15 September 2017: Updating of personal page and entry of publications on IRIS (N.B. please note that failure to complete the web page and IRIS will jeopardise the passage of year);
15 September 2017: Delivery of a written progress report to both Tutor and Coordinator for the passage-of-year;
Dissertation Index;
Summary of the research - in Italian or English - minimum 40,000 characters in length including notes and apparatus;
Abstract - in Italian and English - of 5,000 characters in length.
OCTOBER 2017
05 October 2017: Presentation of the annual research progress report for the passage of year (the presentation takes the form of a 30-minute lecture, in Italian or English, before the Teaching Body and all PhD students);
6 October (final deadline): The Teaching Body approves for the passage of year (enclosing the tutor's evaluation and, if necessary, that of other internal or external evaluators).
NOVEMBER 2017
1 November 2017: Delivery to both Tutor and Coordinator of a written 2017-18 study plan:
Provisional title of the dissertation accompanied by an abstract (5,000 characters) in Italian and English and an index in Italian and English;
Tutors, possible co-tutors, formalised co-tutorships with foreign universities;
Summary description and timetable of the research activities intended to be undertaken during the year for the development of the dissertation, with an indication of the expected results;
Programme of research stays abroad with an indication of the forms of funding to be used (30% increase in the scholarship with University funds; Marco Polo; etc.; NB a minimum of one month of research abroad is compulsory, a period of at least six months is strongly recommended);
List of compulsory activities and intersectoral activities chosen from those proposed by the Teaching Body and others, in Italy or abroad, agreed with the Tutor and approved by the Teaching Body (the list of activities may be updated by the doctoral student during the year);
Research dissemination programme (at least 1 planned publication - programme can be updated throughout the year) with details of any publication fees or missions to be reimbursed from PhD funds (at the beginning of the year the Teaching Body will set criteria and available budget quotas for such reimbursements);
NOVEMBER 2017 – AUGUST 2018
Development of the Study Plan : CREDITS REQUIRED 15.
SEPTEMBER 2018
15 September 2018: Updating of personal page and entry of publications on IRIS (N.B. please note that failure to complete the web page and IRIS for the passage of year);
15 September 2018: Delivery of a written progress report to both Tutor and Coordinator for the passage of year:
Dissertation Index;
Summary of the research - in Italian or English - minimum 80,000 characters in length including notes and references;
Abstract - in Italian and English - of 5,000 characters in length October 2018;
Presentation of the annual research progress report for the passage of year.
A.Y. 2018 - 2019
SEPTEMBER 2018
7 September 2018: Delivery of a written progress report to the Tutor, Coordinator and Deputy-Coordinator for the passage of year:
Dissertation Index;
Summary of the research - in Italian or English - minimum 80,000 characters in length including notes and references;
Abstract - in Italian and English - of 5,000 characters in length.
7 September 2018: Delivery to the Teaching Body of a written summary of the research with an index of the contents of the presentation to be held on 10 September (the document must be printed in triplicate for the day of 10 September and must not exceed two pages in length);
10 September 2018: Presentation of the annual research progress report for the passage of year (the presentation takes the form of a lecture, in Italian or English, accompanied by a slide-show, before a panel of discussants chosen from the members of the Teaching Body, the Teaching Body itself and all the doctoral students). The presentation may last no longer than 10 minutes and must focus on: topic, structure, research objectives, theoretical background and methodological approach, expected results, future developments. NB a one-year extension for the final discussion is no longer permitted except in the case of dissertations in co-tutorship, at the request of the foreign partner;
10 September 2018: Updating of personal page and entry of publications on IRIS (NB please note that failure to complete the web page and IRIS will jeopardise the passage of year);
17 September 2018 (final deadline): The Teaching Body approves the passage-of-year(enclosing the Tutor's evaluation with the 2017-2018 Study Plan and, if necessary, that of other internal or external evaluators).
OCTOBER 2018
31 October 2018: Delivery to the Tutor, Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator of a written Study Plan for A.Y. 2018-19:
Provisional title of the dissertation accompanied by an abstract (5,000 characters) in Italian and English and an index in Italian and English;
Tutor, possible co-tutor, formalised co-tutor-ships with foreign universities;
Summary description and timetable of the research activities intended to be undertaken during the year for the development of the dissertation, with an indication of the expected results;
Programme of research stays abroad with an indication of the forms of funding to be used (30% increase in the scholarship with University funds; Marco Polo; etc.). The compulsory period of research abroad is indicated in the call for applications for each cycle);
List of compulsory activities and intersectoral activities chosen from those proposed by the Teaching Body and others, in Italy or abroad, agreed with the Tutor and approved by the Teaching Body (the list of activities may be updated by the doctoral student during the year);
Research dissemination programme (at least 1 planned publication - programme can be updated during the year) with details of any publication fees or missions to be reimbursed from PhD funds (at the beginning of the year, the Teaching Body will set criteria and available budget quotas for such reimbursements).
NOVEMBER 2018 - AUGUST 2019
Development of study plan: CREDITS REQUIRED 15.
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2019
Deadline to be defined based on the indications of the PhD Office: Delivery of a written progress report to both Tutor and Coordinator for admission to the final examination:
Dissertation Index;
Draft of the dissertation in Italian and English;
Abstract - in Italian and English - of 5,000 characters in length
Updating of personal page and entry of publications on IRIS (NB please note that failure to complete the web page and IRIS will jeopardise the passage of year);
Presentation of research progress report for admission to the final examination.