Complementary Courses

In these courses you can train important abilities of a non-technical character.

Basic communication and teaching (LH200V), 2 credits (ECTS 3.5)
This course is aimed for PhD students who also work with different kinds of teaching. The course consists of group meetings and field studies. The main objective with the course is to provide an opportunity to develop a foundation which enables the development of the participants’ lectures and their students’ learning.

Teaching and Learning (LH201V), 5 credits (ECTS 7.5)
Course about teaching for experienced teachers, given in English or Swedish.
Course Design is a practical exercise where you develop a course in which you teach. The goal is that you will be able to make conscious and informed design choices and motivate them from a student learning perspective. Reflective Practice aims to deepen the learning perspective through further investigation and application to other areas. You will start on your Teaching Portfolio.

Innovationsutveckling ur forskning
Course about innovation, given in Swedish only.

Innovation and Technology Management (ME3506), 3 credits (4.5 ECTS)
Innovation and Technology Management is aimed to provide Science and Engineering PhD Students with a broad understanding of diverse motivations and principles for innovation and technology development and transfer, including commercialization and management theories and practices. Participants will become familiar with the kinds of skills and resources necessary for the application of this understanding and are encouraged to work within the context of their specific fields of research whenever possible.