Program Overview

PhD in Educational Technology for Knowledge

The PhD in Educational Technology for Knowledge is a doctoral program offered by the University of Alicante. The program aims to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in educational technology, enabling them to conduct research and contribute to the field.

Objectives and Competences

The program's objectives and competences are not explicitly stated in the provided context. However, it can be inferred that the program aims to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to conduct research in educational technology and contribute to the field.

Access and Admission

The access and admission criteria for the program are not specified in the provided context. However, it is mentioned that the Academic Committee shall decide the complements to be taken by the candidate depending on their previous studies.

Structure

The program's structure consists of the following components:

• Common compulsory transversal training activities: All doctoral students must carry out transversal activities, which include:
  • ACTIVITY 1: Information management and retrieval tools
  • ACTIVITY 2: Aims and objectives of research
  • ACTIVITY 3: Models of scientific communication
  • ACTIVITY 4: Models of Knowledge Transfer
  • ACTIVITY 5: Open Science
• Specific compulsory training activities: The activities are as follows:
  • ACTIVITY 1: Research seminars and workshops imparted by teachers of this PhD programme or by guest researchers
  • ACTIVITY 2: International seminars for doctoral students
  • ACTIVITY 3: Presentation of scientific communications
  • ACTIVITY 4: Publications in scientific journals and/or books
• Specific optional training activities: The activities are the following:
  • ACTIVITY 1: Stays at Universities and Higher Research Centres
• Complementary training: The Academic Committee shall decide the complements to be taken by the candidate depending on their previous studies
• International Joint Supervision: The research training of the doctoral student may be conducted at the University of Alicante and another foreign university through an international joint supervision agreement
• Duties of the doctoral student: Assignment planning by course, PhD Commitment, and Annual Training and Research plan
• Mentions: Industrial PhD Mention, International PhD Mention
• The PhD thesis: Information on requirements, language, deadlines, thesis deposit, thesis defence, and repository
• Regulations: Spanish Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, on regulating official doctoral studies, and further regulation

Quality

The program's quality is ensured through the Academic Committee's evaluation of the candidate's previous studies and the complements to be taken. The program also follows the Spanish Royal Decree 99/2011, which regulates official doctoral studies.

Specific Info

Additional information about the program can be found on the website of The International Doctoral School (EIDUA).