PHD program in Information Technologies and their Application in Management, Architecture and Geophysics

The goal of a doctoral studies is to provide students with the skills to lead and conduct scientific research and is awarded to those who:

1. Have demonstrated a systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods associated with that field.
2. Have demonstrated the ability to conceive, design and create, implement and adopt a substantial research or creative process.
3. Have contributed original research to expand extends the frontiers of knowledge.
4. Have the capacity for critical analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
5. Have the ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their areas of knowledge in the ways and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
6. Have the capacity to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific,  technological, social, artistic, or cultural advancement within a knowledge-based society.
7. Have the ability to promote Open Science and Citizen Science as a way to contribute to the consideration of scientific knowledge as a common good.

Some of the personal skills expected from a doctor are:

1. Ability to function in contexts where there is little specific information.
2. Ability to identify key questions that need to be answered in order to solve a complex problem.
3. Ability to design, create, develop and undertake new and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
4. Capacity to work both in a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
5. Ability to integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and formulate opinions with limited information.
6. Critical ability and to support or oppose an intellectual proposal.

Examples of thesis defended in the framework of the program can be found in  http://blogs.salleurl.edu/phd/

The aim of this PhD program is to train researchers with the necessary skills and competencies to carry out solid research in the fields of knowledge covered by this program corresponding to the research groups involved, which are the following:

The key premises of the program are:

• Transversality and multidisciplinary work. Interrelating the diversity of research lines and knowledge areas of the faculty linked to the program.
• Collaboration and internationalization. Collaboration with other researchers and members of the international network of higher education and research centers with which both La Salle Campus Barcelona and the Observatori de l'Ebre collaborate.

Doctoral students will keep a record of their academic activities called the Doctoral Sutdent's Activities Document (DAD) where they will register their participation in conferences, seminars and workshops, as well as the results of their research in the form of publications (papers, articles, technical reports, patents, etc). The DAD will facilitate the monitoring of training and research activities.

The program offers 6 training seminars on the following topics: writing scientific articles, presentations, dissemination, research quality criteria, entrepreneurship and professional development. In addition, specific training in the field of knowledge of the doctoral thesis can be included, as well as those derived from:

1. Mobility experiences, including stages at other higher education institutions or research centers, as well as attendance at international conferences or workshops.
2. Writing journal articles and technical reports, conference presentations or patent applications, with the aim of sharing and discussing research work with the corresponding scientific community.
3. Outreach activities to communicate research results to society.

Training activities, developed in accordance with the thesis director and the tutor, will be included in the doctoral student's Research and Training Plan and will be recorded in their DAD, so that they can be reviewed and evaluated annually by the CAPD, along with the corresponding Doctoral Student Evaluation reports.