The seminar series is offered through a collaboration between the University Library, High North Academy and the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education and has subject code GEN-8001. It provides the participant with 2 ECTS points. For more details, application deadlines, requirements and assessment, go here.

Content of the seminars

The seminar series consists of five seminars, organised as interactive sessions combining theory, plenary discussions, group activities, and individual practice.

1. Academic integrity and the transparency of science

This seminar provides a basis for the entire seminar series. The aim is to understand the importance of academic integrity for the different stages of the research process and for science in general. With transparency as a guiding principle, the focus is on the whys and hows of using/creating sources correctly, both research papers and research data. 
PowerPoint presentation February 2022

2. Literature search

This seminar focuses on doing complex and more systematic literature searches and how to use scientific databases in an efficient and effective way. A large component of the seminar is to address the various purposes of literature searches.
Participants can choose between 3 seminars: i) Humanities, Social Sciences, ii) Medicine and Health Sciences, and iii) Technology and Natural Sciences. 
PowerPoint presentations March 2022: i) Humanities and Social Sciences, ii) Medicine and Health Sciences, iii) Technology and Natural Sciences.

3. Open Access publishing

This seminar discusses what open access means, the choices researchers have to face when selecting publication venues, and how those choices affect both the scientific and the general community. Participants learn how to evaluate open access publication channels, and receive information about the UiT Publication Fund. We also discuss how researchers can make their publications
available in open repositories. This practice is called self-archiving and it is mandated by an increasing number of funders and institutions.
PowerPoint presentation March 2022

4. Research data management

This seminar is an introduction to best practices for research data management. This includes how to write a solid data management plan, how to structure, document, and preserve the data during the project, and, finally, how to archive and share the data in suitable repositories. Participants also receive information about the UiT institutional archive, UiT Open Research Data, as well as the UiT principles and guidelines for research data management.
In the second half of the seminar, we split in two groups. Participants can choose between i) a group focusing on data containing sensitive information, and ii) a group focusing on data without sensitive information. 
PowerPoint presentations March 2022: Part 1: Introduction, Part 2: Data with sensitive information, Part 2: Data without sensitive information.

5. Reference management

This seminar introduces reference management and how reference management tools can be used in the various phases of the research process. The seminar will go in more detail into EndNote.
Part 1 is an introduction to EndNote, where focus lies on the basic functionalities of the software, such as creating an EndNote library and entering references into a Word document. Part 2 is an advanced course of EndNote, focusing on sharing, organizing and publishing references. Participants may participate in one or both parts.
PowerPoint presentations March 2022: Part 1: Basic, Part 2: Advanced.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

• Explain correct use of sources in an academic publication and questionable research practices.
• Explain the purpose of literature search for the research process.
• Explain the purpose and advantages of open science, for research and society in general.
• Explain the main sections of a data management plan.

Skills

• Cite academic work, including published research data, in line with existing norms and conventions.
• Select and use scientific databases for advanced literature searches.
• Build advanced searches, using operators (AND, OR, NOT) and search history.
• Evaluate and select suitable publication channels for own research.
• Find and use repositories for archiving text (publications/manuscripts) and research data.
• Structure and document research data in line with good academic practice.

Competence

• Carry out research with academic integrity.
• Disseminate academic work in line with current publication trends and requirements.
• Communicate with peers and the larger scholarly community about the concept of transparency of science.
• Use the research support services at the University Library.

Reading list

Spring 2022

Contact information

If you have questions or comments, please send an email to helene.n.andreassen@uit.no

About HNA

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Leaders come in different shades, from excellent to ruthless or even scary. Leadership is not an exact science, and how the task is solved depends on the situation, time and the employees. The course introduces the concept of leadership and different leadership styles that one can find in academic and non-academic organizations. We will discuss the value of leadership; what is a good leader and what kind of leader could you become? We will introduce analytical tools that will help participants to understand their own core qualities, as this is essential to understand group dynamics and create a successful team. We also want participants to reflect upon their own leader experience and think about which skills & personal traits they regard as  important to succeed as a leader. We will talk about the concept of emotional competency, learn techniques how to identify and resolve conflicts at the workspace and finally discuss the importance of cultural intelligence in international groups. The course includes many hands-on group exercises, which will make this course relevant for course participants from all research disciplines.

Pre-work 

Course participants will be asked to submit an essay where they reflect on their own leader experience (1 - 2 A4 pages). 

Course schedule 

The course is an intensive 5-days course and is offered every spring semester.  Please check the UiT course catalogue for the exact dates.

Exam

There is a home exam at the end of the course, where course participants will be asked to submit an essay about different aspects of leadership.

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To continue in science after a PhD it is essential for researchers to master the challenge of securing funding for their research. This means that PhDs needs a good understanding of where to apply for funding and how to write research proposals, as well as to understand which criteria are used for the proposal evaluation. This course is designed by researchers that have a broad experience in proposal writing and will share their knowledge and experience with the course participants.  The core lectures are given by Michaela Aschan (UiT – BFE) and Petter Olsen (NOFIMA), both with extensive experience on external funding. 

The High North Academy’s philosophy is learning by doing, and to obtain the ECTS for this course PhD students need to work on their own ‘real’ proposal. To be allowed to participate in the course, participants are asked to submit a one-page draft of their research idea, which they want to develop into a research proposal. The course starts with three days of lectures and practical exercises, followed by a month where participants are asked to work on their own proposal draft. The second part of the course is reserved for the oral presentations of all proposals, where a panel of experts provide instant feedback on each proposal. Every course participant will be asked to be an opponent for one of their peers` proposals. This feedback should be used to improve the final proposal draft that is submitted as home exam at the end of the course. The exam forms a solid basis for a future, real proposal. 

Pre-work 

A draft of your research idea (one page max.) must be submitted on Canvas before course start. More details will be announced on Canvas. 

Course schedule  

 The course is an intensive 5-days course and is offered every autumn semester.  Please check the UiT course catalogue for exact dates.

The course is divided in 2 parts;

Part 1 (3 days) - the first part will be three days with theory and small exercises, followed by individual work. Course participants will use what they have learned during this first part of the course to develop their own proposal draft and work on it individually until part 2.

Part 2 (2 days) - the second part consists of the proposal presentations by the participants. Every course participant has to present and explain the contents of their own proposal during this last part of the course. They will get get instant feedback from the course teachers and can use this to finalize their proposal for the course exam. 

Exam 

Course participants are expected to submit a proposal draft as final assignment for this course. A full, ready-to-submit proposal is not expected due to restricted time available, but it should be a solid starting point for a future proposal. Ideas will mature, and a modified proposal may be submitted at a later stage or when a relevant call appears. 

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Using a challenge-based problem-solving approach, course participants will expand their disciplinary comfort zone and develop their creativity by trying to solve challenges given to them at the beginning of the course. Participants will work in small and diverse groups over one week and go together through an entrepreneurial journey to solve these challenges by developing a (virtual) venture. The journey starts with a creative brainstorming session to identify solutions to the problem and ends with a pitch that will be evaluated by an expert panel. The course will use a combination of lectures, guest lectures from academic entrepreneurs, assignments in smaller groups, and presentations in plenary sessions. Norinnova will showcase local ventures, present how UiT supports spin-off creation by PhD students, and inform about financing opportunities in Norway and in Europe. 

Pre-work

Submission of a short pre-assignment about the participant`s background. Mandatory online module with videos and exercise and a short assessment. More information will be announced on Canvas.

Course schedule 

This course is an intensive 5 days-course and is offered in the spring semester. Please check the UiT course catalogue for the exact dates.

Exam 

There will be an oral exam at the last day of the course and participants have to submit a short report through wiseflow. Both submissions will be evaluated by an expert panel and represent the exam of the course. The grading is passed or fail.

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You will learn more about the importance of communication in this course and how you can communicate your science successfully. You will gain an overview of the different communication channels that can be used for science communication and understand how to use them for your own communication needs through practical exercises. This course will help you to become more confident in the role as communicator and we hope that it inspires you to become an active science communicator.  

Pre-work 

Partiicpant are asked to prepare to answer questions related to science communication before the course lectures. More information can be found on Canvas. 

Course schedule  

We are currently revising this course. Please check the UiT course catalogue for exact dates.

Exam 

We are currently revising this course. More information will follow.

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This course is designed to help students during the article writing process both regarding hands-on support with the manuscript, as well as giving students a motivation boost for making progress in their writing. Through lectures and assignments, the course will give basic skills in writing, reviewing and publishing scientific articles. Course participants will learn more about the guidelines and practices behind authorship, the general process of publishing, how to use sources and open research data. During group work, participants will practice their skills in how to structure and edit scientific text, as well as to practice the process of peer-reviewing. 

Pre-work 

All participants have to submit a draft of one of their own manuscripts prior to course start with a deadline in the middle of September. This manuscript will be the basis for many of the assignments and group work during the course, hence the submission of the manuscript is a prerequisite for the participation in this course. The manuscript may be at an early or late stage but should be more than just a collection of bullet points. This is a great opportunity for PhD candidates to progress in their writing process and significantly improve the manuscripts throughout the course. Each student´s manuscript will be constructively reviewed by a mentor of their research field and get feedback during group work with their fellow PhD students. More details will be announced on Canvas. 

Course schedule

This course is an intensive 5 days-course and is offered every autumn semester. Please check the UiT course catalogue for the exact dates.

The course contains of lectures on publishing, the peer-review process, and how to present scientific data in figures. Another focus of the course is on scientific English and grammar. After one week of course lecture, participants with similar scientific background are grouped together to work on their manuscripts over an one month period. The improvement of the manuscript, active participation during group meetings and input to the other group participants' manuscripts makes the participants eligible for the exam. 

Exam 

We are currently revising the format of the exam and more information will follow. 

About HNA

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Contact HNA

E-mail the HNA coordinators.