Syllabus

Collaborative Research Project in Energy Systems

Code
FEB222Q
Points
5 Credits
Level
Third Cycle
School
School of Information and Engineering
Subject field
Energy Systems in the Built Environment (ENERGIBM)
Approved
Approved, 31 October 2023.
This syllabus is valid from 31 October 2023.
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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

Competence and skills

  • Discuss and contextualise the research of other doctoral students as part of a greater whole,
  • Identify points of intersection  between research topics in a research network,
  • Plan and collaborate in a research study with other doctoral students,

Judgement and approach

  • Reflect on different concepts and methods for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research,
  • Evaluate and take a position on the need for changes based on constructive criticism of a scientific work

Course Content

The course  starts with an overview of research areas and doctoral programmes, with focus on those programmes that the doctoral students are registered in. Based on this, there is discussion about different forms of collaboration, concepts about collaboration and methods for collaboration, including those that are inter- and transdisciplinary within the area of energy transition. Connections  between different ongoing research projects are identified as are potential research gaps. Based on this, a research plan for a collaborative project is defined that involves both doctoral students and supervisors. At a seminar, the plan and the project results undergo a peer review with the supervisors of the doctoral students. The collaboration will result in either an article for submission to a peer-reviewed journal or a presentation. During the project, supervision will be provided as described in the research plan.

Assessment

• Assignments
• Seminars

Grades

The Swedish grades U–G.

Grades are reports as follows:
• Research plan, 2 credits
• Manuscript, 2,5 credits
• Individual report, 0.5 credits

Prerequisites

  • To be admitted to the course, students must either have been admitted to the doctoral programme Energy Systems in the Built Environment or have a relevant thesis subject at Dalarna University or another higher education institution. Doctoral students who have not been admitted to a doctoral programme at Dalarna University are accepted subject to space in the course

Other Information

There must be at least two students per course project. The language of instruction is English.