Course Description
The article-based dissertation is the dominant form for PhD candidates in medicine in Norway. But, while the majority of candidate's focus is often directed to the publication of the research which is the basis for the dissertation, the need to package and present discrete research outputs as part of a larger cohesive and holistic body of work remains an essential part of the candidate's task.
The “kappe” then, is a final piece of the dissertation which can do just that. But how to write the “kappe” is far from obvious, and guidance on how to do so is still emerging. This course identifies the “kappe” as a distinct element of the full body of work in an article-based PhD dissertation and offers conceptual and practical perspectives on how to position the “kappe” and how to write it.
Course Preparations
Participants are asked to find a recent (within the last 7 years) article-based dissertation from their field (or another relevant discipline) which they find particularly excellent or particularly troubling and to bring it with them to the course.
In class
This course is divided into two sections. The first section considers the “kappe” itself in the current Norwegian research environment and in the context of PhD research internationally, and establishes premises and practical frameworks for further work. The second section is built to provide participants with the necessary framing and orientation to write a “kappe” appropriate to their own research and to the demands of the genre in light of the considerations provided in the first section.
Language
The course language is English.
Registration
Registration on a first come, first served basis within the following prioritization framework:
PhD candidates in medicine from UiO and OUS above applicants with other disciplinary or institutional affiliations.
PhD candidates who have completed their midway assessment above those who have not yet done so.
Registration opens on Monday, February 2 at 12:00. Applicants will be notified on a running basis until the course is full.