Research Skills training program at the Doctoral School

Ph.D. programs at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid under RD 99/2011 Regulations for Doctoral Studies in Spain consider the completion of cross-curricular credits. UC3M's Doctoral School offers a semester program to obtain said credits.

• The format (in-person or virtual) is indicated next to the title of each activity on the Course Information section below.
• Schedules according to Spain Peninsular Time (CET).
• Minimum attendance requirement to obtain credits: 75%. See course descriptions for further details.
• Required level for English courses: B2/C1. Admission in these courses is subject to validation from the teachers.
• Fees: 45,02 € per credit, unless otherwise stated or scholarship discount.

Registration

Registration form
 

Application deadline:

Before February 22, 2024 for starting activities on April and March

Application period for the rest of the courses. up to 2 weeks before the beginning

Doubts and iInquiries: gestiondoctorado@uc3m.es

Assessment

Assessment from students of former editions is available at Research Skills Training. Students' assessment.

SECOND SEMESTER | Curso 2023-2024

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Course details

Academic Writing in English | Presencial
2 créditos
Language: English
Lecturer: Eoin Higgins
Duration: 8 sesions de 2h
Session:27, 29, febrero 5,7,12,14,,19,20 marzo 2024 | 17:30-19:30 h. 
Classroom:1.2.G04 Edificio Agustín de Betancourt (Campus de Leganés)
10 places
Programa

Presentaciones eficaces | Virtual
2 créditos
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 5 sesions de 3h 30min
Session:8,11,15,18,y 19 marzo 2024 | 10:00-13:30 h.
Classroom:  Plataforma Class Collaborate
20 places
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Ticket to Open Science | Virtual
Website
3 créditos
Language: English
Lecturer: Eva Méndez
Duration: 9 sesions de 3h
Session: 13,20 marzo, 3, 10, 17, 24 April, 8,15, 22 May 2024 | 12:00-14:00 h. 
Classroom: Plataform Class Collaborate
45 places
Free registration
Programa

Autogestión emocional eficaz | Virtual
2 créditos
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 5 sesions de 3h 
Sesionns: 6, 9, 13, 16, 20 marzo 2024 | 10:00-13:00 h.
Classroom: Platform Class Collaborate
20 places
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Dissertation Writing Skills in English | Presencial
2 créditos
Language: English
Lecturer: Eoin Higgins
Duration: 8 sesions de 2 h
Sesionns:2,4,9,11,16,17(the 18th is changed to the 17th), 23 y 25 abril 2024 | 17:30-19:30 h
Classroom:1.2.G04, Edf. Agustin de Betancourt (Campus de Leganés)
10 places
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Trabajo en equipo, Colaboración Eficaz y gestión del conflicto | Presencial
2 créditos
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 5 sesions de 4h
Sessions: 15, 18, 23, 25 y 30 abril 2024 | 9:30 a 13:30 h. 
Classroom: 2.0.C05, Edf. Sabatini (Campus de Leganés)
20 places
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Speak More Clearly in English | Presencial
2 créditos
Language: Inglés
Lecturer: Juan Ignacio Durán
Duration: 8 sesions de 2 h
Sessions: 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 y 29 mayo 2024 | 16:00-18:00 h.
Classroom:7.2.H03, except session on 8th May in classroom 7.2.J04, Building. Juan Benet ( Leganes Campus)
10 Places

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UC3M_MensaludPhD | Online except the last session in-person
No reconoce crédito, se emitirá certificado de asistencia
Language:Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 5 sesions de 1h 30min
Sesisons:  21 marzo, 11, 25 abril  9 y 23 de mayo | 19:00-20:30 h: (The last sesión in person 18:30-20:30 h)
Classroom: Plataforma virtual Zoom y session on 23 May in-person (Building Carmen Martín Gaite 18.0.C05)
25 plazas
Inscrición gratuita
Programa

Philosophy of Science and Doctoral Research Design (Idea Puzzle Software) | online
1 crédito
Language: English
Lecturer: Ricardo Morais
Duration: 4 sesions de 2h
Sessions: 6, 7,8, 10 mayo 2024 | 11:00-13:00 h.
Modalidad: online: Zoom
15 plazas
Inscripción gratuita
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Iniciativa emprendedora y creación de empresas | Virtual
2 créditos
Language: Español
Lecturer: Mª Jesús Nieto, Alicia Rodríguez y Mª José Herrero
Duration: 4 sesions de 4h + 2 sesiones de 3 h
Sessions: 21, 23, 27 y  29 de mayo | 10:00-14:00 h.
                 30 y 31 de mayo 2024 | 11:00 - 14:00 h
Aula virtual: Aula Global
20 plazas
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Uso y gestión de las fuentes de información para la investigación en entornos digitales | Presencial
3 créditos
Language: Español
Lecturer: Javier Calzada y Antonio Serrano
Duration: 9 sesions de 3 h
Sessions: 9 sesions (8 + 1 sesión especializada) 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 y 21 de junio , 1 y 3 de julio30 2024 | 11:00 a 15:00 h
sessions especializadas: derecho 24 junio, Ciencia Sociales 26 junio y ciencias e Ingenierías 28 de junio |11:00 - 15:00 h
Modalidad Híbrida: Aula 18.0.C05 + Aula Global
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Data Visulalization with R | Presencial
2 créditos
Language: Inglés
Lecturer: Iñaki Ucar
Duration: 4 sesions de 3 h
Sesisons: 28 de mayo y 4, 11, 18 de junio 2024 | 10:00 - 13:00
Modalidad: Presencial Aula: 7.2.J04
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Academic Writing in English | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Eoin Higgins
Duration: 16 hours
Sessions: 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 October; 2, 6, 8 November 2023 | 17:30-19:30 h.
Classroom: 18.0.A09, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
Course description
 

Presentaciones eficaces | In-person
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions: 24, 27, 31 October; 2 November 2023 | 9:00-14:00 h.
Classroom: 18.1.A10, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
20 places
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Trabajo en equipo y gestión del conflicto | In-person
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions: 6, 8, 17, 21, 24 November 2023 | 9:30-13:30 h.
Classroom: 18.1.A11 (except Nov 8: 18.1.A09), Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
20 places
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Dissertation Writing Skills in English | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Eoin Higgins
Duration: 16 hours
Sessions: 21, 23, 28, 30 November; 4, 5, 12, 14 December 2023 | 17:30-19:30 h.
Classroom: 18.0.A04, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
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Seminario El Almendro 2023 | In-person/Online
1 credit
Language: English
Coordinator: Javier Rodríguez
Duration (prospective): 5 hours
Session: 15 December 2023 | Schedule: TBA
Venue: TBA
No place limit
Free registration
Seminar description
 

Speak More Clearly in English | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Juan Ignacio Durán
Duration: 16 hours
Sessions: 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 January; 1, 2 February 2024 | 15:00-17:00 h.
Classroom: 18.0.A05,  Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
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Practice your dissertation's oral exam (the Viva exam) | In-person
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Juan Camacho
Duration: 15 hours
Sessions: 12, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 January 2024 | 15:30-17:30 h. (except last session: 15:30-18:30 h.)
Classrooms: 18.0.A05. Carmen Martín Gaite Building | Last session: 17.2.75, Ortega y Gasset Building (Getafe Campus)
10 places
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Autogestión emocional eficaz | Online
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturer: Mercedes Cavanillas
Duration: 20 hours
Sessions:10, 12, 15, 19, 22 January 2024 | 9:30-13:30 h.
Online classroom: Aula Global platform 
20 places
Course description
 

Introducción a R con tidyverse, Modelos Lineales Generalizados (GLM) y datos desbalanceados | In-person
2 credits
Language: Spanish
Lecturers: Stefano Cabras y Juan Miguel Marín
Duration: 24 hours
Sessions: 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 January 2024 | 10:00-13:00 h. (except Jan 24th: 16:00-19:00 h.)
Classroom: 18.0.A11, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe Campus)
20 plazas
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Enjoy the Ride: Writing, Mindset and Project Management Skills for Doctoral Students | In-person/online
2 credits
Language: English
Lecturer: Nadia Hakim
Duration: 14,5 hours (13 h of regular classes + 1,5 h of troubleshooting session)
Sessions: 2, 9, 16, 23 February 2024 (10:30-13:45 h.); 1 March 2024 (12:30-14:00 h.).
First and fourth session in person; rest of sessions online.
In-person classroom: 18.1.A011, Carmen Martín Gaite Building (Getafe campus)
Online classroom: Zoom
20 places
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