PhD course - Problem Formulation (7,5 ECTS)
COURSE
Start date: Tuesday 26 January 2027
Time: 13:00
End date: Wednesday 31 March 2027
Time: 16:00
Location: The Board Room (Room no 64), House 2, Campus Albano
The overall aim of this course is to enable doctoral students to formulate well-motivated research problems and research questions within their fields of interest.
The course covers discussions on scientific perspectives and how these relate to problem formulation. The course therefore aims to increase students’ understanding of how the problem formulation process may differ across various disciplines. Furthermore, the course focuses on the purpose of problem formulation, how research problems may be formulated, and how the doctoral student can apply these skills in the formulation of their own research problems.
Course content
The course consists of the following main components:
- Review of scientific perspectives and different approaches to problem formulations
- Analyses of problem formulations in previous research within various disciplines
- Formulation of own research problem, research questions, and contributions
Last updated: 2026-09-30
Source: SBS