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Regulations

Specific regulations for the PhD Programme in Technologies of Managing:
Objective
Section 8. The objective of the PhD School at the Department of Operations Management (OM) is to help its PhD students develop as researchers. The school's primary field is 'Management Technologies', which is a key dimension of the department's research profile. To us, 'Management Technologies' means theory concerning how management is made possible. Management is inextricably bound up with insight, which can only be acknowledged, however, through various mechanisms that make 'the world' accessible through representations. Such representations pave the way for objects to become visible to management. The objects typically have two dimensions: one a question of 'value' and 'evaluation', the other a question of 'scope'.
The PhD School's study programme is structured in such a way that the research student develops research-oriented competence and methodological reflection regarding both intra and interorganisational management technologies as well as a critical stance towards the PhD School's research field. The PhD School seeks to create a common research environment as well as to provide useful guidance during each phase of the programme.
Course Requirements
Section 10. During the course of study, the PhD student must take courses and seminars corresponding in scope to 30 ECTS (approximately six months).
The course component should be planned according to the study plan by the student in collaboration with the supervisor. The supervisor assesses the student's progress and is responsible for ensuring that the courses are completed satisfactorily.
PhD students must take the following courses:
  1. A minimum of one course in methodology and/or theory of science
  2. The course 'Technologies of Managing', organised by the PhD School in Technologies of Managing
  3. A minimum of one elective course representing the research frontline of the student's area of study.
(2) If, during the course of study, no courses relevant to the student's study plan are offered, the student is entitled to individualised study courses.
(3) The student's attendance, with the supervisor's approval, on both internal and external courses is to be agreed with the PhD School Director and must be documented by a course certificate issued by the respective course teacher. With regard to participation in conferences, workshops and similar, the number of course hours will be agreed in each particular instance.
Supervision
Section 11 (2). As a supplement to the supervision provided during their course of study, the PhD students must present their work at two seminars:
  1. Before the end of the first six months (part-time students before one year), the student must present his/her research project at a departmental seminar
  2. No later than six months before the end of the PhD programme, the student must present a detailed draft of his/her thesis to one or more opponents who are not part of the supervisory staff.
The principal supervisor gives approval regarding whether the seminars have been satisfactorily completed.

Last updated by Marianne Andersen 04/05/2009