Entry Phase
In the entry phase the research project is strenghend and then finalised. Usually this is a time, where an intensive exchange between doctoral candidate and supervisor takes place. The public presentation of the research project is the first milestone in the doctoral process. The presentation is the basis for approval of the topic and the precondition for the Doctoral Thesis Agreement.
The duration of the entry phase depends on the stage of development of the research project. Ideally doctoral candidates already have had some thoughts on their topic of choice and have been in contact with their supervisor before they apply for admission.
Good Scientific Practice
Please pay attention to the rules of good scientific practice!
"Good scientific practice embraces all the procedures and practices that are necessary for planning, conducting and reporting research and scholarship within a framework of scientific integrity."
European Science Foundation Policy Briefing 10 "Good Scientific Practice in Research and Scholarship", S. 5
Each Semester the Center for Doctoral Studies offers workshops on this topic.
Workshop programme
Reading Suggestions
- Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research (Chicago 32008)
- Patrick Dunleavy, Authoring a PhD. How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral Thesis or Dissertation (New York 2009)
- Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Chicago 72007)