Teaching

Courses and events

 

Our programme offers top-level research training  in a multidisciplinary research environment with a broad spectrum of methodologies, and is aimed at training highly motivated candidates for both academic and applied career paths. We are deeply committed to research training and are eager to work closely with PhD students in ways that suit their interests and talents.  Throughout the three-year programme  students will work on their research projects. Focus courses  will lay the foundation for interdisciplinary research by teaching students methodological skills. The third year will be dedicated almost exclusively to research and dissertation writing. In addition to their own scientific research activity and experimental investigation, during the PhD  students are expected to attend various advanced courses, training and seminars organized by the Department of Psychology. Moreover, PhD students will repeatedly present their work to the Academic Board and to the Department of Psychology, thus fostering their presentation skill

2022-2023 Courses 

The schedule of educational-training-scientific activities to be carried out during A.Y. 2022/2023 is divided into:

-       Courses

-       Other teaching activities (seminars, laboratory and research activities, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary training)

 

Courses

During the course of the Doctoral program, Ph.D. students must complete, by successfully passing final examinations, 60 hours of teaching courses (including 48 hours in the first year and 12 in the second year). All courses are delivered in English, alternating explanations and practical exercises; they involve a final evaluation of the acquired knowledge and skills.

Lessons are delivered in presence. Ph.D. students can attend lessons online only under special circumstances (such as during mandatory periods abroad or in companies or for isolation from COVID-19). In order to apply for this possibility, they must send a specific request to their teachers.

Teachings are structured in one or more modules of 4 hours each.

Teachings are organized into three macro areas:

A)    24 hours: Academic writing and scientific dissemination. The training program includes courses aimed at providing Ph.D. students with soft skills and knowledge for scientific dissemination of their research projects and the ability to attract competitive funding in the psychological and neuroscience disciplines. The courses provided include: courses in academic writing, publishing in the open science era, scientific presentation, project skills, and best practices for public engagement.

B)    24 hours: Psychological methods and statistical models. The training program includes courses aimed at providing Ph.D. students with skills and knowledge related to the main quantitative and qualitative research methods applied in psychology and the main data analysis models (e.g., Generalized Linear Models and Logistic regression, Factor Analysis, Discriminant and Cluster Analysis models).

C)    12 hours: Advanced statistical models. The training program includes courses aimed at providing Ph.D. students with skills and knowledge related to advanced models of data analysis. The courses provided for each academic year are updated in relation to the specific areas of study of Ph.D. students so that they are as closely tailored as possible to their training needs. Examples of courses offered are those related to Multilevel Analysis, Social Network Analysis, and Longitudinal Data Analysis.

 

The detailed teaching schedule for the AA. 2022/2023 is as follows:

Other teaching activities (seminars, laboratory and research activities, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary training)

 

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