Course detail

LSO5922 - PhD Thesis Proposals on Soil Science


Credit hours

In-class work
per week
Practice
per week
Credits
Duration
Total
4
4
8
10 weeks
120 hours

Instructor
Antonio Carlos de Azevedo
Jussara Borges Regitano
Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes
Tiago Tezotto

Objective
Offer the PhD students from the Graduate Program in Soils and Plant Nutrition a course that enables the exchange of ideas, experiences and practices that will prepare and assist them in communicating the relevance, originality, and strengths of their research projects. The course aims to provide the PhD students with tips and insights on how to impart their competence in planning, managing and executing their research project.

Content
Structuring the outline of a literature review. Preparation of a synthesis of Literature Review and justifications. Writing hypothesis, general and specific objectives. Choice and structuring of methodologies and presenting the expected results. Organization and presentation of scientific projects. Presentation of seminars related to each item of the PhD Research Plan.

Bibliography
Schimel, J. Writing Science: how to write papers that get cited and proposals that get funded. 240 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2011.
Serão também utilizados trabalhos científicos de destaque na elaboração dos projetos.
Outstanding scientific work will also be used in project elaboration.