or Part Time ETP
      To summarize, full-time students will follow the following sequence: Activity 1 will be taken in the first semester of the first year; Activity 2 in the second semester of the first year; Activity 3 in the first or second semester of the third year; and Activity 4 throughout the entire enrollment period.
      Part-time students will take training activity 1 in the first semester of their first year; activity 2 in the second semester of their first year; activity 3 starting in their second year; and activity 4 throughout their entire enrollment period.

Presentation of a theoretical and/or methodological aspect, derived from the Thesis in a public context (Congress, Seminar, Workshop) specialized in one or more of the lines of research of the doctorate
  • Number of hours: 3 hours
  • Description: Each student must present at least one seminar on their research work. In it, they will present the foundations of the research project to other students and faculty members in the doctoral program, including the working hypothesis, objectives, methodology, results, and conclusions. They must also discuss and answer any questions posed.
  • Timeline: Full-time students: Once during the second or third year of the doctoral program. Part-time students: Once during the third or fourth year.
  • Justification: Strengthening of basic competencies CB12 and CB15, and capacity CA06.
  • Learning outcomes: Demonstrate the ability to synthesize, clearly present, and communicate scientific results orally. Ability to debate and respond to specific questions.
  • Language: Spanish/English
  • Character: Mandatory
  • Review procedure: Report from the tutor/supervisor and the professors of the research line who attended the seminar. The report should assess the doctoral candidate's depth of background knowledge, clarity of presentation, approach to the topic, and ability to engage in debate and discussion. The seminar summary, including aspects of the debate, and the reports will be included in the personalized activity log.
  • Mobility: No mobility actions are planned

Research seminars
  • Number of hours: 20
  • Character: Mandatory
  • Full-time students: All semesters
  • Part-time students: All semesters
  • Description: The activity consists of participatory attendance at conferences and seminars given by researchers from the doctoral program, or those who, through an agreement or other type of agreement, have agreed to participate in the program, as well as other researchers who are at either of the two universities to teach courses or conferences that are linked to one of the program's lines of research.
  • Contents: At the discretion of the visiting researchers, provided they are related to the program's research lines.
  • Skills:
    • CB11 Ability to demonstrate a systematic understanding of each field of study and mastery of the research skills and methods related to it.
    • CB12 Ability to conceive, design, implement and adopt a research process with academic rigor.
    • CB13 Ability to make a scientific contribution, through original research, that expands the boundaries of knowledge in this field, and that merits referenced publication at national or international level.
    • CB14. Ability to carry out critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
    • CB15. Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their areas of knowledge in the methods and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
    • CB16. Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic, or cultural advancement within a knowledge-based society.
    • CP01. Ability to function in contexts where there is little specific information.
    • CP02. Ability to propose key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem in relation to each field of study.
    • CP03. Ability to design innovative projects in the fields of geography, history, archaeology and heritage management.
    • CP04. Work both in a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
    • CP05. Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgments with limited information.
    • CP06. Have the capacity to criticize and intellectually defend solutions.
  • Activities carried out by the doctoral student: Participatory attendance at conferences and seminars.
  • Control procedures:
    • Activity evaluation:
      • Attendance certification: 100%
    • Training activities 1, 2, and 3 will be assessed by the teaching staff. Activity 3 will also take into account the opinion of the thesis supervisor, who will evaluate the comments received by each student from external evaluators. Regarding weighting, Activity 4 will be assessed based on proof of attendance at the 20 hours of lectures and seminars (the Academic Committee will provide students with a specific form for such accreditation, which must be supervised by the event organizer). Each training activity is assessed with a maximum of 10 points, which will result from the sum of each of the proposed criteria. Mobility activity 5 will be assessed by the Academic Committee based on the report of the person responsible for the stay and the accreditation thereof.
      The training activity sheets specify the timing of the activities depending on whether they are taken Full Time ETC or Part Time ETP
      To summarize, full-time students will follow the following sequence: Activity 1 will be taken in the first semester of the first year; Activity 2 in the second semester of the first year; Activity 3 in the first or second semester of the third year; and Activity 4 throughout the entire enrollment period.
      Part-time students will take training activity 1 in the first semester of their first year; activity 2 in the second semester of their first year; activity 3 starting in their second year; and activity 4 throughout their entire enrollment period.

Mobility

The academic committee may recognise mobility activities prior to enrolment in the Programme. This action facilitates the integration into this programme of people who have been enrolled in other doctoral programmes and for some reason wish to join this one. It also aims to meet the expectations of certain researchers, including some with ongoing research grants, who have not been able to enrol in a doctoral programme at the ULPGC or the ULL in line with their lines of research, because none has been offered since 2010.